"Protect from freezing" dry van experiences.

How does the truck idling keep trailer from freezing. That makes no sense

 

That dosant make sense either. Put a water bottle on the floor of ur truck when idling and the liquid doesnt move. I think u guys is gone crazy lol that was a great idea with the hot sauce on the catwalk and glad ya got it delivered without issues.

 

I think it depends on the truck. Older trucks are very loud when idling, and it’s probably shaking the truck a little. On my 2014 Freightliner, that wouldn’t work. I’ve noticed if I idle my truck at 900 rpm for 30 minutes, the engine becomes even quieter after about 10-20 minutes. It’s the same as if you drive for hours, and then stop and idle the truck. Not much noise.

 

I think the broker is probably right in that the product won’t freeze into a hard block of ice and rupture the container, unless you drop the trailer in ND for a few days. Leave a water bottle outside to see how much it ices.

 

I have not had too much trouble in dry van, I did not get into areas with that kind of cold or products with them. With my luck my reefer would be heating product to protect it during winter when it gets cold enough. Paint comes to mind. (That was interesting, getting the diamonds off were a pain)

Beer would be the closest. And it's usually delivered overnight next day anyway before it really had a chance to get cold enough to be a problem.

However my loads were generally non food items. Hardwood furniture comes to mind from Ethan Allen, loaded to the max in the box which is good for winter. Or auto parts which are really hot and I don't particularly enjoy those. Probably because the dock foreman is super anal about those #### things. The last one harped over one freaking inch gap on one corner of the trailer. I hope he chokes on those parts.

The other factor was some winters I am under dispatch a certain way. One year I stayed on I-10 for almost 6 months for one entire winter. That had to stop when the tractor (A volvo) accumulated enough fix it items to need a company shop for a weekend to fix everything. There are some things you do not want a TA to fuss with. It will only make it worse.