What is the best way to dry out a reefer after a washout?

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  1. Prostar_Central

    Prostar_Central Light Load Member

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    Whats the quickest way to dry a reefer after a washout? Shipper wants a dry and a clean reefer or else wont load me
     
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    Arctic_fox Experienced mx13 execrator

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    Knew a guy once who had one of those propane torch things for weeds. Basically a small flamethrower.....it worked but....well....
     
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    Just turn the reefer on. It just big a/c and will take the water out of the air. The water on walls and floor should evaporate.
     
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    perfect advise set to 30 and 45 minutes later you’ll be ready to load.
     
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    Unless there is some type of newfangled "dry cleaning" washout for reefer trailers, clean trailer may mean it is going to at least be damp inside. Anybody that loads reefer freight on a regular basis knows that.
     
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    When I drove for Swift, occasionally I would get a load assignment stating: "Must have a food grade trailer with no damage or odors". OK.......I just delivered one of your STUPID hay loads to Calipatria, CA in my current effing dry van! Now you dispatch me on this load??? Where exactly do I find that "perfect" trailer. You only have 200,000 trailers in your fleet, shall I go pick up a brand new one at the closest dealership?
     
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    If you have the whole plant , just hang it upside down in a old barn loft for
    a couple weeks. Works really well, or so I've been told.
     
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    You got me! I had to click the link. Didn't see it coming. I think I am getting old. Reefer and I had an amicable divorce about 40 years ago.