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I just want to point out a little something. The amount of time it takes to tarp has been pointed out many times, but I think what you ought be more concerned with is total time spent at a shipper. I'd rather spend 1 hour getting loaded + 3 hours tarping for a grand total of 4 hours over waiting 20 hours to get a reefer loaded any day. Obviously these are extreme examples, but in my time flatbedding I was very rarely waiting to get loaded for more than an hour or two. I never pulled reefer myself, but from talking to some of those drivers it sounds like the loads regularly take quite a while.

Shipper:

The customer who is shipping the freight. This is where the driver will pick up a load and then deliver it to the receiver or consignee.

Reefer:

A refrigerated trailer.

HOS:

Hours Of Service

HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.
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