Refrigerated?
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Oh we've got quite a few people here that pull reefers so they'll be able to share some tidbits with ya. I've also written some articles comparing different types of freight, including:
Choosing A Truck Driving Job Part VI: Dry Van and Refrigerated Companies
Choosing A Truck Driving Job Part VII: Tankers and Flatbeds
Those articles are part of our category of articles on finding the right truck driving job.
Dry Van:
A trailer or truck that that requires no special attention, such as refrigeration, that hauls regular palletted, boxed, or floor-loaded freight. The most common type of trailer in trucking.Reefer:
A refrigerated trailer.
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.OOS:
When a violation by either a driver or company is confirmed, an out-of-service order removes either the driver or the vehicle from the roadway until the violation is corrected.
I got a call from Southern Refrigerated. I guess they got my information from the application I submitted here at TT. Anyway, the recruiter told me that they're interested and to call them back the last week of school. Even though pulling a reefer wasn't on my radar, I'd like to get some information from y'all on what it's like. I'm guessing the trailer stays with me most if not all the time. Any insights would be appreciated.
I pulled refers for 15 years. Depending on the company you can keep the same trailer all the time or change it out on a regular basis. The bigger the company the less likely hood of keeping the same trailer for more than a few days. You do more live loads and each trip averages more miles verses dry van with more drop and hook and shorter miles but they both equal out to just about the same miles no matter what trailer you pull.
BMI:
Body mass index (BMI)
BMI is a formula that uses weight and height to estimate body fat. For most people, BMI provides a reasonable estimate of body fat. The BMI's biggest weakness is that it doesn't consider individual factors such as bone or muscle mass. BMI may:
- Underestimate body fat for older adults or other people with low muscle mass
- Overestimate body fat for people who are very muscular and physically fit
It's quite common, especially for men, to fall into the "overweight" category if you happen to be stronger than average. If you're pretty strong but in good shape then pay no attention.
Dry Van:
A trailer or truck that that requires no special attention, such as refrigeration, that hauls regular palletted, boxed, or floor-loaded freight. The most common type of trailer in trucking.Reefer:
A refrigerated trailer.
Drop And Hook:
Drop and hook means the driver will drop one trailer and hook to another one.
In order to speed up the pickup and delivery process a driver may be instructed to drop their empty trailer and hook to one that is already loaded, or drop their loaded trailer and hook to one that is already empty. That way the driver will not have to wait for a trailer to be loaded or unloaded.
Those links Brett gave you give you the general information. The differences are pretty simple though.
With reefer you need to worry about trailer washouts.
Customers are always more of a pain because the unloading times are longer, however you do get paid detention pay (about 15$ per hour after the first two hours)
But your loads are generally longer distance.
I enjoy reefer. It seems like I'm always behind on sleep so waiting three hours at my delivery gives me the chance to take a nap or catch up on TT.
Reefer:
A refrigerated trailer.
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.
By "live loads" you mean loads that have to be unloaded when I get there, right?
By "live loads" you mean loads that have to be unloaded when I get there, right?
That's correct. Live loads mean you're waiting on them to load or unload versus drop-n-hook which are either pre-loaded or you just drop the load and pick up an empty trailer.
Most of your grocery warehouses have limpets that unload trucks for a fee. I think 50 bucks is about standard. I've had to go to two different grocery warehouses in my short career and the people there cured me of any desire to pull reefer.
Reefer:
A refrigerated trailer.
Don't let lumper fees scare you. All it is is basically putting money onto a check. Takes about 5 minutes.
Don't let lumper fees scare you. All it is is basically putting money onto a check. Takes about 5 minutes.
Which is paid for by the company. No out of pocket expense for the driver.
Don't let lumper fees scare you. All it is is basically putting money onto a check. Takes about 5 minutes.
Which is paid for by the company. No out of pocket expense for the driver.
Exactly!
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I got a call from Southern Refrigerated. I guess they got my information from the application I submitted here at TT. Anyway, the recruiter told me that they're interested and to call them back the last week of school. Even though pulling a reefer wasn't on my radar, I'd like to get some information from y'all on what it's like. I'm guessing the trailer stays with me most if not all the time. Any insights would be appreciated.
BMI:
Body mass index (BMI)
BMI is a formula that uses weight and height to estimate body fat. For most people, BMI provides a reasonable estimate of body fat. The BMI's biggest weakness is that it doesn't consider individual factors such as bone or muscle mass. BMI may:
It's quite common, especially for men, to fall into the "overweight" category if you happen to be stronger than average. If you're pretty strong but in good shape then pay no attention.
Reefer:
A refrigerated trailer.