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Old 10-09-2006, 09:27 AM
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Default Reefer vs. Van

As a company driver are there any advantages to working for a reefer carrier?

It seems like more troublewith the noise, additional claims issues of some food, dealing with lumpers and long wait times, etc.

I can see the appeal of having a reefer as an O/O as it gives you more options for what you can haul to get out of a bad area.
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It can be more of a hassle pulling a reefer. For some whom I have met, they would not pull anything else. It can give you options whether you are an owner operator or company driver. With a reefer, you can pull both van and reefer freight. With a van you can only pull box freight. The down side to pulling the reefer is that you are usually heavier than a regular box or van trailer.
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I don,t understand the question.
I mean, i never smoked a van before :roll:
Are they like one of those little arab pipe gizmo type things?
Yeah! stick to reefers man :wink:
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