Reefer thoughts!
I just quit Shaffer (reefer) to drive local, I was with them for 14 months
so i think I can tell you a little bit.
Depending how old the reefers are they are different in the noise level.
I personally always slept with earplugs, my wife did fine without.
They are easy to refuel and nothing to worry about.
In Shaffers case reefer didnt mean grocrey warehouse, that happened once or twice a month. If you find the right company you will be good, a bad onewhich takes you to those hated warehouses will have you sit A LOT.
Unloading depends on the company, too. In my Shaffer time I never unloaded myself ever.
One problem which I ran in more often then I liked, was dropped reefers from other drivers with problems. Because when the reefer has to be fixed you dont make any money and waste a lot of time. ( I still would choose reefer over dry van in the long run anyway)
You will have multiple stops, but I didnt see them more often compared to the time i drove dry van.
In my opinion reefer will be a better payoff in the end then a dry van.
I will never forget how often I got told from dry van drivers: How can you
stand this fueling the reefer all the time? I said, I get about 25% more pay per week then you, I CAN spend the 2 EXTRA minutes at the pump.
Hope this helps!
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