Here is the fixed version: And does dry van suck too because of those times I had to hire a lumper? Reefer does not hold monopoly on using lumpers.

What everyone else said is pretty much it. I've never actually pulled a reefer OTR. The only reefers that I have pulled, are here at SYSCO, where I work. Like roadhog said about the older Thermo Kings, we have some older 48' trailers that have helicopter motors on the front of the trailers. :P We did get some new ones recently. Now, I know where that raise went.

CDL=Combination Driver-Lumper :lol:

Re: Reefers
 

I pulled reefers for 18 months, Now I pull dry vans... I'll never go back.. God willing...

The level of treatment that you get from "most" not "all" but "most" dock workers, and recieving officer personal is substandard at very best.

They have less then zero respect for your time or the requirments you have with the HOS.

I just could not justify going back into it.

GL

Stay away from reefer outfits unless you enjoy being treated like a 5th-class citizen. Too many chickenhaulers in that biz willing to work/haul for $0. Maybe if enough drivers refused to pull the damn things then these grocery warehouses would get their $hit together. Then again, maybe not...

Another blanket statement from CFM. Par for the course...

Not everyone is treated like a 5th-class citizen. Not everyone works for $0.
Your credibility is being strained.

Thanks for the input fellas!
I haven't heard back from them anyway.

Advange of a Reefer;
1. If you can not find a Load for a reefer you can get a dry load. A Dry Van your stuck with dry loads only and still have to pay the lumper with some loads.

2. If your battery goes bad on your truck, you can jump your self off with the reefer

3. If you want to have some room around you in a truck stop turn on the reefer and some other (Dry Van and Flatbed drivers) will move away or will not park near you..

Disadvange

1. Something else to buy fuel for

2. if you unload your self and not get a Lumper, it's a cold load

3. It does make a noise running

4. Something else to break down

After a few days or so you forget it there far as the noise wise.

reffer
 

nuthing wrong with reefers, and actually not that bad of a gig. some may bitch and complain about it some may not.

like every job it has its good points and bad. but dont say thiers no money in it, thier is, im not braggin, but a company driver here (canada) gets 50/cents a mile, coast to coast runs, 80% drop and hook, and for the times u gotta keep your trailer, lumpers are paid for via com checks. and you have to know how to keep your apointments. ( the company gets dinged $1000 if your late for your apointemnt, and the warehouse gets dinged if your sitting around for more then 3 hours. the bad part of the system is, u barely have enough time to get any thing else done. im normally at a warehouse for a hour tops. and reefers do make alot of noise, the old ones that are about 15 yrs old.... the new reefers are quiet for the most part, althou if the temp drops to much in the trailer they automatically kick into high gear for about 10 minutes and then u can hear them, otherwise they just purrr, and u can easiely talk over them,

So I guess you are one of them that has stop eating? It amazes me you complain about reefer drivers but I never see anyone stop putting food in their mouth.

No it probably doesn't pay anymore than a van load only difference is when December arrives and van freight slows down I'm still kicking butt.

Good idea....we don't need anybody new in the reefer field, supply & demand will take effect, more loads no trucks.....watch out things will get pricey! :)