The expenses you will run in to can vary greatly. Just like anything else there are good units and there are lemons.
I pulled a reefer for a company doing delivery of general goods for a chain of Drug Stores. The trailer was only 8 years old and looked really nice. It was a Great Dane with the polished Stainless exterior. I had nothing but trouble with the unit. In all seriousness, in 6 months, the unit never made 8 consecutive hours without failing and that was in the spring and summer. I found out later that the reefer unit was almost 20 years old. I told the company that if they weren't planning on replacing the trailer before winter I would not be staying. My turnaround point on the route was Sydney Montana. I told them I was not willing to babysit the reefer all night as opposed to sleeping just to save their merchandise. We didn't get things worked out so I left. Later that winter I ran in to my replacement, he was pulling a brand new trailer. When I asked him about it, he told me they froze a partial load due to the failure of the reefer and decided to upgrade the trailer. Imagine that. The unit was a ThermoKing and the problems they were having were all electrical.
As far as 53 or 48 foot trailers, I think the 53 foot reefers are illegal in some states because the unit extends the overall length beyond 53 feet. I know it used to be that way when they first legalized 53 foot trailers nationwide but that may have changed by now.
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