Truck Driving Jobs

crazyWillie · #1 10-09-2006, 03:57 PM

Pros and Cons on hauling reefer????

please list atleast one of each

And go........

thanks allot

C.W

Random_Facts · #2 10-09-2006, 05:25 PM

Forgot what the Pros were but one for the cons is: Noisy at Rest stops. Trying to sleep or something makes it interesting....

whorutommy · #3 10-09-2006, 06:34 PM

bad hr.s, dealing with lumpers, fueling reefer.. Lots more work.. Cons
More miles, pro's.

freebirdrfd · #4 10-09-2006, 10:40 PM

you can make some good money hauling reefers, but you also put in some long hours at times.. it's better than dry box or flat beds..

cockroach · #5 10-10-2006, 02:37 AM

Pros:
Consistent freight year round.
Lumpers to unload your truck for you (I never unloaded my own truck)
Reefer unit to lul you to sleep at night
On super-rare occasions you can get free food
Most grocery warehouses are designed for trucks, less difficult to get into places than dryvan.

Cons:
Can't think of any.

"fueling reefer"
You don't have to fuel the reefer nearly as much as you have to fuel your truck, I really never minded this at all.

Skullitor · #6 10-10-2006, 03:10 AM

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Originally Posted by cockroach

Pros:
Consistent freight year round.
Lumpers to unload your truck for you (I never unloaded my own truck)
Reefer unit to lul you to sleep at night
On super-rare occasions you can get free food
Most grocery warehouses are designed for trucks, less difficult to get into places than dryvan.

Cons:
Can't think of any.

"fueling reefer"
You don't have to fuel the reefer nearly as much as you have to fuel your truck, I really never minded this at all.

Pro's = COOL IN SUMMER HEAT.

Never sweat unloading a reefer.

Con's = Deliver at 2 to 6 AM = :shock: :x YUK

cockroach · #7 10-10-2006, 09:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Skullitor

Con's = Deliver at 2 to 6 AM = :shock: :x YUK

I drove at night, got to the shipper early, backed in to a dock spot and fell asleep. They would come out bang on my door in the morning and unload me. It worked great for me. I loved having early morning appointments.

Skullitor · #8 10-10-2006, 04:43 PM

Why? Then you can reload and sleep till night fall Cockroach? :shock:

crazyWillie · #9 10-10-2006, 07:27 PM

Roach good info i am looking forward to my career choice got tired of the corp world then getting the shaft after a few years..

-FlyByNight- · #10 10-11-2006, 04:27 AM

I never minded the noise from my reefer, but still can't stand it from someone elses! :lol:

I never touched freight @ Marten in 14 months, not once. I haven't at Crete though either.

I do TONS more drop & hook at Crete. With Marten I had a lot of live load/unload. It was actually the rule rather than the exception. A lot of late night/early morning stuff with Marten, but I didn't mind that so much cuz I'm a night person.

Reefer is nice for keeping busy when the economy slumps. People have to eat and reefers can pull dry AND wet loads.

When they changed the HOS 10/1/05 to where you can no longer freeze your 14 hour day by going in the sleeper for a minimum of two hours, it made reefer a lot tougher for me. Very hard to run legal AND make enough miles/money. There are a lot of other reasons why I left Marten and came to Crete, but this played a lot into it. I feel I work smarter not harder now. I'm able to manage my time more efficiently not doing reefer.