reefer

The last place I drove for just went out of business last month. I am looking to stay with reefer but don't know enough about the companies available to make a decision. I am thinking about doing a lease option as I would like to run my own truck. I only have a little over 2yrs of civilian OTR...

The air chute across the ceiling carries the cold air to the rear, then it flows across the freight & gets sucked back into the unit down near the floor in front. When in a dock, the refrigerated air is blown straight into the warehouse. Most loading areas are kept at temps in the 30's or 40's...

A single brand new reefer trailer is $36,500 in the Truck Paper.

Hey guys Ive read a lot on here but thought it was time to finally register. I am a former driver that became a self broker (Still drive a bit on weekends). Anyways I have a shipment for a client that is a full truck load of hanging beef from Wisconsin to Concord Ontario and will be a regular...

... so Sysco can operate them and save 40 gallons a day on reefer fuel. :bonk: Cold transport trucks to cool their cargo using fuel cells The refrigeration units used in cold transport trailers are typically powered by small diesel engines, which use up non-renewable fuel and release...

So after 6 mos of dry van, I'm going to do reefer. I guess I have a few questions, but more than that, I'd like to hear any bits of wisdom, or advice you have. I imagine it's not exactly rocket appliances, but surely there's a tip or two you can give me? My (half snarky, half legit) questions...

I am renting a reefer trailer that does not have logistic posts, there for I use old load bars that my company left in the trailer, whats sad is that I got 26 pallets of red pepper, and I "did" put a load bar, and still one pallet knocked it over causing itself to fall and freaking peppers all...

My 2nd trip with reefer, heading out to Fort Worth, TX from Avon, NY tonight, they want cycle -10, i know the unit will have to work hard in 110 degrees through TX, it's a whisper thermo king 230 unit, 2013 so it defrosts auto, but I'm not sure if I have to manually defrost it and how often...

Any reefer O/O's on the forum? Looking too switch from dryvan too reefer Then work up too being completely independent an own authority I Have a million questions And figured maybe this thread could answer some of them

I have a 1999 Freightliner FL70 24' box for local use. Were would I get a cab mounted reefer service platform? Are there retailers or are they custom made by a metal fab shop or the reefer box maker? Here's what I'm thinking of:

:dunno: As a Newbie I'm looking at all sorts of companies before I get my license... any suggestions on half-way decent reefer companies, please?

Help! We need some information about the fully electric reefers offered at Truck Transport Refrigeration. They are driven by a generator mounted in place of the alternator that provides 220 3 phase electric while the tractor is running and then it can be plugged in. Any info on these units would...

Hello, I just joined the list and I posted a little intruduction about myself in the intro forum. In a nutshell I'm doing some research to help establish"Federal" guidelines for the use of reefers to haul animals (dogs, cats, other critters). As you'll see if you take the time to read my...

i know nothing about reefers, as i said i wrote a test and these 2 questions sent me for a loop....what would cause the reefer to idle but not change speeds..........and why would the reefer shutdown when it switches too cool down mode.......thanks for the help guys..phillip

For those that prefer pulling reefers what are some of your specific reasons for this preference?