Is driving a reefer a dead end career?

596577

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613087 发表于 2019-05-14 21:32:43 I havent drived reefer but according to people., yea it may be true

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657470

{"replyTo":"","text":"Only if you're smoking it.","replyToPid":0}

26080

{"replyTo":"","text":"Truthfully most driving jobs pay garbage unless it’s specialized work.","replyToPid":0}

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659914 发表于 2019-05-15 00:58:11 So what’s a good otr refer company?

","text":"I’m sure others have their own opinions.  And will disagree with me.  \n\nBut.  IN GENERAL.  I like Prime and May among the “big” players.  In fact, I’m sub-contracted to Prime now.  ( I may be leaving in a few weeks, but for more personal reasons.  )\n\nThe downside is:  they’re large.  Yes, you get a personal relationship with your dispatcher- and the ones I’ve had were good.  \nBut I can’t call the owner/boss and pitch a bitch.\n\nMy primary contract is with a small company.  I know the boss.  In fact, I know all the office pukes.  I can call the boss at 02:00 and Things Will Happen.\nI know most of the other drivers. That -at least for us- results in a large support pool.  Truck doing something odd?  Call jimmy.  Particular customer issues?  Don’t call dispatch yet, call Chris first.  And- at least with this company- if somebody calls, you know it’s probably a relatively important call.\n\nIt’s always been my personal recommendation that a driver find a small (fewer than 100 trucks) shop to work for.  It may take a couple tries, but you CAN find one that’s a good fit .","replyToPid":34958}

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659914 发表于 2019-05-15 00:58:11 So what’s a good otr refer company?

","text":"I’m sure others have their own opinions.  And will disagree with me.  \n\nBut.  IN GENERAL.  I like Prime and May among the “big” players.  In fact, I’m sub-contracted to Prime now.  ( I may be leaving in a few weeks, but for more personal reasons.  )\n\nThe downside is:  they’re large.  Yes, you get a personal relationship with your dispatcher- and the ones I’ve had were good.  \nBut I can’t call the owner/boss and pitch a conniption.\n\nMy primary contract is with a small company.  I know the boss.  In fact, I know all the office pukes.  I can call the boss at 02:00 and Things Will Happen.\nI know most of the other drivers. That -at least for us- results in a large support pool.  Truck doing something odd?  Call jimmy.  Particular customer issues?  Don’t call dispatch yet, call Chris first.  And- at least with this company- if somebody calls, you know it’s probably a relatively important call.\n\nIt’s always been my personal recommendation that a driver find a small (fewer than 100 trucks) shop to work for.  It may take a couple tries, but you CAN find one that’s a good fit .","replyToPid":34958}

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{"replyTo":"","text":"Disagree- in part.  \nThere are - yes, in my experience- three primary reefer loads \n\nProduce.  Can go to superstore/ grocery, or restaurant supply.  Or, for example, potatoes to frito-lay ( ran hard, heavy, and boring, but paid well)\n\nMeats.  Again, yes, to superstore etc.  if from processor such as Boars Head.  Or from butcher plant to processor.  Or either to overseas. Etc\n\nGreenhouse.  Not a lot to go around, and can be seasonal.  Light loads, multiple drop, but I found them fun.  And paid well.\n\nDelivering for a big grocery chain, can be good or bad.  Kroger ( and it’s holdings) is a sub-optimal choice.  Deliver there, better bring a few books. \nAnd - sometimes they insist on setting the delivery schedule.  If THAT isn’t an exercise in wishful thinking!\n\nThe loads HAVE to pay well, because they don’t pay detention. \n\nIn general, yeah. Try to avoid local delivery runs.  Nothing is more fun than trying to drive a 75 foot vehicle through Queens, or some small parking lot- full of expensive cars.","replyToPid":0}

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662769 发表于 2019-05-15 01:30:55 Where do you live?

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649422 发表于 2019-05-14 21:20:39 Can’t complain about my reefer\nCargos is inside, no tarping, no loading or unloading in the rain, sometimes drop and hook sometimes live load/ unload \nIf they let me wait, I get paid\nI like it

","text":"have to agree with Thomas this LTL and over the road reefer business more than pays my bills and gives me lots of money so as a new driver I seem to have stepped into the right place I'm at least I'm not getting $0.14 a mile for Swift","replyToPid":34812}

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596577 发表于 2019-05-14 22:05:19 sitting around waiting for someone to get to you is all you do for dry vans,containers, & reefers who are you trying to fool?\nAnd its not what you haul or how many miles you drive its all about how much $ per mile.\ni run flat bed and 90*  of the time I unload myself.

","text":"seems like you're confused because not only do I get great cents per mile I get money for every dark eye bump I get detention pay if they hold me up if I unload it myself I get paid for every palate I touch I get paid for every package that I touch when I break down the pallet I bring home more money than most people so I got nothing to complain about and the only people up there flapping their tarps are the sissies flatbed haulers","replyToPid":34878}

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659914 发表于 2019-05-15 00:58:11 So what’s a good otr refer company?

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