Picking Up First Refrigerated Load
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Well it's a drop and hook , so even better. I'll make sure to washout though and fuel the trailer.
Drop And Hook:
Drop and hook means the driver will drop one trailer and hook to another one.
In order to speed up the pickup and delivery process a driver may be instructed to drop their empty trailer and hook to one that is already loaded, or drop their loaded trailer and hook to one that is already empty. That way the driver will not have to wait for a trailer to be loaded or unloaded.
Gladhand wrote:
As far as I know Kraft can be complicated so I know I should get a washout and make sure my tank is full. Anything else I should be concerned about?
A wash-out is not usually required if it's a Walmart Reefer. Just to be sure, double check this with your DM and also carefully review the special instructions for Kraft specified on the Walmart trip-sheet (1st or 2nd page). I have backhauled Walmart loads numerous times out of Kraft, Dannon, Quaker, Ready-Pak, Tropicana, Sunny Delight, Preferred, etc. never once was I required to wash out the trailer for any of these vendors. Have the dock workers at your last store stop sweep it out real good and check to see what temp you are to preset the reefer at, shut the unit down, and leave the bulkheads raised using both pulleys and chains. Again double check any instructions on the trip-sheet to be sure.
Good luck!
Bulkhead:
A strong wall-like structure placed at the front of a flatbed trailer (or on the rear of the tractor) used to protect the driver against shifting cargo during a front-end collision. May also refer to any separator within a dry or liquid trailer (also called a baffle for liquid trailers) used to partition the load.
Dm:
Dispatcher, Fleet Manager, Driver Manager
The primary person a driver communicates with at his/her company. A dispatcher can play many roles, depending on the company's structure. Dispatchers may assign freight, file requests for home time, relay messages between the driver and management, inform customer service of any delays, change appointment times, and report information to the load planners.Reefer:
A refrigerated trailer.
That particular Kraft is one of the smoothest I've dealt with. Never had issues there and I used to go there quite a bit when I was solo.
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Been running mainly reefer with walmart the last 3 weeks. Today I am going to deliver to 3 stores in Amarillo and then go to Kraft foods in Ft Worth to pick up. Funny how this happens after I was thinking about going back to OTR.
As far as I know Kraft can be complicated so I know I should get a washout and make sure my tank is full. Anything else I should be concerned about?
OTR:
Over The Road
OTR driving normally means you'll be hauling freight to various customers throughout your company's hauling region. It often entails being gone from home for two to three weeks at a time.
Reefer:
A refrigerated trailer.