Refeer Or Dry Van
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My buddy told me that when he first starting trucking he ran reefer but didn't make much money. Now he does O/O dry van and makes pretty good money so i wondering if prime was better for dry van or reefer. And what is a live load.
I make more per mile doing Reefer but its all in preference and every company is different. I ran Dry Van for awhile and most of my loads where drop and hook which allowed me to keep running miles but to be honest I can run just as much miles in a day and week with Reefer.
Live Load means you hit the dock and they load you vs Pre Load where you show up at the shipper and they have a trailer already loaded.
Shipper:
The customer who is shipping the freight. This is where the driver will pick up a load and then deliver it to the receiver or consignee.
Dry Van:
A trailer or truck that that requires no special attention, such as refrigeration, that hauls regular palletted, boxed, or floor-loaded freight. The most common type of trailer in trucking.Reefer:
A refrigerated 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.
My buddy told me that when he first starting trucking he ran reefer but didn't make much money. Now he does O/O dry van and makes pretty good money so i wondering if prime was better for dry van or reefer. And what is a live load.
I think its more about experience and what company you are in. We average between 6000 and 6500 a week. Split in half and its about the same as what a solo driver makes each week or should.
I have done refer and dry van and refer sea going containers and I still get the same amount of miles no matter what type of freight I am hauling
Dry Van:
A trailer or truck that that requires no special attention, such as refrigeration, that hauls regular palletted, boxed, or floor-loaded freight. The most common type of trailer in trucking.Reefer:
A refrigerated trailer.
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My buddy told me that when he first starting trucking he ran reefer but didn't make much money. Now he does O/O dry van and makes pretty good money so i wondering if prime was better for dry van or reefer. And what is a live load.
Dry Van:
A trailer or truck that that requires no special attention, such as refrigeration, that hauls regular palletted, boxed, or floor-loaded freight. The most common type of trailer in trucking.Reefer:
A refrigerated trailer.