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Jay R. R2-Detour 's Comment
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I pull reefers. Some things I'll pull are -10, some are 32 I even had a load at 56. I understand these things need those temps maintained, but what about in the winter? Does the reefer just use less fuel on the frozen loads? What if you're hauling something that needs to can not be frozen? Just curious thoughts.

Reefer:

A refrigerated trailer.

HOS:

Hours Of Service

HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.
Daniel B.'s Comment
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I pull reefers. Some things I'll pull are -10, some are 32 I even had a load at 56. I understand these things need those temps maintained, but what about in the winter? Does the reefer just use less fuel on the frozen loads? What if you're hauling something that needs to can not be frozen? Just curious thoughts.

Your correct. In the winter time the reefer hardly ever turns on when set at -10 degrees but struggles to maintain 60 degrees. The outside temperature definitely plays a factor in this. Just set the temperature and let the reefer do its thing. If it's a dry load but it also says to protect from freezing then be sure to turn on the reefer from time to time to see the internal temperature of it and if you need to let it heat itself up.

Heres a personal tip: in the winter time when it's 0 or below set your reefer to continuous mode instead of Stop Start mode even if It doesn't require it. By doing this you're ensuring that the reefer fuel doesn't gel up.

Reefer:

A refrigerated trailer.

HOS:

Hours Of Service

HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.
Jay R. R2-Detour 's Comment
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Cool thanks for the continuous tip.

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