Reefer drivers

Sleeping beside a refrigeration unit, appointment windows, and keeping cab power separate from the load.

A refrigerated semi-trailer behind a highway tractor

Reefer drivers

Sleeping beside a reefer

How to sleep in a cab next to a cycling refrigeration unit: noise, light, and heat, without a made-up decibel number or a reason to…

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A Freightliner with a refrigerated trailer on I-90 near Spokane

Reefer drivers

Reefer appointment windows

How a refrigerated load's appointment sits next to a rest. The window is the shipper's. This page does not calculate hours of service.

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A Prime Inc Peterbilt pulling a refrigerated trailer near Spokane

Reefer drivers

Cab power and the reefer unit

The cab battery and the refrigeration unit are different systems unless the truck manual says otherwise. How to plan bunk loads without tapping the reefer.

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