Www.truckertotrucker.com/trucking/reefer-trailers.cfm has a variety of new and used trailers. You can also put up a wanted ad on your local Craigslist.
I think your dispatcher gives it to you. Unless you buy you a reefer trailer yourself, and ask for a manual for the trailer. That is what I think. But if you have another answer just post it if you can.
I found a site online called www.truckertotrucker.com. They have thousands of these reefer trailers for sale. They sale both new and used reefer trailers. And they offer you the choice to buy from dealers, fleets, and from truckers themselves.
Around $60,000, and unless you work for a company you can't buy a separate trailer. $135,000 for a fullsize tractor, $72,000 for a reefer trailer.
I doubt it for just a purchase.
In trucking, a “reefer” is a refrigerated trailer that gets attached to a semi-truck in order to transport perishables and other temperature-sensitive goods. It was originally the ice cream industry that gave birth to the reefer around 1925. Reefers may also be used for heated goods.
102" wide and 53' long
A semi articulated trailer which has a refrigerator mounted (at the front usually) to cool cargo to chilled or frozen temperatures
There are reefer and refrigerated trailers made for the trucking and railroad industries. Check your local Trucking companies, and of course your local railroad. Penske usually has all kinds of new and used trailers, both reefer and refrigerated.
Apple Truck and Trailer of Auburn Massachusetts is one dealership you could try.
You actually find this thermometer, and you set the temperature to what your dispatcher tells you to set it on. But you can only set the temperatures with the reefer/refrigerated trailer.
A reefer trailer typically uses diesel fuel to power its refrigeration unit. This unit is responsible for maintaining the required temperature for perishable goods during transport. Some modern reefers may also utilize electric power from the truck or external sources when parked. Overall, diesel remains the primary fuel source for most reefer trailers.
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