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Let's not get too far from common sense in answering the original question, "How do you figure reefer payback?" For every variable offered that supports an arguement against reefers, another can be offered that supports the arguement for reefers. I'm seeking an agreed-upon formula that can be...

Whether or not the cost of an extended warranty is included would depend on whether or not the truck owner purchased it. If so, I would include it as part of the reefer cost.

>If you do not get X 1.5 a year gross on your additional >investment, calculating you have to recoup ones investment, >repair it, load it, insure it, clean it. Does any amount >less than 1.5 seem like a smart investment? > >If one is doing less than that I would say one is not making >a...

>We took same equipped trucks and compared. >What we found in our set of circumstances. > >WE took the initial investments, variable and fixed costs >and compared them. Through the first couple of years, the >reefer trucks outperformed the dry van. Once we went past >that period, it went...

>What reefer problems are you having Phil? It was a manufacturer's defect repaired under warranty. Twice, the reefer radiator cap came off because the brass tabs on the filler neck onto which the cap screws broke under the spring pressure of the cap. It was a very strange failure. A quick fix...

>Hello, the way we are getting paid we get 25 cents per mile >over what a normal load pays. That is for all miles, not >just reefer miles so we figure at the base extra cost of 16K >we figure on an avg of 100k paid miles per yr on avg so it >on a very basic level will pay for itself in less...

>>>As far as I'm concerned as long as we have a few long term >>>contracts with customers where a reefer is required, the >>>reefer pays for itself. I agree. In your own-authority situation, where your customers are hiring the whole package, it makes sense to consider the truck and reefer...

>Since you started the thread it would be great if we could >see your contribution to these questions to get the ball >rolling, particulary since as you say you have accumulated >real world data. I find it very odd that you, as they say, >"hedge your bets" here. I am hedging my bets...

>We found that over a period of years, the return is greater >with a dry van. I'm glad to see your response, DaveKC. You and I have gone around and around before on reefer pros and cons. As stated in my original post, I am interested in raising the discussion to a more detailed level. As...

When we receive load offers like that, and we do on occasion, the response is simple. We decline the offer without a second thought. Reason for the decline is stated in our message, "Money-losing run." If we get a series of such offers that tells us some dispatcher is trying to cover a bunch of...

Which distinction would you suggest is best for this discussion? Which best answers the question, "How do you figure reefer payback?"

There has been an ongoing and hopefully informative debate in the Open Forum about the pros and cons of owning and operating a reefer-equipped truck (that's refrigeration unit, not the other kind). People of opposite views have shared their opinions in mostly respectful exchanges. Diane and I...

You're making me hungry!

I don't know if the 106 and Century Class is similar enough for this to apply but let me share this anyway, just in case. Century Class Freightliners have a section that snaps out of the dashboard to access certain components. After snapping that piece out, if you look at the bottom of the...

The Humane Society should give EO an award. Think of all the dogs and cats that don't get kicked because people can vent here instead. :)

RE: Hows the the new FedEx CC FSC program working >I can only imagine what a reefer unit such as yours must >have cost...and hope that things do pick up for you. I know >how stressful it can be worrying about paying for such an >expensive item. lol There is a flip side to the reefer...

RE: Hows the the new FedEx CC FSC program working Well, it seems I hit a nerve and I'm sorry. My comments have nothing to do with experience required to post on EO. Indeed, if that were the case, I as a newbie would never have been able to do so. McBride, you missed my point. Please hear me...

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RE: Hows the the new FedEx CC FSC program working I posted the following a few days ago in another thread. It seem appropriate here too. The new FedEx pay schedule went into effect September 18th. Because Diane and I are predispatched through Friday, October 20th (and if we assume no loads...

RE: Hows the the new FedEx CC FSC program working cowboyz, Would you be so kind as to introduce yourself and your expediting background to readers? I see you have less than 5 posts to your credit and seem preoccupied with stiring the FedEx pot; offering a lot of emotive questions but little...