Who was it that saw that FedEx short trailer?

Thornapple · Aug 4, 2007

As I went through Cinci yesterday I looked over in the South bound lane and there it was.
The same unit that someone else talked about in a previous thread about "why don't we use short trailers as well as 24' straight trucks?"
Well there is was being pulled by an older redish KW T600 with a 32' trailer (don't know if it was single axle) with FedEx CC big on the side of the trailer.
Looks like someone is doing it.
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nightcreacher · Aug 4, 2007

should have been a large sleeper truck,and a 32'reefer pup,if that was him its a dr unit

Tennesseahawk · Aug 4, 2007

A couple years ago, we brought pup trailers up in a thread. I can't find it, but someone said that FXCC allowed them, and had one or two running.

-Vampire Super Slooth Trucker!!!

Moot · Aug 5, 2007

I reported seeing a FedEx CC tractor pulling a 28' reefer with lift gate. I didn't get a good look at the tractor. The trailer is what caught my eye. But I believe the tractor had a 60" or 72" OEM sleeper.

nightcreacher · Aug 5, 2007

Moot, that guys wife didnt want to pull a big trailer and they weren't happy with the normal D unit so thats how the pup reefer came along,and I am really sure,but I never saw it,he was suppose to have a big sleeper truck,I asummed,guess that was bad move on my part,he up graded to 32 foot pup,but maybe 32 is really 28,who knows.

Moot · Aug 5, 2007

There could be more than one of those rigs running around. I saw it exiting a scale from across the median. I guessed it to be a 28', but from that distance what's another 4 feet. I'm fairly sure on the sleeper size though.

Thornapple · Aug 5, 2007

It would be neat to have a SYSCO S/S trailer (polished of course) to pull around.

Nightcreacher, how many loads would you loose if you had only 32' and not 53'?

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nightcreacher · Aug 5, 2007

If a customer calls in for TT,and doesnt specify number of pallets or weight,would loose a lot of loads,with my 53'trailer,I only have 48' of floor space do to white glove equipment,I loose loads with the 53 footer.

nightcreacher · Aug 5, 2007

I once saw a D unit pulling a trailer that was also a D unit in size.this was when we were still Roberts,but was told I was on drugs,but I know what I saw

RichM · Aug 5, 2007

There used to be a Fedex couple from Alabama that had a Sterling Tractor and a 28 ft reefer pup with a lift gate. It was considered a D unit but every so often they would get a E load that would fit and not put them overweight ,and be paid E rate.