Quote a reefer or hazmat load
Both need extra equipment and extra paperwork. Price them as their own line, not inside the base rate.
You need
- The temperature set point, for a reefer
- The hazard class and UN number, for hazmat
- A driver with the right endorsement
- A genset, for a reefer
Steps
- Confirm you can haul itHazmat needs a driver with a hazmat endorsement and insurance that covers it. Some terminals limit when hazmat can move.
- Line up the equipmentA reefer needs a genset to stay cold on the road, and a plug if it sits in your yard.
- Read the documents firstReefer: the set point on the booking or delivery order. Hazmat: the shipping papers and the placards they call for.
- Add the chargesReefer surcharge, genset and powered storage. Hazmat surcharge, and placard removal on the empty.
- Tell the customer what you will checkReefer running and at temperature at pickup. Placards on at pickup and off at return.
Watch out
A reefer that sits unplugged in a yard is a cargo claim.
Returning an empty with placards still on can get it refused.