Part 2 · Pricing · Recipe 9 of 22

Quote a reefer or hazmat load

Both need extra equipment and extra paperwork. Price them as their own line, not inside the base rate.

Jonathan Sinton Jonathan Sinton · Checked November 14, 2026

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

  1. Confirm you can haul itHazmat needs a driver with a hazmat endorsement and insurance that covers it. Some terminals limit when hazmat can move.
  2. Line up the equipmentA reefer needs a genset to stay cold on the road, and a plug if it sits in your yard.
  3. Read the documents firstReefer: the set point on the booking or delivery order. Hazmat: the shipping papers and the placards they call for.
  4. Add the chargesReefer surcharge, genset and powered storage. Hazmat surcharge, and placard removal on the empty.
  5. 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.

Look it up

Reefer surcharge Genset Hazmat surcharge Container codes

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