Reefer freight pays better than dry van — and demands more from your dispatcher. We track temperature compliance on every load, watch produce season closely, and route around reefer breakdown risk before it becomes a claim. Our reefer drivers run the country chasing the seasons: California-Arizona produce, Northeast frozen, Florida fresh. Our flat 9% covers temp-comp tracking, breakdown response, and produce-calendar routing on top of the standard van dispatch service.
Concrete numbers from our active reefer dispatch desk.
Reefer rates are seasonal in a way dry van rates simply aren't. The spread between peak and trough on the same lane can hit $0.80 per mile. The reefer drivers who out-earn their peers all share the same advantage: a dispatcher who knows the calendar cold.
The headline produce pattern we route to: Florida citrus + strawberries Jan–Apr (FL → Northeast). Georgia peaches + Texas onions May–Jun (GA → Northeast, TX → Midwest). California stone fruit Jul–Aug (CA → Midwest). Washington apples Sep–Nov (WA → East Coast). Florida winter vegetables Dec–Mar (FL → Northeast again). Off-season we shift you to frozen and pharma where rates are flatter but predictable.
Our reefer breakdown protocol: if your unit alarms en route, you call us first, broker second. We document the time, the temp reading, and your corrective actions — then we negotiate from a position of evidence instead of accusation. We've recovered the full freight value on 100% of reefer breakdowns where the driver called us within the first 30 minutes.
"I switched to TruckersTool Dispatch last spring. Same lanes, my weekly gross went from $7,400 to $9,100. The difference paid my truck note in two months — even after the higher dispatch cut, the rate-after-cut math wasn't close."
If we missed yours, call dispatch — we'll talk straight.
Apply now and a US-based dispatcher will call you within the hour to walk through onboarding. No contract. No setup fee. Just better loads.