Hopper vs Reefer

All this talk about Reefers hitting the Mother Load on rates LOL lets start with Pulling a Reefer. In my 42 years in the seat,.Ive pulled it all, Reefers are in a class of there own, anytime your hauling perishables, its a risk,.load get rejected, fuel and maintaining the wagon. Bumping docks, appointment times, Lumpers, long waits at food warehouses, and on and on. Now Hoppers for the Agriculture Industry, sure you might have to wait behind several trucks to load, or get unloaded. But your not worried about lumpers, waiting for an assignment, strick appointment times, and so on. sure your gonna haul 50.000lb loads, but dont bring a knife to a gunfight,.meaning, have some Horsepower under the hood to handle it. two things that matter most in this world,.we need to eat, and Livestock needs to eat for us to survive. we all have choice. either have a strong game plan, and become a steller negotiations pro, or get a bone thrown at you. the market is flooded with trucks, everybody wants on the band wagon. so If your In this to get rich, keep on dreaming. but If your smart, and make good decisions, you will survive. But If its greed that drives you, you will fail. This is one big pecking order, and we are somewhere in the middle, its a Blue Collar job, we do this because we love the freedom, and wouldnt fit in on some factory or office job. we are the last of the true cowboys, and Nomads of this country. without us, it all goes to Hell in a Hand basket. so do what you love doing, and keep on enjoying the Freedom of choice.