sweeping out reefer floors fast

Why dont someone invent a system to wash and sanitize reefer trailers. A lot of food shippers want you to wash out trailer. No blood and no smell (dripping meat loads). It costs $20 to $30 to wash out trailers. Truck companies might buy a system that save them money for wash outs.

 

Or customers could pay the wash bill

 

There are IONIZATION systems designed for reefers to get rid of odours , saw fish haulers using them

 

I made that a couple of years ago and replaced the cheap handle with a nice wood handle and it worked pretty good. Nowadays I use a 18V leaf blower. I always pick up my mess and never had an issue at shippers or receivers.

 

A cordless leaf blower is on my Christmas list for Santa. Any particular brand better than others?

 

Never pulled reefer , but always sweep into a pile , then use a hand broom to sweep into a plastic bag. No one can ever say I messed up their parking lot.

 

Corrugated reefer floors are not easy to REALLY clean good, period. No matter what method you use. That said, I think good water pressure and volume [and along with perhaps a sanitization agent mixed in] is the most effective at removing the most amount of debris and "dirt" and contaminates in the least amount of time. The brush is still going to leave a lot behind in the grooves.

Ideally, an effective "brush" AND hot water and other detergent, blended together, is best if you have the time and the muscle power. Most meat plants [and others who require "washed out" trailers] just don't want to see any "blood", or smell any chemical odors, and a dry brush alone is not going to effectively deal with either of those.

It might be good to have for those dry loads shippers who don't want to see any large amounts of "dirt" and grime from several loads of shipments in corrugated boxes. These boxes seem to "shed" a lot and this material accumulates on the floor, and get stirred up and success up and clog air intake filters and radiators on forklifts.