Steam cleaning a reefer trailer? Is it a recommended pratice?

Question

Steam cleaning a reefer trailer? Is it a recommended pratice?

Answer 1

Go to a Blue Beacon or any truck wash. They do this all the time. You will have to tell them if you want the walls and ceiling washed, there is usually an extra charge. The product they clean with sanitizes the trailer. If the trailer has a bad oder the wash will not get rid of it. I take a cuple of pounds of coffee and spread it around on the floor. Turn the unit on high heat and close the doors for about 45 minuets. Open the doors and turn the unit down to about 50 degrees, let it run for about 20 mmunites to blow out. That should get rid of the oder. Do the coffe before washing out the trailer, or you ill have to sweep the flor.

Answer 2

High pressure HOT water wash is usually the best, the trailers are built to withstand the high pressure



Blue Beacon is a good place to go, they have a special acid chemical they use to do that



When they do a washout they always do the walls and ceiling and they charge is same



The coffee grounds idea is a good one too, I too have done that to get rid of fish smell or after hauling cow hides and swinging meat ( whole sides of beef)



You NEVER want to use bleach as it will embed into the walls and you will never get it out.



Good Luck

Answer 3

I usually go to Blue Beacon or any truck wash

they have experience

Answer 4

Chemical sterilizers like bleach in a pump up weed sprayer.

Low pressure hot water.

Answer 5

A mop, a bucket of soapy water and a water hose. Then an mop a bucket if water with a bleach and a water hose. Unless whoever your hauling for askes for a specific process, a mop a bucket and a hose.