Squiddy:
To those of you who use earplugs, how do you hear your alarm to wake up?
Earplugs will only block out/muffle low frequency sounds, an electronic alarm clock bleeps at a higher frequency therefore you would hear the alarm clock but not the drone of an engine at a lower frequency.
Tiger.
Used to love the brain dead drivers who could see you were parked up for the night and park by you.Next they would be knocking the door and asking you if it would be running all night,err yes,thats why i’ve parked away from everyone you ■■■!!
Off they’d go chuntering to theirselves about “bloody ignorant fridge drivers”.
beerdrinkinloon:
tonyb70:
Squiddy:
To those of you who use earplugs, how do you hear your alarm to wake up?They will not stop you from hearing everything,and i have never not heard my alarm yet.
But i ave got so reliant in using them to get a good nights sleep,I find ithard now to sleep withut them
I’d simply be honest and explain the situation. At the end of the day i couldn’t have risked driving with no sleep so made the move and secured four hours not ideal but wasn’t going to risk falling asleep at the wheel all day.
Good luck with that one then 
dew:
milodon:
C10HOO:
The lad I was running with reversed right up to the fridge to block it.not that I would but that deserves a sharpened bolt in front of a tyre or two and/or pulling the pin on the idiot. and it’s not the fridge driver I mean by that.
Agreed, often see artics uncouple and pull up to the doors of box vans, I assume it’s when they are carrying more valuable stuff that they couldn’t leave the door open for.
And they wake up all refreshed to discover, their trailer has gone 
I never hear other peoples fridges, apart from my own one.
If it stops that usually wakes me,i did try earplugs once but i missed the alarm clock, and the only ferry that day.
C10HOO:
I was in a layby on the a1 once and a fridge pulled in for the night behind me and another of our motors who were parked there. The unit dropped the trailer and reversed down the layby and parked behind his own trailer. The lad I was running with reversed right up to the fridge to block it. Considering we weren’t due in Newark until 10, the stobby fridge motor was stuck and had to couple up at 90 degrees. Was a bit harsh on him like
Youre mate is a knob head he would have been more then enough distance away for it not to bother him with no consideration that it might have been dropped for a change over
I can’t use earplugs. They are too hard to swallow.
bigvern1:
I can’t use earplugs. They are too hard to swallow.
You’re not meant to swallow, just chew them.
Drive fridge for a bit or make sure you park next to them after a few days they won’t bother you, that or PARK AWAY FROM THEM!, much better use of your time then ■■■■■■■■ on a internet forum about it prefer driving/parking next to them keeps the loud whining Muppet’s away
Wheel Nut:
dew:
milodon:
C10HOO:
The lad I was running with reversed right up to the fridge to block it.not that I would but that deserves a sharpened bolt in front of a tyre or two and/or pulling the pin on the idiot. and it’s not the fridge driver I mean by that.
Agreed, often see artics uncouple and pull up to the doors of box vans, I assume it’s when they are carrying more valuable stuff that they couldn’t leave the door open for.
And they wake up all refreshed to discover, their trailer has gone
Must admit, i think people who do this are daft without using a king pin lock to prevent the trailer getting knicked, that’s what I used to put on when I pulled fridges anyway.
If you tell me where ya are I can send some more fridges for ya to listen to young lady oooh sorry young man 
Oohh yes Fridges rule bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb “Fridge noise” 
I put an airline lock on mine,still wouldn’t park it anywhere i thought it would go walk about though
These anti fridge posts are becoming a bit tiresome now. If you park in a MSA then it is inevitable that a fridge will pull in sooner or later. And there are no rules that fridges have to be switched off.
If you pull in somewhere and there is already a fridge parked up then you have no argument. They are easy enough to spot.
Do some research. The UK is a small place with towns dotted about everywhere near to major routes. Just about every town has an industrial estate which is well connected to a trunk road, free to park in, usually has CCTV and large enough to park away from even the loudest of fridges.
If you are only allowed to park in MSA then tough ■■■■.
Squiddy:
These anti fridge posts are becoming a bit tiresome now. If you park in a MSA then it is inevitable that a fridge will pull in sooner or later. And there are no rules that fridges have to be switched off.If you pull in somewhere and there is already a fridge parked up then you have no argument. They are easy enough to spot.
Do some research. The UK is a small place with towns dotted about everywhere near to major routes. Just about every town has an industrial estate which is well connected to a trunk road, free to park in, usually has CCTV and large enough to park away from even the loudest of fridges.
If you are only allowed to park in MSA then tough [zb].
Be ■■■■■■ if ya close ya curtains and a Fridge pulls up 
turn your radio on
never have understood why drivers love to wind each other up with this ,trailer swaps also get a lot of these sorts of posts.it never used to be like this drivers would stick together and respect each other ,and you lot whine “whys this job got so crap” look in the mirror lads(and lasses) untill you start respecting each other nobody will respect drivers
waynedl:
briscoe05:
I’m not currently driving as im a newbie and looking for work, as far as I can see though, I doubt a fridge driver will turn a fridge off so people can sleep, surely the cargo is to be kept chilled. Pardon my ignorance though as I am unaware of how long a fridge will stay cold for if turned off, obviously weather etc needs to be considered.just my 2p worth, but if I was in your situation and couldn’t sleep I would probably have parked a little further away
Regs,
NickOk, depends what it’s carrying, how loaded it is, whether it’s got a tracking computer to see if it’s turned off and trigger an alarm etc.
There’s a million things to consider before a fridge will be turned off.
He was there first, so parking a little further away should’ve been the fridge drivers responsibility, surely?
I parked at Watling Street truck stop a few weeks ago and the only space was next to a running fridge, parked next to it, it was gone when I woke up in the morning, that’s all I can tell you about it
Agreed the fridge driver should have parked maybe a little further away if poss, i guess its down to room at the inn sort of speek.
in regards to
I parked at Watling Street truck stop a few weeks ago and the only space was next to a running fridge, parked next to it, it was gone when I woke up in the morning, that’s all I can tell you about it
A good nights sleep was had then ha ha ha 
Regs,
Nick
mezzzz1211:
turn your radio on
never have understood why drivers love to wind each other up with this ,trailer swaps also get a lot of these sorts of posts.it never used to be like this drivers would stick together and respect each other ,and you lot whine “whys this job got so crap” look in the mirror lads(and lasses) untill you start respecting each other nobody will respect drivers
^this^
I think the most ignorant ones are those who call you names when they are running away.
Smeg!
Neff!
Seimens!!!
beerdrinkinloon:
Laid on my bunk in Telford services not slept a wink thanks to some [zb] running his reefer all night. Up in 5 hours for another grueling 15 hours. What would yo guys do??
Get another job in your case. Reefers running in truckstops and MSAs is just something you have to put up with.
briscoe05:
waynedl:
briscoe05:
I’m not currently driving as im a newbie and looking for work, as far as I can see though, I doubt a fridge driver will turn a fridge off so people can sleep, surely the cargo is to be kept chilled. Pardon my ignorance though as I am unaware of how long a fridge will stay cold for if turned off, obviously weather etc needs to be considered.just my 2p worth, but if I was in your situation and couldn’t sleep I would probably have parked a little further away
Regs,
NickOk, depends what it’s carrying, how loaded it is, whether it’s got a tracking computer to see if it’s turned off and trigger an alarm etc.
There’s a million things to consider before a fridge will be turned off.
He was there first, so parking a little further away should’ve been the fridge drivers responsibility, surely?
I parked at Watling Street truck stop a few weeks ago and the only space was next to a running fridge, parked next to it, it was gone when I woke up in the morning, that’s all I can tell you about it
Agreed the fridge driver should have parked maybe a little further away if poss, i guess its down to room at the inn sort of speek.
in regards to
I parked at Watling Street truck stop a few weeks ago and the only space was next to a running fridge, parked next to it, it was gone when I woke up in the morning, that’s all I can tell you about it
A good nights sleep was had then ha ha ha
Regs,
Nick
Yep, got tired walking to the pub and back