refrigerated trailers
Thermo King Launches Advancer Series
Thermo King’s Advancer trailer series initially will be available for markets in Europe, the Middle East, Latin America and Asia-Pacific. (Thermo King)
Thermo King announced the launch of the Advancer series, which it called “a re-imagining” of the trailer refrigeration unit.
June 23, 2020KLLM Adds Intermodal Containers With Vector 1550 Refrigeration Units
The Vector 1550 refrigeration system on a KLLM truck chassis. (KLLM)
KLLM Transport Services has added 610 domestic intermodal refrigerated containers that use Carrier Transicold’s thin-profile Vector 1550 refrigeration systems.
June 15, 2020Raising the Bar for Reefer Monitoring
A driver for Southern Refrigerated Transport checks the settings on his reefer unit. Refrigerated carriers are using telematics to monitor their freight. (Southern Refrigerated Transport)
The real-time data and telematics revolution in trucking is helping to drive a new era of innovation and improved performance in the refrigerated trucking market.
May 24, 2019ENow Shows 53-Foot Trailer With Solar-Based Refrigeration
eNow
LONG BEACH, Calif. — Solar technology provider eNow unveiled a 53-foot refrigerated trailer with solar panels mounted on its roof, calling it the first such all-electric solar-based refrigeration system to be deployed.
May 8, 2018Orbcomm Bolsters Freight Telematics Business With Purchase of Blue Tree Systems
Orbcomm Inc. moved to fortify its global freight telematics service with the purchase of Blue Tree Systems Limited International, a company based in Galway, Ireland, but with extensive business in the United States, Germany and France.
October 9, 2017Food Standards, Emission Regulations Affect Load Flexibility for Refrigerated Fleets
C.R. England
The nationwide growth in demand for fresher foods has contributed to a boom in the refrigerated transportation sector. But tighter food-handling standards and emission regulations are limiting the load flexibility and utilization options that carriers may have had in the past, and at a steeper cost, too.
August 25, 2017