Temperature controlled
Refrigerated capacity for produce, food and anything with a cold chain worth protecting, in a full reefer trailer or a refrigerated box truck when the trailer is more than the load needs. The setpoint is agreed at tender and confirmed at the dock.
When this is the right call
- The commodity has a temperature range it must stay inside for the whole trip
- You need the reefer download or a temperature record as part of delivery
- You are shipping produce out of South Florida, which is most of what moves on these lanes
- The delivery is a restaurant, a store or a city address where a 53 ft trailer cannot get in
Why the setpoint goes in writing
A reefer claim almost always comes down to one question: what temperature was agreed, and can anyone prove it. So the setpoint, the tolerance and whether the unit runs continuous all go on the rate confirmation before the truck moves. If the receiver has a standard that is stricter than yours, we want to know that at tender rather than at the door.
Trailer or box truck, and how we choose
Not every cold load justifies fifty three feet. A few pallets going to a restaurant, a corner store or an address with no dock is box truck work, and putting it on a full reefer trailer costs you money and then strands the driver at a kerb he cannot get into. Tell us the pallet count, the weight and what the delivery point actually looks like, and the equipment follows from that rather than from whatever happens to be sitting empty.
Produce season out of South Florida
Reefer capacity out of this market tightens hard in season, and rates move with it. We would rather tell you early that a lane is going to be expensive or tight than accept the load and come back to you the day before pickup asking for more money. Capacity is not a promise we make lightly.
| Reefer trailer | 53 ft refrigerated van, full truckload volume |
|---|---|
| Refrigerated box truck | Straight truck with a reefer body, for smaller drops and tight access |
| Typical range | Frozen through fresh, setpoint agreed per load |
| Payload | Slightly less than a dry van because of insulation and unit weight |
| Lift gate | Available on box truck work where the receiver has no dock |
| Documentation | Temperature download available on request |
| Pre-cool | Requested at tender and confirmed at pickup |
What we need to quote it
Give us these and the rate comes back accurate
A vague tender produces a vague number that changes later. These are the details that actually move the price.
| Setpoint and tolerance | The exact temperature and how much drift is acceptable. |
|---|---|
| Continuous or cycle | Continuous run for most produce and pharma. Cycle sentry for some frozen. |
| Pre-cool requirement | Whether the trailer must be pre-cooled before loading, and to what. |
| Commodity and pack | Fresh produce, frozen, or protein. Each behaves differently in transit. |
| Size of the load | Pallet count and total weight. This is what decides trailer against box truck. |
| Delivery access | Dock, lift gate or hand unload, and whether a 53 ft unit can physically reach it. |
| Receiver requirements | Some receivers reject on the download alone. Tell us before, not after. |
Other services
Have a lane in mind?
Send us the details and we will come back with a rate and tell you whether we are hauling it or placing it.