Keeping perishable foods, pharmaceuticals, and other commodities fresh is essential all year round, but in the summer, the stakes are even higher for refrigerated fleets to keep their equipment on the ...

What do bananas from South America, fish from Novia Scotia, cantaloupes from Costa Rica, and the Pfizer vaccine have in common? They reached their customers via a refrigerated truck of some type ...

Interest in cold chain logistics has never been hotter. For 20 months or so, the pandemic has driven demand in the last-mile grocery sector, which set off the meal kit boom, as well as a global ...

It's not enough to write the correct specs for trailer insulation values when you order. Proper maintenance and repairs are vital. The Technology & Maintenance Council of ATA has a task force on ...

Running a refrigerated trailer comes at a price, but several proven strategies can help fleets save some cold, hard cash. “Door switches is one that is overlooked quite a bit,” says Paul Kroes, ...

If you run refrigerated freight, you already know reefer maintenance isn’t optional—it’s mission-critical. But there’s one number that quietly determines the health, resale value, and future liability ...

"The photograph provides a detailed, close-up view looking down into the open engine compartment of a large commercial vehicle, likely a refrigerated truck. The image is dominated by the complex ...

It’s the nature of trailers to lag behind. And this includes on the technology front. But lately, as electrification in trucking is becomng more visible, trailer builders and their suppliers are ...

In his 47 years as a technician, Tony Morthland remembers a time when preventive maintenance on trailers was only performed at three-month intervals. Later, it extended to four months, and nowadays, ...