Refrigerated trucks are extremely important for logistics and fulfillment, and are likely to become even more important in the coming months and years, as we need to ensure that important medical supplies can get where they are needed.
Of course, the purpose of a refrigerated truck is to maintain a constant temperature within the vehicle. This in turn ensures that medical supplies, perishable food items, and other chemicals all maintain their integrity and arrive in the condition they were sent. This can also be important for other types of delivery too: such as those sending organs.
What to Look for in a Refrigerated Trucks?
If you are a company looking to offer this kind of service, or if you are a business looking to hire a fleet of refrigerated trucks, then it is important to know what to look for. In this post, we’re going to break down some of the important considerations when choosing a refrigerated truck.
Temperature Range and Reliability
The most important thing to consider when choosing your refrigerated truck is of course the temperature range. It is crucial that you order a truck that will be able to transport the types of goods that you are likely to be dealing with. Different types of freight need to be kept at different specific temperatures, and if you cannot offer that temperature range, then you cannot provide the service!
For this reason, you need to look for a temperature range that will give you the widest range of options when it comes to transportation.
What’s also very important is just how reliably that temperature is maintained. The best trucks will use an array of sensors in order to ensure that the temperature is consistent and that fluctuations are kept to a minimum. If you don’t choose the correct truck, then you might find that a slight spike or drop in temperature ends up ruining the goods, and thereby costing everyone – including your business – a whole lot of money. Don’t allow this to happen!
Fuel Efficiency
Just because you are buying or hiring a refrigerated truck, that doesn’t mean that the usual concerns you would have when making such a purchase don’t apply! Choosing fuel-efficient trucks is crucial for business AND for the environment.
Many clients will want to know about fuel efficiency so that they can hire your business in good conscience. They will ask questions such as: “what are you doing to keep your fuel emissions low?” Being able to advertise such strategies will likewise help to improve your reputation and avoid spending money unnecessarily on large amounts of fuel.
This is another subject that is becoming increasingly important right now, as the environment is rightly an increasing area of concern.
Size, Cost, Age, and More
Then there are the other factors that you should consider when ordering any truck. The size and capacity are important for instance. Fuel efficiency is tied directly to the amount you can transport in a single journey. Likewise, it’s important to consider just how large the freight you are capable of moving can be!
The age of the vehicle is likewise very important, and you need to think about the condition it is in. All the usual specs of the vehicle are also important: what is the top speed? What is the steering like? Is it comfortable for your drivers? Particularly important is suspension, which can help you to keep your delicate cargo even safer inside (not to mention making for a more pleasant journey for your drivers!).
Then there is the cost! All other matters being equal, this is an important decision that can cost or save your business a lot of money. Just make sure that you think about this as a long-term matter. Saving a little bit of cash right now is not worth spending much more on repairs and fuel down the line!
Cannonball Express Transportation
Cannonball Express Shipping Company has been providing top-of-the-line service at a reasonable rate. Based in Omaha, Nebraska, we provide nationwide refrigerated LTL services, as well as, local delivery services.
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Nationwide Shipping Company Services:
- Refrigerated LTL deliveries in the lower 48 states
- Refrigerated Cross dock
Local Shipping Company Services:
- Redelivery Services
- Truckload & LTL Capabilities
- PUP
- Cross dock
- Transload
- Warehouse and Distribution capabilities from multiple Omaha Locations
