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Providing transportation services for food, medicine, and other products that require specific temperatures using dedicated and fully equipped vehicles.

What is refrigerated transport?

Refrigerated transport (or refrigerated shipping) is a method of shipping goods using special temperature-controlled transport units. These vehicles and trucks have a built-in refrigeration system that maintains the product at the appropriate temperature during transport.

The concept of refrigerated transport originated in the 19th century, when freight carriers placed ice and salt under temperature-sensitive goods while transporting them in train cars. This process was inefficient and led to significant losses in profits and freight.

In the 20th century, more efficient methods of refrigerated transport were developed. The significant advances in technology that led to modern cold chain logistics have made refrigerated transport more successful. It has become a huge and growing field.

Benefits of Refrigerated Transport
There are many benefits to transporting products using refrigerated transport, the most important of which is that it keeps the products at their best when transported from one location to another. This feature, in particular, preserves the shelf life of “particularly perishable” products, allowing them to be transported while maintaining their shelf life.

The three greatest benefits of refrigerated transportation:
Safely transporting products: There is always a demand for products, so refrigerated trucks and trailers are in high demand to transport these products safely.
Dry or refrigerated cargo transportation: Refrigerated trucks and trailers efficiently transport both dry and refrigerated products.
Protecting cargo: Shipments are protected from theft, spoilage, damage, and weather conditions when transported in refrigerated trucks and trailers.
Refrigerated trucks and trailers are in high demand because they are used to transport most products, whether they require special care or are ordinary products. These products include, for example, flowers and plants, pharmaceutical products, works of art, valuable chemicals, and more. Therefore, it's not just temperature control that matters, but also the quality of the transportation process.

With stricter safety regulations and laws around the world, the use of refrigerated transportation logistics has become integral to compliance with these regulations and laws.

How does refrigerated transportation work?
One of the most common misconceptions we hear all the time is that refrigerated transport units (TRUs) used in vehicles such as refrigerated vans, trucks, and trailers operate by producing cold air. This is definitely not true. Although the products may appear cool inside these trucks or trailers, the primary function of refrigerated transport units is to remove heat and reduce it significantly by transferring or expelling it. For example, if you take a frozen steak out of the refrigerator and place it on the kitchen counter, the steak will begin to absorb the surrounding heat. Refrigerated transport systems therefore remove heat from the truck to reach the correct temperature before loading the refrigerated product, and then maintain the desired temperature throughout the journey.

Most refrigeration systems operate in the same way and consist of four main parts: the evaporator, the condenser, the thermostatic expansion valve, and the compressor. The refrigeration cycle is carried out by a liquid passing through a tube that passes through the four components mentioned above. The refrigerant uses the liquid to collect heat from one point and then release it to another. There are four main stages in the refrigeration cycle, each of which undergoes temperature and pressure changes.

At what temperature should refrigerated goods be transported? Suggested temperatures for transporting products range from freezing at 0°C to between 10°C and 15.5°C, depending on the product. Therefore, the shipping label attached to each product must clearly indicate the appropriate temperature. Drivers must be familiar with the product type and closely monitor these parameters to avoid any problems during transport, as the driver can adjust the temperature as needed.
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