What is a reefer?
Refrigerated truckload trailers — commonly referred to as reefers — are just as the name promises: insulated, full truckload trailers with a refrigeration unit in the front (nose).
What type of freight ships in refrigerated trailers?
Any product that can be damaged by high or low temperatures is shipped in refrigerated trailers.
While perishable foods are always shipped in refrigerated trailers, many products that you won’t find in your refrigerator require temperature control to name a few:
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Pharmaceuticals
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Hazardous materials
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Produce
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Meat
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Though reefers are often used to maintain cooler temperatures, they are also used to heat air. In the winter, shippers use reefers to protect temperature-sensitive products from freezing.
Equipment Type: Dry Van
Rate Type: Flat Rate, Per Mile + FSC
LTL - Pallet Rate
Securement Type: Load Bars, Straps, Blankets
Trailer Length: 28', 32', 36', 40', 42', 43', 45', 48' and 53'
Trailer Width: 96"-102"
Trailer Height: 12.5'-13.5' Overall
Max Load Weight: 46,000 Lbs.
Options: • Rear Swing Doors Or Roll Up Doors
• One Or Two Side Doors
• Rollerbeds
• When used for produce “Produce Vents” are added and the
tin roofs are insulated with Fiberglass or Wood. These are
referred to as “Insulated Vented Vans”. Shippers will
occasionally use this type of equipment in place of a
“Refrigerated Trailer” during peak times of the year when
weather and temperatures permit.