This story appears in the March 30 print edition of Transport Topics. Click here to subscribe today. LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The two largest North American manufacturers of trailer refrigerated units each ...

The use of electric power to refrigerate trailers is expected to surge in the coming years, according to some manufacturers and fleet operators. Government regulations to reduce fossil fuel emissions ...

We think of trailers as cargo conveyances, on the move, carrying their payloads from shipper to receiver and making money for their owners. The truth is, much of the time trailers are sitting still in ...

Carrier Transicold on Wednesday, March 18, took another larger step into the hybrid reefer unit market, introducing the Vector 6500, a hybrid refrigerated trailer cooling unit designed for the ...

Thermo King is unveiling the Connected Precedent trailer refrigeration unit at the North American Commercial Vehicle Show (NACV), which is running September 25-29, 2017 in Atlanta GA. Thermo King, a ...

Carrier has launched a new multi-temperature reefer engine unit that will run on either diesel power or electric standby power. The hybrid Vector 1800MT offers other advantages, too, including 30 ...

Virtual Tech, a comprehensive diagnostic application that continually monitors trailer refrigeration unit operation to help avert potential system problems, is now part of Carrier Transicold's APX ...

Industrial Internet of Things (IoT) technology company Orbcomm has released two new wireless devices for its cloud-based ReeferConnect refrigerated container-monitoring system that leverage the reefer ...

Klinge Corporation was awarded a subcontract with the US Army Contracting Command to design and manufacture the refrigeration unit for the Joint Services Expandable Refrigerated Container System ...

With the S-Series engine, the S-750i meets current and proposed California Air Resources Board (CARB) Ultra-Low Emission Transport Refrigeration Unit (ULETRU) emissions without the use of a diesel ...

Carrier Transicold’s 35X direct-drive unit provides refrigeration for perishable and frozen cargoes for small- to medium-sized box trucks and large delivery vans in the 12- to 14-foot range. The unit ...

Refrigerated cargo claims are on the rise since the COVID-19 pandemic. Mutual marine insurance company, The Swedish Club, identified a 270% increase in refrigerated cargo claims over the COVID-19 ...