subject: The Refrigerated Truck Has Revolutionized Food Transportation [print this page] The Refrigerated Truck Has Revolutionized Food Transportation
A refrigerated truck can provide transportation for any goods that need to stay cold while they travel from starting to ending destinations. These commercial trucks can be rented or purchased, and they are available all over the country. These trucks are usually large, at least a ton, and have a refrigerated unit included, either built directly into the truck, or attached as a trailer. The refrigeration comes from diesel power using generators and liquid carbon dioxide. These trucks can look like your average neighborhood ice cream truck, or a huge tractor trailer lumbering down the highway.
Refrigeration is a luxury the modern world has grown accustomed to. Refrigerators and freezers are used in private homes and for commercial purposes. The availability of air conditioning is taken for granted in homes, vehicles and businesses in most of the developed world. Commerce and comfort rely on the ability to keep heat from destroying materials and food.
Keeping meat and dairy products in a temperature-controlled environment has become a necessary standard for health and safety. A refrigerated truck is an absolute necessity to keep food fresh as it is shipped from the place of growth to the place of sale and into the kitchens of homes, restaurants and businesses around the world.
Some products need to be shipped at specific temperatures or with the intent of keeping out heat. Temperature protection has grown scientific and sophisticated. Anything perishable can be kept refrigerated while it travels. This includes food, pharmaceuticals and other medical supplies (even blood and body organs!), flowers or plants. All of these temperature-sensitive items can be transported in a protective environment that ensures they arrive just as fresh as if they had not traveled at all.
A refrigerated truck is often equipped with machinery that will ensure a consistent cold temperature while managing emissions and limiting the environmental impact. Trucks have an engine, an evaporator, a condenser and a compressor.
Most trucks need to "pre-cool" before the cargo is loaded and transported. Think of it as pre-heating an oven. This ensures the temperature is stable and accurate before the real work of moving the goods and keeping them cool is attempted.
These vehicles are equipped with a warning system that lets the operator know if the temperature becomes unstable. Measures can be taken in transport to correct any temperature changes that may threaten the items in the truck.
Keeping cargo cold as it moves for commercial purposes has become a necessity. Refrigerated trucks make this process possible, and even easy. These trucks are responsible for delivering cold items that cannot be found locally.
