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SONAR Indices & Insights: Plan and Measure Refrigerated Shipping Capacity & Rates

FreightWaves SONAR

This week, learn how freight market participants, especially those freight parties who are executing refrigerated shipping moves, rely on SONAR indices that show reefer freight data and activity. What are the available refrigerated shipping indices in SONAR?

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Finding the Right Refrigerated Warehouse

FW Logsitcs

Shipping is Changing, and So is the Importance of Refrigerated Warehouses. Types of Refrigerated Warehouses. Cold Rooms – A cold room is essentially a big refrigerator designed to keep foods cold and fresh but not frozen.

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How cargo survey for refrigerated and frozen cargoes works

Shipping and Freight Resource

Cargo that must be loaded, maintained and or carried at a particular temperature for it to arrive its destination without deterioration is classified under refrigerated cargoes. Air cooled condition example Fruits and vegetables. Such examples include: Secondary Information.

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Refrigerated Trucks Are Using Visibility, Productivity & Collaboration Tech to Create High-Value Supply Chains

Turvo

Many shipping lines rely on refrigerated trucks and other advanced shipping services. Examples of Tech Used in Supply Chains Today. Keeping everyone in the loop is another key to successful supply chain management, especially among refrigerated trucking carriers. .

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Produce Shippers: Find Capacity During Produce Season

Trinity Logistics

Shipping refrigerated? For example, cherries are hard to come by and based on market conditions, their value can change. It’s no secret that capacity gets tighter and freight rates higher for all shippers during produce season.

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Frozen Food Shipping Shouldn’t Make You Shiver and Shake

Trinity Logistics

Shipping frozen and refrigerated food together can be a recipe for disaster if not done right. Let’s look at the logistics of frozen and refrigerated shipping and see how your product end s up safely on dinner table s. Refrigerated/Frozen Food Shipping: LTL vs. Truckload.

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Preventing Shipment Rejections During Produce Season

Trinity Logistics

For example, the product could be what they asked for but the wrong amount or the product could be completely different. Maybe the carrier showed up with a van and you needed a refrigerated trailer. For example, do they need washout receipts? It’s produce season.

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Find Ways Around Tight Capacity During Produce Season

Trinity Logistics

For example, this year produce demand may be even higher because of states reopening and reducing restrictions at restaurants and other businesses. For refrigerated loads, there were 13 posted for each reefer truck posted.

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Frozen Food Shipping Shouldn’t Make You Shiver and Shake

Trinity Logistics

What about frozen, refrigerated, and dry food shipping in the same truck? There are trucks with refrigerated units to keep the contents cold during transit. A truckload frozen or refrigerated shipment is picked up and delivered by the same driver in the same trailer. Refrigerated/Frozen Food Shipping LTL. A refrigerated LTL carrier has specific days that they pick up, depending on the region. Refrigerated/Frozen Food Shipping Truckload.

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Cold Chain Basics with Andy Bahr

The Logistics of Logistics

Andy Bahr is the Founder and President of Bahr Transportation , a FTL brokerage focused primarily on serving the food & beverage industry, in refrigerated freight. Food transported in bulk, where the food touches the walls of the vehicle (Example: juices).

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How to Pack and Ship for Temperature Controlled Shipping

Freight Center

When packing your temperature sensitive package, keep the following points in mind: Choose packaging that keeps heat out and coolness in (insulated and refrigerated). Chose a thermostat-controlled refrigerated (TCP) container for especially sensitive shipments. Refrigerant (gel packs, dry ice). For example, you can choose to add a temperature-monitoring device. Examples of cold chain items are pharmaceuticals, biologics or lab specimens.

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Food Grade Warehouse

3PL Insights

Refrigerated Storage. A refrigerated warehouse provides cold storage for foods and other products that need to be kept under a certain temperature. Produce and beverages are good examples of products that require refrigerated storage.

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An Overview of Reefer Containers: Today and in the Future

MTS Logistics

The Refrigerated Freight Container, commonly known as Reefer Container, is special shipping equipment which can keep the cargo temperature at a desired set point temperature. The refrigerated cold chain environment can slow the deterioration in quality of agricultural products.

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Editor’s Choice: Air Freight Forwarders Must Increase Air Cargo Visibility

Logistics Viewpoints

The Pfizer vaccine, for example, needs to be transported frozen at -70°C (-94°F), which is colder than Antarctica. Note: Today’s post is part of our “Editor’s Choice” series where we highlight recent posts published by our sponsors that provide supply chain insights and advice.

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Five Keys to Cold Chain Success with Tyler Hildebrand

The Logistics of Logistics

FSMA applies to: Food transported in bulk, where the food touches the walls of the vehicle (Example: juices). Packaged foods not fully enclosed by a container (Example: fresh produce). Food that require temperature control for safety (Example: beef). Refrigerated storage refers to the storing of goods in a reduced temperature atmosphere. Refrigerated transport is a form of climate-controlled transportation which is designed to maintain a cool or frozen temperature.

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What are the Types of Cargo Handled in Marine Ports?

MTS Logistics

With different sizes (8’6” & 9’6” heights and 20′, 40′, 45′ feet lengths) and different types (standard dry, refrigerated, open top, open side, flexi-tank and flat rack) people ship various goods inside containers. Refrigerated Cargo.

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Cold Storage Warehouses: The Ultimate Guide

Conger

The types of cold storage warehouses (with examples). 5 Cold Storage Warehouse Examples. This includes spending on refrigerated products like food, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics. When needed, the receiver releases the refrigerant into an expansion valve.

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The World’s Most Vulnerable Supply Chain

Logistics Viewpoints

These are embedded in industrial machinery, home goods (like refrigerators), toys, and advanced military devices. “We As just one example of the criticality of semiconductors, China spends more money on importing semiconductors than oil.

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2022 Distinguished Providers of the Year Announced by Trinity Logistics

Trinity Logistics

We had several amazing carriers to review and struggled to make final selections, but I believe the ones that rose to the top were a shining example of what a true partnership means. Trinity Logistics is proud to announce their 2022 Distinguished Providers of the Year.

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2021 Distinguished Providers of the Year Announced by Trinity Logistics

Trinity Logistics

We had several amazing carriers to review and struggled to make final selections, but I believe the ones that rose to the top were a shining example of what a true partnership means. Trinity Logistics is proud to announce their 2021 Distinguished Providers of the Year.

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Dispatching Errors: Best Practices to Avoid Mistakes

United World Transporation

For refrigerated transportation, there are many elements that need to be communicated to the driver to ensure that the load will be transported successfully. For example, “what is your pickup number?” As previously stated, there are so many load details for refrigerated transportation.

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Benefits of Cold Chain Warehousing Solutions

Trinity Logistics

For example, manufacturers in the food industry use them to warehouse their products until they make their way to end-users. For example: Refrigerated Containers – small, basic, and mobile. Thanks to it, we are able to control almost anything with our phones, for example.

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3PL Basics: The 11 Transportation Services with Jeremy Thone

The Logistics of Logistics

The ship types include bulk carriers, container ships, tankers, refrigerated ships, and roll-on / roll-off ships. Refrigerated ships (reefers) are cargo ships used to transport temperature-controlled transportation, mostly fruits, meat, fish, vegetables, dairy products, and other foodstuffs.

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Choosing the Right Mode of Cold Chain Transportation

United World Transporation

For example, refrigerated trucks and vans have the advantage of offering greater flexibility than other modes. And remember, UWT offers both refrigerated over-the-road and intermodal methods of transportation to offer our customer partners more choice and flexibility! Perishable goods — such as food, beverages and certain pharmaceuticals — can’t be treated the same way other products are.

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Facing Cold Chain Challenges

Trinity Logistics

Some examples of these are: U.S. In comparison to other supply chain transportation, cold chain transport consumes 20 percent more fuel than other heavy vehicle types due to the refrigeration equipment.

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Shipping Truckload vs. Shipping LTL: What’s the Difference?

Trinity Logistics

For example, if a shipment is delivering to a construction site (limited access delivery) and a liftgate is needed at the time of delivery a carrier would charge an additional fee for each service. LTL: Refrigerated LTL shipments are a bit different than dry LTL shipments.

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Transforming Freight Benchmarking

Logistics Viewpoints

For example, if a shipper needs to ship goods from Chicago to Detroit, the TMS will have a record that on this lane, the transportation planner should contact Carrier A first. Google maps would be an example of this kind of application.

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Editor’s Choice: What Are White Glove Services in Transportation Management?

Logistics Viewpoints

Refrigerators, large household appliances, furniture, and expensive electronics are examples. Note: Today’s post is part of our “Editor’s Choice” series where we highlight recent posts published by our sponsors that provide supply chain insights and advice.

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Delivering Love: How Does Valentine’s Day Logistics Work?

GoShip Blog

In the UK, for example, retailers estimate a 26% increase in sales in 2021 compared to the previous year. Essentially, sustaining the demand for Valentine’s gifts requires enormous refrigerated capacity and top-notch planning.

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What is Minimum Order Quantity and Should My eCommerce Business Set One?

Ship Monk

As online shoppers, we see examples of minimum order quantity everywhere. This article will define minimum order quantity, show you some examples, and help you decide if it’s the right strategy for the type of items you sell online.

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How Cold Chain Logistic Providers Build Trust with Traceability

Logistics Viewpoints

This has led to a dramatic change in the perception of frozen and refrigerated foods, as consumers now have access to products previously unavailable to them. Take tracking produce, for example.

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What Are Specialized Freight Shipping Services?

GoShip Blog

Other specialized freight except for used goods (for example, coal and livestock). Here are a few examples of special services: Expedited delivery. At GoShip, we offer all types of truckload shipments: dry van, flatbed, and refrigerated shipping.

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What is E-Waste Recycling Process and How Is it Done?

Compactor Management Company

You might mention commonplace equipment like refrigerators, stoves, air conditioners, radiators, fans, and many others. For example, Cathode Ray Tubes that contain lead can harm human health. They may refuse large items like refrigerators and microwaves.

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5 COVID-19 Vaccine Shipment Challenges and Potential Opportunities

Forto

Tracking of individual products must also be ensured, for example, in order to easily locate faulty medicines and recall them if necessary. Therefore, to transport the Biontech vaccine, dry ice must be used in part for refrigeration.

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What is a reefer?

Globalior

The reefer container is unique, because it has its own with a refrigerator motor. For example, can the carrier ensure the product remain in optimal temperatures during vessel delays or broken equipment? A significant amount of cargo moves across the world in reefer containers.

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Thermo King Advancer wins PMI award

Logistics Business Magazine

Thermo King , a leader in transport temperature control solutions, has been awarded the global Project Excellence Award from the Project Management Institute (PMI) for launching Advancer – a disruptive re-imagining of the trailer refrigeration unit. “We

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Different Types of Logistics Companies: Which One Should You Choose?

3PL Links

The most skilled companies can handle a variety of goods, including frozen, refrigerated, and dry cargo. Infrastructure (in storage areas, for example). Types of Logistics Companies | Image Source: Getty Images/iStockphoto.

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