Info needed on Refrigerated transport

Well I am not familiar with the metric system. However. There are some questions I need answered. Are these full loads? And if not do you have a bulkhead?

 

Well. At the temps you are telling me that reefer is gonna run hard. 90 degree weather and -14 is not gonna be cheap. especially if there is no bulkhead. Because you will be trying to cool pure air. either way it will be a costly venture. Quote the rate high.

 

I doubt it. But that reefer is gonna run hard in the heat of the day.

 

All kinds of variables. As mentioned, more product = less effort to keep temp. Also matters how well insulated your van is. One spec'd for ice cream will work a lot less than one spec'd for produce. Unless it's fairly new equipment, most general purpose reefers I've seen struggle with more than a 70-80ºF drop. More than that (your case) it's going to run on hi-cool nearly constant. TK ought to have a fuel spec on your reefer unit somewhere. I have Carriers on my trailers and they publish that on their sales brochures. Assume worst case running on hi-cool all the time and use that fuel consumption spec.

Plus, I'd venture to say most people responding here are operating semi trailers (48/53') not straight trucks. My 53 footers average around 1.6 gal/hr on frozen loads (-10ºF) in the summer. Not sure, but I'm guessing a diesel powered unit on a straight truck has a smaller engine than the 2.2L Kubota I have.