Fozen loads in hot weather
Discussion in 'Refrigerated Trucking Forum' started by SteveScott, May 30, 2020.
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I hauld Breyers ice cream on a dedicated account , we had special trailers to haul it with 6 inch walls and ceiling and a 100 gallon fuel tank , and they only got shut off for maintenance.
They used to spray the trailer with a fire hose to cool it off in the summer , id stay away from ice cream in the summer with a standard reefer trailer.
I liked hauling ice cream it was no touch and the receiver unloaded it lickity split not wanting to melt it. -
I've learned over the years the r rating in the walls will deteriorate thus making it harder to cool in hot weather. Cooling an empty box to temp is always tougher. I have a 18 Dane with thermoguard walls. Carrier 7500. Empty in 90+ with humidity takes 2 hours to get to -10, 3 hours to -20 but it will do it. Ice cream always run on continuous.
In the end, the proper equipment is the best strategy. I went biggest baddest mofo unit out there with the best insulation I could get outside of going specific ice cream trailer which you lose cube space because of thicker walls.
Annual pm, condenser cleaning at the beginning of the warm season is a must.Orange713 and Buckeyes614 Thank this. -
Orange713 Thanks this.
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