If you’re a shipping company that handles the occasional temperature-sensitive cargo, then you probably own or rent a few reefer trucks or trailers in order to get that cargo safely to its destination. But once that cargo is delivered, what happens to your reefer? Do you have temperature-sensitive cargo at every destination along the truck’s route, or do you haul ordinary cargo some of the time? Or do you need to send the reefer back to its origin point empty in order to haul another load?
Either way, you’re effectively losing money when you aren’t using your refrigerated trucks to their full potential. Reefers cost extra because they demand extra energy and extra maintenance, but it’s normally worth it because you’re using it to haul goods that can fetch you an extra profit. While you won’t have to worry about added costs while the A/C unit is shut off, you’re still losing potential profits every time you have to move an empty trailer or you don’t use a reefer trailer to its full potential.
If you want to operate a closed loop shipping route that carries temperature-sensitive cargo only some of the time, then instead of wasting a reefer on the route you should cover up with a SureTemp cargo blanket. SureTemp blankets use hollow fibers to trap as much air as possible to create a thick layer of insulation which protects anything underneath from excess cold and even the powerful temperature spikes that come from exposing an unventilated trailer to the heat of a summer sun.
By using an industrial-strength cargo blanket, you can effectively turn an ordinary trailer into a reefer for one part of its route and then allow it to be normal the rest of the time. You can even run mixed cargo and only cover part of it, and you can keep the blankets in the trailer since they hardly take up space when they’re folded up.
While it’s true that you won’t be using your cargo blankets to their full potential in this situation, either, a set of good blankets doesn’t cost nearly as much as a good refrigerated truck or trailer, and so you aren’t wasting nearly as much potential profits. At the same time, you’re also freeing your reefer fleet for other, more lucrative runs or else reducing their number, and either way your profit margins will go up.
Not every cargo demands active temperature control, even if bad things happen when it gets too hot or cold. Sometimes all you need is a good blanket, and a good blanket can save you a lot of money if you know how best to use it.
