According to the OOIDA Foundation, there are approximately 350,000 registered owner-operators in the United States that work in shipping temperature sensitive products. Some handle all of the duties like procuring loads, delivering them, and starting the process all over again. Meanwhile, others sign on with large corporations and work under the establishment’s DOT. Either way, who can blame them? The truck driving industry offers good pay and job security.
However, if an owner-operator fails to protect the cargo that is in his or her care, they will probably notice a steep decline in their job load. After all, people aren’t going to continue to use their services if they are regularly receiving complaints from customers. For instance, when prescriptions arrive at their destinations less potent than they started, the middle man/woman is going to catch the blame for letting the medicines get too hot or cold.
Owner-operators should not fret though. Our organization has plenty of options available to those shipping temperature sensitive products. For example, we understand that trailers are not always filled to the brim with the same type of cargo. Instead, they may contain a pallet of medications, one of wine, and the rest packed with boxes of nails. Obviously, the latter won’t be impacted by hot or cold conditions, but the other items will.
Pallet Covers Could Be Exactly What You Need For Shipping Temperature Sensitive Products
SureTemp pallet covers offer protection against both hot and cold temps. They feature an outer shell of heavy-gauge woven polyethylene, which is heat-sealed to a poly-coated aluminum foil. Meanwhile, the core has low conductive synthetic hollow fibers that create a top-notch thermal barrier. Three different elite designs are available, the 150 GSM, 300 GSM, and 450 GSM. All of which are reusable and allow for ease of installation. Plus, owner-operators can have custom sizes made if need be.
Shipping temperature sensitive products, particularly by the pallet load, has never been simpler thanks to these coverings. They are definitely worth adding to any owner-operator’s truck. So, don’t wait until after catastrophe strikes and goods get ruined. Instead, pick one or two up now and avoid the headaches later. In turn, recipients will have fewer complaints, which means the shipper won’t have much to gripe about either. As such, more and more loads will come your way, and your profit margins will increase.
