Refrigerated Transport Directory

The UK has quite a number of refrigerator transport companies so if you are taking a look through a refrigerated transport directory you may be finding it difficult to make your decision. Due to the fact that failure can be pretty pricy when it comes to perishables, your first concern should obviously be reliability. I will now outline how to ensure that you choose a reliable company as well as answers to other frequently asked questions about refrigerated transport.

How do I Choose a Reliability Company from a Refrigerated Transport Directory?

When you are choosing a company from the refrigerated transport directory, the best way of choosing a reliable one is to concentrate solely on a company's reputation and experience. Almost all companies have

fancy profiles and websites but each can easily be bought, while a solid reputation cannot be. Look for a company with a history of happy and repeat customers and one that has a solid reputation. You should also try to focus on not just experience but specific experience in the perishable that you are hoping to transport. Due to the number of companies within the refrigerated transport directory, that should not be something that is difficult to find.

Will Most Companies in a Refrigerated Transport Directory offer RT Tracking?

Most companies with the refrigerated transport directory do indeed offer this service which will allow you at all times throughout the transport to know exactly where your load is. Many refrigerated transport companies now also offer real time information about the temperature within the cooling compartment also.

Why is Refrigerated Transport So Expensive?

When most people first look through a refrigerated transport directory they ask this very question and there are three reasons for the substantially larger cost over regular transport services. The first of course is that the purchase of a truck that is capable of keeping food cold for long periods of time is obviously going to cost a lot more than a regular type and that is not even mentioning maintenance. The second reason is that the cost of diesel fuel is not exactly cheap these days and far more of it is required during a journey in order to keep the air conditioning going. The final reason is that refrigerated transport companies need to take a lot more care when transporting products that need to be kept cool. A good example is that a driver cannot simply pull off the road for the evening and turn their vehicle off.

Isn't Refrigerated Transport Bad for the Environment?

It is indeed bad for the environment and a recent statistic suggests that eight percent of carbon emissions from refrigerated transport in Europe occurs on UK roads. There are many companies who have been very active in reducing their carbon footprint however. Many now use CFC free cooling and employ electrical standby systems which enable the cooling compartment to be powered by electricity when vehicles are in stand by. It is up to you however to choose such companies when you are going through a refrigerated transport directory.