To ensure the delivery of foodstuffs, refrigerated vehicles are generally used. For professionals who do not have this type of vehicle, there is another solution: the refrigerated box. This equipment, which can be removable, makes it possible to transport products that need to be kept cool in a non-refrigerated commercial vehicle. There are multiple models on the market and many are easily adapted to different types of commercial vehicles.
A refrigerated box is a container equipped with insulating walls and a cold production system. This equipment makes it possible to maintain the temperature of the goods it contains independently, in a commercial vehicle that is not specifically designed for refrigerated transport. You can also place it in any “standard” commercial vehicle in order to ensure the transport of products while respecting the cold chain.
The refrigerated box gives you the possibility to transport food safely in a commercial vehicle. Being removable equipment, the housing allows the utility to maintain its original characteristics. It therefore allows the commercial vehicle to be able to deliver both normal products and products that must comply with strict refrigeration standards. The box also makes it possible to ensure simultaneous ambient and cold transport. Indeed, a refrigerated box at negative temperature makes it possible to transport frozen foodstuffs within freight at room temperature. Sensitive foodstuffs are thus protected in compliance with health regulations thanks to a partitioning system, as well as thermal by maintaining the temperature.
The refrigerated box therefore offers new logistical possibilities to the commercial vehicle, without the need for transformation or significant investment.
While isothermal boxes only keep the cold, refrigerated boxes produce them. Equipped with an integrated motor, they guarantee the production and maintenance of the temperature, as soon as the door closes. They have a long battery life thanks to batteries or mains power. They thus make it possible to ensure the transport of products over longer distances without compromising their safety.
Tip: Did you know that by properly programming your refrigerated boxes, they can continue to work even when the engine is stopped?
Removable refrigerated boxes are containers that can move large quantities of goods within a commercial vehicle. Very useful for many professionals, this equipment accommodates a large quantity of goods while keeping them at low temperature, in any type of vehicle. This is particularly the case for companies in the catering sector or farmers for example. These boxes have a variety of capacity, ranging from 20 liters to more than 1000 liters. Their formats also differ according to needs, they can take the form of a compression cooler if the quantity of goods is small or a refrigerated container in the opposite case. Generally:
It Exists Two Possible Opening Systems for this equipment, depending on the volume and packaging of the goods.
In addition to taking into account the volume and packaging of the products to be transported, the choice of the box and its opening system also depends on the commercial vehicle you own as well as the capacity of its trunk. They can be easily moved from one commercial vehicle to another and are placed inside the commercial vehicle, most often at the back to simplify its transport. Their prices generally vary between 3,000 and 5,000€ excluding taxes.
The refrigerated and refrigerated boxes differ in terms of their refrigeration system. The term Refrigerated Refers to a non-mechanical cold source. This means that it does not have an engine that can produce cold. In a refrigerated box, hybrid or carbonic ice or eutectic plates are at the origin of the production of cold. This type of box therefore has total thermal autonomy. This way you avoid the need for a ventilation system or external energy to function.
The refrigerated box is an extremely interesting piece of equipment for delivery drivers looking for an alternative to refrigerated vehicles. However, he is far from being the only one. Numerous arrangements are possible to carry out refrigerated transport in the best possible conditions. Find them in this dedicated article.
