refrigerated truck body · 2016-12-20 · refrigerated truck body for your business when...

HOW TO BUY THE RIGHT REFRIGERATED TRUCK BODY FOR YOUR BUSINESS When transporting perishable cargo, you need a solution that protects your product and maximizes your operating efﬁciencies. It should be built to stand up to the rigorous demands of multi-stop delivery and engineered to meet your business needs, including temperature requirement, delivery method, and refrigeration system. Important information to consider • What is the primary product you will be transporting? • How are your products packaged (pallet, milk-type crate, boxes, bags, etc.)? • How much product weight will you be hauling? • What temperature(s) do you need to maintain? • What is the outside ambient temperature range you will be working in? • How many times per day will you be opening the doors? • How long is your average workday? • How many stops per day will you be making? • How long is each stop? • What is the interior/exterior truck body length, width, and height you will require? • Will you need a particular bed height and bumper for dock loading? • Will you load your truck by hand, with a hand truck or with a forklift? • Will you need a side door? • For your rear doors, do you have any special considerations such as type, height or width? • Will you need cold curtains on your rear or side doors? • Do you have any liftgate requirements? • If you are using a liftgate, what are the ramp and lifting capacity you need? • How will you secure your cargo? • What type of ﬂooring will you require for your product? • What special interior or exterior lighting needs do you have? • Will you need electric standby to keep your product's temperature consistent overnight? WEST 800.827.0753 MIDWEST 800.642.4889 SOUTHWEST 800.541.6282 NORTHEAST 800.556.6492 SOUTHEAST 800.882.6742 Contact a Supreme representative today for more information on how we can help you customize a refrigerated truck body that’s right for your business. KK-SS-0716 SUPREMECORP.COM CANDY 60˚F/16˚C PLANTS & FLOWERS 50˚F/10˚C FRUITS 40˚F/4˚C EGGS 40˚F/4˚C DAIRY PRODUCTS 35˚F/2˚C VEGETABLES 35˚F/2˚C MEAT, POULTRY, & SEAFOOD 32˚F/0˚C ICE 0˚F/-18˚C FROZEN FOODS 0˚F/-18˚C ICE CREAM -20˚F/-29˚C

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Page 1: REFRIGERATED TRUCK BODY · 2016-12-20 · REFRIGERATED TRUCK BODY FOR YOUR BUSINESS When transporting perishable cargo, you need a solution that protects your product and maximizes

HOW TO BUY THE RIGHTREFRIGERATED TRUCK BODY FOR YOUR BUSINESS

When transporting perishable cargo, you need a solution that protects your product and maximizes your operating efficiencies. It should be built to stand up to the rigorous demands of multi-stop delivery and engineered to meet your business needs, including temperature requirement, delivery method, and refrigeration system.

Important information to consider• Whatistheprimaryproductyouwillbetransporting?• Howareyourproductspackaged(pallet,milk-typecrate,boxes,bags,etc.)?• Howmuchproductweightwillyoubehauling?• Whattemperature(s)doyouneedtomaintain?• Whatistheoutsideambienttemperaturerangeyouwillbeworkingin?• Howmanytimesperdaywillyoubeopeningthedoors?• Howlongisyouraverageworkday?• Howmanystopsperdaywillyoubemaking?• Howlongiseachstop?• Whatistheinterior/exteriortruckbodylength,width,andheightyou

willrequire?• Willyouneedaparticularbedheightandbumperfordockloading?• Willyouloadyourtruckbyhand,withahandtruckorwithaforklift?• Willyouneedasidedoor?• Foryourreardoors,doyouhaveanyspecialconsiderationssuchastype,

heightorwidth?• Willyouneedcoldcurtainsonyourrearorsidedoors?• Doyouhaveanyliftgaterequirements?• Ifyouareusingaliftgate,whataretherampandliftingcapacityyouneed?• Howwillyousecureyourcargo?• Whattypeofflooringwillyourequireforyourproduct?• Whatspecialinteriororexteriorlightingneedsdoyouhave?• Willyouneedelectricstandbytokeepyourproduct'stemperature

consistentovernight?

WEST800.827.0753

MIDWEST800.642.4889

SOUTHWEST800.541.6282

NORTHEAST800.556.6492

SOUTHEAST800.882.6742

Contact a Supreme representative today for more information on how we can help you customize a refrigerated truck body that’s right for your business.

KK-SS-0716

SUPREMECORP.COM

CANDY

60˚F/16˚CPLANTS & FLOWERS

50˚F/10˚C

FRUITS

40˚F/4˚C

EGGS

40˚F/4˚CDAIRY PRODUCTS

35˚F/2˚C

VEGETABLES

35˚F/2˚C