NaturaLINE CO2-based
container refrigeration
system makes its debut

Carrier Transicold debuted its container refrigeration system that uses the natural refrigerant CO2 at the Intermodal Europe Show recently, one year after the company announced it had developed and begun testing the technology....

Heinz salutes CTI
as Carrier of Year

Heinz North America has recognized Cryo-Trans Inc as the winner of its 2011 National Carrier of the Year award for performance in transportation of Heinz’ frozen food products....

Truck reefer unit enables simultaneous
chilling, warming of cargo compartments

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd has developed a truck refrigeration unit that enables simultaneous temperature control of two separate cargo compartments with different temperature settings entirely by heat pump....

Mile Hi Foods generates
mile-high savings using
Vector trailer reefer units

With its 27 Carrier Transicold Vector multi-temperature trailer refrigeration units, Mile Hi Foods Company is saving around $85,000 annually in fuel costs while improving operational sustainability....

DTNA celebrates delivery
of 1,000th natural gas truck

Daimler Trucks North America has delivered its 1,000th natural gas truck and is the first commercial vehicle manufacturer to achieve this milestone....

CARB adopts changes
to reefer engine rules

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) held a public hearing recently and approved amendments to the Transport Refrigeration Unit (TRU) regulation....

Turkish shipping line
acquires 1,800 containers
equipped with PrimeLINE

A commitment to the environment led Arkas Shipping and Transport SA to recently acquire 1,800 40-foot containers equipped with the Carrier Transicold PrimeLINE refrigeration system....

NYSERDA awards $300K
to New West Technologies
for electric trailer project

The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) has awarded $300,000 to New West Technologies (NWT) of Utica NY to demonstrate the cost and environmental savings of investing in equipment to support electric-powered refrigerator trucks....