refrigerated trucks

Chilled cargo vehicles

Refrigerated trucks are vehicles equipped with cooling systems to transport perishable goods at controlled temperatures.

They haul everything from produce and dairy to pharmaceuticals and flowers.

The industry calls them reefers: a fleet of reefers delivering frozen foods to grocery chains.

The refrigeration unit typically runs on a separate engine from the truck itself.

Opposites
temperature control method

refrigerated trucksflatbed trucks

Vehicles with level cargo areas

box trucks

cargo type suitability

refrigerated truckstanker trucks

Vehicles transporting bulk liquids

dump trucks · livestock trailers

Family

truck, refrigerator, refrigerate, refrigeration, refrigerant

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G