Market Day® Corporation signed on asThermo King Corporation’s first NorthAmerican cryogenics customer. Chicago-based Market Day, a school fund-raising foodcooperative, ordered 12 ST-CR 300cryogenic truck units. The ST-CR 300 runscompletely on the cryogenic system, usingliquid carbon dioxide as a substitute for dieselfuel. The cryogenics transport refrigerationunit completely eliminates ozone-depletingrefrigerants and diesel fuel. CO2, a naturallyoccurring refrigerant, eliminates the need forand emissions of ozone-depleting commercialrefrigerants such as CFC, HCFC or HFC.

Market Day offers schools the opportunityto earn a minimum of 10 percent of the

purchase price of food products. Everymonth, order sheets are distributed toparticipating school children who share themwith their family and friends. Market Dayoffers more than 150 brand name foods tochoose from. More than 6,000 schools andother community groups in 20 metropolitanareas benefit from the proceeds generatedthrough Market Day’s fund-raising program.In its 27 years of operation, the cooperativehas raised more than $250 million forschools. Because the company primarilydistributes food to schools and churches, theuse of safe and friendly CO2 as an alternativeto diesel fuel appealed to them.

“This is a huge step for the growth ofemerging technology in North America,”said Jay Seshadri, Thermo King vicepresident, global product management. “We couldn’t be more thrilled to work with a reputable company like Market Day onthis first North American cryogenic order.”

Todd Peterson, Market Day center manager,Tom Sabatini, Market Day transportationmanager, and Frank Laurendi, Market Daytransportation supervisor in Wood Dale, Ill.,were strong supporters of the cryogenicstechnology. Specifically designed for urban

marketswith multi-

stop deliveryrounds, the ST-CR

300 effectively stores liquidcarbon dioxide in a vacuum-insulated tank,making increased cooling capacity instantlyavailable. The units are cleaner, quieter andmore efficient.

“We feel that cryogenics is the future ofrefrigeration systems,” Laurendi said. “Wepride ourselves on being a company that isenvironmentally conscious. Not only doesthe unit eliminate emissions and reducenoise levels, its operating expenses are alsovery attractive.”

Market Day operates a fleet of 160 trucksand trailers to deliver the food to 11 states.The company’s main hub is in Chicago with five smaller hubs and cross-docks. Thecross-docks accept manufacturers’ deliveriesand palletize orders for distribution. MarketDay works with local Thermo King dealer,Illinois Auto Central, to meet its transportrefrigeration needs.

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I N S I D EThermo King Receives First U.S. Cryogenics Order . . . .Page 2Steve Shawley Named President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 2Get Your Beer Here . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 3

Look For the White Lining . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 4Transport Your Cake and Ice Cream Too . . . . . . . . . . .Page 5Tie One On with Ancra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 6

Tell Us What You Think . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 6Closed-Door Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 7Inside-the-Box Thinking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 8

Thermo King will be highlighting the latestadvances in transport temperature control.

Look for the SPECTRUM trailer andSPECTRUM TS truck multi-temp units; V-300 MAX TCI, a multi-temp for smalltrucks; ST-CR 300, the new cryogenictruck unit; and the latest in telematics.

Visit us at Booth #916 at the 2002 FoodProductivity Convention & Exposition, Oct. 20–23, in Atlanta at the Georgia

World Congress Center

Fall 2002A publication for the over-the-road transport temperature control industry.

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Thermo King Receives First U.S.Order for Cryogenics UnitsThermo King Receives First U.S.Order for Cryogenics Units

Thermo King and Market Day partneredwith Praxair to supply the CO2. Typically,processing companies such as Praxair refineCO2 into a liquid, solid or gas form.However, while these companies store CO2in large tanks at 300 psi, a lower pressure isrequired to increase the capacity (Btu perpound), which, in turn, provides for the ST-CR 300’s enhanced cooling capacity. Thermo King’s patented automatic fillingstation connects to a large storage tank similarto the type found at processing companies.The filling station converts the pressure of theCO2 from 300 psi to 125 psi and utilizesflexible fill hoses to transfer the liquid CO2into the unit’s tank. Private filling stations canbe placed in the yards of distribution centers,where entire fleets could be convenientlyfueled. For now, Market Day’s filling stationwill be private, but Laurendi did not rule outopening the filling station up to other localdistributors running cryogenics units.

Applying for building permits for MarketDay’s filling station was a little tougher than Laurendi anticipated. “Our villagemunicipalities were concerned about theconstruction of the CO2 tank,” Laurendi said.“Our local government wasn’t familiar with thetechnology and sent several inspectors to visitus before the permit was granted. The irony isthat CO2 is a low-risk and environmentallyfriendly alternative to diesel fuel.”

Seshadri concedes that educating businesseson the value of cryogenics technology hasbeen a hurdle. “Moving from diesel fuel toCO2 is a change in the way fleets have beenrunning their refrigeration units. It might

be intimidating to some, but mosttransportation companies are very familiarwith the governmental pressure to eliminatediesel emissions.”

“Everyone is interested in emergingtechnologies, but nobody wants to be thefirst,” said Dave Smith of Illinois AutoCentral, “except Market Day. They wantedto raise the green flag and show Americawhat the future is bringing – not only in fuelchoices, but also in conservation practices.They’ll be able to use the cryogenics units for a long time, transferring them from truck to truck as necessary.”

The SB-III CR cryogenics unit is availablefor trailers. Both truck and trailer cryogenicssystems offer rapid pull-down, quicktemperature recovery after deliveries, andimproved temperature control.

While Europe is traditionally the worldleader in passing environmental and noiseordinances, a growing number of U.S. statesand cities have recently proposed similar billsto help reduce pollution and excess noise,citing problems such as motor vehicleemissions, too much traffic, loud trucks andloud car stereo systems. This technologyprovides zero diesel emissions and muchlower noise levels.

For more information about Market Day,visit www.marketday.com.

For more information about cryogenics, visit the Emerging Technologies section of the Thermo King web site atwww.thermoking.com.

Market Day is a registered trademark ofMarket Day Corporation.

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Steven R. Shawley has been named president of Thermo King North America. Shawley succeeds Erl Swierkowski, who has chosen to retire and conclude a 33-year career with the company.

Before being named president, Shawley was vice president and controller for Ingersoll-Rand. Prior to Ingersoll-Rand, Shawley served as vice president and controller at Thermo King, where he had responsibility for all finance, information technology and treasury activities.

Previously, he held numerous other key financial positions with Thermo King’s former parentcompany Westinghouse Electric Corp. in a career that spanned more than 20 years. He served ascontroller of several major divisions and plants with broad financial and commercial responsibilitiesfor operations throughout Europe, Asia and Latin America, as well as North America.

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J.J. Taylor Distributing decided there had to be a better way. The Miller beerdistributor’s Tampa location delivered kegsto customers within a 2,100 square-mileterritory using refrigerated beer tendertrucks — basically a warehouse on wheels.According to Jay Martin, vice president ofoperations, “The trailers had two pulloutdoors on each side that, when opened,exposed a giant box holding 100 kegs ofbeer — all different brands.”

So what’s the problem?

For starters, each beer tender would sell onaverage 40 kegs of beer a day. That meantthat the driver hauled 60 kegs, each weighing175 pounds. The kegs were taxied around allday, contributing to vehicle wear and tearand costing the company money.

Hauling kegs was not only hard on truckbodies, but also on drivers’ bodies.Depending on what brand each customerwanted and where it was located on thetrailer, drivers would have to haul the heavykegs quite a distance.

Customers also wanted cases and bottledbeer. So, J.J. Taylor would send a second

“dry” truck to the same locations as the beertenders to meet these needs.

J.J. Taylor’s “better way” was created with the help of Hackney Trailers and Thermo King. J.J. Taylor sat down withHackney’s engineers and sales people andshared their vision for a “combo trailer” thatwould contain both dry and refrigeratedbays. J.J. Taylor also wanted the bays to beflexible — where a few or all of the cold bayscould be turned off, becoming dry bayswhen necessary. “We turned to Hackneybecause they had experience with refrigeratedtrailers, and we knew they’d come up with a configuration that worked,” explained Martin.

As for the refrigeration unit, J.J. Taylorturned to Gulf Coast Thermo King. “Ourbeer tenders already had Thermo King units,so there was no question that we wantedThermo King for the new trailers too,”continued Martin. “We’re beer experts;they’re the refrigeration experts. We dependon them to understand our business needsand give us the best recommendations.”John Dancu of Gulf Coast Thermo Kingrecommended the RD-II unit originally, andthen in 2000, switched them to the new TS-

300. “The TS-300 is the newer and betterversion,” said Stoney Braswell, fleet managerfor J.J. Taylor. “We’re always looking for theright product for the job, and most often, it’salso the best product on the market. We liketo take advantage of the latest and thegreatest when it makes sense. Plus, it showsour customers that we’re serious — about ourequipment, our business and delivering thebest product possible.”

Dancu liked that the TS-300 gave J.J. Taylorextra capacity. “The new TS-300 works wellin the intense heat of Florida, and like theRD-II, it accommodates the duct systemconfigured into the combo trailers,”explained Dancu. “I knew J.J. Taylor wouldbe happy with the results.”

And they were. The company purchasedthree the first year and two more last year.

What started out as a vision for J.J. Taylorhas turned into 13 combo trailers today –eight with RD-II units and five with the newTS-300 units. Trailer sizes range from 32-feetto 35-feet long and consist of 14 or 16 staticbays. The dry bays are located in the frontand back of the trailers, while the cold baysare in the center. A louver system closes the

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John Dancu, sales manager of Gulf Coast Thermo King; Jay Martin, J.J. Taylor Distributing vice president of operations; and Stoney Braswell, J.J. Taylor Distributing fleetmanager, stand by one of 13 Hackney combo trailers – this one featuring a TS-300 unit. J.J. Taylor Companies was founded in 1958 by John J. “Joe” Taylor in Massachusetts.J.J. Taylor Distributing/Tampa was established in 1997. In addition to Miller and Coors brands of beer, the company sells a mix of imports and microbrewery brands.

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The White Lining Looking For

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Optimists are always looking for the silverlining. But, Thermo King customers arefinding the many merits of white.

Toronto-based VanLiner Technologies Inc.manufactures the ColdGuard Insulated LinerKit, sold throughout the United States. Theeasy-to-install (white) liners are designed tobe the perfect complement to the Thermo King V-200, V-280 and V-300systems.

“The kit provides the operator with anenvironment that allows for the handling of perishable products such as meat andseafood, dairy, produce and flowers in ahygienic and safe manner,” VanLinerPresident Peter Robinson explained.

Dick Berard, sales manager for Mass TruckRefrigeration in Auburn, Mass., has beenselling VanLiner ColdGuard for about twoyears. “We jumped on the VanLiner bandwagon, so to speak, because the liner is a goodlooking addition to the van. It holds atemperature range from 30 degrees F to –20degrees F, it’s easy to install, and customerscan remove it if they change vehicles,” he said.

The six-year-old company originallymanufactured the kits using hand-laidfiberglass. As word spread, they soon found

that they couldn't keep up with demand. Infall 2001, they began outsourcing the ABSskins to Custom VAC Form Componentsfrom Milton, Ontario.

Designed to meet current HACCP(Hazardous Analysis Critical Control Points)guidelines, the ColdGuard Kit is comprisedof closed-cell polyurethane foam covered by an ABS skin — providing durability,exceptional insulating qualities and moistureresistance. Integral insulated side and rear doors help to keep heat gain at aminimum level.

The insulating qualities of the ColdGuardKit were evaluated by Bill Waldschmidt,Thermo King applications engineer, and KCKolstad, Thermo King test engineer, andtheir staff using the test chambers at Thermo King headquarters in Bloomington,Minn. Test results showed a UA or box lossfactor of 18.4 Btu/hr/F, along with noappreciable hot spots or air leaks. EachColdGuard Kit is manufactured to the sameexacting standards for consistent thermalperformance. According to Robinson, manycompanies make fairly good permanentliners using fiberglass and closed-cell foam,but they are not transferable. Some othercompanies use open-cell foam and plywood,which will absorb moisture and juices, and

can be dangerous, especially if transportingseafood or meat.

Easy to clean and easy on the eyesThe ColdGuard Kits are also easy to cleanand contain an optional floor drain for moreextensive washing. And, did we mentionthey’re white? The all-white interior promotescleanliness — looking much like the inside ofa standard refrigerator. Account ManagerLinkon Price of Thermo King Toronto,Ontario, agreed. “The ColdGuard units havea clean look. They’re impeccable. Customersare drawn to their clean, crisp appearance andthat they’re easy to clean out.”

Easy to installThe patented kit is ideally suited for the V-200, V-280 and V-300 series and has beentouted for its ease of installation. Accordingto Robinson, all you need is a cordless drill or screwdriver plus a caulking gun.Components include a series of already-madepanels that form all six sides (door frames,wall and ceiling panels, and bulkheads). “It'sa complete structure that you build inside thevan. The holes are pre-drilled, so the dealer justhas to line it up and follow the easyinstructions.” He added that the componentsare held together by screws. The dealer has tocaulk the seams between panels, let it cure, andmount the Thermo King unit. The bulkheadcontains two-by-four-inch boards so that theevaporator can be mounted. If the evaporatoris to be a ceiling mount, the installer wouldjust place a piece of plywood above the kit roofpanel and bolt through that.

Gary Barnes, special products divisionmanager of Thermo King Fresno, Calif.,started working with VanLiner in 1998. Hebelieves the reduced installation time is thebiggest advantage of the ColdGuard units.

The White Lining Looking For

VanLiner’s ColdGuard Insulated Liner Kit holdstemperatures from 30 degrees F to –20 degrees F.

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Whether it’s beer and brats, wine and roses or fish and chips, youknow that sometimes your customers request items that need to be transported at different temperatures. Introducing the V-300MAX TC and V-300 MAX TCI for small trucks. These units canmanage two remote evaporators for temperature control in multiplecompartments.

“In today’s rapidly changing business climate, we wanted to provideour customers with flexibility, so as their business needs change ourunits will adapt and perform without missing a beat,” said JoeyDeLoach, Thermo King national account manager, small truck.

Building on the modular platform of the popular V-200 series, theaerodynamic design of the V-300 series is the result of intensiveresearch and extensive testing. The V-300 series offers increasedcapacity and unmatched versatility for larger direct drive applications.

Features include Ultra Slim evaporators, expansion module, and theinnovative new speedy clip hose system. Ultra Slim evaporatorsmaximize your load space and provide high airflow volume forsuperior temperature control. Expansion modules can add heating,bi-temperature or multi-temperature management. The innovativenew speedy clip system for hoses and connections makes installationeasier.

Before VanLiner, a Fresno driver had to takethe van on a day trip, where the body wouldbe installed. The van had to stay at the yardfor one to two weeks as the material wasinstalled. Then it was another day trip backto the dealer. “Now, installing a liner in a V-280 with a dual mount – including the reefer unit, compressor bracket and liner – runs about 24 hours. Without therefrigeration unit, it can be installed in lessthan nine hours,” said Barnes.

In fact, Robinson claims the kit can beinstalled by any Thermo King dealer in fourto five hours.

Easy to uninstallAs easy as the ColdGuard is to install, it issaid to be even easier to take out. Barnesnoted, “A key selling feature for customers is the fact that they can reuse the liner withanother vehicle. If the ColdGuard unitoutlives the life of one vehicle, the customercan just take it out and put it in another.”

The ColdGuard system fits Ford and GMvans, both standard and extended length.The kit is completely transferable betweenthese vans with the addition/deletion ofextension panels. “This allows for highervehicle resale values and cost efficientredeployment of assets,” Robinson said.

Easy on the pocketbookWith a name like his, it’s no surprise that the bottom line is top of mind with Price who is impressed with VanLiner’scompetitive pricing. And along with productperformance, this translates into sales. “We’vehad a number of customers make the shift to Thermo King/VanLiner ColdGuard,” saidPrice. “Also, it has helped generate repeatbusiness. Customers come in and say, ‘Itworks great. Give me another.’”

Easy to do business withFinally, VanLiner earns high marks incustomer satisfaction. “With all the unitswe’ve sold over the years, we’ve never had asingle complaint,” Berard said. “As far asVanLiner goes, it’s always nice to do businesswith people who do what they say they’regoing to do. They deliver product on time –often in a week or less.”

There’s your silver lining. (Better make thatyour white lining.)

For more information about VanLinerTechnologies, contact Peter Robinson orMartin Blyth (sales) at 800-295-8495 orwww.vanliner.net.

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Transport Your Cakeand Ice Cream

The ColdGuard Kit is comprised of closed-cell polyurethane foam covered by an ABSskin. Insulated side and rear doors keep heatgain to a minimum.

Cargo restraints, long an essential part of trucking,are now available at Thermo King dealersnationwide. Thermo King announces apartnership with Ancra International LLC to addto its wide range of aftermarket services. Offeringhigh quality cargo restraints at the dealership savesdrivers and fleet owners time and gets the trucksback on the road faster.

While some dealers have already been selling theproducts for many years, others will be addingthese supplies to their offerings for the first time.This partnership will provide a consistent productline throughout the Thermo King network.

“It used to be when customers would come inlooking for cargo restraint dealers would have tosend them down the street. This service makes thedealership more of a one-stop shop,” said RalphAbato, Ancra national sales manager.

Started in 1969, Ancra International LLC is oneof the largest suppliers of cargo restraints. Ancra’sfull line of cargo restraints will be available atThermo King dealerships. While other suppliershave entered the market, Ancra has maintainedquality and consistency of the product withoutcompromising competitive price, Abato added.For more information, check out their web site atwww.ancra-llc.com.

Ancra is a copyright of Ancra International LLC.

ductwork into the designated cold bays when not needed. Sliding doors on

the trailer sides make for easy loading and unloading.

“Deliveries are more efficient for us and for our customers,” said Martin.

“We make one trip to each customer, and they write one check instead of

two – saving on administrative costs. The trailer configuration makes it easier

for our drivers to get to the different beer products and eliminates excessive

lifting of kegs. Also, because the different beer products are in separate

compartments, door openings are decreased. As a result, the refrigeration

unit doesn’t have to work as hard to maintain proper temperatures. In

addition, we now deliver pre-sold beer. Trailers go out full each morning and

come back empty.”

J.J. Taylor Distributing runs 75 routes daily. It’s fleet consists of the 13

combo trailers, 45 conventional trailers – each with 16 to 18 bays, and 17

dry (pallet) trailers. J.J. Taylor Distributing and its combo trailers were

featured in the June issue of Refrigerated Transporter magazine.

Want to find out more about the combo trailer configuration with the TS-

300 refrigeration unit? Contact John Dancu at Gulf Coast Thermo King at

(813) 985-8502.

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Tie Oneon withAncra

Secure your cargo straps atThermo King dealers nationwide

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Mike Thoms rarely listened to his motherwhen she told him to shut the door behindhim, and neither did his drivers. Fortunately,they have Thermo King’s R:COM system toremind them.

As chief operating officer of Thoms ProestlerCompany (TPC), a fourth-generation,family-owned broad line distributor, Thomsis sensitive about efficient delivery methodsand maintaining product quality. Andthrough a long-lasting relationship withThermo King, Thoms consistently meetsboth needs.

Utilizing a fleet of 79 International tractorsand mostly Great Dane trailers outfittedentirely with Thermo King reefers, TPCdelivers more than 10,000 line items tocustomers ranging from independentlyowned restaurants to large national chains.Because the company’s territory consists of a 260-mile, five-state radius from itscorporate warehouse in Rock Island, Ill.,drivers often make between 15 and 16deliveries per route.

“Since his drivers are constantly opening and closing doors during their deliveries, air loss was one of Mike’s big concerns,”explained Ron Gress, sales manager, Thermo King Quad Cities, Inc., of Milan,Ill. “With the SB-III, and more recently, theSPECTRUM™ SB, we’ve been able toprovide him with units that recover quickly.”

“Ron’s been very proactive about keeping meup to speed on Thermo King’s latest productintroductions, and has been there for mewhen I’m ready to take the next step,” addedThoms. “I’m alwayslooking for ways thatour company canmeet

HACCP (Hazardous Analysis CriticalControl Points) requirements more efficiently.So when I turned to him and

asked for a system that could monitor, recordand download crucial trailer information, heimmediately suggested R:COM.”

The R:COM system is a radio-based localarea network that serves as an effective trafficmanagement tool that instantly identifies andcommunicates vehicle arrival and departuretimes; availability in yard, type andregistration; as well as refrigeration unitmodel, operating and temperature data,alarm conditions and any actions required.

With the installation last year of 41 R:COMsystems at TPC’s newly expanded 255,000-square-foot distribution center, Thoms found a way to gauge the progress of a newexperiment. And a unique management tool.

Because TPC’s product line ranges frommeat, dairy and produce items to restaurantsupplies and cleaning materials, the companyoften runs mixed loads utilizing twocompartments. One contains refrigerated or“cool” items such as cheese and fruit, alongwith dry goods like paper products andkitchen utensils. Another compartment isused to transport frozen items such as icecream. But with a new monitoring system inplace, Thoms wanted to ensure reefer unitsweren’t running too hard and long, and consuming precious fuel to cool itemssuch as pots and pans.

Soon, Thoms began running alternate three-compartment trailers, outfitted with theSPECTRUM unit and R:COM system.Now, frozen items are stored in the trailer’snose, behind the reefer unit, while a bulkheadand center divider separates the cool and drycompartments. A side door is used to unloadfrozen products, while the cool and dry itemsare taken out the

back. Meanwhile,

theR:COMsystem monitors thetemperatures in all threecompartments.

Thoms is pleased with the initial results.“Although the three-compartment trailer isstill in the testing phase, by using R:COM,we can already tell that we’re maintaining andholding temperatures much better,” heexplained.

In addition to conducting analysis ontemperature performance, Thoms alsoincorporated the R:COM system to look forcertain trends among his company’s 100-plusdrivers. “R:COM allows us to notice thingslike when the door of the trailer isn’t beingclosed between deliveries,” he explained.“That might not sound like a big deal, butwhen you combine it several times over thecourse of a day, it’s a tremendous loss oftemperature. With R:COM, it becomes anissue that can be easily remedied.”

Besides supplying TPC with the latesttechnology, Thermo King has helped ensureit is used effectively. Last year, Thermo Kingrepresentatives Doug Myers and Barry Climievisited TPC’s distribution center and walkedThoms and his staff through refrigerationbasics and proper loading procedures. As afollow up, Thermo King designedspreadsheets for TPC’s use, detailing how tomaintain proper temperature maintenanceduring multi-stop deliveries.

Looking ahead, Thoms plans to take deliveryon three or four more trucks and trailers by year end, all to be outfitted withSPECTRUM units and R:COM systems. Hecredits Thermo King with helping himremain focused on the future, withoutneglecting his customers. “No one wants to

work with a company who waits untilyou complain,” laughed Thoms.

“Thermo King truly has afeel for what’s going on inthe industry. They’re ableto anticipate customers’needs ahead of time,

and help us find the bestways to meet them.”

Closed-Door PolicyThoms Proestler Company tests three-compartment trailer

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Tell Us What You Think

A publication for the over-the-road transport temperature control industry.

Executive Editor: Randal Gast Editors: Kimberly Thorsen, Joe Cretella Managing Editor: Kim WicklineWriter: Sara Sturm

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Check your refrigeration unit’s set point,discharge and return air temperatures, fuellevels and alarm codes, all without leaving thecomfort of the cab. A remote possibility?Something like that.

Thermo King’s new i-Box®, a protocolinterpreter, gives drivers or fleet/logisticsmanagers access to crucial information and cargo data through the existing tractor-trailer power line cord (PLC) connection.Thermo King’s new i-Box enables a direct

communications link between the reefer andthe tractor. The i-Box provides true dataconnectivity and simplicity.

“Thermo King is the first commercialapplication to be granted use of a tractor’sPLC,” explained Brian Meagher, Thermo King global product manager,electronics. “With that connection, we areable to transmit data such as unit set point,discharge and return air temperatures, evenfuel levels and alarm conditions to severallocations, including in-cab or through amodem to any location in the world.”Depending on a customer’s needs, the datacan also be obtained from the driver or a fleetmanager 1,000 miles away.

Requiring dealer installation, the i-Box can beconnected to any existing Thermo KingSMART REEFER® system. Mounted insidethe reefer unit, the i-Box interprets data fromthe controller, and transmits it through thePLC to the tractor or to an independentsatellite or cellular modem. The i-Box enables Thermo King customers to simply access andview critical cargo data anywhere at anytime.

Inside-the-Box ThinkingThermo King’s i-Box® enables remote monitoring of crucial data

A Matter of Degrees reaches more than 25,000 people in the refrigerated transport industry.

The magazine shares stories of hard work and success of people like you who take pride in

delivering quality refrigerated products. It also gives you the latest news and Thermo King

product information to help make your jobs easier.

Please take a few moments to complete the enclosed readership satisfaction survey and drop

it in the mail. Or, if you prefer, call us at 952-897-2206, or e-mail us at

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