When your shipment includes items that must stay cold or frozen, standard LTL is not a good fit for your product. However, a full refrigerated truckload may be too costly if you’re not shipping a lot of pallets. LTL Reefer shipping is the optimal choice for smaller shipments that require refrigeration.
By sharing space on the truck, you benefit from cost-effective freight shipping. This solution allows you to ship through an Less-than-Truckload (LTL) terminal model with temperature-sensitive products, such as food, pharmaceuticals, beverages, and more. Ensuring that your products remain within their required thermal range from pickup through delivery.
Temp-Controlled LTL: What is it?
Less-than-truckload (LTL) carriers utilize local terminals to allow shippers to share space on a truck for cheaper services for product routing. However, common LTL carriers do not offer temperature controlled services due to the complexity of routing this kind of freight. On the bright side, there are carriers who specialize in Less-than-Truckload services with temperature controlled.
How Can This Fit into my Supply Chain?
If you commonly route temperature controlled product, then temp controlled LTL is a must in your supply chain. Instead of routing an entire trailer each time you need to ship your products, you can utilize LTL services for flexibility. This gives you the opportunity to cost effectively route temperature sensitive products.
Beyond Food: Diverse Industries Utilizing Temp-Controlled LTL
LTL temp control isn’t just for dairy or produce. There are a lot of industries that rely on this kind of service to keep their supply chain moving. For example, pharmaceutical companies may need to keep their products at stable temperatures for temperature-sensitive components. Even the construction industry may need this service to keep products for clean room building sterilized.
Tracking LTL Reefer Shipments: An Added Advantage
Not only can TLI help move your temperature controlled shipment with the right carrier, but we also offer an added-service to monitor your shipment. Our partnership with TIVE devices allows shippers to pay a little extra to monitor every aspect of the shipment. This includes temperature, shock impacts, light exposure, and real-time visibility into where the shipment is. Learn more about our TIVE integration.
LTL Reefer & Temperature Controlled Services at TLI
We support LTL Reefer and LTL Temp Control freight for every level of shipper—from small businesses to national brands. Likewise, we can easily source dedicated reefer capacity. We make every effort to protect your cold chain and your reputation. We do this through our use of Highway for in-depth carrier monitoring.
Our attention to detail and proactive communication make us the right choice. Whether it’s frozen, chilled, ambient, or dual-temp—we make sure your shipment arrives fresh, just the way it should.