From Freight Transport to Aircraft Charters: A Transportation Blog

Refrigerated transport allows for foodstuffs and medicines to be transported by road in a controlled environment, with no loss of quality. If you are thinking of transporting your own goods in this way, you may be interested to learn of the benefits of this kind of transport.

Longer-lasting goods

Firstly, by keeping your goods refrigerated during transport, you are extending their shelf life. Fresh foodstuffs and some medicines will deteriorate if they are kept at room temperature for too long as bacteria and microbes will spoil them. By keeping them refrigerated (or even frozen) during transit, you can ensure that they arrive at their destination as fresh as when they left. This vastly increases the number of markets you can use as you will not be limited to nearby outlets.

Regulated temperature

A second advantage is that the temperature in a refrigerated vehicle can be accurately regulated. Without this regulation and monitoring, you cannot be sure that the items were kept at the required temperature for the whole of their journey. This is why simply transporting them in insulated containers or ice boxes isn't as effective — there is always a risk that they will get too warm without your knowledge. Refrigerated transport will keep a constant temperature that allows you to be confident about the quality of your product.

Increased profits

The fact that you have access to more outlets for your goods, coupled with their prolonged freshness, means that you have greater opportunities for business. Customers will not be impressed by products that are not at their best, but if people know they can buy fresh and safe products from you, they will return to you again and again. Using refrigerated transport should directly increase your business profits.

Compliance with regulations

Finally, you should remember that transporting fresh food is usually subject to strict regulations. This is to ensure the safety of the public when consuming goods that have their origin some distance away. By trying to transport the goods yourself, you risk falling foul of these rules, either from ignorance or through accident. Using a professional refrigerated transport service will ensure that you comply with all rules, and they will have full insurance in the unlikely event that anything goes wrong.

Using refrigerated transport is the sensible way to keep goods fresh while transporting them over distance. Reach out to a local company to learn more about refrigerated transport.