Refrigerated Trucking

Refrigerated Trucking — Reefer Trailer Transport Across Europe

A refrigerated trailer isn't just a truck with air conditioning. It's a sealed, insulated body with a reefer unit designed to hold a set temperature for the full duration of transit, not just cool the air once at loading. Cargo Logistic Solutions runs refrigerated trailers across Europe for fresh, frozen, and temperature-sensitive cargo, with the equipment and monitoring built for cold chain integrity rather than added as an extra.

What This Page Covers

This is the vehicle itself — the refrigerated trailer, its capacity, and how it holds temperature during transit. For the broader mechanics of temperature-controlled transport that apply across industries, including pre-cooling and multi-compartment trailers, see our Temperature-Controlled Freight page. For food-specific hygiene rules, see Food & Perishables; for pharmaceutical compliance, see Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare. Here, the focus is the trailer: what it's built to carry and how much.

Our Refrigerated Trailer

Sized for standard European palletised loads, while leaving room for bulkier items like animal carcasses that don't palletise cleanly.

• Continuous temperature monitoring — digital logging tracks temperature throughout transit, creating a verifiable record rather than relying on a single check at loading and unloading.
• Sealed, insulated body — keeps the set temperature stable against outside conditions and limits temperature recovery time at multi-drop deliveries.
• Load securing without cargo movement — product stays in place during transit, protecting packaging integrity and appearance. This matters for retail-bound goods, where damaged packaging affects saleability, not just the product itself.

What Refrigerated Trucking Handles

• Frozen and fresh food — fish, meat, ice cream, vegetables, and other perishable products requiring specific temperature corridors.
• Pharmaceuticals — temperature-sensitive medical products, handled under the GDP framework covered in more depth on our Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare page.
• Temperature-sensitive industrial and chemical products — where composition or properties change outside a set temperature range. For hazardous chemical cargo specifically, see our Chemicals & Hazardous Materials page for classification and tank compatibility requirements.

What Affects Refrigerated Trucking Cost

• Temperature range required — frozen transport typically costs more than chilled due to equipment demands.
• Distance and multi-drop delivery — each door opening on a multi-drop route affects temperature recovery time and reefer workload.
• Volume and load type — bulkier or irregularly shaped cargo like carcasses may affect how efficiently the trailer's capacity is used.
• Cross-border documentation — international shipments require customs clearance as part of the process, alongside any product-specific certification.
• Monitoring and documentation level — continuous digital logging with exportable records may cost more than basic temperature checks, depending on what your buyer or regulator requires.

Why Choose Cargo Logistic Solutions for Refrigerated Trucking

We run our own refrigerated fleet at 22-tonne capacity, with continuous digital temperature monitoring as standard rather than an upsell. Every shipment is insured, and a dedicated logistics contact tracks temperature continuity from collection to delivery. With offices in Poland, Spain, Germany, and the UK, we run domestic and cross-border refrigerated routes, including import and export shipments, using the same fleet of vehicles.

Need temperature-controlled transport for food, pharma, or sensitive industrial cargo? Get a quote — we'll confirm trailer availability, temperature range, and route before your shipment is booked.