Reefer trucking software
Reefer TMS that keeps the temperature record.
Roadmark reads the reefer unit's temperature, set point and out-of-range alerts on every load, and keeps the whole trip's record with the load and its POD. Pre-cooling, washouts and each trailer's history are kept for FSMA, reefer fuel is counted apart from the tractor's, and multi-temp loads are planned zone by zone.
- 34°F (1.1°C)
- Set point, Prairie Foods' written spec
- 96%
- Of readings in range, 32°F to 38°F
- 30 min
- Out of range, alert at 09:30
- 40.8°F (4.9°C)
- Peak, 09:45 at the Blue Water Bridge
- 35.1°F (1.7°C)
- Heartland Foods' product probe, 16:10
Loaded 04:30 to 16:45: set point 34°F, 50 readings, 96% in range. Out of range from 09:30 to 10:00 (30 min), peak 40.8°F at 09:45. Mean in transit 34.6°F, lowest 33.8°F.
Attached to the POD for load 48263, signed 16:50 ETKept with the load
Out-of-range alerts
An excursion caught at the border, not found at the dock.
Roadmark reads the reefer unit's telematics for the whole trip: the temperature, the set point and the unit's out-of-range alerts. When a reading leaves the shipper's range, the load shows it straight away and the Tracking agent drafts the update to the customer for a person to send.
- The range is the shipper's. Set point and limits come from the shipper's written spec on the load, not a default.
- The recovery is on record too. Every reading stays with the load, so the record shows how long it was out and when it came back.
- 09:12Driver reports the rear doors open for a CBP inspection at Port Huron.
- 09:30Reefer unit out of range: 39.4°F against the 34°F set point.
- 09:31Tracking agent drafts the update to Prairie Foods with the readings attached.
- 09:34J. Park sends it to Prairie Foods.
- 09:48Driver reports the inspection cleared and the doors closed.
- 10:00Reefer unit back in range at 37.2°F.
- 16:50POD signed at Heartland Foods, Joliet; product probe 35.1°F. The temperature record is attached to it.
The FSMA records, kept with the trailer and the load.
- Operating temperature, Prairie Foods in writing
- 34°F (1.1°C), range 32°F to 38°F
- Pre-cool to 36°F or below, empty
- 58°F at 03:30 → 35.2°F at 04:30, 60 min
- Washout before loading
- Mon, Sep 28, 01:40, Mississauga yard
- Previous load in TRL 7104
- Frozen bakery, −10°F
- Temperature record
- 50 readings, on the POD
| Loaded | Cargo | Set point | Washout before |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Sep 28 | Fresh dairy · load 48263 | 34°F | Mon, Sep 28, 01:40 |
| Sat, Sep 26 | Frozen bakery | −10°F | Sat, Sep 26, 05:15 |
| Thu, Sep 24 | Fresh produce | 36°F | Thu, Sep 24, 04:50 |
| Tue, Sep 22 | Fresh dairy | 34°F | Tue, Sep 22, 02:10 |
Two temperatures in one trailer, planned zone by zone.
Prairie Foods · TRL 7118 · 53' multi-temp · Wednesday pickup
Frozen10 pallets · 5 rows · −10°F
Chilled14 pallets · 7 rows · 34°F
Bulkhead- Bulkhead after row 5
- 20 ft from the nose
- Pallet positions
- 24 of 26
- Open at the doors
- 1 row
- Frozen at the nose, nearest the unit
- Each zone keeps its own set point: −10°F and 34°F
Reefer fuel
Reefer fuel, counted apart from the tractor's.
The reefer unit burns diesel for as long as it runs, loaded or not. Roadmark tracks it separately from the tractor's fuel, so each load carries its own reefer fuel and the tractor's figures aren't mixed with the unit's.
- Per load. A long pre-cool or a wait at the dock shows up on the load where it happened.
- Road fuel stays road fuel. The tractor's fuel, which IFTA reporting works from, is kept apart from the unit's.
Example figures: the reefer's gallons are its run hours, pre-cool to switch-off, at an example burn rate.
Questions
Questions about reefer loads.
Does Roadmark read reefer temperatures?
Yes. Roadmark reads the reefer unit's telematics on each load: the temperature, the set point and the unit's out-of-range alerts. The readings are kept as a continuous record on the load, and an out-of-range reading shows on the load as it happens.
Can I prove the temperature for a claim?
Yes. The load's temperature record, every reading from loading to delivery against the set point, is attached to the load and its POD, so you can show a customer or an insurer the whole trip rather than one reading at the dock.
Does it keep FSMA sanitary transportation records?
Yes. Roadmark keeps the records a reefer carrier is asked for under FSMA's Sanitary Transportation rule: the shipper's set point, the pre-cool before loading, washouts and each trailer's history, alongside the load's temperature record.
How are multi-temp loads planned?
Zone by zone. Roadmark assigns each pallet to the zone its product needs, sizes each zone in rows, places the bulkhead and gives each zone its own set point. The Planning agent drafts the plan for a dispatcher to approve.
Is reefer fuel tracked separately?
Yes. Reefer fuel is tracked apart from the tractor's, so each load carries its own reefer fuel and the tractor's fuel figures, including the ones IFTA reporting uses, aren't mixed with the unit's.
Thirteen modes, one platform.
Every mode runs on the same customers, loads and invoices, so a company that runs more than one sees them together.
Bring your reefer lanes. We'll walk a load from set point to POD.
Tell us about your reefer fleet, your shippers' specifications and how you answer a temperature claim today. In the call, you'll see a load's record the way Roadmark keeps it.
- Your reefer units and your lanes
- Set points, pre-cooling and washouts for FSMA
- What it would cost for your fleet