Fleet glossary
What is Reefer?
Industry shorthand for a refrigerated trailer. Reefers carry temperature-sensitive freight and are commonly monitored with environmental sensors for temperature and humidity.
Related terms
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Cold chain
The unbroken sequence of temperature-controlled storage and transport that keeps perishable good...
Asset tracking
Locating non-vehicle equipment: trailers, generators, tools, usually with battery-powered tracke...
Deadhead miles
Miles a truck drives empty, after a delivery, on the way to the next pickup. Deadhead burns fuel...
PTO (Power Take-Off)
A mechanism that lets a truck's engine power auxiliary equipment: a dump bed, a boom, a pump. PT...