Richland, Mississippi, USA: KLLM Transport Services is adding 1,400 new Utility trailers with Carrier Transicold refrigeration, telematics, and solar charging systems.
The company has one of the youngest, most advanced fleets on the highway, says Jim Richards, president, KLLM, a Top-3 refrigerated carrier.
“This latest investment helps us keep our fleet new and modern for improved service, less downtime and to provide our customers with the advantage of the most current technology.”
The new Carrier Transicold systems include 1,325 X4 7500 single-temperature trailer fridges and 75 Vector 8600MT multi-temperature units that will be used by KLLM’s Dallas-based Frozen Foods Express business.
All refrigeration systems will be installed on 53-foot Utility 3000R insulated trailers by Carrier Transicold and Utility Trailer dealer Southern States Utility Trailer Sales, also located in Richland.
Carrier Transicold’s E-Solutions improves ‘visibility’ of trailers and provides a centralized data stream about the transport refrigeration units and cargo.
In addition to supplying critical data, such as temperatures, location and movement, the E-Solutions platform will provide two-way control as well as analytic and diagnostic information about its refrigeration units. Carrier’s Tru-Mount solar charging system helps maintain the charge of the refrigeration unit battery, which supports the E-Solutions telematics system, even when the fridge is not running.
“The fact that the E-Solutions system is integrated with the Carrier Transicold units is very important to us,” Richards said. “It will give us new abilities to download data and upgrade over the air, including our IntelliSet profiles – something we are certainly excited about.”
The IntelliSet software application allows custom configuration of multiple refrigeration parameters to create profiles based on specific commodities or customer preferences. With the E-Solutions system, IntelliSet configurations can be selected remotely, and parameter updates can be done over the air rather than manually, saving time and resources.
