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What does Reefer truck mean in logistics?

Short answer

A truck with an insulated body and a refrigeration unit that holds cargo at a set temperature, from frozen to chilled, during transit.

Indian reefers range from small insulated vans for city delivery to 32 ft long-haul units. Check the insulation, the unit’s capacity for the set point, door seals and a working temperature logger, not only the name "reefer". Ask our desk how this applies to your consignment.

Period: General definition. Data as of 29 Sep 2026. How we count

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Also called
reefer, refrigerated truck, refrigerated van
Category
Cold chain
Related terms
Reefer container, Pre-cooling, Temperature data logger, Cold chain

Sources

  1. SSL logistics glossary

Period: General definition. Data as of 29 Sep 2026.

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