Humboldt Specialty Manufacturing Company (HSMC) has launched its new product, Kool Shield, a retractable thermal barrier designed to keep refrigerated air in and heat/humidity out while a truck’s doors are open at a terminal, warehouse, or a consignee facility.
Every year, refrigerated trucking companies lose a national average of between 0.5% and 1% of their gross earnings to claims totaling billions of dollars industrywide.
Drivers for these companies are required to back into docks, open their doors, and wait to be loaded or unloaded—whether it takes 20 minutes or three hours. With refrigeration units running, the cold air is pushed out of the back of the trailer and hot, humid air is imported. Humid air freezes on the coils and will shut down the reefer unit. Refrigerated trucking firms are required to keep their goods at precise temperatures or the pallet/load is rejected, resulting in a claim.