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How to assess F-gas rules for a refrigerated vehicle fleet
9 May 2022
How to assess F-gas rules for a refrigerated vehicle fleet

Record refrigerant, equipment category and service history. Verify applicable rules from the current provision and equipment scope, not the gas name alone.

Regulations and standards
How to choose a transport refrigeration brand
7 May 2022
How to choose a transport refrigeration brand

Compare brands by body and target-temperature fit, route service, parts, data access and contract terms rather than reputation alone.

Fleet and refrigeration units
Refrigerated conversion for vans and small vehicles
1 May 2022
Refrigerated conversion for vans and small vehicles

Turning a panel van into a frigo kamyonet gives part of the volume to insulation and cuts payload. The decision sits between volume lost and regime gained.

Fleet and refrigeration units
What to compare in a refrigerated vehicle rental quote
24 April 2022
What to compare in a refrigerated vehicle rental quote

Do not compare daily rates alone: put drive, fuel, service, mileage, tax, replacement, data access and handover in one quote table.

Cost and investment
How to size a refrigeration unit for a vehicle
23 April 2022
How to size a refrigeration unit for a vehicle

Do not size a unit by body volume alone. Match insulation, load, ambient conditions and door use to model capacity data.

Fleet and refrigeration units
Refrigerated, insulated and chilled vehicles compared
19 April 2022
Refrigerated, insulated and chilled vehicles compared

A soğutuculu araç is an insulated body with a refrigeration unit added; an isothermal vehicle has insulation only. ATP defines them as separate categories.

Fleet and refrigeration units
What a refrigerated body is made of
13 April 2022
What a refrigerated body is made of

A frigorifik kasa is a sandwich body with insulation between two skins; its parts, ATP insulation classes and what to check before buying.

Vehicle bodywork hardware
How do you carry fresh and frozen food on the same vehicle?
12 April 2022
How do you carry fresh and frozen food on the same vehicle?

The classic solution has two ends: two separate vehicles, or running the whole body at the coldest setting. Move the regime down to the container and one vehicle is enough.

Transport and routing
What a refrigerated vehicle is and how it works
10 April 2022
What a refrigerated vehicle is and how it works

Frigorifik, frigofirik and frigolu araç are names for the same vehicle: an insulated body and a refrigeration unit hold the load at its target temperature.

Fleet and refrigeration units
How do F-gas rules relate to a service invoice?
16 March 2022
How do F-gas rules relate to a service invoice?

Invoice details help with records but do not establish legal scope. Check the equipment against current official rules.

Fleet and refrigeration units
Fleet renewal or equipment investment? Find the bottleneck in your data
7 March 2022
Fleet renewal or equipment investment? Find the bottleneck in your data

Separate vehicle, cooling and working-hour bottlenecks. Actual trips, utilisation, breakdown and total-cost records inform the investment choice.

Cost and investment
How to use a refrigeration unit maintenance log
18 February 2022
How to use a refrigeration unit maintenance log

Match repeat faults with route and running hours. The log makes service and backup-equipment decisions concrete.

Fleet and refrigeration units
Spare vehicle or spare container: which disruption to plan for?
27 January 2022
Spare vehicle or spare container: which disruption to plan for?

Use recent breakdown and delay records to identify which backup is actually needed.

Fleet and refrigeration units
How to separate fuel costs in a contract
20 December 2021
How to separate fuel costs in a contract

Track vehicle and refrigeration-unit fuel separately; define the index, measurement source and waiting responsibility in the contract.

Cost and investment
Where the energy goes: freezing plates in the warehouse or running a unit on the road
14 December 2021
Where the energy goes: freezing plates in the warehouse or running a unit on the road

Eutectic plates do not remove cooling energy, they move it into the depot. Below: GEBHARDT's plate table, Carrier's fuel figures and a worked calculation for one route.

Fleet and refrigeration units
When do refrigerant top-up records suggest a leak?
28 November 2021
When do refrigerant top-up records suggest a leak?

Match each top-up to an asset and service record. Repeated additions need the amount and repair history; they do not alone establish a leak rate.

Fleet and refrigeration units