Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Photo: Jim Allen / FreightWaves) Peak retail season may be over, but reefer national average spot rates are breaking above $2.91 ...

A reefer unit burns its own diesel. Anyone who runs refrigerated freight knows this, because they are paying for two fuel burns on every load: the diesel that moves the truck down the road, and the ...

Cold chain providers are accustomed to walking the line between maintaining product integrity while managing operational costs. Ongoing market tension, however, has made it more difficult to strike ...

The fleet says its use of diesel fuel in its trailers' refrigeration units “is an off-highway, nontaxable business use,” and is eligible for tax credits on the taxes paid for the fuel.

Fresh food comes to our stores and then into our kitchens no matter what the season. That’s no big deal today, but it wasn’t always this way. People who grew up in cold climes as late as the 1950s can ...