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“Keep it cold” isn’t specific enough to protect most temperature-sensitive cargo. Fresh produce, frozen meat, ice cream and vaccines each have a different ideal range, and getting it wrong in either direction causes damage — too warm and chilled goods spoil or frozen goods thaw; too cold and some fresh produce suffers chill damage or delicate items freeze when they shouldn’t. Knowing the right range for your specific cargo is the first step to protecting it in transit.
| Cargo type | Ideal range | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Fresh produce | 0 → +8°C | Slows ripening without freezing |
| Dairy | 1 → +4°C | Keep toward the cooler half of chiller range |
| Fresh meat & poultry (chilled) | 0 → +4°C | Different from frozen meat — confirm which you have |
| Frozen meat, poultry & seafood | -18 → -25°C | Must stay solid throughout |
| Fresh seafood | 0 → +2°C | Very short shelf life, tightest tolerance |
| Ice cream & frozen desserts | -20 → -25°C | Most sensitive to any temperature swing |
| Cut flowers | +2 → +8°C | Never allow freezing |
| Vaccines & most pharmaceuticals | +2 → +8°C | Confirm exact range per product with supplier |
| Frozen ready meals | -18°C | Standard commercial freezer benchmark |
These are general guidelines — always check product-specific requirements, especially for pharmaceuticals, where the labelled storage range should be treated as the final word.
Chilled transport (0 to +8°C) slows the biological and chemical processes that cause spoilage, without freezing the product’s structure. Frozen transport (−18°C and below) stops those processes almost entirely by keeping the product solid. The two require different vehicles because holding −20°C reliably in 45°C heat takes considerably more refrigeration capacity and insulation than holding +4°C. For a full breakdown of the two vehicle types, see our chiller van vs freezer van comparison.
Many real deliveries mix categories — a grocery order with both dairy and frozen meals, or a catering run with chilled ingredients and a few frozen items. Rather than compromising one category to accommodate the other, a multi-temp van runs two independent zones in a single body, so each part of the load gets its correct range on the same trip.
The only reliable way to know a cold chain held is to track temperature throughout the trip, not just check it once at pickup and once at delivery. Real-time monitoring during transit creates a record of the conditions cargo actually experienced, which matters for quality control on food orders and can matter for compliance on pharmaceutical and medical shipments.
Consequences range from reduced shelf life and quality loss, through to food-safety risk for perishables and reduced effectiveness for temperature-sensitive medicines. Beyond the product itself, a broken cold chain can mean wasted stock, unhappy customers, and for regulated goods, potential compliance issues.
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Fresh produce should be transported at 0°C to +8°C to slow ripening without freezing.
Frozen meat, poultry & seafood are transported at -18°C to -25°C to keep them solid throughout.
Ice cream needs -20°C to -25°C because it’s the most sensitive to any temperature swing and will melt/recrystallize easily.
If the cold chain breaks, goods can thaw, spoil, grow bacteria, or lose quality even if the right van was used.
Temperature is verified using data loggers, sensors, or real-time GPS temp trackers inside the van.
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