Specially developed for the refrigerated transport industry, the Navman Wireless Temperature Monitoring Solution enables real-time remote data capture of temperature in refrigerated compartments found in vans, trucks and trailers.

1. Temperature Monitoring: How it Helps Refrigerated Transport Services
A cold chain is a temperature-controlled process of storage and distribution.
Food and pharmaceutical businesses use it the most, as their products are highly
sensitive to bacteria and temperature changes. The cold chain process extends
shelf life, which is important when transporting items to distant places. Not all
delivery services, however, offer cool cargo solutions. This is why it’s ideal to look
for temperature monitoring devices to get reports even while vehicles are on
the road.
Food Delivery
The quality of food depends on how it was prepared, cooked, stored, displayed,
and delivered. A change in temperature can produce pathogens like bacteria,
which could cause food poisoning. Food items normally at risk include meat,
chicken, eggs, dairy products, and seafood. Bacteria can multiply when food is
above five degrees Celsius, so it’ll be dangerous if delivery trucks used don’t
keep the temperature constant. For instance, frozen food should remain frozen
until it’s ready for cooking.
Pharmaceutical Items
Temperature is among the most important environmental conditions that affects
pharmaceutical products. Many medicinal products nowadays need controlled
storage and transit conditions. These include vaccines, blood products, insulin,
and other protein aceous items that need to be in a two to eight-degree Celsius
state.
It’s also very dangerous if pharmaceutical items freeze while in transport.
Denaturation could take place, which make the proteins or nucleic acids lose
their quaternary, tertiary, and secondary structure. This process could end up
making the medicines less effective.

2. Temperature monitoring helps
businesses track, improve, and
maintain delivery operations. This
way, they won’t lose products and
profits because of wrong
temperature levels during transport.
This also boosts the image of a company because there is reduced likelihood of
encountering safety concerns, including health violations and lawsuits from
clients and consumers.
Regardless of the product, as long as it’s highly sensitive to bacteria and
temperature, it’s advisable to monitor the transport vehicle as it travels.
Sources:
http://www.mhra.gov.uk/home/groups/commsic/documents/publication/con007569.pdf
http://www.who.int/medicines/areas/quality_safety/quality_assurance/ModelG
uidanceForStorageTransportTRS961Annex9.pdf
http://navmanwireless.com.au/fleet-management-solutions/temperaturemonitoring