What does a 'quilted truck' mean?
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A 'quilted truck' refers to a high-sided truck with quilts wrapped around its perimeter. After loading the cargo, the goods are further covered with quilts. This type of truck is suitable for transporting frozen goods, seafood, and fruits, primarily to maintain temperature at a lower cost compared to refrigerated trucks. Refrigerated trucks, on the other hand, are enclosed box-type vehicles designed for transporting frozen foods, dairy products, vegetables, fruits, vaccines, and medicines. Below is an introduction to refrigerated trucks: 1. The role of refrigerated trucks: The advent of refrigerated trucks has enabled many perishable foods such as fruits, meats, and frozen desserts to be transported over long distances under frozen or fresh-keeping conditions. 2. Classification of refrigerated trucks: Refrigerated trucks are divided into two main categories: refrigerated road vehicles and refrigerated railway cars. Refrigerated road vehicles are primarily used for intra-city food transportation, such as delivering frozen desserts, fresh fruits, fish, and meat from factories to various stores, and sometimes for medium to short-distance intercity refrigerated transport. Refrigerated railway cars undertake medium to long-distance refrigerated food transportation tasks. 3. Refrigeration methods of refrigerated trucks: Some refrigerated trucks use ice refrigeration, which involves placing large blocks of ice mixed with salt inside the truck's compartment to maintain an internal temperature below -8°C. However, this refrigeration method can only sustain for a limited period. For long-distance refrigerated transport, it is necessary to establish a series of ice and salt replenishment stations along the transportation route to continuously supply the refrigerated truck with ice, ensuring the refrigeration effect is maintained.
