Temperature-controlled transports keep your goods within a defined temperature window throughout the journey – at Speed Logistics actively climate-controlled in the range of +2 to +25 °C. This is mandatory for pharmaceuticals and many foods and urgently recommended for temperature-sensitive high-tech components, chemical products or cosmetics.
The core of our solution is the seamless cold chain: active climate technology instead of mere insulation, continuous temperature monitoring by IoT sensors and alerting in real time when the load temperature approaches the limit value. So we can intervene before a deviation arises – and on request you receive the documented temperature curve as quality proof for your audit.
For which goods and temperature ranges?
- Pharma and healthcare: transports according to GDP requirements, typically +2 to +8 °C or +15 to +25 °C, with a documented temperature curve
- Foods: fresh and dry ranges in accordance with the requirements of the ATP Agreement for perishable goods
- High-tech and electronics: protection against heat, frost and condensation, combinable with premium handling for high-value goods
- Chemicals and cosmetics: stable storage temperature against separation, viscosity change and quality loss
Summer heat and winter frost: the underestimated risks
Most temperature damage arises not from defective cooling units but at the transitions: at the ramp in summer heat, at the border stop in winter or through a non-climate-controlled waiting time before unloading. In high summer an uncooled load space heats up within a short time to well over 40 °C; in winter frost damage threatens water-based products. That is why we plan the entire chain with temperature awareness – pre-conditioning, short ramp times, climate-controlled waiting positions – instead of cooling only the main leg. The handover to the recipient is part of it too: we notify time windows so that the goods move directly from the climate-controlled load space into your cold zone.
Technology: active climate control and IoT monitoring
We deploy actively climate-controlled vehicles and climate containers that hold the target window independently of outside temperature and season. The IoT sensors measure continuously in the load space and transmit the values in real time to our dispatch team. Defined alarm thresholds trigger immediate measures: from readjusting the unit to approaching a service point. In addition, GPS tracking secures the shipment – you know at all times where your goods are and what temperature they have.
Process: from temperature profile to transport
At the start stands your temperature profile: target range, permissible tolerances, pre-cooling requirements and loading conditions. On this we calculate a fixed-price offer that you receive within a few hours. Before loading, the load space is pre-conditioned and the target temperature documented; after delivery you receive the complete temperature log on request. To be factored in is a price surcharge compared with the standard transport – active climate control costs energy but replaces any risk of a discarded batch. For recurring traffic we store your temperature profile so that follow-up bookings start without renewed alignment.
Temperature-controlled to non-EU countries
With us, refrigerated transports do not end at the EU border either: we run temperature-controlled direct transports, for example to Türkiye or the Middle East – with complete customs clearance, so that the goods do not stand in the sun at the border. The cold chain stays continuously documented, from loading to handover to the recipient.