Washouts & FSMA compliance
Reefer washouts between loads are standard, not optional. Under FSMA we document previous cargoes and cleaning, so a fish load never cross-contaminates a dairy load.
Industries · Food & Beverage
Cold chain integrity from the dock to the shelf. No excursions. No exceptions.
Roughly 20% of temperature-sensitive goods are damaged in transit. For food shippers that is not a statistic — it is a load of Ontario strawberries that arrives at 45 °F instead of 33 °F and gets rejected at the receiver’s dock. "We think it stayed cold" is not an answer; a continuous temperature record is.
Cross-border food freight faces a double challenge. The cold chain has to hold from pickup to delivery — through loading, transit, a border crossing that can add 30 to 90 minutes, and a receiver who will check the temp log before accepting the load. And the documentation has to be perfect: CFIA on the Canadian side, FDA on the US side, USMCA certificates for duty treatment. A temperature excursion during a border delay creates a liability chain from shipper to carrier to receiver to consumer — and the carrier in the middle either prevents it or causes it.
Food & Beverage
What you get
- Continuous cold chain. Automated temperature data recorded every few minutes from pickup to proof of delivery — not periodic driver checks — so you have an unbroken chain of evidence for your receiver and for regulatory audits.
- Real-time dispatch alerts. If the temperature deviates from setpoint, dispatch is alerted automatically, calls the driver, and re-routes to a service facility before the product is compromised.
Capabilities
How our food & beverage works for you
CFIA & FDA trained drivers
Drivers know pre-cool from cycle-sentry mode and know when to reject a load at origin because the product temperature is already compromised — food safety is the job, not an afterthought.
Frequently asked questions
How do you prove the cold chain held?
Every reefer logs temperature automatically every few minutes from pickup to proof of delivery. The result is a continuous, auditable record you can hand to a receiver at the dock or use for a regulatory audit — not a periodic, driver-reported reading.
What food and beverage products do you carry?
Fresh produce and dairy (strict 33–40 °F), deep-frozen foods at −20 °F such as ice cream and seafood, beverages and confections including craft beer, wine and chocolate, and meat and protein with USDA/CFIA coordination and full chain-of-custody documentation.
Are you compliant with food-safety rules on both sides of the border?
Yes. We are CFIA (Canada) and FDA (US) compliant, our drivers are trained in cold-chain protocols, and reefer washouts between loads — documented under FSMA — are standard practice.
Can you run mixed-temperature loads?
Multi-temp bulkhead trailers let us carry frozen and chilled product on the same truck, which is useful for consolidated grocery and specialty-food shipments.
What happens to a perishable load if the border is slow?
The reefer holds setpoint through the wait, continuous logging proves it, and dispatch is alerted if anything drifts. As a CT-PAT and FAST carrier we also use the trusted-trader lane to keep border time — and the risk to the cold chain — as low as possible.
Ready when you are
Quotes answered in under an hour. Dispatch answers 24/7.
No hold music, no call tree, no broker passing you along — a dispatcher who knows our fleet, our lanes, and your load.
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