Thermo King deploys temperature control trailer platform

     Thermo King, a maker of transportation temperature control products, has launched a new trailer temperature control platform aimed at providing “double-digit fuel savings, best-in-class performance, and lower life cycle costs,” while also complying to regulations for trailer owners and operators.
   The products, dubbed Precedent, will be rolled out this year. In early 2013, Thermo King will provide mobile support for the application support, as well as a full range of truck and auxiliary power unit (APU) solutions compliant with Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Tier IV final regulations for engine emissions.
   These units so far have three iterations planned:

• The S-600, a greater-than-25 horsepower single-temperature unit with an evergreen engine for use in California.
• The S-700, a greater-than-25 horsepower high-capacity single temperature unit with an evergreen engine for use in California.
• The C-600, a less-than-25 horsepower single-temperature unit with an allowed useful life in California of seven years.

   Thermo King is also set to unveil its T-Series truck refrigeration units that will be compliant with EPA Tier IV final regulations and be made available in the first quarter of 2013.
   Thermo King is a brand under the Ingersoll Rand umbrella.