Truck Rail And Sea Land Shipping Tests With Texas Fruits And Vegetables

Author : Howard Bradley Johnson
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780266894643
Total Pages : 30 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (946 download)

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Download or read book Truck-Rail and Sea-Land Shipping Tests with Texas Fruits and Vegetables (Classic Reprint) written by Howard Bradley Johnson and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-28 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Truck-Rail and Sea-Land Shipping Tests With Texas Fruits and Vegetables Continuous temperature records were obtained in selected test locations in 10 truck rail and 3 sea-land shipments of citrus fruits and vegetables from south Texas. Solid and channeled loading patterns were used. Eleven of the 13 test loads qualified for incentive rates for heavy loading, with billing weights ranging from 30, 000 to 42, 000 pounds. Temperature reductions during transit varied between test locations in the same load and between the same location in different loads. The middle layer of the halfway stack is one of the most difficult spots in the load to cool. If little or no cooling can be accomplished in this part of a particular shipment, it is probable that commodity temperatures in many other load locations have not been significantly reduced. Temperatures in this part of the load were reduced to the desired range in only 1 of the 13 test shipments. For maintaining highest product quality in transit, the refrigeration requirements of the lading should be given primary consideration in determining incentive rate load weights. The truck-rail and sea-land trailers are equipped with mechanical units capable of delivering ample refrigeration. Setting the thermostat to the desired temperature means little by itself; satisfactory cooling of lading may be obtained only if conditions conducive to good air circulation through the load and effective Operation of the unit are provided by the carrier and shipper. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.