The New President Of Ingersoll Rand Climate Control - Thermo King

Thermo King launches
A Thermo King Publication. Issue No. 35 (May 2006)
CONTENTS
3
The new President of
Ingersoll Rand Climate
Control Technologies ESA
5
Cargofresh Technologies
10 Transpotec
11 CV Show

Thermo King’s committment to lowering
operational costs
“We can also
contribute to
lowering your
operating costs
by providing you
with tools for
better fleet
management”
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Thermo King asks the hard questions in a bid to give our
customers equipment of the highest standard.
At Thermo King we are acutely aware that you,
our customers, are facing rapidly growing
operating costs: MAUT-like road taxes,
increasing fuel prices, the application of the
European Working Hours Directive, to mention
but a few. You also need additional investment
in your business, like the generally more
expensive vehicles with Euro IV engines and,
soon to come, Euro V engines, or the
requirement for digital tachometers.
We are firmly committed to supporting your
business by helping lower your operating costs.
And we can do it by producing the most fuelefficient
and the most reliable refrigeration
units. Reliability quickly translates into less
ALBERTO ROUCO
Vice President, Marketing and Business Development.
maintenance cost and, equally important, less
unplanned downtime for your vehicles. Time
and again, we have run live tests demonstrating
the superior economy of our products. With fuel
costs likely to exceed 50% of your total costs of
operation and ownership, fuel savings as high as
30% must be really good news. Our equipment
provides the tightest temperature control to
guarantee that your cargo is safely preserved
in ideal conditions.
We can also contribute to lowering your
operating costs by providing you with tools for
better fleet management, like the new TracKing
communication system that we are introducing
in this issue of TTC. The new TracKing will
communicate to your fleet management centre
in real time, if you need it, the cargo
temperature, the refrigeration unit condition and
the vehicle position, thus allowing better control
of your vehicles and quicker reaction to any
problem that may occur. The use of GPRS
technology makes the cost of this
communication very affordable compared to the
benefits it brings to you.
On a different subject, environmental protection
is finally getting the public attention that it
deserves. The entire refrigeration and HVAC
industry is seriously looking at more
environmentally friendly systems. And once
again, Thermo King is well ahead, not just
through the superior efficiency of our
conventional units, but particularly through our
cryogenic refrigeration alternatives for trucks
and trailers. This exclusive Thermo King
technology is HFC free and uses CO2 in an open
loop circuit as refrigerant. Our cryogenic units
have been available in the market for over five
years now. You can find out more about these
units in this TTC issue. In Germany, Austria and
Switzerland we are currently using a Demo
truck to show our customers at first hand the
convenience of our cryogenic units.

Q2 2006 APRIL
New President for Ingersoll Rand Climate Control
Technologies for ESA (European Served Area)
Ingersoll Rand Climate Control Technologies for
ESA is under new management. Didier Teirlinck
has been appointed as new president of the
company, made up of Thermo King, the global
leader in transport temperature control, and
Koxka and Hussmann, leading manufacturers of
refrigerated display merchandisers.
Didier replaces former president Richard Pedtke
and joins Ingersoll Rand from Volvo Construction
Equipment, where he was the global president of
Compact Business, based in Brussels, Belgium.
Didier has an Engineering Degree from Nancy,
France and a PhD in Metallurgy from Hamilton,
Canada and has worked in a variety of roles.
These include engineering for manufacturing
operations and general management.
His leadership and international experience, with
special emphasis in business turn-around and
business development, will be an asset to the
Climate Control Technologies division of Ingersoll
Rand. In his new role Didier Teirlinck will continue
to grow and develop the almost $1 billion
business in the European Served Area, made up
of Europe, Africa, the CIS and the Middle East.
Commenting on his first impressions Didier says:
“Ingersoll Rand is a strong company, very action
driven and well managed with a strong focus on
financial results. Climate Control Technologies for
ESA has a good organisational structure, built
around functional expertise. In my new role as
president I plan to introduce more crossfunctional
activities and Process Management
to improve our financial results and customer
satisfaction. We are great at producing “hard”
products, but I also want to increase the focus
on the “soft” ones, such as after sales service
and more options and accessories, to provide our
customers with total solutions, enhancing their
profitability.
He continues to add: “Improvements to the basic
processes in our solutions for the Retail Sector
business are going to be made and our
commitment to continuous
improvement is strong.
This is helped by the good
performances of our
manufacturing locations and the
skills, dedication, focus and
energy of our employees.”
Didier's appointment coincides
with Ingersoll Rand's new
branding initiative. Its
businesses have been divided
into five growth sectors: Climate
Control Technologies, Compact
Vehicle Technologies,
Construction Technologies,
Industrial Technologies and
Security Technologies. A
consistent brand platform has been introduced for
them all to establish one, powerful brand voice for
Ingersoll Rand, shaping its long-term business
strategy and passing the benefits onto the
customer.
The three companies that make up Ingersoll Rand
Climate Control Technologies have a long history
of pioneering technological developments, not
least Thermo King, who is this year celebrating
the fiftieth anniversary since its invention of
container refrigeration. Thermo King's innovation
of the first ever container unit revolutionized the
food and long haul transport industry and
consumer behaviour, making a wide variety or
produce from around the world available to the
general public.
Fifty years on, Climate Control Technologies is still
innovating at the forefront of technology. This is
demonstrated by its market leading products such
as the new Koxka ICE range for supermarket
refrigeration cabinets, the revolutionary Thermo
King Magnum refrigeration unit for sea-going
containers and the Thermo King SR2 controller
which, with its clear temperature display and
choice of over twenty languages, sets an industry
benchmark for trailer refrigeration units.
DIDIER TEIRLINCK
President of Ingersoll Rand
Climate Control
Technologies ESA
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Thermo King new main supplier for Bulgarian food
producer Kenar
5 TTC Q2 April 2006
Kenar, Bulgaria's premier producer of vegetable
salads, sandwiches and ready meals has taken
delivery of two Thermo King V-100 units and a
Thermo King V-500 max. This brings the total
number of Thermo King units purchased by the
company in the last four years to twenty-six.
The units were purchased from Promobile,
Thermo King's dealer in Sofia, Bulgaria.
Previously Kenar's main supplier of refrigerated
units was Carrier Transicold but, after trying
equipment from Thermo King, Kenar were so
impressed they bought further units to replace
the older Carriers. The reason cited for the switch
being the excellent performance and service
offered by Thermo King.
Boasting a 55% market share the Kenar brand
symbolises quality, variety and competitive prices
and promotes the principles of healthy eating. The
production of Kenar's ready to eat food is carried
out in two bases, Sofia and Petarch. Together
these cover a total area of 8,000 m 2 and with, over
370 employees, produce over 80 tonnes a day.
The ever growing number of loyal customers
means the Kenar brand, sold in over 2,500 places
throughout Bulgaria, must offer a perfect service.
All sales-related activities are managed through a
state of the art specialist IT system and a team of
180 people ensure that the food is always
delivered fresh.
The growth in Kenar's popularity has resulted in
transport activity being set apart as a separate
company, Kenar Trans Ltd. The company owns
more than 70 vehicles, made up of refrigerated
vans and trucks, buses and cars.
The Thermo King V-100 is specifically developed
for installation in smaller trucks and vans, with
a load capacity up to 7 cubic metres. It is also
available with R-134a refrigerant for chilled
only applications.
The Thermo King V-500 Max is powered by the
vehicle's engine and its direct drive refrigeration
offers a number of advantages over diesel
powered fridge units.
Designed with two-piece split units for fresh,
frozen and deep frozen application on medium
sized trucks and vans, the V-500 has lower fuel
consumption and running costs which optimises
performance, and lower noise levels, particularly
in steady state conditions where there is
virtually no noise.

Cargofresh Technologies and Transportkühlung
Thermo King GmbH team up to develop an innovative
controlled atmosphere unit for carriage by road.
Working in close collaboration with Seevetal
(Germany) based Transportkühlung Thermo King
GmbH, Cargofresh Technologies GmbH, in Ahrensburg
near Hamburg, has developed a new controlled
atmosphere unit for semi-trailers. In the controlled
atmosphere process (usually shortened to CA),
oxygen in the cargo compartment is replaced by
nitrogen. This works to reduce oxygen levels from
21% to under 5%, and creates a high relative
humidity. Cargofresh's CA unit works together
with a Thermo King refrigeration unit.
CA has been an established technology in nonmobile
storage for decades. Reducing oxygen levels
slows down metabolic processes in fruit and
vegetables, which means that they keep for much
longer. Thanks to Cargofresh's mobile CA units,
which have become available in the last few years,
this process is now also bringing considerable
advantages to the transport sector.
The cost of transporting freight by sea in a 40-foot
CA container, for example, amounts to only about
half of the airfreight cost - and the quality of the
goods is the same if not better upon arrival. The same
goes for long-distance road transport. Fruit and
vegetables carried in a refrigerated CA semi-trailer are
put into a “deep sleep”, meaning that there is no loss
in quality despite long transport times.
“This also means that hauliers do not need to employ
a second driver on long-distance routes,” explains
Cargofresh CEO Peter Wich; “this saving alone covers
the cost of the CA unit.” Other economic benefits of
CA units are reduced rates of spoilage, longer shelf life
and the higher prices that can be commanded for
premium products.
Cargofresh CA units work by extracting nitrogen
and moisture from compressed ambient air using a
patented membrane technology and feeding them
into the cargo area. An electronic control unit reliably
regulates the setpoint for oxygen content for the
entire journey and a high level of air humidity is
maintained.
The Cargofresh system allows different types of fruit
and vegetables to be carried together in a single trailer
- a unique advantage. The documentation side is
taken care of as well: the consignee receives a data
log detailing every single stage of the operation and
verifying that the temperature setpoint in the cargo
area was maintained throughout. If desired, this data
can be accessed via modem during the journey itself.
For its semi-trailer units, Cargofresh only uses
SL-200e and SL-400e series frontmount units from
Thermo King. Transportkühlung Thermo King GmbH
prepares the units for this specific application. Up
until now, CA units for semi-trailers have been
underfloor-mounted as standard. To power the CA
unit, the refrigeration unit's electric motor is wound
so that it can be used as a generator in diesel
operation. A frequency converter compensates
for differences in diesel engine speed.
Now, however, Cargofresh is working with
Transportkühlung Thermo King GmbH with a view to
combining the CA unit with the refrigeration unit as a
frontmount unit. The CA unit's power requirements
would then be supplied through an electromagnetic
clutch directly from the diesel engine of the Thermo
King refrigeration unit - a technically simpler and
more cost-effective solution. The new units are set
to be launched this year.
In the case of sea containers - where Cargofresh
uses Thermo King's Magnum units - the CA unit
components are already integrated into the
refrigeration unit.
The unladen weight of a refrigerated trailer with a
CA unit is only around 200 kg heavier than that of
a standard trailer. Cargofresh works closely with
manufacturers to fit out individual trailers and offers
others the option of hiring the CA refrigerated trailers.
Q2 2006 APRIL
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Thermo King’s CO2 Demo Truck goes on tour
Thermo King and
Yara have joined
forces to develop
a CO2 demo
truck. A mobile
CO2 filling station
also forms part
of the system.
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In 2006, a CO2 demo truck
from Thermo King and Yara
is going on tour to visit
customers in Germany,
Austria and Switzerland.
Refrigerated transport
operators involved in
distribution will be able to
see first hand the practical
benefits of CO2 transport
refrigeration. All that is
required to take part in the
trial run is a power
connection - Thermo King
and Yara will provide the rest
of the equipment. Interested
operators should contact Rüdiger Jehle, Project
Leader Cryogenics & Transport Solutions, on the
following e-mail
address:rudiger_jehle@eu.thermoking.com
The demo truck is a Mercedes Atego 1223 with a
Kiesling multi-compartment refrigerated body. The
ST-CR refrigeration unit works with liquid carbon
dioxide, which is carried in a double-walled stainless
steel tank at minus 50 degrees and at an internal
pressure of 8.5 bar.
The liquid CO2 serves as a “consumable refrigerant”:
after the operating cycle, the CO2 is not re-pressurised
in the heat exchanger, but instead escapes into the
atmosphere as a gas. As the carbon dioxide used is
recycled from industrial processes and, on balance,
does not contribute to the greenhouse effect. No
nitrogen oxide pollution is produced and no CO2
enters the cargo area, so the driver does not need to
ventilate before entering. The tank is underfloor-
mounted and holds 330 litres, which amounts to
375 kg of liquid CO2.
The unit is extremely efficient - the temperature
pulldown is three to four times faster than in
conventional units - and is extremely quiet when
running, not to mention environmentally friendly.
With a noise level of less than 40 dB(A), the ST-CR is
especially suitable for use in sensitive areas where
noise-reduction regulations apply. As the CFC-based
refrigerants are dispensed with, the potential damage
to the ozone layer is zero and, unlike diesel-powered
units, CO2 refrigeration has the added benefit of
producing no soot particles.
Empirical figures show that during the normal
transportation of fresh produce (6ºC setpoint
temperature, around 15 door openings in a day),
depending on the outside temperature, between 5
and 15kg of CO2 are consumed within an operating
hour. If required, heating is provided with hot water
from the truck's cooling circuit.
The tank operation takes about 10 to 15 minutes to
complete. Instead of a fixed station, the demo truck
is supplied with CO2 from a mobile filling station. The
unit is integrated into a transport container, which
will be delivered by Yara. This long-standing partner
of Thermo King is one of Europe's leading suppliers
of CO2. Only a power connection is required for the
set-up; no special foundation is required and a Yara
tanker will fill the 3,000 litre tank.
DEMO TRUCK SPECIFICATIONS
Chassis: Mercedes Atego 1223
Body: Kiesling, ATP-tested
L x B x H: approx. 7,400 x 2,470 x 2,400 mm
Double doors at rear, side door (900 mm) at right,
flexible bulkhead (Kiesling “Eco Cool Swing”),
automatic cold curtain, Bär liftgate
Refrigeration unit: Thermo King ST-CR CO2
Microprocessor-based, control of two temperature
zones, engine coolant heat
CO2 tank: Undermount
Unladen weight: 186 kg
Weight when full: 560 kg (330 litres of liquid CO2)
Evaporator: Thermo King ST-CR 200. Slimline
evaporator for multi-compartment use, integrated
electric heater
Options: DAS temperature recorder, certified to
EN12830 & TLMV [German frozen food ordinance]
- Door contact switch (records each door-opening)
- R:COM, wireless temperature monitoring with 2.4
GHz radio LAN system
- FleetWatch monitoring software

Reduce Costs, Improve Efficiency:
Thermo King launches the TracKing
Thermo King unveiled TracKing at the CV Show in April.
Thermo King launched its new temperature
management and communication product - TracKing
- across Western and Eastern Europe. TracKing is a
web-based product powered by GPRS technology.
For a low flat monthly fee it can provide large
volumes of temperature data real time and, by using
GPS technology, can also give fleet managers
positioning data show on their vehicles.
TracKing can provide current temperature at regular
time intervals specified by the user. It can also
download temperature history from the dataloggers
and, should the vehicle travel outside of the GPRS
coverage area, the temperature data will be stored to
be viewed later.
Denmark based Cargobull Services has purchased
350 Thermo King refrigeration units made up of a
combination of SL-200, SL-400 and SL Spectrums.
Cargobull Services of Padborg, Denmark, operates
as the rental and leasing company of Schmitz
Cargobull, the European trailer sector market
leader.
Through its local Danish dealer Knud Hansen,
Thermo King has established a good relationship
with Cargobull Services.
The Thermo King SL range provides an efficient,
cost effective and environmentally friendly
operation, for chilled or frozen operation.
The SL-200e is ideal for any frozen or chilled
Real time SMS and E-mail alarms warn fleet
managers about temperature anomalies, unit
failures, low fuel levels, route digression and
unauthorized door openings. This leads to load
integrity, less downtime and increased operational
transparency, helping transporters and
fleet owners reduce operating and
insurance costs and better manage their
fleets. The TracKing website is easy to
navigate and gives users the option to
simply configure the settings to suit
their operation. Users can sort data and
receive regular reports on temperature,
alarms, vehicles, fleets or an asset
history page.
Compatible with all Thermo King diesel
powered trailer and truck products as
well as the three Thermo King
dataloggers: Cargowatch, DAS &
TKDL, TracKing ensures that
transporters are compliant with
European food traceability
regulations at all times.
For more information visit:
http://www.tktracking.com
Cargobull Services Orders 350 Thermo King Trailer
Refrigeration Units
operation, and the top-of-the-range SL-400e
offers further performance and additional
benefits. SL SPECTRUM combines the features of
the SL range with Thermo King's highly efficient
S-2 or S-3 remote evaporators, for multitemperature
operation.
Q2 2006 APRIL
Didier Teirlinck is shaking
hands with Uli Schoepker
VP Sales (left) and Oliver
Jung VP Service (right)
8 TTC Q2 April 2006

Industry think tank and Thermo King determine
the importance of return-air bulkheads:
Optimum Refrigeration
Performance, Improved
Fuel Consumption,
Minimum Environmental
Impact
“It was generally
agreed that
nothing currently
on the market
met all operator
requirements.”
9 TTC Q2 April 2006
When Graham Eames joined Thermo
King he looked at ways in which
external resources could help
operators improve the way their
businesses were run, value customer
service and reduce their costs.
Many operators spent most of their
time looking down and inwards,
labouring to reduce margins and
meet the greater customer demands.
Having previously been part of a Think Tank on
the truck side of the business, he proposed to a
number of operators the introduction of a similar
group for the UK industry.
The result is a group of fourteen people made up
of experienced, well-qualified Fleet Engineers and
experienced, professional operational directors and
managers. From the outset it was agreed that the
Think Tank would meet three times a year to look
upwards and outwards on behalf of operators,
looking to utilise the combined experience of the
team in finding ways of solving agreed technical or
operational problems and, in doing so, take the
industry forward.
One of the first issues to be raised and dealt with
by the team was that of return-air bulkheads. It
was generally agreed that nothing currently on
the market met all operator requirements and, in
many cases, the bulkheads merely acted as an
evaporator guard.
The Optimum Return-Air Bulkhead
During the course of 2005 the team put together
a specification of what they believed to be the
optimum return-air bulkhead, which would also
be robust enough to act as an evaporator guard.
They established that return-air bulkheads are
important for optimum refrigeration performance,
improved fuel consumption and minimum
environmental impact.
The purchase of a refrigerated box of any size has
one prime objective: to create an environment of
airflow and insulation to maintain a set
temperature for a required duration and so
preserve the integrity of temperature sensitive
products carried in it.
To achieve best possible performance from the
majority of refrigeration units, it is important to
ensure that the airflow around the trailer cargo
area is optimised. Thermo King carried out tests
that confirm one very effective way of doing this
is with a correctly designed and installed returnair
bulkhead.
Thermo King also carried out tests, which
concluded that improved air circulation inside the
trailer means temperature management would be
at its best and that a significant percentage of
refrigeration capacity would be lost by the use of
an inappropriate bulkhead.
While the tests were carried out using a Thermo
King fridge, the principal remains the same for all
temperature-controlled units, regardless of
manufacturer.
All in the Specification
The Think Tank went on to agree that
unfortunately many bulkheads are not specified
correctly, if at all. This can be detrimental to the
unit performance, creating reduced refrigeration
capacity along with increased fuel costs and
therefore emissions.
The group listed a number of key points that
operators should consider:
• Robustness - This is an important feature
as is its integration into the trailer design. The
operator should make his wishes on this clear to
the body builder.
• Pallet Stops - These should be designed into
the trailer body at the base of the return-air
bulkhead and be strong enough to withstand
an impact from a pallet on a moving two ton
forklift. They should be sited to provide air
channels up to the bulkhead and cause no
obstruction.

• Service Access - This should be a mandatory
design feature and again be clearly requested by
the operator. Refrigeration service technicians
need to be able to have access to the fridge unit
return-air area to gain access to components, for
example the annual sensor calibration. Operators
may also need to gain easy access for regular
cleaning and other hygiene or HACCAP controls.
• Air Flow - The bulkhead design should allow
the majority of the return-air to be picked up
from the floor area but should also have some
side air channels at the lower half of the
bulkhead. The design should not allow air to be
sucked in from the top edge of the bulkhead or
from any area in the top half of the bulkhead, as
in these cases the air has not done its job and the
'short cycle' can create false and ineffective pull
down times and poor temperature control
The bulkhead does not need to be airtight as such,
but should be integrated into the trailer body to
ensure that the majority of the air does not leak.
It should be as flush fitting as possible to avoid
ingress of moisture and dirt.
• Construction Material - This is a personal and
practical choice of the operator. 12mm GRP faced
plywood seems popular and works well but
plastics and metal are equally suitable. Again
robustness and hygiene would need to be
considered.
• Metal Gates - These can sometimes be found
on trailers but are primarily intended to protect
the evaporator area from impact damage. They are
not effective temperature management devices.
Bad Designs Can Restrict Airflow
Logically, the Think Tank reasoned, anything that
is meant to help with efficient air distribution in a
confined space could also restrict that airflow if
not designed properly.
For example, two of the tests carried out, as
shown in (Figure A and B) clearly indicated that if
the top of the return-air bulkhead is open in any
way, air can short cycle directly from the air outlet
back to the evaporator without fulfilling its
purpose of circulating the load to remove heat.
The diagrams show how the air circulation
velocity, at the bottom of the bulkhead, on route
back to the evaporator differs when the top of the
bulkhead is blocked off to prevent a short circuit.
With that in mind it was noted that restricted
airflow through small bulkhead channels or gaps
would cause the air to flow slower than it should
over the evaporator. This means the delivered air
would be more refrigerated and, as such, lower
than it should be.
This can have a detrimental effect on fresh
perishable products, with possible top freezing
taking place. In addition it could cause the
refrigeration unit microprocessor to believe the
evaporator requires defrosting. In this case it
would make the unit run frequently on high
speed defrost and recovery, thereby effecting
fuel economy and emissions.
Further tests carried out on behalf of the Think
Tank established that refrigeration units require a
minimum of 52mm free air gap between the edge
of the air return opening to the evaporator and
the inner surface of the bulkhead. The channel
below the evaporator must also be at least 52mm
across the full width of the bulkhead. In practice
most trailer designs will have a greater gap in this
area, ideally about 95mm.
It was also concluded that operators should
specify some form of mesh to protect the
entrances to the return air channels, which
would avoid debris, and, in particular, bits of
shrink-wrapping from pallets, getting sucked
back to the evaporator and causing system
problems or failure.
Details of the Think Tank's findings are being
circulated for discussion to UK body builders.
Transport operators who would like further
information on these findings or on the working
of the Think Tank can call: +44 (0) 1326 560402
Q2 2006 APRIL
“Restricted
airflow through
small bulkhead
channels or gaps
will cause the air
to flow to slow.”
10 TTC Q2 April 2006

Thermo King at Transpotec Logitec 2006
“UTS DataTrac
uses scroll
compressors,
guaranteeing low
fuel consumption
and silent
operation.”
11 TTC Q2 April 2006
Thermo King products on show in Pavilion 4
(Stand E13/F14) included the new TracKing
remote control product for cooling units.
Thermo King showed a selection of its product
range at the 10th Transpotec Logitec, the
international road transport technology, intermodal
services and logistics show which took place
between 27 and 30 April at the new Fiera Milano.
On the Thermo King 300m 2 stand was a selection
of the company's products for temperaturecontrolled
transport, vehicle and container
refrigeration and GPS/GPRS tracking systems.
The main innovation on show was TracKing, the
remote refrigeration unit performance monitoring
system. As well as guaranteeing that sensitive
cargo is kept at the correct temperature, even
during the longest trips, it also acts as a theft
deterrent, by continuously signalling the position
of the vehicle and semi-trailer.
In the area of semi-trailer refrigeration, Thermo
King exhibited the SL-200 DataTrac and SL-400,
a self-powered front-mount cooling and heating
unit equipped with a low-profile evaporator for
large capacity semi-trailers.
The new UTS DataTrac unit for tractor units, with
a DAS (Data Acquisition System) and DPS (Direct
Printing Support) printer, was also on show. The
unit provides all the benefits of data recording
and printing combined in one single solution.
UTS DataTrac uses scroll compressors,
guaranteeing low fuel consumption and silent
operation.
Also on display was the MD-300 unit with the
exclusive TherMax system to guarantee shorter
defrost cycles and superior heating performance.
The MD-300 uses the Smart Reefer performance
monitoring system, which reduces fuel
consumption and unit idle time.
Additionally, Thermo King showed the V-300,
designed for use in vans and small trucks and
capable of multi-temperature and heating
operation, as well as the V-700 which features
exceedingly fast pulldown and recovery times,
even after frequent door openings.

Thermo King’s world class team and new
TracKing product at the CV Show 2006
Linking with the 2006 football championships,
Thermo King, part of the world-leading Ingersoll
Rand Climate Control Technologies group,
exhibited under the motto 'World Class Team' at
the 2006 CV Show at the Birmingham NEC
(April 25-27). Located in Hall 3A, Stand 3371,
visitors were able to meet the team members
and view the latest refrigerated transport
solutions.
Continuing the football theme, visitors were
invited to test their goal scoring abilities on a
Kick-It Pro Soccer Simulator. Prizes were on
offer for the three best goal scorers.
Being launched at the show was the new
Thermo King TracKing,
Also appearing at the show was the SPECTRUM
TS, Thermo King's highly efficient multitemperature
option for trucks, now with threecompartment
capability. The system offers
multi-drop urban distribution
operations the ultimate in
flexibility, as all three zones in
the Thermo King SPECTRUM
TS are “invertible”.
This means that any
compartment can cater for
any temperature, regardless
of the temperatures in the
other compartments -
allowing operators the
flexibility to configure loads
to suit their requirements.
The user-friendly C-200, designed exclusively
for fresh product applications, was on display as
well as the V-300 MAX, the most powerful unit
on the market in its class with exceptional
temperature pull-down and recovery capabilityessential
when delivering to a number of
customers in one day. The aerodynamic design
makes installation and maintenance easy,
thereby helping to minimise downtime.
The Thermo King Sterling was also on show.
Available only on the UK market, this high
performance, low cost unit fully satisfies
both chilled and frozen requirements,
boasting a superior airflow, with
specially designed fans
circulating the air without
restriction. When the doors
are closed, this provides an
air velocity far better than
competitors can offer and it
ensures an exceptional cooling
performance with temperature
variance throughout the load kept
to an absolute minimum.
Q2 2006 APRIL
“The aerodynamic
design makes
installation and
maintenance
easy.”
12 TTC Q2 April 2006

Thermo King hits the right note with
the Welsh National Opera
When it comes to normal operation,
the Welsh National Opera usually has no
need for temperature controlled vehicles.
However, for some time now, the Company
has felt that if its orchestra trailer could
provide a temperature controlled environment
this would better preserve instruments and
equipment whilst on tour. This is particularly
important when travelling through the more
extreme environmental conditions abroad,
and when overnight storage is required and
temperature fluctuations become an issue.
The Company has now addressed this problem
by taking delivery of a 4 metre, low-line, 45'
insulated semi-trailer fitted with a Thermo
King Sterling temperature controlled unit.
WNO purchased the Sterling unit from
Marshall Thermo King with the help of
salesman Steve McCue.
Alan Parr, WNO's Technical Administrator, says:
“We chose Thermo King because of the
respected, legendary quality and reliability of
their products demonstrated with thousands of
Q2 2006 APRIL
units working under and within extreme
conditions, year-in, year-out. Maintenance
requirements are straightforward, and fairly
minimal, and WNO will include this aspect as
part of the planned preventative maintenance
scheme it operates for its vehicle fleet.”
He continues to add “Anything designed and
constructed by man necessarily exists with the
potential for failure. Thermo King has both a
national and international back-up/breakdown/
emergency service which gives particular comfort
should the worst scenario occur.”
The Thermo King Sterling, available only in the
UK, boasts a superior airflow, with specially
designed fans circulating the air without
restriction. When the doors are closed,
this provides an air velocity far better than
competitors can offer and it ensures an
exceptional cooling performance with
temperature variance throughout the load
kept to an absolute minimum.
The Sterling is up to thirteen percent more
efficient than its closest rival which translates
into significant fuel savings. It is also up to
160kg lighter than its nearest rival which means
less wear and tear on the tractor or trailer, and
again leads to cost savings through reduced fuel
consumption and, of course, better payloads.
Welsh National Opera is the national opera
company for Wales.
It tours extensively throughout Wales and is the
largest provider of opera to regional England.
WNO presents over 110 main scale opera
performances annually, performing to almost
140,000 people in some of the most densely
populated urban areas in Britain, serving major
cities such as Liverpool, Birmingham,
Southampton, Oxford and Bristol.
In December 2004, WNO moved into its first
home theatre, the new Wales Millennium Centre
in Cardiff Bay. The move has given the company
a firmer base from which to tour throughout the
UK and internationally.
Apart from its small commercial vehicles, WNO
has a heavy truck fleet comprising 14 trailers.
On top of this, the Company hires in or subcontracts
where necessary, depending on the
particular requirements of any given tour.