10.9.6.4Vertical

Temperature-Controlled Truckload

Truckload carriers operating temperature-controlled equipment.

Market snapshot

These figures describe Refrigerated Transport (10.9.6), the segment that Temperature-Controlled Truckload sits within — not Temperature-Controlled Truckload on its own.

FragmentationFragmentedEstimate

Refrigerated transport sits within truckload trucking (NAICS 484121, sized above) and is not separately disclosed, so the segment is not separately sized here.

Business model & economics

Revenue model

Refrigerated freight rates (premium to dry van)

Key economics

Recurring revenue
Moderate

recurring food/pharma accounts

EBITDA margin
Premium to dry van; equipment-cost-driven
Capex intensity
High

Characteristics

  • Temperature-controlled food, beverage, and pharma freight.
  • E-grocery and pharma cold-chain drive demand.
  • Premium rates for equipment and complexity.

M&A deal context

Deal activityModerate

Who’s acquiring

  • Reefer carriers & TL fleets
  • Cold-chain logistics platforms
  • PE-backed consolidators

What’s driving deals

  • Food and pharma cold-chain demand.
  • Reefer-capability consolidation.
  • E-grocery growth.

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