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OTSL temperature-controlled transport moves your cargo in reefers with the temperature logged for the whole route. We carry chilled and frozen food, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals for producers, distributors and retailers for whom a single breach of the threshold means writing off the batch.
What it covers
- Reefer trailers whose unit holds a set band, for example 2 to 8 C for chilled and -18 C for frozen.
- Pre-cooling the trailer to the target temperature before it is presented for loading.
- Continuous temperature logging for the whole route as evidence for the consignee and inspection.
- An unbroken cold chain in line with the ATP agreement for foodstuffs.
- Routes across Poland, the UK, Switzerland and the rest of Europe, with GB border clearance.
- Short-term temperature-controlled storage in Milton Keynes, with buffer cross-dock in Kielce and Legnica.
- A link to customs clearance and SPS checks when a food load crosses the border.
How we do it
We start from the cargo spec. We confirm the target temperature and whether the goods are chilled or frozen, because that sets the unit and the way the load is stacked. We pre-cool the trailer before presenting it, so a warm box does not pull heat back into the goods in the first hours of the run.
On the road the temperature is logged continuously. That log is not paperwork, it is evidence. The consignee and inspectors can ask for it on delivery, and in a quality dispute it decides whether the cold chain held. For food we work under the ATP regime and keep the chill unbroken at every stage, including transhipment and clearance at the GB border.
When a load runs to the UK or from Switzerland, we tie the transport to clearance and SPS control so the goods do not sit in the heat at the border.
Limits of the service (what it does not cover / what to know)
Temperature-controlled transport holds temperature, it does not restore it. If goods arrive at the trailer already thawed or too warm, the unit will not save them, because it cools air rather than chilling the load itself. Responsibility for the temperature at loading and for stacking pallets so air can circulate sits with the loader. We take the set point from your order, and you are responsible for it matching the product's requirement. We do not act as a responsible distributor of pharmaceuticals under GDP, we carry the load to the stated regime. The stake is high: with food, one documented breach of the threshold can disqualify the whole batch for disposal, and without a temperature log there is no way to show who was at fault in a dispute. That is why we always log, and set the terms before loading, not after.
