When they looked around at other providers, Dallman says it was
easy to see that Polar Temp could offer something different.
“A lot of people, while they build good equipment for the purposes
they intend, are taking general purpose trailers and insulating inside
walls. That’s fine, but it’s a not a walk-in cooler or freezer. We’ve
got that in our favor because we have that other experience and
the technology to build those.”
Polar Temp’s insulation methods, compared to other companies in
the industry, might seem foreign. However, it simply comes down
to the fact that the company has been building coolers for a long
time.
“Our 5x10’s for example. We foam all that in place. We put that
all together, we stick it in the fixture and we inject the foam. It
adds to the strength and rigidity of the entire box when you do
it that way.”
The seven-foot-wide trailers, from the 10’ to the 16’ are put
together with walk-in panels. They lock together with a cam-lock.
For road use, Polar Temp uses 3M VHB between the panels. So,
once you lock them together, they’re not coming apart or shift
going down the road.”
Dallman says, “We build a trailer that doesn’t want to flex.”
In addition to its refrigerated trailers, Polar Temp has units that
fit into the back of a truck. However, the trailers themselves are
proven to be the top seller.
“The trailers are pretty popular,” Dallman explains. “You can pull
it in somewhere, drop it off, rent it out and still have the use of
your pickup truck while the trailer is out making money for you
at an event.”
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For dealers looking to add
refrigerated trailers to their
inventory,
Dallman
says
manufacturer knowledge of how
to build a good, insulated panel
should be paramount.
“That’s a big part of the refrigeration system that you have up
front or wherever it’s mounted. If you’ve got good insulation,
you’ve got a refrigeration system that’s going to do the job for you
without having to worry about heat infiltration.
Polar Temp’s 7’-wide trailers have 4” thick walls, meaning their
trailers, according to Dallman, have a thermal resistance rating, or
R-value, of at least R24. “I don’t know what the R values would be
of general-purpose trailers that are being manufactured and then
insulated to turn them into refrigerated trailers. I’m not sure if
they’re using 2” walls, how deep they’re going or if they even know
what to do.”
Whatever these companies do, though, affect the refrigeration
system. If you don’t have a lot of insulation, you’re going to have
to over-size the refrigeration system. To help combat this, Polar
Temp devised a two-system refrigeration unit. So, if one goes
down, another system can keep the unit cool for a while. For
dealerships that still want to purchase general-purpose trailers,
Polar Temp also has a wall-mount refrigeration system. It’s a
“modular, plug-and-play system.”
With dedicated representatives in California, Colorado, Georgia,
North Carolina, Tennessee and Texas, Polar Temp has become the
go-to manufacturer for dealerships looking to provide high-quality
refrigerated units to their customer base.
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