Refrigerated transport, measured by the case.
NT’s first load in 1999 was refrigerated, and most of NT’s clients still ship food. We deliver fresh and frozen food to every major grocery and wholesale club distribution center in the country, and we track what each delivery costs per case or per pound.
- Since
- 1999
- Delivers to
- Every major U.S. grocery and club DC
- Measured by
- Landed cost per case or pound
- Member
- Refrigerated Foods Association
Where refrigerated freight loses money
The reefer rate is the part everyone watches. The real cost is elsewhere. A missed appointment burns a day of shelf life. A fourth stop gets added to a route built for three. A partial load ships alone because nobody combined it. None of that is on the rate sheet, but you pay for all of it in cost per case.
How we run it
- Fresh and frozen, single and multi-temperature
- LTL orders combined into multi-stop loads so trucks leave heavier
- Appointments and dwell managed, with detention traced to its cause
- Temperature records and proof of delivery in your own portal, any hour
- Large and small reefer carriers, plus refrigerated intermodal on lanes long enough to pay for it
- Weekly deliveries into the largest grocery retailers in the country
Refrigerated results
| Client | The question | What changed |
|---|---|---|
| Reser’s Fine Foods | Inbound raw materials | $1.25M saved |
| Food distributor, 18 box trucks | Stop order | 8.7% fewer miles |
| Food manufacturer, private fleet | Routing | Up to 17% fewer miles |
| Refrigerated manufacturer, new region | Cost to serve a new market | 260 accounts priced first |
Refrigerated questions
Do you own refrigerated trucks?
No. NT is a non-asset 3PL, so each load goes to the carrier that fits the lane, whether that’s a national reefer fleet or a small regional carrier. NT stays accountable for the result. How the two models compare.
Which retailers do you deliver to?
Every major grocery retail and wholesale club distribution center in the United States, including weekly deliveries for the largest grocery retailers.
Can you take part of our freight instead of all of it?
Yes. Some clients hand us overflow and seasonal peaks. Others hand us their whole outbound operation.
How do you measure performance?
On-time delivery and least-landed cost, per case or per pound, tracked by customer. You see the same numbers we do.
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