Description: The third in a series of award-winning publications on proper transportation of perishables. Here you'll find comprehensive information on protecting the product from the temperature extremes that are common in airfreight, selecting the proper boxes for shipment, how to plan a load, product compatibility, loading air freight containers, and how to monitor and record temperature during transit. The publication also describes the advantages and disadvantages of air freight and describes the services provided by freight forwarders.

Authors: James F. Thompson, C.F.H. Bishop, Patrick E. Brecht, 2004 – 22 pages

Get a FREE Perishable Foods Guidebook: This complete guidebook, developed by Dr. Patrick Brecht of PEB Commodities, Inc. and Dr. Jeffrey Brecht of the University of Florida, includes an entire spectrum of perishable commodities moved in international trade, assisting in the operation of refrigerated containers. Order your FREE full-color, printed copy today! Or view the online version.

 

Description: This publication is a guide to the proper use of refrigerated highway trailers for shipping perishable products. The publication focuses on fresh fruit and vegetables but also contains information on the transport of meat, dairy and frozen items.

 

Authors: James F. Thompson, Patrick E. Brecht, and Tom Hinsch. 2002 - 28 pages

Description: An indispensable guide for shippers, transport company personnel, inspectors, surveyors, insurers and receiving company employees. Inside you’ll find comprehensive information on how to select the proper boxes for shipment, how to plan a load, the correct temperature for loading, how to keep containers under optimum operating conditions, and how to monitor and record temperature during transit.  Also included is a container loading checklist, an appendix on troubleshooting produce problems during transport illustrated with 46 color photographs, a table of recommended storage temperature and relative humidity with observations on ethylene production and sensitivity and beneficial controlled atmosphere (CA) conditions for long-term storage of fresh fruits and vegetables. This revised version includes two 22” X 34” color posters, one in English and one in Spanish, that summarize the major steps for successful loading.

 

Authors: James F. Thompson, Patrick E. Brecht, Tom Hinsch, and Adel A. Kader, 2000 – 32 pages