Pallet Covers

Can I ship chocolate without a reefer?

As a famously finicky product, chocolate manufacturers may simply assume that they have no choice but to ship year-round in expensive climate-controlled trucks. That may not be the case, however. Passive thermal insulation can open up cheaper and more readily-available shipping options for chocolate, changing the answer from “no” to a far more flexible “it's possible”.

Astro-Cooler’s thermal pallet covers are ideal for LTL/LCL Dry shipping and come in two styles – the basic Astro-Cooler aluminum foil layer + bubble material, and the more robust Astro-Quilt material. Once customers discover the benefits of our passive thermal protection solutions, the next question is “which cover should I choose?”

Less Than Truckload (LTL) shipping allows companies to share space on a trailer to minimize cost. Even then, there are several ways to maximize shipping efficiency to get the most out of LTL. Here are several tips to explore as you plan your shipping strategy:

LTL (Less Than Truckload) shipping is advantageous for small manufacturers and companies that divide their products among multiple destinations. If that cargo is temperature sensitive, however, the difficulty and cost of shipping increases greatly: