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A publication for the over-the-road transport temperature control industry.

Page 2 Fairway Transit Realizes Significant Fuel Savings with TriPacPage 3 Introducing the T-600R and T-800RPage 3 TriPace Receives SmartWay Verification from the EPA

Page 4 Keystone Foods Brings Industry Partners Together to Create a New McDonald’s Trailer Design

OSIRIS is the name given to a new, unique transportation system designed to handle often priceless biomaterials and pharmaceuticals for industry-leading, Indianapolis-based

BioStorage Technologies, Inc. (BST). While many know OSIRIS to be the Greek God of the afterlife, in this case, it is actually the BST acronym for Overland Sample Inventory Relocation and Intelligent Shipping™. OSIRIS is the brainchild of a collaborative effort between BST, PACE Airfreight (PACE) of Plainfield, Indiana and a team of transport industry specialists including Mike Frewer of Thermo King of Indiana. The vehicle represents an innovative approach to sample management logistics.

The nearly 18 month project began when BST engaged PACE as the partner and expert of choice to develop such a progressive service. PACE president, Robert Pfeffer,

contacted Frewer to review and participate in a special project – one that would result in the development of a truly unique and ‘state-of-the-art’ system to transport biomaterials and pharmaceuticals in a manner compliant with FDA 21CFR11 regulations. “We were looking to expand our suite of offerings for relocation services and the concept of OSIRIS seemed to be a perfect fit for the unmet needs in the market.

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Modern Day TechnologyWell, sort of. But the truth is just as impressive.

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Nationwide bulk commodity carrier Fairway Transit Inc. of Pewaukee, Wisconsin, has been using Thermo King’s TriPac™ Hybrid Auxiliary Idle

Reduction and Temperature Management System since August 2006. “It was a great time to start integrating APUs for us as the state of Wisconsin was offering a partial reimbursement to trucking companies willing to adopt the emission-saving technology,” said Pauline Jaske, president of family-owned Fairway Transit. “To qualify, we actually had to choose two different APU models. We chose Thermo King’s TriPac APU and a Knight system. Due to the performance of the TriPac APU, we have been adding them to each new, over-the-road tractor added to our fleet. The savings we’ve seen with the TriPac have been significant. Plus we are being proactive with up-and-coming Wisconsin anti-idling laws.”

The savings Jaske refers to averages $5000 a year per TriPac-equipped tractor. When fuel was at its peak price a few years back, one driver’s meticulous habits saved Fairway Transit nearly $7500. And that is definitely significant for any trucking company, especially a mid-sized fleet like Fairway Transit.

The company runs 70 units total, 39 of which are owned by Jaske including 35 tractors, 2 luggers and 2 quad axle dump trucks. Jaske runs each tractor for 4 years or 450,000 miles; 17 of the mostly Kenworth tractors are now equipped with the TriPac system. “The Thermo King APU was an easy choice for us,” said Jaske. “The product has been extremely dependable, which our technicians love; provides the comfort our drivers appreciate; and is easy to use, which we all value. The nationwide serviceability Thermo King provides is another major factor, as well as our familiarity with the local dealer – Badger Equipment & Trailer. I’ve worked with them for years. Another family-owned company, Badger treats their customers and employees right, and customer service is always a priority.”

“Fairway Transit is a great customer partner,” said Wayne Perrins, general manager at Badger Equipment & Trailer. “They hold the same honest, hard-working values as we do, and we share another likeness – both of our businesses are primarily matriarch-run.”

Building a Business; Shaping an Industry Fairway Transit, which primarily runs throughout the Midwest Territory, hauls bulk loads such as decorative stone and scrap, recycled wood, and waste products from an ethanol production facility. The company was started in 1967 by Pauline Jaske, a registered nurse by trade, and her husband, Bud, a police officer. It became a tag-team side-job, with Pauline driving the truck for 3 years as well, a rarity in the early 1960s. “I’d get frequent comments about being a female driver, and quite honestly, I never thought that one day I would be running our own trucking business of this size. I am happy to see the many women in leadership roles within our industry today.”

And Pauline is very familiar with leadership roles as she has and continues to hold many impressively balancing family, business and industry participation like some might say, ‘only a woman can.’ Through the years, she has raised three children – all of which are working in the business today – and helped build a very successful business. She has served on the Board of Directors for the Wisconsin Motor Carriers Association for 12 years, currently completing her 2-year term as chairperson.

Pauline is also an active member in the Women in Trucking organization, the National Association of Women in Construction, and the Association of Women in Metals Industry (AWMI).

In addition, she serves on the Board of Trustees of the local Waukesha County Technical College. This position, which Pauline has held since 2001, is the result of her leadership in establishing a truck driving program at the college.

But that’s not all. Pauline has served as a County Board Supervisor since 2000, affecting county government policies and providing expertise in areas such as local highway placement. She also holds a position on the Wisconsin Department of Transportation Advisory Council, where members offer insight on state truck movements, truck permit and licensing requirements and implementation, and work to resolve truck over-weight and length issues on state roads and increasingly-popular round-about road structures.

“Serving on these industry and government associations offers invaluable experience. The knowledge I have gained and the networking I’ve been able to do have been incredibly helpful for our business,” said Pauline. “I could never be involved as much as I am if it weren’t for the support I have at Fairway Transit, which includes Bud (shop), daughter Susan (safety and drivers), son Steven (dispatching), daughter Patti (dispatch phones), daughter-in-law Valerie (Human Resources), and all of the 50+ employees at Fairway Transit.

FAIRWAY TRANSIT REALIZES SIGNIFICANT FUEL SAVINGS WITH THERMO KING’S TRIPAC™ APU

Pauline Jaske, owner of Fairway Transit, poses in front of a company tractor with a Thermo King TriPac APU system.

2 A Matter of Degrees

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Meet the latest reciprocating compressor units from the Thermo King’s T-Series for straight trucks

Thermo King is proud to announce the newest units in the all-new T-Series line of temperature control units for straight trucks: the T-600R and the T-800R.

These new units feature Thermo King’s proven reciprocating compressor technology, which delivers several key customer benefits such as efficient operation and field-repairable design. T-Series units also include increased capacity over previous models, industry leading high ambient temperature operation and the TSR-2 control system with its leading diagnostic capabilities.

In addition, the units feature fuel saving technology and a lower life cycle cost using the SmartPowerTM electric standby option, which cuts fuel use and emissions by allowing the unit to operate on electric power while at the dock.

“All T-Series units are designed to address critical fleet issues like temperature management, fuel consumption and life cycle costs,” said Scott Bates, truck product manager at Thermo King. “The T-600R and T-800R deliver leading performance in these key areas.”

The T-600R and T-800R are part of the complete line of T-Series units, which include the T-600, T-800 and T-1000 units with scroll compressors, the T-1000

SPECTRUMTM multi-temp unit, and the T-500R and T-1000R reciprocating compressor units, which will be launched later this year.

Thermo King’s TriPaceTM, the all-new electric auxiliary idle reduction and temperature management system, has received verification from the Environmental Protection Agency’s SmartWay Verified Technologies program, which recognizes products that reduce emissions, save fuel and deliver other benefits related to environmental sustainability. Thermo King’s engine-based auxiliary power unit (APU), the TriPacTM system, has also been verified by SmartWay.

“Thermo King continues to drive innovation for our customers and the APU marketplace by providing ‘Choice,’” says Dwayne Cowan, APU manager for Thermo King. “Whether it is the TriPac, an engine based solution, or TriPace, a non engine based solution, Thermo King products represent best-in-class performance.”

The TriPace is the first electric APU from Thermo King, the industry leader in idle reduction technology, and provides a clean, sustainable choice for those customers looking for APU options. The system is designed to maintain comfortable temperature conditions in the truck cab without running an engine. It is a battery-powered solution that uses sophisticated power management technology to optimize energy used.

More information on the SmartWay’s Verified Technologies can be found at http://www.epa.gov/smartway/transport/what-smartway/verified-technologies.htm.

Introducing the

T-600R and the T-800R

TriPace™ Receives SmartWay Verification From EPA

See your local Thermo King dealer for more information on the entire T-Series lineup.

For more information on the TriPace, see your local Thermo King dealer or go to www.thermoking.com.

4 A Matter of Degrees

Complicated. Diverse. Exciting. All adjectives used to describe a unique trailer design project that was nearly two years in the making. The trailer, a vision of Keystone Foods Senior Distribution Manager of Transportation Tim Hadding, was to combine top technologies

from key industry players that would result in improved delivery productivity and power consumption efficiencies – ultimately to better serve the customer. To date, 75 trailers have been built and are being put into service for Keystone Foods. The company services approximately 1,700 McDonald’s restaurants in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan and Indiana.

“We were looking for efficiencies, superior cold chain management, and delivery flexibility when this trailer design idea was born,” explained Hadding. “In the past, one of our trailers would deliver to 4-7 McDonald’s locations – all with different product orders. The loads required help from some of the store employees to unload as quickly as possible. We started thinking about technical innovations we could build into a trailer design that would better control product temperature, create faster trailer temperature recovery times, make order differentiation easier, and enable us to migrate to an ‘unassisted driver’ delivery method. It was all about improving customer service and making day-to-day driver tasks easier.”

Hadding called on more than 34 individuals from vendor partners such as Thermo King, Utility, Waltco, Penske, McCormack, Meritor, DÜRR Technik, Sturdy Light, and Ameriscan to collaborate on the project. It was a true team effort as the individuals worked together to brainstorm the best innovations to create the ultimate trailer for Keystone, and the results are more than impressive.

The new trailer features 3 temperature zones – 0 degrees, 35 degrees and 65 degrees. The trailer is constructed with a total of four side doors, three of which are conveniently located on the driver side and lead to each individual temperature zone section, and 1 roll-up door in back. Two of the side doors feature specially-designed air curtains to help maintain zone temperatures and keep insects out while eliminating nuisance door obstructions.

“We actually ran test cell simulations in our Minneapolis R&D center to determine the best trailer curtains for this application,” said Rick McClurg, national account manager, Thermo King. “We compared test data from air curtains, strip curtains and no curtains at all. The air curtains kept humidity levels low and temperatures accurate.”

More than 34 individuals from various vendor partners of Keystone Foods collaborated on a customer-driven trailer design that includes top technologies to improve delivery productivity and power consumption efficiencies for McDonald’s.

Keystone Foods brings industry partners together to create new McDonald’s trailer design

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A Thermo King SPECTRUM™ SB with easy-to-use SmartReefer™ 2 controller ensures proper temperature management of cargo compartments. Two door switches were installed for added convenience during deliveries – one to control the refrigeration unit operation and one that controls the air curtain operation.

Each cargo section features an option for a 10-foot long conveyor that extends into each section, making it easy to continue the current “restaurant assisted” delivery method or the opportunity to retrieve individually-packed roller carts labeled by restaurant. Innovative, chainless lift gates – one for the trailer side and one for the back door – measure 72 x 80 inches and hold up to 3 carts.

Because 60% of all deliveries occur in the dark, early morning hours, extra lighting was installed throughout the trailer including 8 LED lights in the trailer, which provide a brighter, safer environment for the driver to move around in. A back-up camera on the rear of the trailer with in-cab monitor assists the driver when positioning the trailer for each delivery.

Also included in the trailer is a system that allows the driver to deliver containers of Coke syrup, 100-feet of hosing to connect the containers to the restaurant and an innovative pump switch that allows the transfer of syrup with a simple switch. “This innovative change built the tubing into the trailer walls and contributes to faster, safer deliveries for our drivers,” said Hadding.

Other innovations include an Ameriscan product probe with a trailer front-mounted recorder that works with Thermo King’s iBox™ which gives access to Thermo King data and improves communications. “There are 2 product probes for the trailer as well as 2 wall plugs in each trailer section. This builds in flexibility; we can move the probes around to various trailer sections as desired. We even included holders throughout the trailer to eliminate any dangling cords,” continued Hadding. “The entire system monitors everything from tire pressure, to axle temperature, to the refrigeration unit. If something goes wrong, a text or email can be automatically sent to our transportation departments, department managers and our Penske shop, which performs all maintenance for Keystone. From a food safety and food quality standpoint, not to mention the expense of product loss, this is a huge component of the trailer design.”

The Ameriscan also features an onboard printer that further complements this feature, allowing the driver to easily and quickly print out temperature data and a trip log at the time of delivery.

To reduce the trailer weight and simplify the powering of the numerous technical components of this trailer, Thermo King worked with Waltco and Utility to create a power ‘integration box’ that sits under the trailer and allows ‘power sharing’ for the various components. The Thermo King-designed box holds a compressor; 4 batteries for the lift gates; 4 additional batteries; an

inverter for the air curtains; a breaker box; and an air compressor for the bulk coke dispenser.

“This box serves as the means to integrate the various systems for the trailer, and we’re really proud of it,” said Michael Frewer, general manager, Thermo King of Indiana Central. “It allowed all the components that make this trailer design so special to come together – in a package that saves on power consumption, space and weight.”

“We’re proud to have been a part of such a team-oriented project and the results that have been reported,” continued Don Reinhart, general manager, Thermo King of Indiana North. “From the very beginning, it was about improving the customer’s experience. These trailers truly are customer-driven innovations and support Keystone Foods’ commitment to ‘green technologies.’ Because the trailer is powered self-sufficiently during deliveries, tractor fuel is not burned. This innovative design has allowed significant fuel savings for the company.”

Before the first trailer was commissioned in late 2009, approximately 40 individuals attended a special training at Thermo King of Ohio in Millbury, a service branch of Thermo King of Indiana, to go over all of the components including proper operation and maintenance. Representatives from the various companies involved were all there to answer questions and celebrate the culmination of the innovative trailer. Additional driver and maintenance trainings have been conducted or are scheduled at individual Penske shops and Keystone Foods distribution centers in Michigan, Ohio and Pennsylvania.

“We decided to go with Thermo King’s refrigeration units due to durability and the long history of customer satisfaction they have recorded,” concluded Hadding. “As we started into this process, Thermo King showed willingness and leadership to help design a trailer that could meet the challenges we were facing. The drivers love the lighting and the use of air curtains over strip curtains. Through a few early tests, the SB has proved to maintain product temperature, and to be able to keep everything charged (lighting, lift gates 2, compressor and temperature monitoring) without the need of tractor power.”

Keystone Foods runs a fleet of approximately 140 trailers. A global company, Keystone Foods, founded in the 1960s, is a manufacturer of food products and custom distributor to the food industry in 13 countries around the world. It pioneered the mass produced, individually quick frozen hamburger patty and introduced the concept to the fast food industry. The company developed its total distribution concept in the early 1970s, providing everything these restaurants needed for their operations including meat, buns, dairy, paper products and more, in one customized delivery. More information can be found at www.keystonefoods.com.

Keystone Foods brings industry partners together to create new McDonald’s trailer design

ENGINE OR ELECTRIC? THE CHOICE IS YOURS WITH THERMO KING!

The TriPac™ APU SystemThe number one auxiliary power unit (APU) in the industry.

The New TriPace™ Electric APU SystemAll-new electric system delivers best-in-class

cooling and battery power management.

In the world of APU systems, Thermo King outpowers the competition. Whether you select the engine-based TriPac system or the electric TriPace system, you are assured that the quality and reliability of the industry leader in APU technology is built in, along with unmatched temperature management and comfort, superior power management for longer run time and the support of the nationwide Thermo King dealer service network. Engine or Electric, Thermo King is the easy choice.

Delivering What Matters6 A Matter of Degrees

After the concept was developed and expectations were clear, we turned to PACE as the clear choice for such a daunting task,” commented Lori Ball, senior vice president of BST.

“Essentially, we wanted to replicate a secure, climate-controlled storage facility,” explained Pfeffer. “The technology and security levels needed were beyond expectations. OSIRIS needed to protect and move temperature-sensitive biomaterials quickly and safely. There is no room for error with loads of this nature as they could consist of anything from a professor’s lifelong research to samples that could be the next major disease cure to things beyond the non-scientific imagination.”

The Team and Technology

Pfeffer was charged with utilizing his expertise and industry partners to translate the OSIRIS concept into a ground breaking logistics vehicle. The industry specialists assembled to create OSIRIS include Great Dane Trailers LLC, which designed and built the trailer, and AERO Industries, which designed and fabricated several custom boxes and cabinets required to contain specialized components. Additional partners are Buckeye Power Systems, which installed two Kohler generators that provide 120V and 240V AC power to specific loads, such as clinical freezers and cryogenic storage vessels, as well as several IT components; and Apache Systems, which furnished and installed a multi-camera surveillance system and other BST-specified telemetry components.

Thermo King of Indiana, furnished and installed the SPECTRUM™ SB multi-temperature trailer refrigeration system and under-mount DAS-equipped UT-1200X refrigeration units, all with SmartPower™ electric standby and complete with three separate TracKing Cellular systems. The dealership also provided an EON Power Pack with lift gate charging system, Triple Combo Light Bar, and several other peripheral systems.

OSIRIS includes separate batteries, which Pfeffer specified to be Thermo King’s EON AGM due to durability and superior performance. In addition, there are two specially-designed divider bulkheads by FG Products that ensure the maintenance of required zonal temperature separation.

“The technology that went into this trailer is well beyond what most anyone imagined,” said Frewer. “There are various security elements and temperature validation systems employed that

are highly confidential due to the nature of BST’s loads. It’s been a privilege to work on a project like this.”

This one-of-a-kind trailer is pulled with a new Volvo tractor equipped with several additional cameras and a Thermo King TriPac™ APU with CARB-approved DPF installed for additional operator comfort and idle reduction. In fact, OSIRIS is totally ‘green.’ It can enter a facility and run on all shore power.

“This trailer is monitored 24-7 when in use,” said Pfeffer. “Whether it’s being loaded, unloaded or is in transit, data is constantly being transmitted to the driver, to BST and to PACE. Redundancies are built in throughout for the ‘just in case’ scenarios … There are even extra freezers on-board.”

“In addition to substantial ‘IQ-OQ-PQ’ validation, trailer mapping and NIST testing are all a part of the critical compliance requirements for the FDA and various other agencies and organizations. Maintaining a highly secure, finite temperature sensitive capability and highly efficient methodology to this process is paramount to our overall mission of transporting these delicate and very high value products to their ultimate destinations,” continued Pfeffer.

Creating OSIRIS took months of meetings, extensive collaborative design work by all team members and passionate dedication. “Once I learned of the expectations and requirements from BST, I began the process by contacting Mike Frewer and Thermo King because I knew they could provide the dependable refrigeration and tracking technology, and the vast dealer network for 24-7 support,” said Pfeffer. “In addition, Mike has been a crucial partner to PACE on many technical applications. I knew he would be instrumental in the design and completion of OSIRIS.”

OSIRIS was delivered to BST in January of 2010. The unit has already completed substantial product movements and is proven as a much needed service in this very specialized industry.

”The demand for OSIRIS was clear and is now a proven success,” concluded Ball. “BioStorage is the standard setter in the sample management industry, and OSIRIS allows us to continue to build upon our reputation as the leader in sample relocation services. We have gained momentum with clients and have entered into new accounts because of OSIRIS. We were impressed by the expertise that was applied to our project and could not be more pleased with our partnership with PACE Airfreight. They clearly engaged the right professionals to attack the challenges and exceeded our expectations.”

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For more information, go to www.biostorage.com and www.paceairfreight.com.

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