9K views · 138 reactions | “Throughout every month of this chaotic year, was an industry that’s instantly stepped up into gear. Confronted the changes, natural and man made, Australian trucking should be proud of the fortitude displayed.” Peter Lawrence from Thermo King Corporation shares his highly anticipated poem celebrating our incredible industry. | Australian Trucking Association | Facebook

12K views · 114 reactions | Diesel Technology students, Mike and Dawson are using a Thermo King Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) to test parameters and run a performance test. APU’s make it possible to power a truck's heating, air conditioning and other comfort systems without the need to keep the engine idling, significantly saving on fuel. #handsonlearning | Pennsylvania College of Technology | Facebook

In 1938, Frederick McKinley Jones revolutionized food transportation with his invention of the first successful mobile refrigeration system. Born in Covington, Kentucky in 1893, this self-taught engineer created a mechanical cooling unit that could be mounted on trucks, ending the era of using ice for food transport. 🚛 His invention, the Model A, transformed the way America ate. Before Jones, trucks could only travel short distances before food spoiled. His mechanical cooling system allowed fre