Services

REFRIGERATED / TEMPERATURE-CONTROLLED TRANSPORTATION

As a leading provider of refrigerated and temperature-controlled transportation services, your products are safe with Kool Pak° – from fresh, perishable products to frozen pizzas. We move time-sensitive food according to your schedule, with careful attention to product handling throughout the cold chain, from pick-up to delivery. We provide:

• refrigerated transport services
• frozen transport
• LTL shipping services across the U.S.
• dual-temp trailers
• remote temperature control and tracking
• Penske-maintained equipment
• latest GPS tracking technology

For transportation to several destinations simultaneously, we offer LTL and FTL services from 5 west coast locations throughout the lower 48 and Canada:

• Daily service to Oregon, Washington and British Columbia
• Twice weekly service to California, Idaho, Utah, Nevada and Arizona
• Weekly transcontinental in the US and Canada from the Northwest and California

With over 3 million cubic feet of capacity for frozen, chilled and dry products, our refrigerated transportation services include:

• dedicated service
• asset-based carrier services
• carrier drop-off
• pick and pack
• full truckload for special projects
• local delivery
• pool distribution and redistribution
• brokerage
• reverse logistics

C-TPAT

Kool Pak LLC is fully compliant with the guidelines of C-TPAT, the U.S. Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C‐TPAT).

Keeping It KOOL°^®

Keep It KOOL°^® is our unique quality control program. Every team member is included from the top down, all focused on the safe handling of your shipment. Plus, all of KOOL PAK°’s California equipment is CARB-compliant.

Are you looking for a customized supply chain management solution? Contact us today to discuss your requirements. Kool Pak° offers flexible, daily scheduled routes throughout the western U.S. and Canada from our five strategically located temperature-controlled facilities in southern and northern California, Portland, Seattle and British Columbia.

Our dedicated customer service team will manage the safe and efficient handling of your products, using Truckmate TMW software to:

• transmit and receive orders
• provide rate quotes
• obtain Proof of Delivery
• track shipments
• confirm pickup and delivery
• optimize EDI (electronic data interchange)

For a custom distribution solution backed by 50 years of service, Kool Pak° is your partner of choice for reliable, on-time refrigerated transportation and logistics services.

TEMPERATURE-CONTROLLED WAREHOUSING

We offer frozen, chilled and dry storage of your temperature-sensitive products. Kool Pak° provides exceptional customer service with careful attention to detail and the safe handling of your products, including:

• pick and pack
• case picking
• cross-docking
• consolidation
• re-palletizing
• re-casing
• just-in-time inventory management

Refrigerated Freight

We offer over three million cubic feet of refrigerated, frozen and dry storage at our five West Coast warehouses in Portland, Seattle, Vancouver BC, Ontario and Patterson, California. We’ve got space, whether your volume is large or small.

We’ve been partnering with customers for over 50 years to provide the best service. We are ready to be your temperature-controlled warehousing resource. Contact us today for a quote at 800-938-3525.

Complete Supply Chain Management

For all your temperature-sensitive commodities, Kool Pak° safely manages the distribution of your perishable products. Our brokerage services include LTL and FTL volume. We work with over 200 experienced carriers to provide the best possible service.

Kool Pak° services major national companies including Ajinomoto, Costco, Americold, Kroger, Safeway, WinCo Foods and Wal-Mart. You can rely on consistency and accuracy with our brokerage team, including 24-hour order booking and dispatching. We verify case count, size and temperature, and provide daily location and temperature status updates, delay or issue notification. Brokerage services include:

• case count and temperature verification
• daily location and temperature status updates
• same day, short notice truck load volume
• multi-temp loads
• temperature-specific handling with wrapping, gassing, icing

Take advantage of our experience with worldwide brands. Contact us today at 877-585-6977 or request a quote.

Reduce your shipping costs and save money with our vendor consolidation services. The savings range from 20% to 40% for small to mid-size businesses. We’ll create a customized program to meet the requirements of your business while ensuring temperature-sensitive product safety throughout the cold chain. Our vendor consolidation services are backed by an excellent safety record, with online shipment tracking and low claims rates.

Kool Pak° has reefer trucks in transit daily in high-density lanes, so it’s likely we’re headed the same direction as your shipment. Take advantage of our refrigerated transportation services and together, we’ll reduce the volume of unfilled trailers on the road.

We work with you to create a customized Dedicated Carrier Service program to meet your business needs – so you can focus on running your business. Our experienced team will help you reduce operating costs and increase efficiency. Because we’re here for you 24/7, count on us to deliver a dedicated program that works for you.

Dedicated services include:

• tractors, trailers and drivers
• fueling, scheduling, tracking, staffing and cost analysis so your distribution runs smoothly and efficiently
• staff management with dedicated drivers
• payroll, payment, insurance and overtime
• temperature-controlled storage facilities for frozen, chilled and dry products

We are dedicated to your account, offering experience and integrity to ensure your satisfaction.

KOOL PAK°^® and Polar Express Transportation provide LTL and FTL cold chain management solutions for temperature-controlled commodities across Canada and the U.S.

Kool Pak° purchased Polar Express Transportation in 2012 to increase our LTL shipping service levels throughout Canada, and we’ve been growing ever since. We offer a full range of temperature-controlled transportation and logistics services from our facility in Langley BC.

Refrigerated transport services include:

• frozen transport delivery schedules from Langley BC to Western Canada, WA, OR, ID, UT, CA, NV
• weekly service from BC, Oregon, Washington and California to contiguous 48 states and Canada
• temperature-controlled warehouse capacity:
  Frozen:12,000 sq ft at -5° C / -20° F
  Chilled: 750 sq ft at 1° C / 34° F
  Dry: 5,000 sq ft
• 300,000 cubic feet of capacity for frozen, chilled and dry product storage and handling
• storage capacity up to 1,400 pallets for frozen, chilled and dry products
• warehousing services including vendor consolidation, container loading and port delivery, unloading and breakdown, load reconfiguration, re-palletizing and repackaging, cross docking, short hold and carrier drop off
• customized solutions for your specific transportation and logistics requirements

C-TPAT Certified

Polar Express (Kool Pak Canada, ULC) is C-TPAT certified for cross border moves from Canada into the United States.

COR Certified

Polar Express Transportation is COR Certified. Certificate of recognition (COR) is a voluntary program that encourages employers to create an occupational health and safety management system that goes beyond the current legal requirements, where employers are proactive about improving workplace safety and dedicated to continual improvement.

The Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) COR is awarded to employers that implement and maintain an OHSMS that exceeds regulatory requirements. For more information: Occupational health & safety management systems