Wholesale grocers are managing increasingly complex cold supply chains. Product variety is expanding while distribution networks are expected to move refrigerated products faster than ever while transportation costs, labor constraints, and food safety requirements become more stringent.
PLM helps wholesale grocers optimize refrigerated fleet utilization and create scalable flexible capacity solutions.
Multi-Temp Trailers
Inventory & Service
Visibility
Leasing & Rentals
Transport fresh, frozen, and refrigerated products in a single trailer while maintaining temperature integrity across every load.
Access the refrigerated capacity your operation needs without the capital investment and ownership challenges of maintaining a private fleet.
Whether responding to seasonal demand or unexpected disruptions, PLM delivers refrigerated capacity where and when you need it.
Gain actionable insights into trailer location, temperature conditions, utilization, and fleet performance to make more informed decisions.
Sustainable operations begin with smarter fleet utilization, optimized transportation resources, and reduced waste.
Know where your equipment is, monitor shipment conditions, and respond proactively to supply chain disruptions before they impact customers.
PLM helps wholesale grocers optimize fleet performance, protect product integrity, and create scalable cold-chain solutions that support growth.
A leading regional wholesale grocery distributor was facing growing pressure across its refrigerated distribution network. Seasonal demand spikes, expanding product assortments, and increasing customer service expectations were creating challenges around trailer availability, temperature management, and fleet utilization.
The company needed a solution that would provide flexible refrigerated capacity without the capital investment and operational burden of expanding its owned fleet.
PLM worked closely with the customer’s supply chain and transportation teams to evaluate network requirements, product flows, and seasonal demand patterns. Through a consultative review of distribution operations, PLM developed a tailored refrigerated fleet strategy that combined multi-temperature trailer capacity, real-time fleet visibility, nationwide maintenance support, and scalable leasing solutions.
The company’s existing fleet lacked the flexibility needed to quickly adapt to changing business conditions, resulting in operational inefficiencies and challenges in balancing capacity across multiple locations. Combined with rising transportation expenses and increasing operating costs, leadership recognized the need for a more agile refrigerated fleet strategy that could support growth while maintaining product integrity and controlling costs.
PLM implemented a flexible refrigerated trailer program designed to support both day-to-day operations and seasonal surges.
Key components included:
By aligning refrigerated fleet capacity with network demand, the customer was able to improve supply chain efficiency while maintaining the temperature integrity required for fresh and frozen food distribution.
Today, PLM Fleet continues to support the customer’s cold chain strategy through scalable fleet solutions, proactive maintenance support, and consultative planning designed to help the organization adapt to changing market conditions.
PLM supports wholesale grocers across the most critical areas of fleet management.
Primarily require 53' & 48' Multi-Temp Trailers with roll-up doors.
PLM has available inventory in key markets nationwide. Avoid tariff and transport costs with PLM.
PLM understands wholesale grocers and the unique equipment types needed. We have on-demand equipment with the unique loading specs your business needs. Take advantage of our current 48’ and 53’ multi-temp inventory to avoid increased tariff costs.
Demands by their grocer customers to prove that the full order was correct.
PLM Solution: TrustLink tracks all deliveries at the case level on a mixed pallet. Validated products reduce costs and avoid claims challenges.
PLM offers multiple different tracking solutions that enable you to provide proof of delivery and product quality. Easily gain visibility to the temperature of the trailer throughout the delivery route from beginning to end with live location updates. Want to track product down to the case level? Utilize our PLM TrustLink, your solution to full visibility of your product location, temperature, and more down to the case level throughout the supply chain. Use the power of telematics and traceability technology in your supply chain to increase customer satisfaction and lower claims, ensuring successful product deliveries.
Due to the high value of the load, customer temperature compliance requirements are a key metric.
ColdLink's constant reporting of temperature management sets alerts to minimize load loss.
ColdLink provides proof of temperature, a key metric during deliveries of high value loads. ColdLink is a comprehensive telematics solution that provides historical and real time temperature and location data. In addition, it allows two-way communication with the trailer, making it possible for you to control the temperature of the trailer remotely from your computer. Never question the temperature of your load again with ColdLink Telematics.
Grocery contracts tend to be longer and require more flexibility.
We offer flexible lease terms. Our PCS team is equipped to craft terms to address your business needs.
Let PLM, the leader in refrigerated fleet management, customize a lease program with terms to suit your business. Meet with our Personalized Customer Solutions team to determine what lease plan is best for your fleet.
Customers are demanding sustainable practices from the brands they support to meet their ESG commitments.
PLM has hybrid units and a full suite of ZE equipment - infrastructure planning, training, and credit & incentive support.
Consumers are demanding ESG commitments from their grocers. That’s why we offer a range of zero emission solutions including hybrid units, ZE trailer units in a range of different specs, infrastructure solutions, and experts dedicated to helping you get ZE credits.
Seasonal storage needs due to excess of product for the holidays.
Rental units are available in key markets nationwide.
Rent units day to day, week to week, or month to month from our diverse inventory of rental units for the peak holiday season.
