Insulated Bulkheads
Insulated Bulkheads separate loads in refrigerated trucks, allowing you to control the temperature in smaller compartments and making loading and offloading more manageable.
Popular Canvas are a manufacturer of Custom Insulated Bulkheads and we can manufacture to any shape or size depending on your specific needs.
A custom insulated bulkhead is a partition or dividing wall, typically installed in the interior of a vehicle, such as a van or truck, to create separate temperature-controlled compartments.
We build these bulkheads with insulation materials to maintain different temperature zones within the vehicle, ensuring the safe and efficient transportation of perishable goods like food or pharmaceuticals. By providing thermal insulation, they help in reducing energy consumption by keeping the cold or heat contained within specific areas, improving overall efficiency and effectiveness in temperature-sensitive transportation.
Uses for Insulated Bulkheads
Multi-temperature deliveries
- Splitting a single refrigerated truck into two or more zones (e.g., frozen at the front, chilled at the back) so drivers can deliver different temperature-sensitive goods on one route without needing separate vehicles.
Food and beverage distribution
- Dairy delivery (milk, yoghurt, cheese)
- Frozen goods (ice cream, frozen meat, frozen vegetables)
- Fresh produce and meat that needs to stay chilled but separate from frozen stock
- Bakery deliveries where ambient and chilled goods travel together
Pharmaceutical and medical transport
- Cold-chain logistics for vaccines, medicines, and other temperature-sensitive pharmaceuticals that must stay within strict temperature ranges
Flower and horticultural transport
- Keeping cut flowers or plants at controlled temperatures separate from other cargo
Catering and hospitality supply
- Transporting mixed loads of chilled and frozen ingredients to restaurants, hotels, and event caterers
General logistics efficiency
- Reducing energy consumption by keeping cold air contained in a smaller space rather than cooling the whole trailer
- Making loading/offloading easier, since you can open just one compartment (especially useful with the hinged, half-opening design your product offers) without letting cold air escape from the rest of the truck
- Protecting temperature-sensitive goods during multi-drop routes, where the back doors open frequently
The Construction
- The Insulated Bulkheads are made from durable PVC covering with a High Density closed cell foam construction on the inside.
- The foam gives excellent insulation and is rigid enough to support its self in the truck.
- Webbing handles are placed on the face to allow for easy openingg and closing.
- The bulkheads are also customized to include a middle hinge in order to open only half of the partition.
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