Johnson Refrigerated Truck Bodies Takes Cold Plate Technology to the Next Level

RICE LAKE, WI – Johnson Refrigerated Truck Bodies and International Truck and Engine Corporation are jointly launching RouteMax that keeps cold plates working even longer on every food and beverage delivery. Together, Johnson and International have developed technology that keeps products cold or frozen with innovative all-electric clean and green refrigeration.

RouteMax is a self-powered, extended-route cold plate refrigeration system used exclusively in Johnson Premier Refrigerated Bodies. It charges cold plates — coated steel plates that contain a salt-brine solution — to provide an efficient way to maintain a cool temperature inside the truck body. A traditional cold plate refrigeration system requires overnight plug-in to refreeze the salt brine. With RouteMax, the plates are also recharged during the route by a condensing unit that quickly restores the body’s internal temperature and removes heat from the cold plates.

The power to charge the condensing unit comes from International Diamond Logic PowerPack 3 — the first OEM factory-installed 3,000-watt AC power solution in the truck industry. PowerPack 3 offers fully integrated, on-demand power. It is available on International DuraStar and WorkStar truck models.