Reefer Trailers for Sale
Refrigerated vans built to hold temperature on produce, frozen, and pharma freight — sold and serviced across Florida and Georgia.
A reefer is only as good as its ability to hold setpoint, load after load, in the heat. In Florida and South Georgia that's not a small ask — ambient temps and humidity put real strain on a unit, and a failure means a rejected load, not just downtime. The right reefer pairs a tight, well-insulated box with a reliable refrigeration unit and a floor that moves air the way it should.
Nationwide Haul is an authorized dealer with in-house financing and nationwide delivery, so you can spec a reefer to your freight and lanes and get it earning.
Industries & Applications
Reefers carry anything that can't be allowed to warm up. What you haul drives how much insulation, airflow, and unit capacity you actually need.
Produce & Fresh
Florida citrus, vegetables, and Georgia produce moving north on tight delivery windows. Fresh loads need precise temperature and steady airflow to avoid spoilage and rejection.
Frozen & Ice Cream
Deep-frozen freight demands a high-capacity unit and thicker insulation to hold -10°F and below through long Southeast hauls and repeated door openings.
Protein & Dairy
Meat, poultry, and dairy run in a narrow temperature band where washouts and sanitation matter. A smooth, sealed interior lining cleans fast between loads.
Pharma & Floral
Pharmaceuticals and cut flowers need documented, tightly controlled temperatures. Newer units with telematics make compliance and proof-of-temperature straightforward.
What to Consider When Buying a Reefer Trailer
A reefer is a bigger investment than a dry van for a reason: you're buying an insulated box and a diesel-powered refrigeration system that both have to perform for years. Here's where the decisions actually matter.
Refrigeration Unit & Capacity
The reefer unit — Thermo King or Carrier on most trailers — has to be sized to your coldest, heaviest application. A unit that's marginal on frozen freight in Florida heat will run constantly, burn fuel, and still struggle to recover after a door opening. Check engine hours on used units the way you'd check miles on a truck, and confirm the unit holds a multi-temp setpoint if you run mixed loads.
Insulation & Box Integrity
Insulation degrades as the foam ages and as the box takes hits, so an older reefer loses efficiency even with a healthy unit. Inspect for delamination, soft spots in the walls, and damaged door seals — air leaks are where temperature and fuel economy go to die. Wall thickness is a real trade-off: thicker insulation holds temp better but costs you interior width and pallet space.
Floor & Airflow
Aluminum duct floors are what let cold air circulate under and around the load instead of just blowing off the front wall. A clean, undamaged T-bar floor is essential for even temperature, especially on full loads. Look for floor damage from forklifts and pallets, which restricts airflow and creates warm spots.
Axle, Suspension & Lining
Most reefers run a tandem air-ride setup, which protects sensitive freight over the road. Inside, a scuff liner or full smooth lining protects the insulation from pallet damage and washes out clean for protein and dairy work — worth specifying if sanitation drives your business.
Brands We Carry
We're an authorized dealer for the refrigerated lines fleet managers trust.
Service Locations
We sell and service reefer trailers from three Southeast locations, with nationwide delivery available. Reefers need a service partner close by — unit maintenance, seal work, and DOT inspections keep loads from going to waste.
Lakeland, FL
Our Central Florida hub on the I-4 corridor between Tampa and Orlando — central to the state's produce and grocery distribution lanes.
Pompano Beach, FL
Serving South Florida and the Miami metro, with a full service shop for warranty and refrigeration maintenance.
Macon, GA
Central Georgia coverage at the I-75 / I-16 crossroads, supporting cold-chain fleets across the Southeast.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I check a used reefer unit's condition?
Treat engine hours like truck miles — a high-hour unit near a rebuild is a different deal than a low-hour one. Run it through a pull-down test to confirm it holds setpoint, watch for consistent cycling, and review service records. A unit that struggles to recover after a door opening will cost you loads in Florida heat.
How cold can a reefer trailer actually hold?
A healthy unit with good insulation holds anything from produce temps down to deep-frozen -10°F and below, but the unit's capacity has to match the application. A marginal unit on frozen freight in Southeast heat runs constantly and still falls behind. Spec the unit to your coldest, heaviest load, not your average one.
Why does the reefer floor matter so much?
The aluminum duct (T-bar) floor circulates cold air under and around the load instead of just blowing off the front wall. Forklift and pallet damage flattens the channels, restricts airflow, and creates warm spots that spoil freight. On any used reefer, inspect the floor as closely as you inspect the refrigeration unit.
Single-temp or multi-temp reefer?
Single-temp is simpler and cheaper and fits dedicated produce or frozen lanes. Multi-temp lets you partition the box and run mixed loads at different setpoints, which is worth it if you haul fresh and frozen together or do distribution work with varied freight. Match it to whether your freight is consistent or mixed.
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