Temperature Monitoring
In Arabicمراقبة درجة الحرارة
Reading the temperature of a refrigerated box or tank from on-board sensors, showing it live with location and keeping its history.
What is temperature monitoring in fleet management?
Temperature monitoring means fitting sensors inside a refrigerated box or tank and sending their readings, with position, to the tracking platform continuously. It is the working tool of cold-chain management, and its log is what customers and inspectors ask for.
Temperature is not even inside a box: air near the reefer outlet is colder, and the rear near the doors is warmer. Long or multi-compartment bodies therefore need more than one sensor, each compartment with its own range.
How it works
- 1Sensor reads compartment temperature
- 2Tracker sends it with position
- 3Platform displays and stores it
Why does temperature monitoring matter in fleet management?
A load of vaccines or frozen goods can be written off after one hour out of range. Live monitoring catches the fault while the truck is still on the road, so you can act before the loss. The stored log proves the load's condition at delivery, which many pharma and food customers and regulators require.
What you gain
- Loads saved before they spoil
- Proof of an unbroken chain
- Each compartment tracked separately
How does Safee help with temperature monitoring?
Safee shows each sensor's temperature next to the vehicle's position in real time and keeps the readings as a per-trip chart you can export for customers. The Daily Temperature Report summarises the whole fleet, and in Saudi Arabia readings are sent to the WASL platform, as the SFDA requires for meat, poultry and fish businesses.
A field example
A poultry company in Al Ain delivers chilled chicken at 0 to 4 °C with 15 trucks. Each box had one sensor near the reefer that always read 2 °C, yet returns kept coming. A second sensor by the doors showed the rear going above 7 °C for about 25 minutes on every busy morning round. The company changed its loading order and fitted strip curtains, and returns fell by about 70% within two months.
Frequently asked questions
How many temperature sensors does a reefer truck need?
One is enough for a small box; long or multi-compartment bodies need one per compartment plus one near the doors, where temperature rises first.
How often should temperature be logged in transit?
A reading every one to five minutes while moving is usually enough; longer gaps can hide a short excursion.
Can I give the temperature log to a customer?
Yes. Readings for any period can be exported to Excel from the Temperature Explorer and attached to the delivery documents.
Want to put this to work in your fleet?
Talk to a Safee fleet expert about your vehicles and how you operate, and we will suggest what fits.
Request a consultationSafee fleet management newsletter
Fleet management news, updates and practical tips, sent to your inbox regularly.