Thermo King Drives Cold Chain Leadership with Smart, Sustainable Innovations at ACT Expo 2025
MINNEAPOLIS, MN, May 5, 2025 – Thermo King, a leader in sustainable transport temperature control solutions and a strategic brand of global climate innovator Trane Technologies (NYSE: TT), showcased its most advanced electrified and connected solutions yet at the Advanced Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo, held April 28-May 1 in Anaheim, California.
As the leading event for fleet sustainability and electrification, ACT Expo once again provided a key platform for Thermo King to exhibit innovations designed to help fleets meet evolving regulatory, operational and environmental demands while driving profitable results and long-term value, including:
- Sustainability: Cut emissions and lower fuel costs with electrified transport refrigeration solutions built for a greener, more efficient future.
- Digital connectivity: Take control of your fleet with intelligent telematics and real-time monitoring that deliver smarter decisions and streamlined operations.
- Lifecycle support: Maximize uptime, performance and overall transport refrigeration unit (TRU) value with comprehensive service and support that keeps your fleet moving – before, during and after you hit the road.
“Thermo King is driving the future of fleet technology,” said Adam Wittwer, president at Thermo King Americas. “Our focus is on giving fleets the tools they need to meet their sustainability goals head-on, helping them run greener, smarter and more efficiently. ACT Expo continues to give us a powerful platform to showcase this.”
At the booth:
Thermo King showcased a range of environmentally-friendly transport refrigeration technologies, including:
- A-500e: Thermo King announced that it is working to bring this proven engineless all-electric trailer TRU solution from Europe to North America.
- Precedent® S-750i: A hybrid-electric trailer TRU designed for fuel savings and emissions reduction.
- e200 and e300: All-electric TRUs for small- to mid-size vehicles (Class 1-4 trucks and Class 2-4 trucks, respectively).
- e1000: A zero-emission TRU solution for Class 5-7 trucks.
- TriPac Envidia®: The industry-leading, all-electric auxiliary power unit (APU) delivering zero-emission driver comfort.
In addition to products, Thermo King also highlighted services designed to optimize fleet operations and lifecycle management, including:
- Life Cycle Services: A comprehensive suite of solutions that supports customers before, during and after their fleet is on the move. With a vast dealer network, data-driven insights and cost management solutions, Thermo King helps ensure operational efficiency throughout the entire lifespan of a TRU.
- Thermo King telematics portfolio: Featuring TracKing® telematics, TracKing® Pro telematics and TracKing® Smart Trailer telematics, this suite provides real-time fleet insights to enhance visibility, efficiency and asset management.
Expert sessions:
Dominic Hand, vice president of digital, shared insights on the future of fleet operations in the Expo Hall Theater session “Smarter Trailers, Smarter Operations” on Wednesday, April 30, 2025.
Powerful collaborations:
By combining Thermo King’s trusted reliability and expansive dealer network with leading technology collaborators offering state-of-the-art electric trailer solutions, Thermo King is bringing reliable and effective hybrid-electric and all-electric trailer solutions to the market at scale. Companies collaborating with Thermo King on Energy Storage Systems (ESS) solutions at the show included:
- Range Energy: Building on a successful 2024 integration of Thermo King TRUs with Range’s eTrailer System, expanded efforts will include joint sales, installation and service support through Thermo King’s dealer network.
Thermo King continues to deliver innovation at scale through electrified solutions, data-driven services and strong industry partnerships. For more information, visit thermoking.com.
About Thermo King
Thermo King – by Trane Technologies (NYSE: TT), a global climate innovator – is a worldwide leader in sustainable transport climate control solutions. Thermo King has been providing transport temperature control solutions for a variety of applications, including trailers, truck bodies, buses, air, shipboard containers and railway cars since 1938. For more information, visit thermoking.com or tranetechnologies.com.
