This year is the 100th anniversary of the invention of the first refrigerated truck. Made for the ice cream industry in 1925 by American inventor, Frederick McKinley Jones, it meant that chilled ...

Frederick McKinley Jones (May 17, 1893 – February 21, 1961) was an American inventor and engineer best known for pioneering mobile refrigeration technology. Thanks to his contributions, Jones ...

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Until Frederick McKinley Jones came along ... Frederick patented the first practical automated refrigeration system for trucks, and it revolutionized the shipping and storage of food and medicine.

By designing attractive machines paired with intuitive operating systems ... The first refrigerated truck was patented in 1939 by Frederick McKinley Jones, who co-founded Minneapolis-based ...

Another National Inventors Hall of Fame inductee was Frederick McKinley Jones ... in Cincinnati. Jones invented the first successful mobile refrigeration devices for trucks and trains, keeping ...

James Frederick Jones (Fred, aka Freddy) died November 17, 2024 in a car accident in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. A resident of Cedar Rapids, Fred was a passionate, well-known blues harmonica musician ...

TRU manufacturer’s first engineer, Frederick McKinley ... refrigeration industry.” Jones was honored alongside other 2024 inductees, including John Ruan, founder of Ruan Transportation Systems ...

An overturned tractor-trailer carrying beer crashed early Tuesday morning in Frederick County, causing delays for commuters in New Market and covering the roadway in a sudsy brew. NY Times reports ...

491. The crash occurred along a stretch of Raven Rock Road in northwest Frederick County. The crash occurred around 7:35 a.m. Tuesday with the driver entrapped in the truck, according to state ...

The quest for sustainability in trucking means an additional challenge for refrigerated haulers — the transport refrigeration ... system. The successful deployment of zero-emission trucks ...