Solution · Cold-chain
Last-mile cold-chain decisions, before the truck leaves the apron.
Vaccines and biologics fail on the tarmac more often than in the truck. We tell you when, and what to do about it, before the freighter doors open.
The problem
The freezer works. The tarmac doesn't.
Cold-chain failures rarely look like equipment failures. The compressor ran perfectly. The cargo was within spec at origin. And yet the consignee logged a 4°C excursion at unloading, and a $1.2m batch is now under quality review.
What actually happened: the freighter sat for 90 minutes longer than planned at a 34°C apron in Dubai because of a dust-storm slot delay. Phase-change packs degraded in that window. The consignment was failed before it ever entered the destination warehouse.
This is not a forecasting problem. It's a decision problem. We do that part.
What we decide
Five decisions, made per consignment.
01
Pre-cool setpoint
Recommends −20°C, −30°C or active phase-change profile based on forecast tarmac dwell at every transit hub. Setpoint delivered to the warehouse 6 hours before pickup.
02
Loading slot
Scores the next four loading slots at origin against arrival-side dwell risk, and recommends the slot that minimises total excursion exposure.
03
Routing alternative
When a hub looks high-risk for the next 12 hours, costs the next best routing and surfaces the financial delta.
04
Hold or release
At the gate, makes the hold-on-stand vs. board call when a downstream weather event threatens dwell at destination.
05
Receiving prep
Pushes an arrival-window forecast and dwell estimate to the receiver 90 minutes before touchdown, so the cold room is staged.
Inputs we use
METAR / TAFECMWF ensemblesSatellite IR & visibleLightning networkMicroclimate sensorsPhase-change pack curves3-yr lane historyCarrier slot data
“FlightSure stopped a quarter of our excursions in the first six months. The integration into our TMS took a fortnight.”DirectorGlobal Cold-Chain Logistics, Pfizer
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