A refrigerated trailer at a loading dock at night, cold vapor rising from the reefer unit
Reefer & Transport Refrigeration Repair

Reefer repair software for shops that run on emergencies.

Thermo King and Carrier don't break on a schedule. MetaFleet captures every emergency call, gets the right tech rolling, and turns his field notes into a documented work order โ€” so a down unit doesn't turn into a rejected load.

A down reefer isn't a repair. It's a countdown.

The load is on the clock.

Every hour that unit runs warm, the freight behind it gets closer to a rejection. Your customer isn't waiting on a repair โ€” they're watching a claim.

The call comes at 2 a.m.

Produce and pharma move overnight. Reefer breakdowns don't wait for business hours โ€” and you can't staff a dispatcher who does.

One tech knows reefers.

Thermo King and Carrier codes live in your senior guy's head. When he's out, the whole shop slows down.

Call Intelligence

Every 2 a.m. call, on the record โ€” and the bad ones flagged.

When the emergency call comes in, MetaFleet records and transcribes it โ€” so what the customer said about the unit, the symptom, and the load is captured, not left to memory. It scores how the call was handled and flags the ones worth a second look.

MetaFleet ยท Call Intelligence
TranscribedInbound ยท 2:14 AM ยท 3m 42s

Caller: "It's a Carrier APX throwing an alarm 20 โ€” box temp's climbing and I've got a full load of strawberries out of Salinas."

Service writer: "Okay, where's the unit right now, and how long has the temp been rising?"

4.6 Call quality scoreโ— Flagged โ€” follow up

Smart Dispatch

Get the right tech rolling โ€” without playing switchboard.

MetaFleet ranks the job against the techs who can actually take it โ€” who's closest, who's free, who knows Carrier โ€” and offers it out with an ETA. No group text. No "who's got this?" at midnight. Smart dispatch shows every reefer job and exactly where it stands.

MetaFleet ยท Service Orders (desktop)
MetaFleet desktop service-orders board with a live call panel, FleetNet requests, and active orders

The real dispatch board โ€” live jobs, technicians, the current inbound call, and FleetNet requests in one view.

In the Field

Every finding, captured โ€” and sent for approval in one tap.

Out at the unit, your tech logs what he found โ€” each repair as its own item, with the complaint, the diagnosis, the hours, and the parts. MetaFleet cleans it into a customer-ready write-up and routes it for approval. See the technician mobile app.

MetaFleet mobile technician app screen
MetaFleet mobile technician app screen

Records & Compliance

The records your fleet customers demand โ€” without the clipboard.

Cold-chain customers want proof: PM done on schedule, pre-trip checks logged, defects documented. MetaFleet runs your reefer PM programs and DOT inspections right on the app โ€” so every unit has a clean history and every claim has a paper trail.

MetaFleet mobile PM and inspection screen
MetaFleet mobile PM and inspection screen
MetaFleet mobile PM and inspection screen

Real MetaFleet mobile screens: a multi-unit fleet PM, the per-unit task checklist, and a DOT inspection with a documented, photographed defect.

Estimates & Invoicing

Bill the emergency while it's still hot.

Emergency reefer work is premium work โ€” after-hours labor, expedited parts. Don't let it leak. The customer approves the estimate from their phone, the work closes, and the invoice builds from the tech's findings and the parts used. See automated invoicing.

MetaFleet ยท Approve Work & Invoice
Reefer Not Cooling โ€” Carrier APXโœ“ Approveโœ• Reject

Diagnosis Condenser fan motor failed; unit not holding setpoint

Repair Notes Replaced condenser fan motor, recharged refrigerant, verified pulldown

After-Hours Emergency Labor ยท 2.5 hrs$412.50

Condenser Fan Motor + R-452A refrigerant$568.00

Emergency Call Fee$45.00

Taxes $82.13Total $1,107.63

Why MetaFleet

Most shop software is something you run. MetaFleet runs with you.

Most shop software is a filing cabinet โ€” it holds your jobs, but you still do the work of moving them. MetaFleet is built AI-first where it counts: it captures and reads back every call, cleans your tech's findings into a documented work order, and builds the customer-facing write-up and invoice. Same emergencies โ€” a lot less of the paperwork landing on you. Built for how reefer work actually happens: the roadside unit, the load that can't wait.

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Reefer shop owners ask usโ€ฆ

Yes. MetaFleet runs the job โ€” dispatch, field documentation, PM, inspections, invoicing โ€” for any reefer unit you service, Thermo King and Carrier Transicold included. It works from the symptom and the codes your tech reports, so it's not locked to one brand.
MetaFleet records and transcribes your inbound calls, scores how each one was handled, and flags the ones worth reviewing โ€” so nothing from a 2 a.m. call gets lost and you can catch the call that went sideways. It captures and analyzes calls; it doesn't replace the person who picks up.
MetaFleet replaces the stack most reefer shops cobble together โ€” dispatch, tech communication, inspections, invoicing โ€” with one system, and syncs with QuickBooks so your books don't change. You're consolidating tools, not adding another one.
Your tech logs each finding โ€” complaint, diagnosis, hours, and parts โ€” and MetaFleet cleans it into a customer-ready write-up, then routes it for one-tap approval. It also records and analyzes your calls and can scan documents like vendor invoices. Voice-driven finding capture is rolling out.
You bring them with you. MetaFleet imports your customers, units, and history in bulk during onboarding โ€” so day one looks like your shop, not a blank screen.
No. One truck or a dozen, MetaFleet scales to how you run โ€” it just does more of the coordinating as you grow. It's built for any mobile diesel or reefer operation.

See it on your reefer jobs.

Bring a real breakdown โ€” the kind that usually blows up your night. We'll show you how MetaFleet would handle the call, the dispatch, the findings, and the invoice.

Book a Demo

Not ready for a demo?

Get the Reefer Emergency Playbook โ€” a field guide for after-hours calls, reefer PM cadence, and claim-proof documentation.

No spam. We'll email the playbook and the occasional reefer-shop resource.