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- Mack Model BM Truck Tractor with Attached Semi Trailer, 1933 - Mack Trucks introduced its Statotherm refrigeration system about 1933. It placed a refrigerant -- usually dry ice -- in a special compartment, while electric blowers controlled by a highly sensitive thermostat circulated cool air throughout the truck body. In a test run from Florida to New York, the Statotherm system kept a truck's interior at a near-constant 33 degrees Fahrenheit.
- November 01, 1933
- Collections - Artifact
Mack Model BM Truck Tractor with Attached Semi Trailer, 1933
Mack Trucks introduced its Statotherm refrigeration system about 1933. It placed a refrigerant -- usually dry ice -- in a special compartment, while electric blowers controlled by a highly sensitive thermostat circulated cool air throughout the truck body. In a test run from Florida to New York, the Statotherm system kept a truck's interior at a near-constant 33 degrees Fahrenheit.