The agreement ATP (A – aqreement, contract, T – transport; P- perishable food) transportation are classified in accordance with their intended use and equipment and K coefficient (heat transfer coefficient).
The first letter indicates the type of means of transport:
I – Insulated equipment
F – Mechanically refrigerated equipment
C – Heated equipment
R – Refrigerated equipment
B – Mechanically refrigerated and heated equipment
The second letter corresponds to the type of thermal insulation:
R – reinforced insulation
N – normal insulation
The third letter stands for the temperature class:
A÷F – for insulated equipments
A÷D – for refrigerated equipments
A÷D – for heated equipment
A÷L – for mechanically refrigerated and heated equipments
The letter X in the fourth position means that the transport vehicle is equipped with a removable or dependent thermal device.
Labels examples and their respective transport temperature ranges and heat transfer coefficients K:
