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Refrigerated Van or Refrigerated Box Truck: What Suits Your Work?

A refrigerated van — a van with cooling — is agile in the city, can be driven with a category B licence, and is ideal for daily fresh deliveries to hospitality businesses, catering companies and shops. A refrigerated box truck offers a rectangular, larger loading space that efficiently fits roll containers and pallets; this is the better choice for larger volumes or fixed distribution routes. With a box truck, pay attention to the permitted maximum weight: up to 3,500 kg you can drive with a category B licence, above that you'll need a C1 or C licence. Also consider your delivery addresses: without a loading dock, a tail lift is virtually essential, while a version without a tail lift retains more payload capacity. If you work with a delivery team, a double-cab version is worth considering.

What to Look for in a Used Refrigerated Van

Assess the refrigeration unit separately from the vehicle: it has its own hour meter and its own maintenance history. Ask about the running hours, have the cooling system run as a test, and check whether the set temperature is actually reached. Inspect the insulation and door seals of the load compartment: damage costs cooling capacity and therefore fuel. A standby cooling function on 230V is handy, keeping the load compartment at temperature overnight while plugged in. If you transport perishable goods internationally, check whether a valid ATP/FRC certificate is present. Finally, compare the payload capacity on the registration certificate: due to the insulation and refrigeration unit, a refrigerated van is heavier than a standard van.

Fresh or Frozen: Temperature Range and Layout

For fresh transport — dairy, vegetables, meat, flowers — a range of 0 to +7 °C is usually sufficient. For frozen products, you need a freezer version that cools down to around -20 °C, with thicker insulation and a more powerful unit. If you transport both, consider a combination refrigerated/freezer van with multi-temperature capability and possibly a partition wall, allowing you to run two zones at different temperatures. Think ahead about which products you'll transport in the coming years: a freezer version can always handle fresh goods, but not the other way around.

Buying or Leasing a Refrigerated Van?

Buying is advantageous when you can bear the investment directly: no monthly payments and the vehicle is immediately fully yours. With Financial Lease you spread the costs: at Tatev Auto up to 100% financing is possible with a term of up to 72 months, including for start-ups and self-employed professionals. You become the economic owner immediately, so the refrigerated van appears on your balance sheet. Considering electric? More and more city centres are introducing zero-emission zones, making an electric refrigerated van a future-proof choice for urban deliveries. Trade-ins of your current commercial vehicle are welcome and reduce the amount to be financed.

Koelwagen kopen: what to look for?

When buying a used commercial vehicle you want clarity fast: is the vehicle in stock, what does it cost, is financial lease available and does the configuration suit your daily work? That is why this page directly shows current vehicles with photo, price and specifications.

At Tatev Auto in Mijdrecht we help business owners with targeted advice on load space, fuel, mileage, body type and total cost of use. You can trade in your current vehicle and finance almost any vehicle through financial lease.

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