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Dwayne goes on to share the story of how Thermo King began : “ The origins of Thermo King can be traced back to a game of golf . One of the men owned a trucking company at the time and was hauling a truck load of chickens from Minneapolis to Illinois . The truck broke down , and the ice that was used to chill the truck and its contents melted . His golfing partner proposed that he could create a solution and the pair made a quick bet on the golf course that the product would be ready within 30 days . He went back to his facility and asked the prolific African American inventor , Fred McKinley Jones , to create a refrigerated unit in 30 days and a working prototype of the first refrigerated unit came into being in 1938 .
A company that innovates to create a solution for a customer ’ s need is exciting to me . Today , our company is still focused on driving innovation and creating solutions for our end customers . So , we ’ re a global business now , participating in the market of refrigerated goods haulage , whether by air , sea or road . I ’ m responsible for ensuring that refrigerated goods get from point A to point B for our customers . We support all verticals from pharmaceuticals and groceries to food and beverage , so , have a diverse customer base .
“ There is currently much discussion around climate . As an organization that transports goods across the globe , we play our part in the emissions problem . There ’ s
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