A method for controlling a transportation refrigeration system, wherein the TRS includes a TRS controller connected to the TRS for operating the TRS, an eutectic device including an eutectic medium, a transport refrigeration unit having a refrigerant circuit for directing a refrigerant fluid through the TRU and capable of directing the refrigerant fluid to the eutectic device for cooling the eutectic medium, and a cooling fluid circuit in thermal contact with the eutectic medium, the cooling fluid circuit configured to direct a cooling fluid to be in thermal contact with the eutectic medium, the method comprising: the TRS controller selecting or receiving a user selection of a cooling mode from a plurality of cooling modes (72, 74, 76, 78) for the TRS, wherein the plurality of cooling modes (72, 74, 76, 78) for the TRS include: a manual cooling mode, wherein a cooling type of the TRS is set based on a selection made by a user via the TRS controller; an automatic cooling mode, wherein the cooling type of the TRS is automatically set by the TRS controller based on a status of the TRS; a dynamic cooling mode, wherein the TRS controller determines the cooling type based on dynamic information derived from data received by the TRS controller via a network; and a preset cooling mode, wherein the TRS controller selects the cooling type based on data read from a memory; and cooling an inside of a transport unit according to the cooling mode (72, 74, 76, 78) selected, wherein the cooling type includes a first cooling type and a second cooling type, wherein the first cooling type includes directing the refrigerant fluid through the refrigerant circuit and the second cooling type includes directing the cooling fluid through the cooling fluid circuit. the TRS controller selecting or receiving a user selection of a cooling mode from a plurality of cooling modes (72, 74, 76, 78) for the TRS, wherein the plurality of cooling modes (72, 74, 76, 78) for the TRS include: a manual cooling mode, wherein a cooling type of the TRS is set based on a selection made by a user via the TRS controller; an automatic cooling mode, wherein the cooling type of the TRS is automatically set by the TRS controller based on a status of the TRS; a dynamic cooling mode, wherein the TRS controller determines the cooling type based on dynamic information derived from data received by the TRS controller via a network; and a preset cooling mode, wherein the TRS controller selects the cooling type based on data read from a memory; and a manual cooling mode, wherein a cooling type of the TRS is set based on a selection made by a user via the TRS controller; an automatic cooling mode, wherein the cooling type of the TRS is automatically set by the TRS controller based on a status of the TRS; a dynamic cooling mode, wherein the TRS controller determines the cooling type based on dynamic information derived from data received by the TRS controller via a network; and a preset cooling mode, wherein the TRS controller selects the cooling type based on data read from a memory; and cooling an inside of a transport unit according to the cooling mode (72, 74, 76, 78) selected, wherein the cooling type includes a first cooling type and a second cooling type, wherein the first cooling type includes directing the refrigerant fluid through the refrigerant circuit and the second cooling type includes directing the cooling fluid through the cooling fluid circuit.