Patent ID: 8286437

Claim:
A transport unit comprising: a container defining a cargo space for supporting cargo; position detection apparatus coupled to the container and adapted to determine a geographic location of the container and to generate a signal indicative of the geographic location; a refrigeration system in communication with the cargo space to condition the cargo space; and a control system including route data defining a plurality of potential destinations of the container, the control system in communication with the position detection apparatus to receive the signal indicative of the geographic location of the container, the control system programmed to predict a route of the container based on the geographic location and the route data, the route defined by at least two potential destinations of the container, the control system further programmed to determine a proximity of the container relative to at least one potential destination of the predicted route, the control system in communication with the refrigeration system to control the refrigeration system based on the proximity of the container relative to the at least one potential destination.