Power takeoff-driven refrigeration

A system for power takeoff-driven refrigeration, comprising:

• a generator mechanically coupled to a power takeoff (PTO), wherein a drive shaft of the PTO is in constant mechanical communication with a PTO driver gear of a transmission of a semi-truck when the PTO is mounted to the transmission of the semi-truck;
• a converter configured to receive Alternating Current (AC) power from the generator, the converter being operable to convert the AC power to Direct Current (DC) power, the converter configured to send a first portion of the DC power to a DC regulator and a second portion of the DC power to a computing system that has one or more processors and one or more computer-readable hardware storage media;
• the DC regulator configured to receive the DC power from the converter and configured to charge a battery bank;
• an AC charge controller configured to receive 220V AC power, wherein the AC charge controller is configured to charge the battery bank;
• an inverter coupled to the battery bank configured to invert DC power to AC power, the inverter configured to provide AC power to a motor;
• the motor mechanically coupled to a compressor of a refrigeration system of a semi-trailer;
• and
• a first cooling system in fluid communication with the generator and mountable on the semi-truck, and a second cooling system in fluid communication with the motor and mountable on the semi-trailer;
• wherein the computing system is configured to communicate with one or more sensors associated with the generator, the motor, or the refrigeration system;
• and
• wherein the computer-readable hardware storage media comprises computer-executable instructions being executable by the one or more processors to cause the computing system to selectively activate or deactivate the motor or the generator in response to a triggering event.