Multi-temperature cargo transportation apparatus

A cargo transportation apparatus, the apparatus comprising:

• an elongated body defining an interior cavity and comprising a front end, a rear end, two sides, a floor, and a ceiling,
• a plurality of dividers attachable to said floor and ceiling and extending toward said rear end to define at least three longitudinal compartments within said interior cavity, wherein each said divider comprises at least one longitudinal partition and wherein said rear end is configured to provide access to each said longitudinal compartment,
• a plurality of pairs of opposing troughs defined by said floor and said ceiling, said troughs configured to receive and substantially secure said longitudinal partitions to substantially prevent air flow transversely between said longitudinal compartments, and
• an air conditioning system configured to independently control temperature within at least two of said longitudinal compartments, said air conditioning system including a first air conditioning unit in operative communication with a first said longitudinal compartment and a second air conditioning unit disposed rearward of and spaced from said front end and in operative communication with a second said longitudinal compartment and extending into the interior of at least said first and second longitudinal compartments.

A cargo transportation apparatus, said apparatus comprising:

• an elongated insulated body defining an interior cavity and comprising a front end, a rear end, a plurality of sides, a floor, and a ceiling;
• a plurality of dividers attachable to said floor and ceiling and extending substantially to said rear end to define at least three longitudinal compartments within said interior cavity, wherein each said divider comprises at least one longitudinal partition, wherein said dividers are configured to attach to said elongated body to substantially prevent air flow transversely between said longitudinal compartments, and wherein said ceiling comprises a main ceiling extending from said front end to said rear end and a dropped ceiling extending from said main ceiling to said dividers and said rear end, said dropped ceiling extending into the interior of at least two said longitudinal compartments;
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• an air conditioning system configured to independently control temperature within at least two of said longitudinal compartments, said air conditioning system comprising a host air conditioning unit generally secured to said front end and in operative communication with a first said longitudinal compartment, and a remote evaporator unit dependent upon said host air conditioning unit, disposed rearward of and spaced from said front end between said dropped ceiling and said main ceiling, and in operative communication with a second said longitudinal compartment.