# Cold chain compliance software that produces the temperature record before the claim arrives

> Cold chain compliance is the practice of proving a temperature controlled shipment held its setpoint from seal to delivery, and keeping the records to show it. Under FDA FSMA Rule 204, firms handling foods on the Food Traceability List must keep key data elements and produce them electronically within 24 hours of a request. Neurobird ties continuous temperature to the load, the trailer, the commodity and the receiver signature, so the record exists before anyone asks for it.

- URL: https://neurobird.com/coldchain/
- Product: Neurobird Cold Chain Reefer Trucking Audit Platform
- Niche: cold chain reefer trucking
- Buyer: refrigerated carriers
- Status: in development, open for early access
- Updated: 2026-08-21

## What Neurobird Cold Chain Reefer Trucking does

- Log setpoint and actual temperature continuously against the load, not the trailer alone
- Flag excursions while the truck is still moving so the driver can act
- Keep the chain of custody from seal to receiver signature
- Produce the traceability record FSMA 204 asks for without assembling it by hand

## How it works

1. **Seal the load** Commodity, setpoint, trailer and origin are captured at seal, so the record has a subject from minute 1.
2. **Log continuously in transit** Actual against setpoint streams from the reefer. Excursions flag while the truck is still moving, so the driver can act.
3. **Deliver with the record** Receiver signature closes the chain of custody, and the traceability record exports in the format FSMA 204 asks for.

## From the source material

> In this study, configuration 1 was found to have the longest storage duration at desired temperature, 23 hours which are sufficient for transportation of both local and long-distance cold chain supply.

Source: pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov, https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7024728/

## Industry context

- **24 hours** The window in which covered firms must produce traceability records electronically to FDA on request. (source: FDA FSMA Rule 204, https://www.fda.gov/food/food-safety-modernization-act-fsma/fsma-final-rule-requirements-additional-traceability-records-certain-foods)
- **KDEs** Key data elements must be kept at each critical tracking event, including shipping and receiving. (source: FDA, https://www.fda.gov/food/food-safety-modernization-act-fsma/fsma-final-rule-requirements-additional-traceability-records-certain-foods)
- **Food Traceability List** Defines which foods fall in scope, including leafy greens, soft cheeses, shell eggs and ready to eat deli salads. (source: FDA, https://www.fda.gov/food/food-safety-modernization-act-fsma/food-traceability-list)
- **2 years** Traceability records must generally be retained for 2 years from creation. (source: FDA, https://www.fda.gov/food/food-safety-modernization-act-fsma/fsma-final-rule-requirements-additional-traceability-records-certain-foods)
- **USDA data** Public agricultural transportation data, useful for benchmarking lane volumes and refrigerated capacity. (source: USDA Agricultural Transportation, https://agtransport.usda.gov/)

## Pricing

- Owner operator: $18 per trailer, per month
- Fleet: $34 per trailer, per month
- Shipper grade: $64 per trailer, per month

## Questions

### How long do I have to produce traceability records?

24 hours from an FDA request, in an electronic sortable format, and records must generally be retained for 2 years. That is the practical reason to assemble the record continuously rather than after the fact.

### What is FSMA 204?

FSMA Rule 204 is the FDA requirement for additional traceability records on foods on the Food Traceability List. For carriers it means keeping and being able to produce key data elements about shipments quickly, in a standard electronic format.

### How is this different from reefer telematics?

Telematics tells you the trailer temperature. This ties temperature to the load, the commodity, the receiver and the paperwork, so what you produce in a claim or an inspection is a record rather than a chart.

### What happens on a rejected load?

You pull the load record and see setpoint, actual temperature, door events and excursion minutes across the whole run, with the receiver signature. That is the difference between arguing and showing.

### Do drivers have to do anything extra?

Very little. Sealing and delivery are the two touch points. Temperature capture comes from the reefer, not from the driver remembering to write something down.

## Sources

- [FDA FSMA Rule 204, traceability records](https://www.fda.gov/food/food-safety-modernization-act-fsma/fsma-final-rule-requirements-additional-traceability-records-certain-foods)
- [FDA Food Traceability List](https://www.fda.gov/food/food-safety-modernization-act-fsma/food-traceability-list)
- [USDA Agricultural Transportation data](https://agtransport.usda.gov/)

## Contact

- office@neurobird.com
- https://neurobird.com/