When possible, it is best to store your fruit and vegetables whole and cut just prior to eating. This will extend their life and maintain better flavor quality.

There are two primary reasons.

The primary reason not to store watermelon and cucumber in the fridge is that they are sensitive to fridge temperatures.

I recommend loading produce away from the interior walls of the trailer.  This can be done by centerline loading the pallets and using special air bags to stabilize the load (Centerline Loadin

The simplest and cheapest system to build uses ice to cool the water. Build an ice bunker above a perforated shelf.

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