UNSPSC 78101610: Railway transport by refrigerator car

UNSPSC 78101610 Railway transport by refrigerator car, a Commodity code, shows minimal recent state and local procurement activity aligned with its nominal scope. The single recent opportunity tagged under this code—Broward County's June 2026 Request for Information regarding Bubenzer brakes and rail clamps installation, parts, and maintenance at Port Everglades—addresses crane brake systems for container gantry operations rather than refrigerated rail transport. The remaining three opportunities in the dataset (rerailing equipment supply and re-rail truck outfitting from the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County; bi-level commuter rail coach and cab cars from the South Florida Regional Transportation Authority; and emergency transport service from the City of Madison Police Department) are unrelated to refrigerated-car transport and appear to have been tagged to this code in error. The code's nominal scope—refrigerated rail transport—does not align with the actual procurement activity currently visible in state and local markets.

Geographic activity is limited to Florida and Texas among recent postings, with no discernible pattern of repeat buyers or sustained procurement in this commodity category. The Broward County RFI due July 1, 2026, remains the only opportunity with direct relevance to rail systems, though its focus on brake and clamping mechanisms for port cargo handling rather than refrigerated-car transport suggests either a data classification issue or dormancy in the refrigerated-rail segment of state and local procurement. Firms evaluating this code should verify whether recent activity reflects genuine market demand or misclassification, as the available records do not support active procurement under the code's stated purpose.