12 ft Refrigerated Trailer
Starting from $1,895 / month
The smallest trailer in the lineup. It fits tight lots and loading areas when a small walk-in cooler or freezer goes down.
Montgomery, Alabama Refrigerated Container Rentals
Rental refrigeration is available in Montgomery, Alabama. HHrefrigeration rents refrigerated trailers, refrigerated containers, mobile kitchens, and dishwashing trailers to commercial and industrial customers in Montgomery and across Montgomery County.
Montgomery is a city in Montgomery County with about 195,287 residents (2023 Census Bureau estimate), and it is the county seat. Customers who rent in a place like this include health systems, school districts and campuses, hotel and banquet kitchens, grocery chains, cold-storage and distribution operators, and large events. Rent for a few days to cover a repair, or lease for months through a renovation, a harvest, a construction project, or a seasonal peak.
Emergency? Call (888) 385-5513, open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. For planned work, send the quote form below with the address in Montgomery and the dates you need.
Montgomery, AL at a glance
Numbers for Montgomery that matter when planning a rental: how big it is, how spread out it is, and how far the next larger place sits.
Winter storms in Alabama (December to March) can slow or close roads, so tell us your start date early and we plan the trip with the forecast in mind.
- Place: city in Montgomery County, Alabama.
- Population: 195,287 (2023 Census Bureau estimate), number 3 of 20 Alabama places on our list.
- Land area: 160 square miles, about 1,222 people per square mile.
- Elevation: about 240 feet.
- Montgomery is the county seat of Montgomery County.
- Nearest larger place we list: Columbus, GA, 82 miles east.
- Other places we list within 50 miles: 3.
How we plan getting a trailer to Montgomery
Every rental in Montgomery starts with the address, not a warehouse. Here is how a request for Montgomery, AL moves from call to cold storage:
- Call or send the form. Tell us the street address in Montgomery, what failed or what you are planning, and the temperature you need. Emergencies go to (888) 385-5513.
- We match the unit. A 12 ft refrigerated trailer suits tight lots and small kitchens, a 20 ft trailer holds more, and a refrigerated container is for bulk storage over longer jobs.
- Roads that serve Montgomery include I-65 and I-85. We confirm which approach suits a trailer, how the truck turns onto your site, and whether anything on the last few blocks is posted or restricted.
- Montgomery is roughly 169 straight-line miles south of Huntsville, Alabama's largest city on our list. A longer trip means we plan routes, weather, and delivery timing with more care, and we confirm both in your quote.
- We confirm power and placement. The 20 ft trailers list 220V, single phase, 40 to 60 amps with a NEMA plug, so have an electrician confirm your service. Pick a firm, level spot with room for the door to open and for the truck to reach it.
- Delivery and setup. On site, setup takes about 1 hour for a refrigeration unit, plus 4 to 6 hours if a ramp is needed or 5 to 15 minutes for stairs. Delivery timing, servicing, and minimum terms are written into your quote, and an inquiry does not reserve equipment.
Emergency refrigeration support in Montgomery
When cold storage fails in Montgomery, speed of information matters most. Call (888) 385-5513 any hour, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and tell us:
In Alabama, calls like this often follow flood and heat wave. Operations that cannot wait for the grid to return can rent a refrigerated trailer as backup walk-in space and keep inventory at holding temperature.
For official emergency information in Alabama, see Alabama Emergency Management Agency. We are not an emergency agency; for danger to life, call 911.
- The address in Montgomery (and the Montgomery County location if it is outside town limits).
- What failed: a walk-in cooler, a freezer, a compressor, or the power itself.
- How much product is at risk, and whether it must stay at 32°F (cooler) or near -5°F (freezer).
- The power available at the site and whether a truck can reach the spot.
- Keep doors closed until the unit arrives so the product holds its temperature as long as possible.
What drives cold-storage demand around Montgomery
Summers are hot and humid, with July and August highs averaging about 92F in Montgomery and Tuscaloosa and the Gulf Coast having the most humid nights. Winters are usually mild, with an average of about 35 days a year below freezing and only occasional snow, mostly in the north. Rain averages about 56 inches a year. Restaurants, grocers, food distributors, and healthcare kitchens in the region often rent a trailer when a compressor fails in the heat.
Montgomery is the state capital and Montgomery County seat; top employers include Maxwell-Gunter AFB (12,280), the State of Alabama (10,315) and Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama (3,530). Government and plant employers operate large cafeterias that can need temporary kitchens.
Montgomery has Baptist Medical Center South, Baptist Medical Center East and Jackson Hospital, plus several colleges including Alabama State University. Hospitals and campuses depend on continuous refrigeration for food service.
A February 12, 1945 tornado killed 26 people in Montgomery, and the city sees severe thunderstorms with large hail. Storm damage can interrupt power to food operations.
Flood risk in Alabama (Tropical season, especially September): Hurricane Sally made landfall near Gulf Shores on September 16, 2020 and dropped a peak of 29.99 inches of rain at Orange Beach, causing catastrophic flash flooding. Flooded kitchens and prolonged power loss can create a need for temporary warewashing and refrigeration.
Heat wave risk in Alabama (July to August): The state record high is 112F at Centreville (1925), and Maxwell AFB in Montgomery hit 108F three times during the August 2007 heat wave. Extreme heat can overload refrigeration and raise demand for extra cold storage at events and facilities.
After Hurricane Sally in 2020, over 71,000 households and businesses in Baldwin County lost power, about 95 percent of the local electric cooperative's service area; two days later the governor reported 103,000 Baldwin and 60,000 Mobile County customers still out. Multi-day coastal outages can leave restaurants, hotels and stores without refrigeration.
Food service and business in Montgomery
The kinds of operations that rent refrigeration in a city like Montgomery are health systems, school districts and campuses, hotel and banquet kitchens, grocery chains, cold-storage and distribution operators, and large events.
The Port of Mobile handles containerized, bulk, break bulk and roll-on/roll-off cargo and ranked 9th nationally by tonnage in 2014 with 64.3 million tons. Port and distribution activity supports cold chain and overflow storage demand.
The Alabama Department of Public Health regulates retail food, manufactured food processing, dairy farms and plants, and oyster, seafood and blue crab processing, and samples Mobile Bay oyster harvest waters. The state has an active processing and seafood sector that relies on temperature-controlled storage.
Montgomery customers use refrigeration trailers in three common ways: as emergency cover for a failed walk-in, as extra capacity during a peak (a harvest, a festival, a holiday week), and as temporary cold storage during a renovation. See rental prices for what each unit costs, or how to plan your site before delivery.
Demand also rises around events in Alabama: Chilton County Peach Festival (June); Talladega Superspeedway NASCAR weekends (Spring and fall). Peak harvest and festival weeks can raise demand for chilled storage and food service.
Equipment you can rent in Montgomery
Refrigeration is our focus, and Montgomery customers rent the same four units as the rest of Alabama:
If the kitchen itself is down, add a mobile kitchen and a dishwashing trailer so Montgomery operators can keep serving while cold storage is covered.
20 ft Refrigerated Trailer
Starting from $1,895 / month
The workhorse. A 20 ft trailer comes as a 32°F cooler or as a low-temperature freezer configuration, so you can match what failed.
20 ft Refrigerated Container
Starting from $2,995 / month
A stationary cold storage box for bulk product, built for longer projects, seasonal peaks, and renovations.
40 ft Refrigerated Container
Starting from $3,995 / month
The largest cold storage option. It takes pallets and bulk product for food distribution, disaster response, and large facilities.
Requirements for renting a refrigerated trailer in Montgomery
Renting a refrigerated trailer in Montgomery is simple, but a few items decide whether it runs smoothly on the first day.
ADPH's Food and Lodging Branch regulates retail food establishments such as restaurants, grocery stores, school cafeterias and food trucks, and investigates complaints. Anyone running a temporary kitchen or mobile food unit in Alabama falls under this branch through the local county health department.
ADPH's mobile food unit plan review checklist indicates a plan review packet and fee go to the local county health department, with approval needed before construction begins. A mobile kitchen unit intended for use in Alabama may need plan approval before it is built or put into service.
- Customer type: commercial or industrial only (restaurants, grocers, healthcare, schools, hospitality, distributors, government). We do not rent to residential customers.
- Power: 220V, single phase, 40 to 60 amps for the 20 ft trailers, with a NEMA plug. Ask your electrician to confirm the circuit at your Montgomery site before delivery.
- Placement: a firm, level surface with room for the trailer, its door swing, and the delivery truck. Soft ground, steep slopes, and overhead lines are the usual problems.
- Access: send the gate or door width, any low clearances, and the best approach into the property.
- Permission: if you rent the property, get the owner or manager's approval to place a trailer. For food-safety questions, contact Alabama Department of Public Health, Division of Food, Milk and Lodging.
- Paperwork: your quote lists the unit, the rental length, delivery, setup, servicing, and minimum terms. An inquiry does not reserve equipment.
Roads, routes, and access around Montgomery
Highways and routes tied to Montgomery:
Montgomery sits at about 240 feet above sea level.
Nearby places we also serve: Tuskegee (34 miles east), Clanton (40 miles northwest), Greenville (41 miles southwest), Lanett (71 miles northeast), Andalusia (73 miles south).
- I-65: Runs through Montgomery.
- I-85: Begins at I-65 in Montgomery.
Rental prices for Montgomery at a glance
Rates are the same nationwide. Rentals start from $1,895 / month for a 12 ft trailer, and the price sheet prints a separate rate for 1-6 days, 8-14 days, 15 days to 1 month, and more than 3 months. See every rate. Delivery to Montgomery, setup, servicing, and minimum terms are confirmed in your quote.
More of Alabama and the Southeast
Montgomery is one of the places we list in Alabama, and Alabama is part of our Southeast service area. Browse the Alabama service area for every city page in the state, or the full service-area map.
Rental terms at a glance
Rentals run by the week or by the month, with short-term and long-term options, and we answer calls 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Setup on site takes about 1 hour for a refrigeration unit and about 5 hours for a kitchen or dishwashing trailer; a ramp adds 4 to 6 hours and stairs add 5 to 15 minutes. GPS tracking is possible on request. Delivery, setup, servicing, and minimum terms are confirmed in your quote, and an inquiry does not reserve equipment.
Cold storage down? Call now.
Emergency refrigeration rentals in Montgomery, AL.
If a walk-in cooler or freezer has stopped holding temperature, call now. Tell us your city and state, what failed, how much product is at risk, and what power is on site. Keep doors closed to hold the cold while we work out the right trailer or container for you.
Montgomery rental questions
Do you rent refrigerated trailers in Montgomery, Alabama?
Yes. HHrefrigeration rents refrigerated trailers, refrigerated containers, mobile kitchens, and dishwashing trailers to commercial and industrial customers in Montgomery and Montgomery County. Call (888) 385-5513 or send the quote form with your address. An inquiry does not reserve equipment; availability, delivery, and terms are confirmed in your quote.
How do I get a trailer if Montgomery is far from a major city?
We plan the delivery from your street address, not from a fixed point on the map. Montgomery is about 169 miles south of Huntsville, so we confirm the route, the final approach, and the timing with you in the quote.
What power does a refrigerated trailer need in Montgomery?
The 20 ft refrigerated trailers list 220V, single phase, 40 to 60 amps, with a NEMA plug. Have a licensed electrician confirm your service at the Montgomery site before delivery, and send the voltage, phase, and amps with your request.
Who do I contact about food safety rules in Montgomery County?
Start with Alabama Department of Public Health, Division of Food, Milk and Lodging (https://www.alabamapublichealth.gov/foodsafety/). Rules vary by jurisdiction, so check with them before you place temporary refrigeration or a temporary kitchen.
Can I rent a mobile kitchen or dishwashing trailer in Montgomery too?
Yes. When a kitchen is down, we rent mobile kitchens from 24 ft to 40 ft and dishwashing trailers from 22 ft to 38 ft. Many Montgomery customers pair them with a refrigerated trailer so they can cook, serve, and clean up while permanent equipment is repaired.
What should I do before flood season in Alabama?
Know your site's power and placement details, keep our number ((888) 385-5513) handy, and call early if a forecast puts your walk-in at risk. Flood risk in Alabama is highest Tropical season, especially September.
Sources for local facts
Sources
Local facts on this page come from public sources. Population is the Census Bureau's 2023 estimate.
What to send for a fast quote
- The city and state where the unit will sit
- What failed and how much product is at risk
- Cooler (32°F) or freezer temperature needed
- Power available at the site: voltage, phase, and amps
- Access: gate or door width, surface, and where the unit will be placed
- How long you expect to need it
Prefer to talk? Call (888) 385-5513 any time.