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.
Olney, Illinois Walk-In Cooler Trailer Rentals
Olney is a town in Richland County, and HHrefrigeration serves it with refrigeration trailer rentals, mobile kitchen rentals, and dishwashing trailers. Service is nationwide, which means Olney is covered from your first call.
Olney is a city in Richland County with about 8,512 residents (2023 Census Bureau estimate), and it is the county seat. Customers who rent in a place like this include supermarkets, school districts, clinics and care facilities, hotels and lodges, caterers, and local processors and growers. 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 Olney and the dates you need.
Olney, IL at a glance
Numbers for Olney 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 Illinois (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 Richland County, Illinois.
- Population: 8,512 (2023 Census Bureau estimate), number 14 of 20 Illinois places on our list.
- Land area: 6.9 square miles, about 1,228 people per square mile.
- Elevation: about 489 feet.
- Olney is the county seat of Richland County.
- Nearest larger place we list: Evansville, IN, 59 miles southeast.
- Other places we list within 50 miles: 2.
How we plan getting a trailer to Olney
Every rental in Olney starts with the address, not a warehouse. Here is how a request for Olney, IL moves from call to cold storage:
- Call or send the form. Tell us the street address in Olney, 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.
- Olney is reached by county and state roads, and Illinois's main corridors include I-55, I-57, and I-80. Tell us the street address and we confirm the approach, the final turn, and the room the truck needs.
- Olney is roughly 216 straight-line miles south of Chicago, Illinois'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 Olney
When cold storage fails in Olney, speed of information matters most. Call (888) 385-5513 any hour, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and tell us:
In Illinois, calls like this often follow flood and winter storm. When an outage runs long, a 20 ft refrigerated trailer rental gives a kitchen, grocer, or care facility cold space to move product into while the building recovers.
For official emergency information in Illinois, see Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security (IEMA-OHS). We are not an emergency agency; for danger to life, call 911.
- The address in Olney (and the Richland 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 Olney
Illinois has hot, humid summers and cold, snowy winters, and recorded extremes in the state range from about -25 F to 112 F at Jerseyville. Spring and early summer bring frequent thunderstorms and tornadoes; Illinois logged 136 tornadoes in 2023, the most of any state by a wide margin. Processors, distributors, school districts, and hospital systems commonly need added cold storage during repairs and seasonal peaks.
Olney is the seat of Richland County and is known as the home of albino gray squirrels, with an annual white squirrel count each October. Unique local events can draw crowds that often use rented kitchens and cold storage.
Olney Central College is the city's post-secondary school. College dining and events can sometimes need temporary kitchen capacity.
Flood risk in Illinois (Spring to summer): A 1996 storm dropped 16.94 inches of rain in 24 hours in the Aurora area (an Illinois record), and the Great Flood of 1993 was the worst upper Mississippi River flood of the century. Floods can interrupt power and force food businesses to discard refrigerated stock.
Winter storm risk in Illinois (December to March): The January 25-27, 1978 blizzard dropped roughly 12 to 13 inches on Chicago, and Rockford notes that blizzards occur in winter. Blizzards can disrupt deliveries and power, so operators can need cold storage on short notice.
The August 10, 2020 derecho cut power to over 800,000 ComEd customers, with about 759,000 out at the peak and more than 100,000 Illinois customers still without power three days later. Multi-day summer outages often exceed safe food-holding times and can create a need for rented refrigeration.
Food service and business in Olney
The kinds of operations that rent refrigeration in a city like Olney are supermarkets, school districts, clinics and care facilities, hotels and lodges, caterers, and local processors and growers.
Chicago is the largest railroad hub in North America, O'Hare was the world's busiest airport by takeoffs and landings in 2025, and the Port of Chicago connects to the Atlantic via the Great Lakes and to the Gulf of Mexico via the Illinois Waterway. Heavy freight volume can create peak demand for temporary cold staging.
Illinois drew a record 117 million tourists in 2018, who spent nearly $42 billion. Tourism and hospitality can drive demand for rented kitchens, refrigeration and warewashing during peaks.
Olney 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 Illinois: Illinois State Fair (August); John Deere Classic (Silvis) (July). State fairs often use extra refrigerated storage and temporary kitchens.
Equipment you can rent in Olney
Refrigeration is our focus, and Olney customers rent the same four units as the rest of Illinois:
If the kitchen itself is down, add a mobile kitchen and a dishwashing trailer so Olney 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 Olney
Renting a refrigerated trailer in Olney is simple, but a few items decide whether it runs smoothly on the first day.
IDPH supports the retail food program but does not directly regulate most establishments; local health departments license restaurants, bakeries, grocery stores and food trucks. Renting a temporary kitchen or mobile unit can mean working with the local health department where it will operate.
Illinois has adopted the 2022 FDA Food Code (Illinois Food Code, Part 750), and IDPH requires local departments to use a uniform inspection report. Food-code requirements for cold holding and warewashing can apply to temporary equipment.
- 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 Olney 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 Illinois Department of Public Health (Food Protection Program).
- 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 Olney
Olney's road access comes from county and state routes in Richland County. For planning, here are the main corridors that cross Illinois:
Olney sits at about 489 feet above sea level.
Nearby places we also serve: Princeton, IN (38 miles southeast), Salem (48 miles west), Vandalia (58 miles west), Evansville, IN (59 miles southeast), Paris (65 miles north).
- I-55: Runs about 294 miles from East St. Louis to Chicago.
- I-57: Runs roughly 360 miles from near Cairo north to Chicago.
- I-80: Runs about 164 miles from Rock Island County to Lansing.
- I-90: Runs about 107 miles from South Beloit through Rockford to Chicago.
Rental prices for Olney 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 Olney, setup, servicing, and minimum terms are confirmed in your quote.
More of Illinois and the Midwest
Olney is one of the places we list in Illinois, and Illinois is part of our Midwest service area. Browse the Illinois 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 Olney, IL.
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.
Olney rental questions
Do you rent refrigerated trailers in Olney, Illinois?
Yes. HHrefrigeration rents refrigerated trailers, refrigerated containers, mobile kitchens, and dishwashing trailers to commercial and industrial customers in Olney and Richland 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 Olney is far from a major city?
We plan the delivery from your street address, not from a fixed point on the map. Olney is about 216 miles south of Chicago, so we confirm the route, the final approach, and the timing with you in the quote.
What power does a refrigerated trailer need in Olney?
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 Olney site before delivery, and send the voltage, phase, and amps with your request.
Who do I contact about food safety rules in Richland County?
Start with Illinois Department of Public Health (Food Protection Program) (https://dph.illinois.gov/topics-services/food-safety.html). 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 Olney 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 Olney 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 Illinois?
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 Illinois is highest Spring to summer.
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.