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.
Creston, Iowa Walk-In Cooler Trailer Rentals
Creston is a community in Union County, and HHrefrigeration serves it with refrigeration trailer rentals, mobile kitchen rentals, and dishwashing trailers. Service is nationwide, which means Creston is covered from your first call.
Creston is a city in Union County with about 7,392 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 Creston and the dates you need.
Creston, IA at a glance
Numbers for Creston 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 Iowa (November 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 Union County, Iowa.
- Population: 7,392 (2023 Census Bureau estimate), number 16 of 20 Iowa places on our list.
- Land area: 5.2 square miles, about 1,425 people per square mile.
- Elevation: about 1,283 feet.
- Creston is the county seat of Union County.
- Nearest larger place we list: Des Moines, 53 miles northeast.
- Other places we list within 50 miles: 1.
How we plan getting a trailer to Creston
Every rental in Creston starts with the address, not a warehouse. Here is how a request for Creston, IA moves from call to cold storage:
- Call or send the form. Tell us the street address in Creston, 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 Creston include US 34. 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.
- Creston is about 53 miles southwest of Des Moines, Iowa's largest city on our list. We plan the trip around that distance and the roads between, then confirm timing 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 Creston
When cold storage fails in Creston, speed of information matters most. Call (888) 385-5513 any hour, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and tell us:
In Iowa, calls like this often follow tornado and flood. 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 Iowa, see Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management (HSEM). We are not an emergency agency; for danger to life, call 911.
- The address in Creston (and the Union 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 Creston
Iowa has a humid continental climate with hot, humid summers (highs often near 90 F and sometimes above 100 F) and cold winters that can fall well below zero. Des Moines normals run about 31/14 F in January and 86/67 F in July. Processors, distributors, school districts, and hospital systems commonly need added cold storage during repairs and seasonal peaks.
Creston has a largely agricultural economy and BNSF Railway uses it as a crew change point for grain and coal trains. Ag and rail logistics can often use temporary storage and crew food service.
Greater Regional Medical Center, Southwestern Community College and a Buena Vista University campus are located in Creston. Hospitals and campuses often need backup cold storage and kitchens.
An EF2 tornado on April 14, 2012 damaged the hospital, community college and high school. Tornado damage can often disrupt power and food storage.
Tornado risk in Iowa (Spring and summer): Iowa has a 30-year average of about 47 tornadoes a year; the 1882 Grinnell tornado killed 68 and a 1968 F5 hit Charles City. Tornado damage to buildings and power lines can often interrupt refrigeration and kitchens.
Flood risk in Iowa (Spring and summer): The Cedar River reached a record 31.12 ft in Cedar Rapids in 2008, flooding about 14 percent of the city, and the Great Flood of 1993 left about 250,000 Des Moines residents without running water for 12 days. River flooding can often put commercial kitchens and cold storage out of service and create a need for temporary replacements.
After the derecho, Cedar Rapids peaked at about 98 percent power loss and about 40,000 residents were still without power a week later. Prolonged outages can often create demand for temporary cold storage and cooking capacity.
Food service and business in Creston
The kinds of operations that rent refrigeration in a city like Creston are supermarkets, school districts, clinics and care facilities, hotels and lodges, caterers, and local processors and growers.
Crops cover about 60 percent of Iowa's land, and the state sits in the heart of the Corn Belt. Harvest-season grain, produce and food processing can often drive demand for temporary storage and food service.
Sioux City's meatpacking sector is anchored by Tyson Fresh Meats (about 4,500 workers) and Seaboard Triumph Foods (about 2,400). Meat plants and cold-chain distributors rely on refrigerated storage and trailers.
Creston 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 Iowa: Surf Ballroom tribute (February); Iowa State Fair (August). Winter events can raise short-term catering demand when cold weather limits options.
Equipment you can rent in Creston
Refrigeration is our focus, and Creston customers rent the same four units as the rest of Iowa:
If the kitchen itself is down, add a mobile kitchen and a dishwashing trailer so Creston 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 Creston
Renting a refrigerated trailer in Creston is simple, but a few items decide whether it runs smoothly on the first day.
DIAL licenses mobile food units such as food trucks and pushcarts that serve precooked or prewrapped foods needing minimal assembly. Mobile kitchens that do more extensive preparation may need a different license category, so confirm with DIAL.
DIAL operates a food plan review line (515-350-7587) for operators submitting plans. New or remodeled food operations, including temporary setups, can often involve plan review, so operators should contact DIAL early.
- 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 Creston 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 Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals and Licensing (DIAL), Food and Consumer Safety.
- 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 Creston
Highways and routes tied to Creston:
Creston sits at about 1,283 feet above sea level.
Nearby places we also serve: Atlantic (41 miles northwest), Des Moines (53 miles northeast), Perry (56 miles north), Knoxville (68 miles east), Nevada (81 miles northeast).
- US 34: US 34 runs through the city.
Rental prices for Creston 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 Creston, setup, servicing, and minimum terms are confirmed in your quote.
More of Iowa and the Midwest
Creston is one of the places we list in Iowa, and Iowa is part of our Midwest service area. Browse the Iowa 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 Creston, IA.
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.
Creston rental questions
Do you rent refrigerated trailers in Creston, Iowa?
Yes. HHrefrigeration rents refrigerated trailers, refrigerated containers, mobile kitchens, and dishwashing trailers to commercial and industrial customers in Creston and Union 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 Creston is far from a major city?
We plan the delivery from your street address, not from a fixed point on the map. Creston is about 53 miles southwest of Des Moines, so we confirm the route, the final approach, and the timing with you in the quote.
What power does a refrigerated trailer need in Creston?
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 Creston site before delivery, and send the voltage, phase, and amps with your request.
Who do I contact about food safety rules in Union County?
Start with Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals and Licensing (DIAL), Food and Consumer Safety (https://dial.iowa.gov/licenses/food-establishments-hotels). 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 Creston 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 Creston 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 tornado season in Iowa?
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. Tornado risk in Iowa is highest Spring and 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.