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.
Bar Harbor, Maine Walk-In Cooler Trailer Rentals
Bar Harbor is a growing town in Hancock County, and HHrefrigeration serves it with refrigeration trailer rentals, mobile kitchen rentals, and dishwashing trailers. Service is nationwide, which means Bar Harbor is covered from your first call.
Bar Harbor is a town in Hancock County with about 5,276 residents (2023 Census Bureau estimate). 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 Bar Harbor and the dates you need.
Bar Harbor, ME at a glance
Numbers for Bar Harbor 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 Maine (October to April) can slow or close roads, so tell us your start date early and we plan the trip with the forecast in mind.
- Place: town in Hancock County, Maine.
- Population: 5,276 (2023 Census Bureau estimate), number 12 of 20 Maine places on our list.
- Land area: 42 square miles, about 125 people per square mile.
- Elevation: about 505 feet.
- Nearest larger place we list: Hampden, 38 miles northwest.
- Other places we list within 50 miles: 3.
How we plan getting a trailer to Bar Harbor
Every rental in Bar Harbor starts with the address, not a warehouse. Here is how a request for Bar Harbor, ME moves from call to cold storage:
- Call or send the form. Tell us the street address in Bar Harbor, 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 Bar Harbor include ME-3. 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.
- Bar Harbor is roughly 118 straight-line miles northeast of Scarborough, Maine'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 Bar Harbor
When cold storage fails in Bar Harbor, speed of information matters most. Call (888) 385-5513 any hour, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and tell us:
In Maine, calls like this often follow flood and drought. 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 Maine, see Maine Emergency Management Agency (MEMA). We are not an emergency agency; for danger to life, call 911.
- The address in Bar Harbor (and the Hancock 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 Bar Harbor
Maine has mild-to-warm summers, with typical July highs from the low 70s F in the far north to the high 70s F in the south, and only a few 90 F days in a typical year. Winters are long and cold, with overnight lows near 18 F in the far south and around 0 F in parts of the north and interior. Snow typically falls from late fall into April and totals roughly 60 to 100 inches. Hospitals, universities, grocers, and restaurants here often need a trailer that fits a narrow service lane or a shared loading dock.
Bar Harbor had 154 cruise ship visits and over 222,000 cruise passengers in 2018, and the Island Explorer bus carried over 647,000 riders in 2019. Heavy summer visitor volumes strain restaurants and can raise demand for temporary kitchen and warewashing capacity.
College of the Atlantic, Jackson Laboratory and MDI Biological Laboratory are in town, and the population rises sharply May through October. Institutions and seasonal swings add to food-service and storage demand.
A wildfire in October 1947 burned nearly half of eastern Mount Desert Island, including 67 cottages and over 10,000 acres of Acadia National Park. Wildfire history is a reminder that remote island communities can face disruptive emergencies.
Flood risk in Maine (Spring thaw and winter rain-on-snow events): In December 2023, 3 to 4 inches of rain (6 to 8 in pockets) fell on snowpack and caused catastrophic river flooding in Maine. Flooded or power-less kitchens and cold rooms can create a need for temporary refrigerated trailers and warewashing while repairs are made.
Drought risk in Maine (Summer to early fall): Maine had notable droughts in 2002, 2016 and 2020 to 2022, and the 2020 drought contributed to more than 900 wildfires, the most in a decade. Dry-season fires and water shortages can disrupt farms and food operations that rely on cold storage.
Nor'easters are described as the most disruptive extreme weather in Maine, with winds that can rival hurricane gusts and can bring down lines across wide areas. Winter storms can often interrupt power to restaurants, supermarkets and warehouses at once, increasing demand for backup refrigeration.
Food service and business in Bar Harbor
The kinds of operations that rent refrigeration in a city like Bar Harbor are supermarkets, school districts, clinics and care facilities, hotels and lodges, caterers, and local processors and growers.
Farming in Fort Fairfield, in Aroostook County, centers on potatoes and broccoli, which the town's Wikipedia entry calls important to the local economy. Potato and vegetable storage and shipping operations can use extra temperature-controlled space around harvest.
Bar Harbor logged 154 cruise ship visits and over 222,000 passengers in 2018, and its population rises sharply from May through October with visitors and seasonal residents. Peak tourist season can strain restaurant kitchens, which may use temporary kitchen or dishwashing capacity for surges.
Bar Harbor 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 Maine: Fryeburg Fair (October); Skowhegan State Fair (August). Large fairs can raise demand for temporary food service, cold storage and dishwashing for vendors.
Equipment you can rent in Bar Harbor
Refrigeration is our focus, and Bar Harbor customers rent the same four units as the rest of Maine:
If the kitchen itself is down, add a mobile kitchen and a dishwashing trailer so Bar Harbor 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 Bar Harbor
Renting a refrigerated trailer in Bar Harbor is simple, but a few items decide whether it runs smoothly on the first day.
Maine's Mobile Unit Compliance Handout states that all mobile units must have a hand wash sink with hot and cold water. Any mobile kitchen unit used for food service should be checked against this equipment requirement.
The Health Inspection Program rule, Chapter 201, took effect on June 3, 2024, and the program notes that a HIP license is separate from the state Mobile Vendor License. Food operators should confirm which state and municipal licenses apply to a temporary setup.
- 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 Bar Harbor 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 Maine CDC Health Inspection Program (Maine Department of Health and Human Services).
- 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 Bar Harbor
Highways and routes tied to Bar Harbor:
Bar Harbor sits at about 505 feet above sea level.
Nearby places we also serve: Deer Isle (29 miles southwest), Hampden (38 miles northwest), Machias (45 miles northeast), Waldoboro (59 miles west), Lincoln (67 miles north).
- ME-3: The main access road to Bar Harbor from both directions.
Rental prices for Bar Harbor 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 Bar Harbor, setup, servicing, and minimum terms are confirmed in your quote.
More of Maine and the Northeast
Bar Harbor is one of the places we list in Maine, and Maine is part of our Northeast service area. Browse the Maine 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 Bar Harbor, ME.
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.
Bar Harbor rental questions
Do you rent refrigerated trailers in Bar Harbor, Maine?
Yes. HHrefrigeration rents refrigerated trailers, refrigerated containers, mobile kitchens, and dishwashing trailers to commercial and industrial customers in Bar Harbor and Hancock 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 Bar Harbor is far from a major city?
We plan the delivery from your street address, not from a fixed point on the map. Bar Harbor is about 118 miles northeast of Scarborough, so we confirm the route, the final approach, and the timing with you in the quote.
What power does a refrigerated trailer need in Bar Harbor?
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 Bar Harbor site before delivery, and send the voltage, phase, and amps with your request.
Who do I contact about food safety rules in Hancock County?
Start with Maine CDC Health Inspection Program (Maine Department of Health and Human Services) (https://www.maine.gov/dhhs/mecdc/environmental-health/el/). 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 Bar Harbor 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 Bar Harbor 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 Maine?
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 Maine is highest Spring thaw and winter rain-on-snow events.
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.