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.
Machias, Maine Refrigerated Container Rentals
If a walk-in cooler or freezer fails in Machias, Maine, you can rent cold storage from HHrefrigeration and have it planned for your address. We rent refrigerated trailers and containers, mobile kitchens, and dishwashing trailers to businesses and institutions in Washington County.
Machias is a town in Washington County with about 2,076 residents (2023 Census Bureau estimate), and it is the county seat. Customers who rent in a place like this include the town grocery, the school district kitchen, a hospital or clinic, local restaurants, small food producers, and event organizers. 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 Machias and the dates you need.
Machias, ME at a glance
Numbers for Machias 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 Washington County, Maine.
- Population: 2,076 (2023 Census Bureau estimate), number 20 of 20 Maine places on our list.
- Land area: 14 square miles, about 150 people per square mile.
- Elevation: about 141 feet.
- Machias is the county seat of Washington County.
- Nearest larger place we list: Bar Harbor, 45 miles southwest.
- Other places we list within 50 miles: 1.
How we plan getting a trailer to Machias
Every rental in Machias starts with the address, not a warehouse. Here is how a request for Machias, ME moves from call to cold storage:
- Call or send the form. Tell us the street address in Machias, 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 Machias include US-1. 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.
- Machias is roughly 163 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 Machias
When cold storage fails in Machias, 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 winter storm and ice storm. For this kind of event, a refrigerated container rental holds bulk product, and a 12 ft trailer covers a small kitchen's cooler and freezer.
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 Machias (and the Washington 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 Machias
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.
Machias is the county seat of Washington County and the commercial center for Maine's easternmost coast, from Bar Harbor to Lubec. A regional hub concentrates grocers, restaurants and food service across a remote area.
DownEast Community Hospital and the University of Maine at Machias are in town. Hospitals and colleges run large food-service operations that can depend on continuous refrigeration.
Winter storm risk in Maine (October to April): Nor'easters cause more disruption in Maine than any other extreme weather, and their winds can match or exceed those of hurricanes that have reached the state. Prolonged storm outages can leave restaurants, grocers and processors needing emergency cold storage or a temporary kitchen.
Ice storm risk in Maine (December to March): The January 1998 ice storm left 1 to 3 inches of ice, snapped more than 3,000 utility poles and cut power to over 800,000 people. A multi-day ice-storm outage can often spoil refrigerated inventory and halt commercial kitchens.
The January 1998 ice storm cut power to more than 800,000 people and snapped over 3,000 utility poles. It shows how a single weather event can take down grid infrastructure and leave food operations without power for an extended time.
Food service and business in Machias
The kinds of operations that rent refrigeration in a community like Machias are the town grocery, the school district kitchen, a hospital or clinic, local restaurants, small food producers, and event organizers.
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.
Machias 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: State of Maine Potato Blossom Festival (Third week of July); Bar Harbor cruise ship season (May to October). Community festivals can create short-term demand for temporary kitchens and cold storage.
Equipment you can rent in Machias
Refrigeration is our focus, and Machias 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 Machias 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 Machias
Renting a refrigerated trailer in Machias is simple, but a few items decide whether it runs smoothly on the first day.
The Maine CDC Health Inspection Program licenses temporary eating places that operate at a fixed location for up to 14 consecutive days at a single community event, and separately licenses mobile eating places that serve at several sites. A temporary or mobile kitchen used at an event or after a disruption generally needs the right license before serving food.
The state license application describes a base kitchen as a commercial kitchen used for prep, storage or ware-washing that cannot be done inside a mobile unit, and a separate base kitchen license may be needed. Operators of mobile kitchens often plan for where dishwashing and storage will happen, which can affect whether a dishwashing trailer is needed.
- 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 Machias 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 Machias
Highways and routes tied to Machias:
Machias sits at about 141 feet above sea level.
Nearby places we also serve: Bar Harbor (45 miles southwest), Lincoln (67 miles northwest), Hampden (71 miles west), Deer Isle (74 miles southwest), Dover-Foxcroft (92 miles west).
- US-1: US 1 and 1A run through Machias along with State Routes 92 and 192.
Rental prices for Machias 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 Machias, setup, servicing, and minimum terms are confirmed in your quote.
More of Maine and the Northeast
Machias 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 Machias, 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.
Machias rental questions
Do you rent refrigerated trailers in Machias, Maine?
Yes. HHrefrigeration rents refrigerated trailers, refrigerated containers, mobile kitchens, and dishwashing trailers to commercial and industrial customers in Machias and Washington 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 Machias is far from a major city?
We plan the delivery from your street address, not from a fixed point on the map. Machias is about 163 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 Machias?
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 Machias site before delivery, and send the voltage, phase, and amps with your request.
Who do I contact about food safety rules in Washington 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 Machias 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 Machias 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 winter storm 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. Winter storm risk in Maine is highest October to April.
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.