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.
York, Maine Refrigeration Trailer Rentals
York is a regional center in York County, and HHrefrigeration serves it with refrigeration trailer rentals, mobile kitchen rentals, and dishwashing trailers. Service is nationwide, which means York is covered from your first call.
York is a town in York County with about 14,118 residents (2023 Census Bureau estimate). Customers who rent in a place like this include hospitals and care facilities, school districts, hotels, restaurants, grocers, food distributors, and event venues. 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.
Our phone line, (888) 385-5513, answers 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. If the need is planned, use the quote form below and tell us where in York the unit will sit.
York, ME at a glance
Numbers for York 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 York County, Maine.
- Population: 14,118 (2023 Census Bureau estimate), number 5 of 20 Maine places on our list.
- Land area: 55 square miles, about 258 people per square mile.
- Elevation: about 7 feet.
- Nearest larger place we list: Scarborough, 31 miles northeast.
- Other places we list within 50 miles: 14.
How we plan getting a trailer to York
Every rental in York starts with the address, not a warehouse. Here is how a request for York, ME moves from call to cold storage:
- Call or send the form. Tell us the street address in York, 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.
- York is reached by county and state roads, and Maine's main corridors include I-95, I-295, and I-195. Tell us the street address and we confirm the approach, the final turn, and the room the truck needs.
- York is about 31 miles southwest of Scarborough, Maine'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 York
Emergency support for York runs through one number, (888) 385-5513, answered 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Have these details ready:
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 York (and the York 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 York
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. The hottest stretch runs june to August, and the coldest december to February. Both extremes put stress on commercial refrigeration in York.
York is a summer resort town with four sandy beaches including Long Sands and Short Sands, three 18-hole golf clubs, and attractions such as Nubble Light. Seasonal tourism creates peaks for restaurants and caterers that can use extra cold storage or temporary kitchen capacity.
York's elevation is 7 feet at the town level, with Mount Agamenticus rising to 692 feet. A low-lying coastal setting means storm and flood events can affect waterfront food businesses.
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.
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 York
The kinds of operations that rent refrigeration in a city like York are hospitals and care facilities, school districts, hotels, restaurants, grocers, food distributors, and event venues.
Maine's commercial fisheries were worth about $611 million at the dock in 2023, led by lobster at roughly 93.7 million pounds landed (preliminary DMR figures). Seafood dealers and processors depend on cold chain storage between the wharf and the truck.
Maine harvested about 87.6 million pounds of wild blueberries in 2023 from 46,370 managed acres on 512 farms, according to USDA data cited in an academic article. Harvest-season fruit needs rapid chilling and freezer capacity before processing and shipping.
York 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: Bar Harbor cruise ship season (May to October); Fryeburg Fair (October). Seasonal visitor peaks can strain local restaurants and caterers.
Equipment you can rent in York
Refrigeration is our focus, and York customers rent the same four units as the rest of Maine:
Many York requests pair cold storage with a mobile kitchen rental or a dishwashing trailer rental, so a facility can cook, serve, and clean up during a repair or renovation.
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 York
Renting a refrigerated trailer in York 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 York 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 York
York's road access comes from county and state routes in York County. For planning, here are the main corridors that cross Maine:
York sits at about 7 feet above sea level, near sea level, where coastal flooding and storm surge are part of planning.
Nearby places we also serve: Barrington, NH (23 miles west), Seabrook, NH (24 miles southwest), Salisbury, MA (26 miles southwest), Scarborough (31 miles northeast), Acton (31 miles northwest).
- I-95: Runs about 303 miles from Kittery to the Canadian border at Houlton, using the Maine Turnpike (a toll road) from Kittery to Augusta.
- I-295: Splits from I-95 in Scarborough toward downtown Portland and the Midcoast, rejoining I-95 in West Gardiner.
- I-195: A spur of I-95 that serves Biddeford, Saco and Old Orchard Beach.
- US-1: A 526-mile route along the coast from Kittery through Brunswick, Rockland, Ellsworth and Machias, then north through Houlton to Fort Kent.
Rental prices for York 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 York, setup, servicing, and minimum terms are confirmed in your quote.
More of Maine and the Northeast
York 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 York, 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.
York rental questions
Do you rent refrigerated trailers in York, Maine?
Yes. HHrefrigeration rents refrigerated trailers, refrigerated containers, mobile kitchens, and dishwashing trailers to commercial and industrial customers in York and York 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 York is outside the main city?
We plan the delivery from your street address, not from a fixed point on the map. York is about 31 miles southwest 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 York?
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 York site before delivery, and send the voltage, phase, and amps with your request.
Who do I contact about food safety rules in York 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 York 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 York 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.