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.
Ann Arbor, Michigan Refrigerated Container Rentals
Rental refrigeration is available in Ann Arbor, Michigan. HHrefrigeration rents refrigerated trailers, refrigerated containers, mobile kitchens, and dishwashing trailers to commercial and industrial customers in Ann Arbor and across Washtenaw County.
Ann Arbor is a city in Washtenaw County with about 119,381 residents (2023 Census Bureau estimate), and it is the county seat. Customers who rent in a place like this include health systems, school districts and campuses, hotel and banquet kitchens, grocery chains, cold-storage and distribution operators, and large events. 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 Ann Arbor and the dates you need.
Ann Arbor, MI at a glance
Numbers for Ann Arbor 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 Michigan (Winter (December 2013)) 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 Washtenaw County, Michigan.
- Population: 119,381 (2023 Census Bureau estimate), number 5 of 20 Michigan places on our list.
- Land area: 28 square miles, about 4,233 people per square mile.
- Elevation: about 840 feet.
- Ann Arbor is the county seat of Washtenaw County.
- Nearest larger place we list: Detroit, 33 miles east.
- Other places we list within 50 miles: 4.
How we plan getting a trailer to Ann Arbor
Every rental in Ann Arbor starts with the address, not a warehouse. Here is how a request for Ann Arbor, MI moves from call to cold storage:
- Call or send the form. Tell us the street address in Ann Arbor, 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 Ann Arbor include I-94. 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.
- Ann Arbor is about 33 miles west of Detroit, Michigan'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 Ann Arbor
When cold storage fails in Ann Arbor, speed of information matters most. Call (888) 385-5513 any hour, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and tell us:
In Michigan, calls like this often follow ice storm and winter storm. 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 Michigan, see Michigan State Police, Emergency Management and Homeland Security Division. We are not an emergency agency; for danger to life, call 911.
- The address in Ann Arbor (and the Washtenaw 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 Ann Arbor
Michigan has hot summers and cold winters in the southern and central Lower Peninsula, with shorter, warmer summers farther north and in the Upper Peninsula. Heavy lake-effect snow lasts until about mid-February, and parts of the northern Lower Peninsula and Upper Peninsula get almost 160 inches of snow a year; the state record high is 112 F and the record low is -51 F. Processors, distributors, school districts, and hospital systems commonly need added cold storage during repairs and seasonal peaks.
Ann Arbor is the Washtenaw County seat; the University of Michigan employs about 30,000 people, including roughly 12,000 at its medical center. A large university and hospital system can often need temporary cold storage or dishwashing capacity during outages or events.
The Ann Arbor Art Fairs run Thursday to Sunday in the third week of July and draw over half a million visitors. Huge street festivals can often rely on rented refrigeration and mobile kitchens.
Michigan Stadium, the largest U.S. football stadium, holds 107,601 people. Game days can often use temporary food service, cold storage and warewashing.
Ice storm risk in Michigan (Winter (December 2013)): The December 20-23, 2013 ice storm cut power to about 380,700 Michigan homes and businesses, hardest in Ingham, Genesee and Lapeer counties; Consumers Energy called it the worst ice storm in 10 years. Ice storms can cause multi-day outages that spoil refrigerated stock and can create a need for emergency cold storage.
Winter storm risk in Michigan (December to March): The January 25-27, 1978 blizzard dropped up to 52 inches at Muskegon, led Michigan's governor to declare an emergency, and left about 100,000 cars abandoned on highways. Blizzards can block deliveries and power, so operators can need cold storage on short notice.
In January 2019 a fire at a Consumers Energy compressor station in Macomb County on January 30 led the governor and the utility to ask residents to set thermostats to 65 F until midnight on February 1 to avoid heat interruptions. Cold-snap supply stress shows how energy disruptions can threaten kitchens and food storage.
Food service and business in Ann Arbor
The kinds of operations that rent refrigeration in a city like Ann Arbor are health systems, school districts and campuses, hotel and banquet kitchens, grocery chains, cold-storage and distribution operators, and large events.
MDARD describes Michigan agriculture as a $104.7 billion industry. A very large food and farm economy can need seasonal and emergency cold storage across growers and processors.
Detroit's Eastern Market covers 43 acres with more than 150 businesses, runs a nightly wholesale market on weekdays from April to November, and is a hub for wholesale food distribution. Wholesale and market operations can need temporary refrigerated capacity at peaks or after equipment failures.
Ann Arbor 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 Michigan: Ann Arbor Art Fairs (Third week of July); Woodward Dream Cruise (Third Saturday in August). Large downtown fairs can often use rented refrigeration and mobile food service.
Equipment you can rent in Ann Arbor
Refrigeration is our focus, and Ann Arbor customers rent the same four units as the rest of Michigan:
If the kitchen itself is down, add a mobile kitchen and a dishwashing trailer so Ann Arbor 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 Ann Arbor
Renting a refrigerated trailer in Ann Arbor is simple, but a few items decide whether it runs smoothly on the first day.
MDARD, created in 1921, has a Food and Dairy Division and a mission that includes protecting the state's food supply. MDARD is a starting point for confirming licensing rules for temporary or mobile food operations.
The Michigan State Police Emergency Management and Homeland Security Division runs the State Emergency Operations Center, which coordinates state agency activity during emergencies and disasters. During declared emergencies, state coordination can affect how food relief and temporary facilities are organized.
- 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 Ann Arbor 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 Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD), Food and Dairy Division.
- 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 Ann Arbor
Highways and routes tied to Ann Arbor:
Ann Arbor sits at about 840 feet above sea level.
Nearby places we also serve: Detroit (33 miles east), Warren (39 miles northeast), Sterling Heights (41 miles northeast), Toledo, OH (43 miles south), Hillsdale (52 miles southwest).
- I-94: Runs near the commercial areas south of downtown Ann Arbor.
Rental prices for Ann Arbor 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 Ann Arbor, setup, servicing, and minimum terms are confirmed in your quote.
More of Michigan and the Midwest
Ann Arbor is one of the places we list in Michigan, and Michigan is part of our Midwest service area. Browse the Michigan 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 Ann Arbor, MI.
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.
Ann Arbor rental questions
Do you rent refrigerated trailers in Ann Arbor, Michigan?
Yes. HHrefrigeration rents refrigerated trailers, refrigerated containers, mobile kitchens, and dishwashing trailers to commercial and industrial customers in Ann Arbor and Washtenaw 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 Ann Arbor is outside the main city?
We plan the delivery from your street address, not from a fixed point on the map. Ann Arbor is about 33 miles west of Detroit, so we confirm the route, the final approach, and the timing with you in the quote.
What power does a refrigerated trailer need in Ann Arbor?
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 Ann Arbor site before delivery, and send the voltage, phase, and amps with your request.
Who do I contact about food safety rules in Washtenaw County?
Start with Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD), Food and Dairy Division (https://www.michigan.gov/mdard). 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 Ann Arbor 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 Ann Arbor 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 ice storm season in Michigan?
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. Ice storm risk in Michigan is highest Winter (December 2013).
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.