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.
Lincoln, Nebraska Walk-In Cooler Trailer Rentals
Lincoln is a busy city in Lancaster County, and HHrefrigeration serves it with refrigeration trailer rentals, mobile kitchen rentals, and dishwashing trailers. Service is nationwide, which means Lincoln is covered from your first call.
Lincoln is a city in Lancaster County with about 294,757 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 Lincoln and the dates you need.
Lincoln, NE at a glance
Numbers for Lincoln 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 Nebraska (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: city in Lancaster County, Nebraska.
- Population: 294,757 (2023 Census Bureau estimate), number 2 of 20 Nebraska places on our list.
- Land area: 98 square miles, about 3,017 people per square mile.
- Elevation: about 1,201 feet.
- Lincoln is the county seat of Lancaster County.
- Nearest larger place we list: Omaha, 45 miles northeast.
- Other places we list within 50 miles: 6.
How we plan getting a trailer to Lincoln
Every rental in Lincoln starts with the address, not a warehouse. Here is how a request for Lincoln, NE moves from call to cold storage:
- Call or send the form. Tell us the street address in Lincoln, 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 Lincoln include NE-2 and US-77. 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.
- Lincoln is about 45 miles southwest of Omaha, Nebraska'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 Lincoln
When cold storage fails in Lincoln, speed of information matters most. Call (888) 385-5513 any hour, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and tell us:
In Nebraska, calls like this often follow drought and flood. When summer heat pushes a compressor past its limit, a 12 ft refrigerated trailer or 20 ft refrigerated trailer can take over cold storage while the walk-in is repaired.
For official emergency information in Nebraska, see Nebraska Emergency Management Agency. We are not an emergency agency; for danger to life, call 911.
- The address in Lincoln (and the Lancaster 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 Lincoln
Summer highs in July average about 87 to 90F across the eastern and central cities, with humidity dropping from east to west. Winters are cold, with January highs of roughly 32 to 39F and lows of 11 to 14F. The state record high is 118F and the record low is -47F, and Nebraska sits in Tornado Alley. Agricultural and food-distribution operations, rural hospitals, and schools use temporary cold storage while repairs are scheduled.
Top employers include the State of Nebraska, Lincoln Public Schools, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (23,954 students) and Bryan Health. Universities and hospitals need dependable cold storage and large-scale dishwashing.
An EF2 tornado struck western Lincoln on May 5, 2019, and an EF3 tornado hit a Garner Industries building on April 26, 2024. Severe storms can cause outages and spoilage.
The record low is -31F, set February 16, 2021. Severe cold can stress equipment.
Drought risk in Nebraska (Summer): Rainfall averages about 31.5 inches in the southeast but only about 13.8 inches in the Panhandle, and the 1930 to 1936 Dust Bowl brought severe drought and dust storms. Hot, dry summers can raise cooling loads and stress refrigeration on farms, plants and at events.
Flood risk in Nebraska (March (Missouri River flooding lasted months)): In March 2019, snowmelt and rain on frozen ground collapsed Spencer Dam and flooded the Platte, Elkhorn and Missouri rivers. Damage topped $1.3 billion, including $440 million in crop losses and $400 million in cattle losses. Flooding often cuts roads and power and can create demand for temporary cold storage and food service.
The governor requested federal disaster funds for 27 counties after the March 2025 blizzard, with most of the nearly $65 million in damage going to utility repairs. Widespread damage shows how many communities can be affected at once.
Food service and business in Lincoln
The kinds of operations that rent refrigeration in a city like Lincoln are health systems, school districts and campuses, hotel and banquet kitchens, grocery chains, cold-storage and distribution operators, and large events.
Nebraska had about 2.7 million head of cattle on feed on January 1, 2025, roughly 18.9 percent of the U.S. total. Heavy beef production supports a large network of packing plants and cold storage.
Cargill's beef plant in Schuyler employs about 2,000 people. Large plants often rely on reserve refrigerated capacity during outages or maintenance.
Lincoln 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 Nebraska: AppleJack Festival (Nebraska City) (Third weekend of September); Fur Trade Days (Chadron) (July). Festival food vendors can use temporary kitchens and cold storage.
Equipment you can rent in Lincoln
Refrigeration is our focus, and Lincoln customers rent the same four units as the rest of Nebraska:
If the kitchen itself is down, add a mobile kitchen and a dishwashing trailer so Lincoln 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 Lincoln
Renting a refrigerated trailer in Lincoln is simple, but a few items decide whether it runs smoothly on the first day.
The Department of Agriculture's food safety program provides a form for notifying it of floor plan review for new or changed food establishments. Temporary structures or converted units may be subject to plan review.
In Lincoln, the Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department issues a Temporary Food Establishment Permit, and food truck operators also need city-level permits. Local health departments can add requirements to state rules.
- 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 Lincoln 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 Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Consumer Protection.
- 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 Lincoln
Highways and routes tied to Lincoln:
Lincoln sits at about 1,201 feet above sea level.
Nearby places we also serve: Wahoo (28 miles north), Nebraska City (44 miles east), Bellevue (45 miles northeast), Omaha (45 miles northeast), York (48 miles west).
- NE-2: Rerouted onto the 11-mile South Beltway in late 2022.
- US-77: Homestead Expressway, being upgraded to freeway standards starting in 2025.
Rental prices for Lincoln 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 Lincoln, setup, servicing, and minimum terms are confirmed in your quote.
More of Nebraska and the Great Plains
Lincoln is one of the places we list in Nebraska, and Nebraska is part of our Great Plains service area. Browse the Nebraska 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 Lincoln, NE.
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.
Lincoln rental questions
Do you rent refrigerated trailers in Lincoln, Nebraska?
Yes. HHrefrigeration rents refrigerated trailers, refrigerated containers, mobile kitchens, and dishwashing trailers to commercial and industrial customers in Lincoln and Lancaster 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 Lincoln is far from a major city?
We plan the delivery from your street address, not from a fixed point on the map. Lincoln is about 45 miles southwest of Omaha, so we confirm the route, the final approach, and the timing with you in the quote.
What power does a refrigerated trailer need in Lincoln?
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 Lincoln site before delivery, and send the voltage, phase, and amps with your request.
Who do I contact about food safety rules in Lancaster County?
Start with Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Consumer Protection (https://nda.nebraska.gov). 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 Lincoln 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 Lincoln 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 drought season in Nebraska?
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. Drought risk in Nebraska is highest 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.