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.
Salem, New Hampshire Walk-In Cooler Trailer Rentals
Salem is a regional center in Rockingham County, and HHrefrigeration serves it with refrigeration trailer rentals, mobile kitchen rentals, and dishwashing trailers. Service is nationwide, which means Salem is covered from your first call.
Salem is a town in Rockingham County with about 31,549 residents (2023 Census Bureau estimate). Customers who rent in a place like this include healthcare systems, colleges and school kitchens, hotel and banquet operations, supermarkets, wholesalers, and caterers. 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 Salem and the dates you need.
Salem, NH at a glance
Numbers for Salem 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 New Hampshire (November 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 Rockingham County, New Hampshire.
- Population: 31,549 (2023 Census Bureau estimate), number 2 of 20 New Hampshire places on our list.
- Land area: 25 square miles, about 1,270 people per square mile.
- Elevation: about 141 feet.
- Nearest larger place we list: Derry, 8 miles northwest.
- Other places we list within 50 miles: 18.
How we plan getting a trailer to Salem
Every rental in Salem starts with the address, not a warehouse. Here is how a request for Salem, NH moves from call to cold storage:
- Call or send the form. Tell us the street address in Salem, 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 Salem include I-93. 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.
- Salem sits about 8 miles southeast of Derry, New Hampshire's largest city on our list, so it is part of the same metro-area planning.
- 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 Salem
When cold storage fails in Salem, speed of information matters most. Call (888) 385-5513 any hour, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and tell us:
In New Hampshire, calls like this often follow heat wave and winter storm. 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 New Hampshire, see New Hampshire Homeland Security and Emergency Management (HSEM). We are not an emergency agency; for danger to life, call 911.
- The address in Salem (and the Rockingham 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 Salem
New Hampshire summers are warm, with typical highs from the mid-70s F in the north to the low 80s F in the south, and about 6 days a year at or above 90 F on average (about 9 per year in 2020 to 2024). Winters are cold and snowy, with typical lows above 15 F in the south and below 5 F in the far north, and southern snowfall averaging about 60 inches a year. Hospitals, universities, grocers, and restaurants here often need a trailer that fits a narrow service lane or a shared loading dock.
Salem has the Mall at Rockingham Park and Tuscan Village, a retail, medical and residential development on the former Rockingham Park racetrack site. Large retail and mixed-use centers support many restaurants and food tenants.
Canobie Lake Park, an amusement park open since 1902, is in Salem. Amusement parks run seasonal food operations with high summer volumes.
Heat wave risk in New Hampshire (June to August): Days at or above 90 F averaged 8.9 per year in 2020 to 2024 compared with a long-term average of 6.1, and heat waves are projected to intensify. Hot spells can overload aging refrigeration and raise demand for extra cold storage at events and food businesses.
Winter storm risk in New Hampshire (November to April): Most years bring several nor'easters with at least 5 inches of snow, plus coastal flooding and infrastructure damage. Storm-related outages can often leave restaurants and food retailers needing emergency cold storage or a temporary kitchen.
A severe wind and rainstorm in late October 2017 caused widespread damage and left tens of thousands of Eversource customers and thousands of New Hampshire Electric Co-op members without power. Autumn windstorms can interrupt power during peak foliage and harvest-season business.
Food service and business in Salem
The kinds of operations that rent refrigeration in a city like Salem are healthcare systems, colleges and school kitchens, hotel and banquet operations, supermarkets, wholesalers, and caterers.
Londonderry is home to Stonyfield Farm's headquarters, a Coca-Cola bottling facility and farm markets such as Mack's Apples and Elwood Orchards. Dairy, beverage and orchard businesses all need cold storage.
State tourism officials projected about 3.5 million visitors and roughly $1.7 billion in spending during the fall foliage season in 2023. A concentrated tourism peak strains restaurants, caterers and lodging food service.
Salem 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 New Hampshire: Hopkinton State Fair (Labor Day weekend); Fall foliage season (Labor Day to Columbus Day). Fair food vendors often need refrigerated storage and warewashing.
Equipment you can rent in Salem
Refrigeration is our focus, and Salem customers rent the same four units as the rest of New Hampshire:
If the kitchen itself is down, add a mobile kitchen and a dishwashing trailer so Salem 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 Salem
Renting a refrigerated trailer in Salem is simple, but a few items decide whether it runs smoothly on the first day.
Merrimack's building and health division takes mobile and temporary vendor applications, which must be submitted no later than 7 days before the event. Short-notice temporary kitchens are limited by local application lead times.
A DHHS emergency sheet hosted by the town of Salem tells food establishments to note when an outage starts, stop cooking, and not reopen after a disaster until authorized; in 2017 the DHHS commissioner pointed to a four-hour power outage standard. These rules mean outages beyond about four hours can push operators toward emergency cold storage or relocation of food.
- 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 Salem 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 New Hampshire DHHS Food Protection Section.
- 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 Salem
Highways and routes tied to Salem:
Salem sits at about 141 feet above sea level.
Nearby places we also serve: Derry (8 miles northwest), Hudson (10 miles west), Londonderry (11 miles northwest), Merrimack (16 miles west), Billerica, MA (16 miles south).
- I-93: Enters New Hampshire at Salem; NH 28, 38, 97 and 111 also serve the town.
Rental prices for Salem 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 Salem, setup, servicing, and minimum terms are confirmed in your quote.
More of New Hampshire and the Northeast
Salem is one of the places we list in New Hampshire, and New Hampshire is part of our Northeast service area. Browse the New Hampshire 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 Salem, NH.
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.
Salem rental questions
Do you rent refrigerated trailers in Salem, New Hampshire?
Yes. HHrefrigeration rents refrigerated trailers, refrigerated containers, mobile kitchens, and dishwashing trailers to commercial and industrial customers in Salem and Rockingham 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 Salem is outside the main city?
We plan the delivery from your street address, not from a fixed point on the map. Salem is about 8 miles southeast of Derry, so we confirm the route, the final approach, and the timing with you in the quote.
What power does a refrigerated trailer need in Salem?
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 Salem site before delivery, and send the voltage, phase, and amps with your request.
Who do I contact about food safety rules in Rockingham County?
Start with New Hampshire DHHS Food Protection Section (https://www.dhhs.nh.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 Salem 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 Salem 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 heat wave season in New Hampshire?
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. Heat wave risk in New Hampshire is highest June to August.
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.