Rochester, New York Refrigeration Trailer Rentals

Numbers for Rochester 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 York (November to March) 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 Monroe County, New York.
• Population: 207,274 (2023 Census Bureau estimate), number 4 of 20 New York places on our list.
• Land area: 36 square miles, about 5,795 people per square mile.
• Rochester is the county seat of Monroe County.
• Nearest larger place we list: Buffalo, 66 miles west.
• Other places we list within 50 miles: 2.

Emergency support for Rochester runs through one number, (888) 385-5513, answered 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Have these details ready:

In New York, calls like this often follow flood 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 New York, see New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services (DHSES), Office of Emergency Management. We are not an emergency agency; for danger to life, call 911.

• The address in Rochester (and the Monroe 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.

The kinds of operations that rent refrigeration in a city like Rochester are hospital systems, universities, hotels and convention venues, large grocers, food distributors and processors, and stadium and event operators.

New York ranks second nationally in apples, with over 50,000 acres of orchards and about 694 commercial growers, and is a top-ten grape producer. Fruit harvests in fall need cold storage and packing capacity.

Hunts Point Produce Market in the Bronx has about 700,000 square feet of refrigerated space, supplies more than 22 million people in the metro area and runs 1,600 refrigerated trailers around the clock. The metro food supply depends heavily on cold chain capacity and refrigerated trailers.

Rochester 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 York: Port Jefferson Dickens Festival (December); New York State Fair (late August to Labor Day). Village festivals and tourism add temporary food service demand.

Renting a refrigerated trailer in Rochester is simple, but a few items decide whether it runs smoothly on the first day.

The NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets has jurisdiction over more than 35,000 food handling establishments, including grocery stores, convenience stores and food processors. Retailers and processors using temporary cold storage may deal with Agriculture and Markets rather than the health department.

Under the State Sanitary Code (10 NYCRR 14-1.40), potentially hazardous food in food service establishments must be held at 45 F or below or at 140 F or above, and intact shell eggs stored at 45 F or below. Any temporary refrigeration used by a restaurant or caterer must hold these temperatures.

• 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 Rochester 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 York State Department of Health (with local health departments, and NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets for retail food stores and processors).
• Paperwork: your quote lists the unit, the rental length, delivery, setup, servicing, and minimum terms. An inquiry does not reserve equipment.

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 Rochester, setup, servicing, and minimum terms are confirmed in your quote.