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.
Allentown, Pennsylvania Refrigerated Container Rentals
Rental refrigeration is available in Allentown, Pennsylvania. HHrefrigeration rents refrigerated trailers, refrigerated containers, mobile kitchens, and dishwashing trailers to commercial and industrial customers in Allentown and across Lehigh County.
Allentown is a city in Lehigh County with about 124,880 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 Allentown and the dates you need.
Allentown, PA at a glance
Numbers for Allentown 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 Pennsylvania (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 Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.
- Population: 124,880 (2023 Census Bureau estimate), number 3 of 20 Pennsylvania places on our list.
- Land area: 18 square miles, about 7,114 people per square mile.
- Elevation: about 338 feet.
- Allentown is the county seat of Lehigh County.
- Nearest larger place we list: Philadelphia, 44 miles southeast.
- Other places we list within 50 miles: 7.
How we plan getting a trailer to Allentown
Every rental in Allentown starts with the address, not a warehouse. Here is how a request for Allentown, PA moves from call to cold storage:
- Call or send the form. Tell us the street address in Allentown, 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 Allentown include US-22. 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.
- Allentown is about 44 miles northwest of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania'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 Allentown
When cold storage fails in Allentown, speed of information matters most. Call (888) 385-5513 any hour, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and tell us:
In Pennsylvania, calls like this often follow winter storm and ice 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 Pennsylvania, see Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (PEMA). We are not an emergency agency; for danger to life, call 911.
- The address in Allentown (and the Lehigh 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 Allentown
Most of Pennsylvania has a humid continental climate, with hot, humid summers and cool to cold winters at lower elevations. The southeast corner around Philadelphia is milder in winter, while the highlands see colder, snowier winters. Precipitation is plentiful statewide. Hospitals, universities, grocers, and restaurants here often need a trailer that fits a narrow service lane or a shared loading dock.
The Great Allentown Fair, first held in 1852, is one of the nation's longest continuously running annual fairs. Fairs rely on temporary food booths that often need extra cold storage and warewashing.
Lehigh Valley-Cedar Crest is the major hospital and Muhlenberg College is a notable local institution. Hospital and college dining operations need dependable refrigeration and dishwashing.
Floods destroyed the Hamilton Street Bridge over the Lehigh River in 1841, 1862 and 1902. Riverside flood history shows how flooding can cut off businesses and spoil stocked food.
Winter storm risk in Pennsylvania (November to March): Erie sees a 1991-2020 normal of about 104 inches of snow per season, with a record 198.5 inches in 2017-2018 and 53 inches in two days in December 2017. Heavy lake-effect snow can disrupt deliveries and power, so restaurants and grocers in the snow belt can face spoilage and need temporary refrigeration.
Ice storm risk in Pennsylvania (December to March): The February 2014 ice storm cut power to roughly 750,000 Pennsylvania customers by one report, with PECO calling it the second-worst outage in its history. Multi-day ice-storm outages can spoil walk-in cooler and freezer contents and often interrupt restaurant and institutional kitchens.
The February 2014 ice storm was the second-worst outage in PECO history (after Hurricane Sandy), with more than 600,000 PECO customers affected. Large-scale outages in the Philadelphia area can strain local ice and cold-storage supply for restaurants, caterers and grocers.
Food service and business in Allentown
The kinds of operations that rent refrigeration in a city like Allentown are health systems, school districts and campuses, hotel and banquet kitchens, grocery chains, cold-storage and distribution operators, and large events.
Hershey is the home of North America's largest chocolate maker and of Hersheypark, which opened in 1906, plus Penn State Health's Hershey Medical Center. Large tourism, hospital and confectionery operations all depend on temperature-controlled storage and high-volume food service.
The state's farm economy is heavily dairy and livestock: a NASS-era report put dairy at about 38.5 percent of state farm receipts, and Pennsylvania is second to Wisconsin in number of dairy farms. Milk and other perishable farm products need continuous cold chain handling, so equipment failures or outages can create urgent cold storage needs.
Allentown 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 Pennsylvania: Steelers training camp (Late July to August); Pennsylvania Farm Show (January). Camp crowds and team catering can add short-term food service demand in a small city.
Equipment you can rent in Allentown
Refrigeration is our focus, and Allentown customers rent the same four units as the rest of Pennsylvania:
If the kitchen itself is down, add a mobile kitchen and a dishwashing trailer so Allentown 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 Allentown
Renting a refrigerated trailer in Allentown is simple, but a few items decide whether it runs smoothly on the first day.
The Department of Agriculture licenses mobile food facilities (food trucks, carts) annually and asks for plan review materials at least 60 days before selling; it responds within 15 business days. Anyone planning to operate a rented mobile kitchen as a licensed unit should allow for the state plan review period.
A Temporary Event License covers fairs, festivals and similar events for up to 14 days at one fixed location; a Temporary Food Facility License is limited to 14 days per calendar year. Short-term kitchen and warewashing setups for events usually need the matching temporary license.
- 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 Allentown 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 Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Food Safety and Laboratory 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 Allentown
Highways and routes tied to Allentown:
Allentown sits at about 338 feet above sea level.
Nearby places we also serve: Reading (29 miles southwest), High Bridge, NJ (31 miles east), East Stroudsburg (33 miles northeast), Downingtown (42 miles south), Philadelphia (44 miles southeast).
- US-22: Runs near the Lehigh Valley Mall area in Fullerton, on the city's west side.
Rental prices for Allentown 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 Allentown, setup, servicing, and minimum terms are confirmed in your quote.
More of Pennsylvania and the Northeast
Allentown is one of the places we list in Pennsylvania, and Pennsylvania is part of our Northeast service area. Browse the Pennsylvania 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 Allentown, PA.
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.
Allentown rental questions
Do you rent refrigerated trailers in Allentown, Pennsylvania?
Yes. HHrefrigeration rents refrigerated trailers, refrigerated containers, mobile kitchens, and dishwashing trailers to commercial and industrial customers in Allentown and Lehigh 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 Allentown is far from a major city?
We plan the delivery from your street address, not from a fixed point on the map. Allentown is about 44 miles northwest of Philadelphia, so we confirm the route, the final approach, and the timing with you in the quote.
What power does a refrigerated trailer need in Allentown?
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 Allentown site before delivery, and send the voltage, phase, and amps with your request.
Who do I contact about food safety rules in Lehigh County?
Start with Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Food Safety and Laboratory Services (https://www.pa.gov/agencies/pda/food-safety/retail-food/fairs-and-other-temporary-events.html). 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 Allentown 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 Allentown 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 winter storm season in Pennsylvania?
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. Winter storm risk in Pennsylvania is highest November to March.
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.