Latrobe, Pennsylvania Refrigerated Container Rentals

Numbers for Latrobe 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: borough in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.
• Population: 7,922 (2023 Census Bureau estimate), number 19 of 20 Pennsylvania places on our list.
• Land area: 2.3 square miles, about 3,421 people per square mile.
• Elevation: about 997 feet.
• Nearest larger place we list: Pittsburgh, 32 miles west.
• Other places we list within 50 miles: 2.

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

In Pennsylvania, calls like this often follow flood and winter storm. When an outage runs long, a 20 ft refrigerated trailer rental gives a kitchen, grocer, or care facility cold space to move product into while the building recovers.

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 Latrobe (and the Westmoreland 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 Latrobe are grocers, restaurants, school and hospital kitchens, hotels, farm and food-processing operations, and community events that draw crowds.

Philadelphia's Packer Avenue terminal has about 2.2 million cubic feet of refrigerated storage and 2,500 reefer plugs, and Holt-operated terminals handled over 88 percent of East Coast Chilean fruit in 2024. Seasonal fruit imports create peaks in demand for extra reefer capacity and overflow cold storage near the port.

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.

Latrobe 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: Great Allentown Fair (Late August to early September); Battle of Gettysburg reenactment (July 1-3). Fairs bring many temporary food vendors that often need extra cold storage and warewashing.

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

Mobile and temporary food operations may be required to work with a commissary for food storage, warewashing or prep, and a commissary cannot be a personal-use kitchen or part of a private residence. A mobile kitchen or dishwashing trailer does not replace the commissary requirement where the Department imposes one.

Allegheny, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Erie, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties are under county health department jurisdiction, so temporary and mobile food applications there go through the county health department rather than the state. Check which agency licenses a given site before ordering a temporary kitchen or cold storage for food service use.

• 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 Latrobe 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.

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