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.
Essex, Vermont Refrigeration Trailer Rentals
If a walk-in cooler or freezer fails in Essex, Vermont, you can rent cold storage from HHrefrigeration and have it planned for your address. We rent refrigerated trailers and containers, mobile kitchens, and dishwashing trailers to businesses and institutions in Chittenden County.
Essex is a town in Chittenden County with about 11,462 residents (2023 Census Bureau estimate). Customers who rent in a place like this include hospitals and care facilities, school districts, hotels, restaurants, grocers, food distributors, and event venues. 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.
Our phone line, (888) 385-5513, answers 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. If the need is planned, use the quote form below and tell us where in Essex the unit will sit.
Essex, VT at a glance
Numbers for Essex 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 Vermont (December 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: town in Chittenden County, Vermont.
- Population: 11,462 (2023 Census Bureau estimate), number 4 of 20 Vermont places on our list.
- Land area: 39 square miles, about 294 people per square mile.
- Elevation: about 476 feet.
- Nearest larger place we list: Colchester, 8 miles west.
- Other places we list within 50 miles: 8.
How we plan getting a trailer to Essex
Every rental in Essex starts with the address, not a warehouse. Here is how a request for Essex, VT moves from call to cold storage:
- Call or send the form. Tell us the street address in Essex, 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 Essex include VT-289. 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.
- Essex sits about 8 miles east of Colchester, Vermont'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 Essex
Emergency support for Essex runs through one number, (888) 385-5513, answered 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Have these details ready:
In Vermont, calls like this often follow ice storm 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 Vermont, see Vermont Emergency Management. We are not an emergency agency; for danger to life, call 911.
- The address in Essex (and the Chittenden 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 Essex
Vermont summers are warm in the valleys, with typical highs above 80 F in the southeast and along Lake Champlain and below 70 F in the high Green Mountains, and hot days (87 F or more) averaging 19 per year in 2020 to 2024. Winters are cold and snowy, with typical lows below 5 F in the northeast and some high-elevation sites seeing more than 150 inches of snow a year. The hottest stretch runs june to August, and the coldest december to February. Both extremes put stress on commercial refrigeration in Essex.
The Winooski River forms Essex's southern border, and VT 289, the Circumferential Highway, runs through town. River-adjacent land in the Burlington area carries flood exposure, as seen in recent Vermont floods.
The Champlain Valley Fair, a ten-day late-August event drawing over 100,000 visitors, is held in neighboring Essex Junction. Large regional fairs raise demand for food vendors needing cold storage and warewashing.
Ice storm risk in Vermont (December to March): The January 1998 ice storm brought 1 to 2 inches of ice, dairy losses and widespread tree and utility damage across the Northeast, costing about $2 billion. Ice-storm outages can often last long enough to threaten stored milk and food.
Winter storm risk in Vermont (November to April): Nor'easters can bring heavy snow, sleet or freezing rain and strong winds, and in February 2023 Arctic air pushed wind chills in Burlington below -40 F. Severe winter weather can interrupt power and deliveries for food businesses.
Green Mountain Power, which serves roughly 280,000 customers, had restored about 21,000 customers by July 11, 2023 during the flooding, and Washington Electric Cooperative reported nearly 500 outages. Flood-related outages can interrupt cold storage and kitchens in affected towns.
Food service and business in Essex
The kinds of operations that rent refrigeration in a city like Essex are hospitals and care facilities, school districts, hotels, restaurants, grocers, food distributors, and event venues.
A 2025 Vermont Agency of Agriculture report put the annual economic impact of the dairy industry at $5.4 billion, with over 480 dairy farms and over 156 processors. Milk, cheese and yogurt depend on continuous refrigeration from farm to processor.
Vermont produces more than 41 percent of the nation's maple syrup according to a state annual report, and set a record of 1,990,000 gallons in 2016. Maple producers and packers need storage and food-safe operations in late winter and spring.
Essex 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 Vermont: Champlain Valley Fair (Late August); Vermont Maple Festival (Late April). A ten-day fair of this size needs large food-vendor refrigeration and warewashing.
Equipment you can rent in Essex
Refrigeration is our focus, and Essex customers rent the same four units as the rest of Vermont:
Many Essex requests pair cold storage with a mobile kitchen rental or a dishwashing trailer rental, so a facility can cook, serve, and clean up during a repair or renovation.
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 Essex
Renting a refrigerated trailer in Essex is simple, but a few items decide whether it runs smoothly on the first day.
The Health Department's electrical outage guidance for food establishments (July 2023) covers refrigeration failure, using a three-bay sink if the dishwasher is down, and asks operators with outages of four hours or longer to contact the department. Outages beyond four hours and lost dishwashing capacity are the situations where emergency cold storage or warewashing may be considered.
The Health Department defines a temporary food service establishment as a food or beverage stand that is disassembled and moved between locations; applicants send the application and fee to the Food and Lodging Program in Waterbury and list every Vermont event they plan to attend. A temporary kitchen or food stand at events generally needs this license in advance.
- 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 Essex 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 Vermont Department of Health, Food and Lodging Program.
- 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 Essex
Highways and routes tied to Essex:
Essex sits at about 476 feet above sea level.
Nearby places we also serve: Colchester (8 miles west), Charlotte (17 miles southwest), Waterbury (19 miles southeast), Hyde Park (25 miles east), Swanton (27 miles north).
- VT-289: The Circumferential Highway crosses the town east-west.
Rental prices for Essex 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 Essex, setup, servicing, and minimum terms are confirmed in your quote.
More of Vermont and the Northeast
Essex is one of the places we list in Vermont, and Vermont is part of our Northeast service area. Browse the Vermont 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 Essex, VT.
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.
Essex rental questions
Do you rent refrigerated trailers in Essex, Vermont?
Yes. HHrefrigeration rents refrigerated trailers, refrigerated containers, mobile kitchens, and dishwashing trailers to commercial and industrial customers in Essex and Chittenden 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 Essex is outside the main city?
We plan the delivery from your street address, not from a fixed point on the map. Essex is about 8 miles east of Colchester, so we confirm the route, the final approach, and the timing with you in the quote.
What power does a refrigerated trailer need in Essex?
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 Essex site before delivery, and send the voltage, phase, and amps with your request.
Who do I contact about food safety rules in Chittenden County?
Start with Vermont Department of Health, Food and Lodging Program (https://www.healthvermont.gov/node/385). 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 Essex 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 Essex 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 ice storm season in Vermont?
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. Ice storm risk in Vermont is highest December 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.