Gilbert Cold Storage Trailers, Refrigerated Trailers, Walk-In Coolers & Refrigerated Containers for Rent
Lock-N-Roll Cold Storage rents refrigerated trailers and containers in Gilbert, Arizona, for restaurants, hospitals, schools, grocers, caterers, events, and contractors in Maricopa County that need temporary cold storage. Call 888 385-5513 for 24/7 support and emergency deployment coordination. Mobile kitchen and dishwashing facilities can be added when the site needs them.
- Refrigerated trailer pricing
- Starting at $1,295 · by rental length
- Delivery planning
- Delivery schedule confirmed in your quote
A refrigerated trailer plan for Gilbert.
Planning a unit for Gilbert means planning for Maricopa County, roughly 25 miles southeast of Phoenix as the crow flies. Closest towns we also cover: Mesa (about 6 miles), Chandler (about 7 miles), and Queen Creek (about 9 miles).
Harrah's Ak-Chin turned 25 with a $100 million expansion and a 2,000-seat events center
Maricopa is about 24 miles southwest of Gilbert.
Harrah's Ak-Chin Casino marked its 25th anniversary in 2019 with a roughly $100 million expansion near Maricopa: a 229-room hotel tower that brought the total to 529 rooms, a spa, a parking garage and a 2,000-seat events center that had just opened.
Florence lit Main Street and ran its Hometown Holiday Parade at Eighth and Main on December 6, 2024
Florence is about 25 miles southeast of Gilbert.
Florence's Hometown Holiday Parade was set for Friday, December 6, 2024 at Eighth and Main streets in Historic Downtown, with a Main Street lighting, food, inflatables, snow and music.
A $613 million, four-year extension of Loop 303 started clearing the Cotton Lane corridor in June
Goodyear is about 36 miles west of Gilbert.
Goodyear: ADOT began clearing the corridor on Monday, June 15, 2026 for a $613 million extension of Loop 303 south from Van Buren Street to Maricopa County 85, four miles of new freeway following the Cotton Lane alignment.
Carefree used hundreds of drones instead of fireworks at CIVANA on July 6, 2019, its second year in a row
Carefree is about 37 miles north of Gilbert.
In 2019, for the second year running, Carefree chose a drone show over fireworks for the Fourth of July. The CIVANA Lights Block Party and Drone Show Spectacular ran from 6 to 9:30 p.m. on July 6 at the CIVANA resort.
Compare refrigerated trailers and containers.
Review all 4 refrigerated trailer and container sizes for your Gilbert project, with starting prices by rental length. Select a model for its specifications, photographs, and rental details.
Scroll across the table to compare specifications and starting prices.
| Model | Format | Temperature options | Power example | Starting at |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12ft Refrigerated Trailer | Refrigerated trailer | Confirm for the assigned 12ft unit | Confirm the assigned unit’s power requirements | $1,295 |
| 20ft Refrigerated Trailer | Refrigerated trailer | Separate 32°F, 15°F, and -5°F configurations; confirm the required unit | 220V, single-phase, 40–60A; verify the offered configuration | $1,495 |
| 20ft Refrigerated Container | Refrigerated container | Review the selected container's specification | Confirm the assigned unit’s power requirements | $2,495 |
| 40ft Refrigerated Container | Refrigerated container | Confirm for the assigned unit | Confirm the assigned unit’s power requirements | $3,495 |
Configuration examples shown. Confirm the assigned unit’s temperature range and connections in your quote. Starting prices by rental length are listed on each model page; delivery, setup, taxes, and availability are confirmed separately.
Construction
Heritage Park's first phase opens in September, with 288 apartments and a restaurant row
Heritage Park, about 800,000 square feet of mixed-use development in downtown Gilbert, broke ground in May 2025. Phase one covers 10 acres with 288 residences, about 30,000 square feet of retail and a public courtyard, and was expected to open in September 2026. Flagship Restaurant Group is leasing a large share of the retail, including Ghost Donkey, Palma and Blue Sushi Sake Grill.
New restaurants open in stages, and the kitchen is usually the last thing finished. A refrigerated trailer rental lets an operator receive and hold opening inventory before the permanent walk-in is signed off, and a mobile kitchen trailer covers training and soft-opening meals on the property.
Renovation
The Water Tower Plaza got a splash pad and an event lawn in under a year
The 0.7-acre Gilbert Water Tower Plaza reopened in December 2024 after a renovation that began that January and wrapped up in under a year. It now has a shaded splash pad, restrooms and changing rooms, an event lawn and drought-tolerant plantings, and the original granite water ball was salvaged and put back. The reopening came with a public event and the lighting of the tower.
An event lawn gives the Heritage District a place for holiday markets and festivals that wasn't there before. A vendor running a stall at a winter event can keep ingredients cold in a 12ft refrigerated trailer parked at the edge of the lawn, and a generator trailer runs it without tapping the plaza's power.
Compare refrigerated trailer and container prices.
Starting prices by rental length for refrigerated equipment and supporting facilities in Gilbert. Review the equipment details and project requirements with our team.
| Refrigerated unit | 1–6 days | 8–14 days | 15 days–1 month | More than 3 months |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12ft refrigerated trailer ↗ | $1,295 | $1,595 | $1,895 | $1,995 |
| 20ft refrigerated trailer ↗ | $1,495 | $1,695 | $1,995 | $1,895–$2,195 |
| 20ft refrigerated container ↗ | $2,495 | $2,495 | $2,995 | $2,995 |
| 40ft refrigerated container ↗ | $3,495 | $3,495 | $3,995 | $3,995 |
Supporting facility starting prices
| Supporting facility | 1–6 days | 8–14 days | 15 days–1 month | More than 3 months |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24ft mobile kitchen ↗ | $4,995–$7,995 | $4,995–$7,995 | $4,995–$7,995 | $4,995–$7,995 |
| 38ft mobile kitchen ↗ | $7,995 | $7,995 | $8,995 | $7,995 |
| 40ft mobile kitchen ↗ | $7,995 | $7,995 | $9,995 | $7,995 |
| 22–26ft low-temp dishwashing trailer ↗ | $4,995 | $4,995 | $4,995 | $4,995–$6,995 |
| 30ft conveyor dishwashing trailer ↗ | $7,995 | $7,995 | $7,995 | $6,995 |
Starting prices by rental length. Prices, availability, delivery timing, and equipment details are subject to change and will be confirmed in your final quote.
Need help now? Call 888 385-5513 for 24/7 support and current availability.
Construction
Banner Gateway doubled in size with a $243 million tower on Higley Road
McCarthy finished a $243 million, five-story tower at Banner Gateway Medical Center on North Higley Road. The 351,000-square-foot addition took the hospital from 177 inpatient beds to 286, added a NICU, cancer care space and four new operating rooms, and moved the helipad to the roof. Construction began in February 2021, and the work was announced complete in March 2023.
Two years of building next to a working hospital meant crews on site every day and a hospital kitchen still feeding patients. When an expansion hooks into existing utilities or takes a dock offline, temporary cold storage keeps the cold chain intact: a 20ft refrigerated trailer on the grounds holds supplies while the permanent rooms are down.
Construction
Gilbert is rebuilding the plant that supplies 70 percent of its water
Gilbert's North Water Treatment Plant rebuild passed the halfway point on October 7, 2025. The $692 million project began in March 2022, will raise daily production from 45 million to 60 million gallons, and is scheduled to finish in winter 2028. When it does, the plant will supply more than 70 percent of Gilbert's water.
Six years of construction means a big workforce on a single site in the desert heat. A contractor running a project like this one can keep a 20ft refrigerated container at the staging area for crew lunches, ice and drinking water, and a mobile kitchen trailer can serve meals on shifts that start before restaurants open.
A truck crash cut power in Signal Butte on a 119-degree day
Mesa is about 6 miles north of Gilbert.
On July 19, 2023 a truck accident near 102nd Street and Quarterline Road took out power for at least 4,000 people in the Signal Butte Ranch area of Mesa, and sparked small brush fires.
Dr. A.J. Chandler Park hosts 100 events a year and just started a rebuild
Chandler is about 7 miles west of Gilbert.
Phase one of the renovation of Dr. A.J. Chandler Park began in January 2026. The plan removes older water features, adds two pavilions, two restroom buildings, storage rooms, two large shade canopies, new plazas and public art, and a new crosswalk signal on Arizona Avenue.
At Talking Stick Resort, the monsoon beat the main generator and the backup
Scottsdale is about 27 miles north of Gilbert.
Scottsdale: A monsoon storm knocked out power at Talking Stick Resort around 2 a.m. on August 11, 2018. The main and backup generators both failed, flooding damaged the first floor, and hundreds of guests were evacuated. The resort stayed closed all week, reopened on August 19, and the Arizona State Poker Championship was canceled.
360,823 people came for the Women's Final Four. Think of the ice.
Phoenix is about 27 miles northwest of Gilbert.
Phoenix hosted its first Women's Final Four from April 2 to 5, 2026, with Arizona State University as host. Organizers counted 360,823 people across the games and free fan events, including 25,610 at Tourney Town and a record 35,036 at Four It All Fest.
A recycling yard fire on August 12, 2023 closed Grand Avenue between 59th and 67th avenues for about 15 hours
Youngtown is about 37 miles northwest of Gilbert.
Youngtown: The recycling yard fire near 62nd and Myrtle avenues in Glendale on August 12, 2023 sent a smoke plume hundreds of feet up, visible for miles. Power lines came down along Grand Avenue, and the road was closed between 59th and 67th avenues until the next morning, about 15 hours later.
Luke Days 2026 drew an estimated 200,000 visitors to Luke Air Force Base, with 17 aerial demonstrations
Litchfield Park is about 38 miles west of Gilbert.
Litchfield Park: Luke Air Force Base's two-day Luke Days air show in 2026 drew an estimated 200,000 visitors. The program included 17 aerial demonstrations, headlined by the Air Force Thunderbirds and the Navy Blue Angels.
Fires
Clever Koi's Heritage District kitchen fire left a hole in the ceiling
A fire in the kitchen of Clever Koi's Gilbert location, in the Heritage District, spread into the ventilation system on a Wednesday afternoon in August 2019. The sprinklers contained it until firefighters arrived. The kitchen had major damage, nobody was hurt, and signs on the windows said it could be closed a month or longer.
A month closed is a month of ingredients with nowhere to go and a staff that still needs work. A restaurant group with a second site can send its perishables to a 12ft refrigerated trailer behind that location, and a mobile kitchen trailer lets the team keep a catering schedule going while the kitchen is rebuilt.
Property damage
A semi-truck hit an awning and flooded Arizona Wilderness Brewing
In December 2023 a semi-truck driver making a U-turn near Arizona Avenue and Guadalupe Road hit the awning of Arizona Wilderness Brewing in Gilbert. The impact broke the building's water sprinklers, and the flooding damaged the interior and exterior. The restaurant announced it was shut down indefinitely.
Water damage has a way of reaching the walk-in cooler even when the fire never started. A brewery or restaurant that has to close after a flood still has beer, food and kegs to keep at the right temperature, and a portable refrigerated container in the parking lot is a straightforward place to put them until the repairs are done.
Schnepf Farms ended its peach festival after 22 years because one weekend couldn't hold the crowds
Queen Creek is about 9 miles southeast of Gilbert.
Queen Creek: In January 2019, Schnepf Farms announced the end of its annual Peach Festival after 22 years, saying the event had become too popular for a single weekend. The farm now opens Thursday through Sunday during the six-week peach season, from mid-April through May, to spread visitors out, and still sells peach cinnamon rolls and grilled peach pancakes.
Doc and Eddy's had no sprinklers, and five fire departments came to Rural and Baseline
Tempe is about 12 miles northwest of Gilbert.
Tempe: A fire at Doc and Eddy's, the sports bar near Rural and Baseline roads known for karaoke and team trivia, did extensive damage early on Sunday, March 17, 2019.
The Terminal is turning a 1951 building on Florence Street into restaurants, bars and retail
Casa Grande is about 28 miles south of Gilbert.
The Terminal at 318 N. Florence St. in historic downtown Casa Grande is a redevelopment of a building from 1951, renovated in 2024, with about 22,828 square feet of restaurant and retail space around a shared community patio.
Lucid bought Nikola's Coolidge plant in 2025 for warehousing, pre-delivery inspections and a pilot line
Coolidge is about 29 miles southeast of Gilbert.
In June 2025, Lucid opened its Phoenix Hub and took over Nikola's Coolidge manufacturing plant, which will handle warehousing, pre-delivery inspections and a pilot line for a midsize vehicle.
Cave Creek canceled its July 4 fireworks in 2018 and moved the show to Labor Day weekend behind Harold's Corral
Cave Creek is about 39 miles north of Gilbert.
In 2018, with the wildfire danger described as sky high across several Arizona towns, Cave Creek canceled its Fourth of July fireworks and rescheduled the show for September 2.
A second-alarm fire at a residential complex near El Mirage and Thunderbird roads drew crews from six cities in July 2019
El Mirage is about 39 miles northwest of Gilbert.
On July 11, 2019, around 2 p.m., a second-alarm fire broke out at a residential complex near El Mirage and Thunderbird roads. A second alarm means more resources than the initial response.
Eloy's council approved Eloy Commons in August 2025: 21 acres of light industrial and 12 acres of housing
Eloy is about 40 miles south of Gilbert.
In August 2025, Eloy's council approved Eloy Commons, a site on Sunshine Boulevard just south of Interstate 10. The north section is about 21 acres of planned light industrial use and the south section is about 12 acres for medium- to high-density housing, in line with the city's long-standing wish for more jobs, housing and retail along the exit.
Plan around the Gilbert address.
A project in Gilbert starts with practical questions about power, placement, and access. The same planning applies across Maricopa County, including Mesa, Chandler, Queen Creek, Tempe.
- Share the need
Tell us what you are storing, the holding temperature, quantity, location, and dates.
- Review the unit
Choose a refrigerated trailer or container and any supporting kitchen or dishwashing facility.
- Review the site
Confirm access, placement, power, and any water and drainage needs.
- Coordinate deployment
Confirm availability, rental terms, delivery, and setup in your quote.
- Plan the pickup
Schedule removal after stock has moved back to permanent storage.
Fires
Mesa and Chandler crews helped fight a Panda Express roof fire on Market Street
Crews were dispatched just after 9 a.m. on Saturday, January 17, 2026 to a Panda Express off Market Street and Williams Field Road in Gilbert. They found heavy smoke and fire coming from the roof, put out a fire in the kitchen's cooking area and a separate roof fire, and called Mesa and Chandler for help. One employee was treated for minor hand burns, and Market Street northbound was closed while crews worked.
A restaurant kitchen fire that gets to the roof usually means days of inspection before anyone can go back inside. A chain location with a full walk-in has to move a lot of product quickly. A refrigerated trailer rental at the site holds it until the owner decides where it goes, and it doesn't matter whether the answer is a transfer to another location or a rebuild.
Storms and outages
4,500 customers in Gilbert and Chandler lost power for two hours in June
On the afternoon of June 14, 2022, about 4,500 SRP customers in Gilbert and Chandler lost power for just under two hours, and the cause wasn't known that evening. It was the second outage that week to hit more than 1,000 Valley households. Two hours doesn't sound dramatic, but it's June in Gilbert.
A short outage in a heat wave is a test for small food businesses. A store with a stocked freezer and a restaurant mid-service both lose temperature fast with the doors open. A generator trailer paired with a refrigerated trailer keeps the cold going if a two-hour outage turns into an eight-hour one.
A fire hit a steel storage building at the Arizona Renaissance Festival grounds near Apache Junction in March 2025
Apache Junction is about 13 miles northeast of Gilbert.
Apache Junction: A fire started around 10 p.m. on March 11, 2025 in a large steel commercial building used for backstage storage at the Arizona Renaissance Festival grounds in nearby Gold Canyon.
The Guadalupe Road intersection on Avenida del Yaqui closed overnight on July 20-21, 2022 for paving
Guadalupe is about 13 miles west of Gilbert.
ADOT closed the Guadalupe Road intersection on Avenida del Yaqui from 7 p.m. to 8 a.m. on July 20 and 21, 2022 for paving. Local access remained open, and Valley Metro route 56 was detoured.
San Tan Valley took over its own services on July 1, 2026, as Arizona's 92nd municipality
San Tan Valley is about 14 miles southeast of Gilbert.
San Tan Valley voted to incorporate on August 5, 2025, Pinal County approved it on September 17, and the town took over services from the county on July 1, 2026, including roads and public safety.
Garth Brooks sold out State Farm Stadium, and Glendale expected 100,000 visitors
Glendale is about 30 miles northwest of Gilbert.
For Garth Brooks's sold-out show in March 2019, about 70,000 fans filled State Farm Stadium, and Glendale expected up to 100,000 visitors in town that Saturday. The stadium's general manager called it the biggest show in the venue's history.
A monsoon storm on August 11, 2026 left nearly 1,300 SRP customers without power from Tolleson to west Phoenix
Tolleson is about 31 miles west of Gilbert.
Another round of monsoon storms rolled through the Valley overnight on August 11, 2026. In the Tolleson and west Phoenix area, nearly 1,300 SRP customers lost power between 103rd and 71st avenues and from Lower Buckeye Road to Baseline Road.
Surprise opened four heat relief stations for the summer of 2026
Surprise is about 48 miles northwest of Gilbert.
The city's summer 2026 guide lists four cooling stations through the Heat Relief Network: Hollyhock Library on Hollyhock Street, Surprise Regional Library on Bullard Avenue, Asante Library on Vereda Solana Drive, and the Salvation Army North West Valley Corps on Avenue of the Arts Boulevard.
A Bashas' roof gave way on August 4, 2022, weeks before the store was due to close
Peoria is about 48 miles northwest of Gilbert.
Peoria: Part of the roof partially collapsed at the Bashas' at 75th Avenue and Thunderbird Road on the morning of August 4, 2022. Employees were evacuated over a gas leak, hazmat crews shut off the line, and no one was hurt.
Storms and outages
Lightning started tree fires in Gilbert on July 28, and SRP lost 2,100 customers
Monsoon storms rolled through the Valley on July 28, 2026, starting before 4 a.m. About 2,100 SRP customers in the East Valley lost power, including a stretch around Gilbert Road. Lightning set several tree fires, a renter's palm tree burned in Gilbert, and the fire department was handling four more serious fires at the same time. Most power was back by around 10 a.m.
Storm outages that clear by mid-morning still land on the busiest part of the day for a bakery or a breakfast spot. An outage that runs through the morning rush can mean the product is gone before the lights come back. A 12ft refrigerated trailer is the cold space a small kitchen can set up in a parking space while the power is repaired.
Large events
The Global Village Festival takes over the Civic Center lawn on April 11
Gilbert's Global Village Festival was scheduled for April 11, 2026, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the Civic Center lawn near Gilbert and Warner roads. Admission is free, and the program includes a Taste of Nations section.
A food section at a free festival means a lot of small vendors, each with a small cooler and a big day. A shared refrigerated trailer at the edge of the lawn gives all of them a cold room for the morning set-up, and a dishwashing trailer is handy when a vendor needs to wash serving ware between rushes.
Mayor Friedel's State of the Town on January 28, 2026 took the theme "Rising Together. Building for Tomorrow"
Fountain Hills is about 20 miles north of Gilbert.
Fountain Hills Mayor Gerry Friedel presented the State of the Town on January 28, 2026 at the Community Center on La Montana Drive, with doors at 7:30 a.m. for a light breakfast and the program at 8.
Camelback Inn announced a $24 million rebuild of its 32,000-square-foot spa, set to debut in January 2026
Paradise Valley is about 21 miles northwest of Gilbert.
On July 18, 2025, JW Marriott Scottsdale Camelback Inn Resort & Spa, which sits in Paradise Valley, announced a $24 million transformation of The Spa at Camelback Inn.
Phase 5 of Avondale's Old Town overhaul replaced aging water lines and hydrants from September 2025 to mid-2026
Avondale is about 34 miles west of Gilbert.
Starting September 22, 2025, Phase 5 of Avondale's Old Town infrastructure project began replacing the aging water system, including new pipelines, service lines and fire hydrants, then upgrading sidewalks and ramps to ADA standards and resurfacing roads.
US 60 closed between Superior and Miami from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on March 24, 2026 for bridge work
Superior is about 36 miles east of Gilbert.
ADOT closed US 60 between Superior and Miami from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Tuesday, March 24, 2026 for bridge work. It followed earlier daytime closures on the same stretch during the bridge replacement near Superior.
Miami bid out a roughly $490,000 rehabilitation of the Historic Keystone Stairs with Community Development Block Grant money
Miami is about 51 miles east of Gilbert.
A bid listing for the Town of Miami's Historic Keystone Stairs Rehabilitation Project shows about $490,000 in work paid with Community Development Block Grant money through the Arizona Department of Housing.
Pioneer Days was set for April 16-19, 2026 at Kearny's Pioneer Park
Kearny is about 51 miles east of Gilbert.
The Copper Basin Chamber of Commerce planned its Annual Pioneer Days for April 16 to 19, 2026 at Pioneer Park in Kearny. The chamber also ran a junior program in which students job shadow businesses, volunteer and apply for a scholarship at the end of the year.
Gilbert refrigerated trailer rental FAQs.
How much does a refrigerated trailer rental cost in Gilbert?
Refrigerated trailer rentals start at $1,295, with starting prices listed by rental length from 1–6 days to more than 3 months. Delivery, setup, site work, taxes, minimum duration, and the complete rental term are confirmed in the final quote.
When can a refrigerated trailer be delivered to Gilbert?
Gilbert is about 25 miles southeast of Phoenix in a straight line, and the road route is confirmed in the quote. Share your address, desired start date, unit size, and access conditions, and the team confirms availability and a workable delivery schedule.
Which Maricopa County towns do you plan rentals for besides Gilbert?
Mesa, Chandler, Queen Creek, Tempe, Guadalupe, Fountain Hills, Paradise Valley, and Scottsdale are also covered in Maricopa County. Each rental is planned around the exact address, placement area, and power.
What should I prepare for my Maricopa County site?
Bring the address, placement plan, delivery access details, available power, the goods and holding temperature, dates, and a site contact. Confirm any applicable permit and approval requirements before dispatch.
Keep Gilbert cold.
Share your site, dates, and storage needs. We’ll review the refrigerated trailer or container and supporting kitchen and dishwashing plan for your Arizona project.