Mesa Refrigerated Containers, Walk-In Coolers, Cold Storage Trailers & Refrigerated Trailers for Rent
Lock-N-Roll Cold Storage rents refrigerated trailers and containers in Mesa, 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 Mesa.
Mesa is in Maricopa County, about 25 miles southeast of Phoenix in a straight line. Closest towns we also cover: Gilbert (about 6 miles), Apache Junction (about 10 miles), and Chandler (about 11 miles).
The Ostrich Festival left Tumbleweed Park after 20 years
Chandler is about 11 miles southwest of Mesa.
The 36th Chandler Ostrich Festival ran two weekends in March 2026, March 13 to 15 and 20 to 22, and for the first time in two decades it wasn't at Tumbleweed Park.
A 90 mph microburst tore through Tempe on a Monday afternoon
Tempe is about 12 miles west of Mesa.
At about 1 p.m. on October 13, 2025 a confirmed microburst with gusts of 90 mph hit Tempe, leaving damage from Guadalupe to Elliott roads and from Kyrene to Rural.
Lightning started a six-hour house fire in Queen Creek during a monsoon storm on September 1, 2022
Queen Creek is about 13 miles southeast of Mesa.
Lightning struck a house in the Queen Creek area around 10:30 p.m. on Thursday, September 1, 2022, near Hunt Highway and Empire Boulevard, according to ABC15. Crews attacked from inside until the roof began to collapse, then fought the fire for about six hours.
A commercial fire near VIP Boulevard sent fumes across Casa Grande
Casa Grande is about 34 miles south of Mesa.
On June 25, 2018, FOX 10 reported a fire in a commercial building in Casa Grande, near VIP Boulevard, with crews battling the blaze and officials telling residents to avoid the area because the smoke fumes were dangerous.
Superior's Enterprise Center plans a commercial kitchen, welding training and small-business classes
Superior is about 35 miles east of Mesa.
Planned programs at Superior's renovated school include job training in welding, with possible electrical, plumbing and carpentry training, plus business classes and support for entrepreneurs, including a commercial kitchen.
Avondale picked Blueprints Capital and Whitten Development for 16 acres off I-10 at The BLVD
Avondale is about 36 miles west of Mesa.
In August 2025, Avondale chose Blueprints Capital and Whitten Development to build a restaurant, retail and entertainment hub on 16 acres of city-owned land right off Interstate 10 on Avondale Boulevard.
Compare refrigerated trailers and containers.
Review all 4 refrigerated trailer and container sizes for your Mesa 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.
Large events
16,161 fans at Sloan Park, and every one of them wanted a cold drink
On March 8, 2025 the Cubs drew 16,161 to Sloan Park, a new single-game spring training record that topped the 16,152 they set in 2023. By 2026 the team was reporting nearly 250,000 fans a spring and 12 straight years of attendance records. That is a small city's worth of people to feed in Mesa's March sun.
Concession stands run on volume, and volume needs cold storage. Beyond what the ballpark's permanent coolers hold, a refrigerated trailer rental parked behind the concourse gives a caterer or vendor room for extra beer, pre-cut fruit and ice on the big dates, and a mobile kitchen trailer handles the overflow of food prep that the stadium kitchen can't.
Heat
Spring training in Mesa now plays through 105-degree afternoons
The 2026 Cactus League drew about 1.75 million fans to 237 games, up 3.4 percent from 2025, even as March ran hot. On March 20 Phoenix reached 105, and eight of that day's nine games were pushed later to dodge the worst of the sun. Sloan Park averaged 12,644 a game, the best in the league.
Heat like that is a food-safety problem before it is a comfort one. Potato salad, dairy and raw chicken sitting in a vendor's cooler in the lot don't last through a doubleheader. A 20ft refrigerated trailer holds a steady temperature all day, which is why event organizers in a hot city book portable cold storage ahead of the season, not on the morning it hits 105.
Compare refrigerated trailer and container prices.
Starting prices by rental length for refrigerated equipment and supporting facilities in Mesa. 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.
One year after the microburst, Tempe has hauled away more than 2,000 tons of debris and replanted over 400 trees
Guadalupe is about 14 miles west of Mesa.
Guadalupe: A year after the October 2025 microburst, Tempe says most of its physical recovery is done or close to it. About 1,000 homes and about 70 businesses were damaged, more than 700 trees came down, and the city has hauled away more than 2,000 tons of debris and replanted over 400 trees.
Fourth at the Fountain in 2024 offered 10 dinner options, frozen treats and fireworks over Fountain Lake
Fountain Hills is about 14 miles north of Mesa.
Fountain Hills' Fourth at the Fountain on Thursday, July 4, 2024 started at 7 p.m. at Fountain Hills Park, with the band Rock Lobster from 7:30 to 9 and fireworks at 9 over Fountain Lake, with the fountain lit red, white and blue.
Phoenix recorded 31 consecutive days at 110 degrees or higher in summer 2023, well past the previous record of 18
Youngtown is about 36 miles west of Mesa.
Youngtown: Phoenix broke its heat record in the summer of 2023 with 31 consecutive days at 110 degrees or higher, well past the previous record of 18 days, set in 1974. It also recorded 16 straight days when lows stayed at or above 90.
El Mirage staff proposed clearing riverbeds and city washes in April 2026 at a preliminary cost of about $275,000
El Mirage is about 38 miles west of Mesa.
At an April 2026 work session, El Mirage staff proposed clearing vegetation from riverbeds and city washes, with preliminary costs of about $200,000 for the riverbeds and $75,000 for wash maintenance.
The 28th Litchfield Park Art and Wine Festival drew more than 125 artists to Litchfield Square Park on March 7-8, 2026
Litchfield Park is about 38 miles west of Mesa.
The 28th annual Litchfield Park Art & Wine Festival ran March 7 and 8, 2026, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Litchfield Square Park. More than 125 artists lined the streets around the park next to the historic Wigwam Resort, with live jazz and blues and a wine garden pouring Arizona wines.
Construction
Sloan Park added 24,400 square feet before the 2026 season
Ahead of the 2026 Cactus League season, Sloan Park got a 6,400-square-foot clubhouse addition and a new 18,000-square-foot training building, with Populous as lead architect and Mortenson as general contractor. Pitchers and catchers reported February 11. The park opened in 2014, and the City of Mesa and the Cubs own it together.
A job like that has a crew on site for months, and a crew needs lunch and cold water. A 20ft refrigerated container in the staging area works as site cold storage for the whole build, and for trades working in Mesa's summer, a container full of ice and drinks is not a luxury. It is how the afternoon shift stays on schedule.
Storms and outages
A transformer fire at Power and University left Mesa dark for most of a day
A transformer owned by SRP caught fire around 11:45 a.m. at Power Road and University Drive. Early counts of 30,000 customers rose to 80,000, and by the time power came back around 11:30 that night, close to 150,000 homes and businesses across Mesa and Apache Junction had gone through it. The Mesa Convention Center opened as an emergency shelter, hospitals ran on generators, and Fry's gave away ice.
Eleven hours without power is far past what a closed refrigerator can cover. For restaurants, grocers and caterers, emergency cold storage means a refrigerated trailer with a generator trailer alongside, so the product stays cold on its own power instead of waiting on the grid. It is the same logic that sent people to the ice line that evening.
Super Bowl LVII drew nearly 300,000 fans to the main Phoenix events and a record 200,000 travelers through Sky Harbor
Paradise Valley is about 18 miles northwest of Mesa.
Paradise Valley: Super Bowl LVII was played at State Farm Stadium in Glendale on February 12, 2023. According to the Arizona Super Bowl Host Committee and the NFL, nearly 300,000 fans attended the main events in downtown Phoenix, including the Super Bowl Experience, and about 25,000 came to the first-ever Watch Party.
A 60 mph storm dropped San Tan Valley from 108 to 88 degrees in one night
San Tan Valley is about 18 miles southeast of Mesa.
A monsoon storm hit San Tan Valley on the night of August 17, 2023 with more than an inch of rain in an hour and peak winds above 60 mph, dropping the temperature from 108 to 88 degrees.
Goodyear's capital plan includes a $114 million bridge, a wash trail to the ballpark and a new fire building
Goodyear is about 39 miles west of Mesa.
At an April 2026 public works event, the city's projects included the Estrella Parkway bridge from Vineyard Avenue to MC85 at $114.4 million, a $32.3 million Bullard Wash trail extension to the ballpark, and a $34.5 million fire resource management building at the Municipal Operations Complex. Goodyear's capital improvement program is roughly $1 billion.
Cielo Vista Medical Commons is adding 80,000 square feet of clinics on Lake Pleasant Parkway
Peoria is about 45 miles northwest of Mesa.
Peoria: Irgens broke ground in October 2025 on Cielo Vista Medical Commons at 26425 N. Lake Pleasant Parkway, two buildings on 6.6 acres. The first, a single-story building of about 30,178 square feet, was slated for completion in June 2026, with a two-story second building of about 50,000 square feet to follow.
Pinal County approved the 1,263-acre Eloy Valley Energy Center III south of Eloy on September 2, 2026
Eloy is about 46 miles south of Mesa.
The Pinal County Board of Supervisors approved the Eloy Valley Energy Center III, a solar complex on 1,263 acres south of Eloy, on September 2, 2026. The year before, Eloy's own council denied an 80-acre expansion of the Poblano Solar Project and approved a one-year continuance so the city could stay under its cap on solar acreage.
Fires
A fire at University and Crismon knocked out power to 5,000 in east Mesa
On July 11, 2024 a fire near University Drive and Crismon Road destroyed one home and badly damaged a second, with nearby residents evacuated. Rural Metro said downed power lines likely started it, and SRP confirmed the blaze tripped its circuits. More than 5,000 customers were dark by about 6 p.m., and power wasn't fully back until Friday morning.
A night-long outage in July is the scenario cold storage planners worry about. East Mesa restaurants and markets lose a full day's inventory if the walk-in warms. A portable 12ft refrigerated trailer fits in a small lot, and a generator trailer runs it while the lines are being repaired.
Storms and outages
Fifty mile-an-hour wind snapped power poles on Ellsworth Road
Mesa's first major monsoon storm of 2018 came through on a Monday with winds near 50 mph and about 1.10 inches of rain. Poles snapped along Ellsworth Road between Southern and Broadway, metal was ripped off mobile homes at Valle del Oro, and fewer than 8,000 SRP customers lost power, mostly in Mesa and Apache Junction. SRP handed out free ice at a QT on South Crismon the next morning.
The ice line is the clearest sign of who needs help keeping food cold after a storm. For a grocery or kitchen that can't wait for linemen, a portable refrigerated container delivered to the lot holds the stock at temperature until the lights come back, and it can be hooked to a generator if repairs run long.
Barrett-Jackson sold 1,911 cars in nine days, and 6,500 bidders were there to buy
Scottsdale is about 21 miles northwest of Mesa.
The 54th Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale auction ran January 17 to 25, 2026 at WestWorld, with 1,911 no-reserve vehicles crossing the block, 6,500 bidders and more than $191 million in sales.
The north Phoenix Safeway that never came back
Phoenix is about 25 miles northwest of Mesa.
Phoenix: In July 2018 a monsoon storm collapsed the roof of the Safeway at 35th Avenue and Northern Avenue, rupturing a gas line and starting a fire that destroyed the store.
Florence's planning commission advanced a 2,465-acre Skyview Farms plan with about 9,975 homes in October 2025
Florence is about 29 miles southeast of Mesa.
On October 2, 2025, Florence's Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of an amended Skyview Farms PUD covering about 2,465 acres, with roughly 9,975 homes, 100 acres of commercial and mixed-use along Arizona Farms Road, 80 acres of parks, and a site reserved for an emergency services station that the town must find the money to build.
Plan around the Mesa address.
A project in Mesa starts with practical questions about power, placement, and access. The same planning applies across Maricopa County, including Gilbert, Chandler, Tempe, Queen Creek.
- 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.
Heat
A truck crash cut power in Signal Butte on a 119-degree day
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. A second outage that evening hit another 4,000 farther west. The high reached 119, and some homes weren't expected back until almost 10 p.m. Rural Metro opened a cooling center at the crash site's corner.
In 119 degrees a grocery or restaurant doesn't get the four-hour margin the textbook gives it. A refrigerated trailer with its own generator is the quickest way to move a walk-in's worth of food to safety, and it's the plan worth having on file before the crash that causes the outage.
Fires
La Patrona burned down less than a year after it opened
La Patrona Mexican Cuisine, a standalone building near Main Street and Stapley Drive, opened in May 2019. At around 2 a.m. on February 7, 2020 someone called in a fire. Crews arrived to find the building burning too fiercely to enter, and the restaurant was destroyed. No one was inside and nobody was hurt.
When a restaurant burns, the inventory goes with it, and the owner's other locations suddenly have to cover its customers. A rented refrigerated trailer behind a sister kitchen takes the extra stock, and a mobile kitchen trailer lets a team keep cooking and catering while a rebuild gets planned.
Super Bowl LVII put 103,000 out-of-state visitors in Glendale's hotels and restaurants
Glendale is about 29 miles west of Mesa.
Glendale: Super Bowl LVII at State Farm Stadium in 2023 had a $1.3 billion economic impact on Arizona, according to the host committee. Nearly 103,000 out-of-state visitors came for the week, over 42,000 of them for the festivities without ever entering the stadium, and hotels ran at 90 percent occupancy.
Maricopa marked its 20th anniversary with a three-day music festival at Copper Sky
Maricopa is about 30 miles southwest of Mesa.
Maricopa: The inaugural Wild West Music Fest was set for October 13 to 15 at Copper Sky Recreation Park, the city's new signature event for its 20th anniversary, with national and local entertainment plus food trucks and vendors. A first-time festival can't tell how many people are coming.
Tolleson approved a 15-acre master-planned project at 99th Avenue and Van Buren with a hotel and a light industrial building
Tolleson is about 31 miles west of Mesa.
In October 2021, Tolleson's City Council approved a roughly 15-acre mixed-use project at the northeast corner of 99th Avenue and Van Buren Street, just south of I-10. It is the first master-planned development in the area, with nine lots set aside for restaurants, shops, drive-thrus, a four-story hotel and a light industrial building.
Construction
Mesa voters approved $260 million, and the projects are coming up one by one
Mesa voters approved a $260 million bond in 2024, $90 million for public safety and $170 million for recreation, education and culture. Five park playgrounds were slated to be rebuilt between fall 2025 and summer 2026, a $52 million indoor recreation center is planned for later, and the $28.7 million Gateway Library at Eastmark, from the 2018 bond, was expected to open that fall.
Every one of those sites has a construction crew, and a few will hold grand openings with food. A 20ft refrigerated trailer on a job site holds the crew's lunches and ice for months, and the same unit can come back for a ribbon-cutting where a caterer needs cold storage that isn't a cooler in a car.
Large events
The Mesa Music Festival is free, and P.O.D. closes it out Saturday
Downtown Mesa's eighth Mesa Music Festival runs October 15 to 17, 2026, free to the public, with keynote talks at the Mesa Arts Center on Thursday and a main stage on Friday and Saturday. P.O.D. headlines Saturday night. Free events draw people who stay for dinner, and downtown restaurants plan their ordering around the crowd.
A street festival is a few blocks of closed road and a lot of hungry people, so vendors need cold storage close at hand. A 12ft refrigerated trailer tucked at the edge of the footprint holds drinks and food for every booth, and a dishwashing trailer keeps the plate-and-cup side of a sit-down vendor moving.
Heritage Park's first phase opens in September, with 288 apartments and a restaurant row
Gilbert is about 6 miles south of Mesa.
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.
A brush fire north of McKellips Boulevard sent five homes' residents out and closed Tomahawk Road
Apache Junction is about 10 miles east of Mesa.
A brush fire burned desert north of McKellips Boulevard and east of Tomahawk Road in Apache Junction on the afternoon of April 30, 2024, and five homes were evacuated.
Carefree approved over $1 million in incentives to turn the 1970s Los Portales Mall into Orchard Street Market in July 2026
Carefree is about 31 miles north of Mesa.
Around July 7, 2026, the Carefree Town Council agreed to give a developer more than $1 million in tax incentives to renovate the historic Los Portales Mall, built in the 1970s about 35 miles north of Phoenix.
The Bush Fire of June 2020 burned 193,455 acres of the Tonto National Forest and became the largest fire in the country
Cave Creek is about 34 miles northwest of Mesa.
Cave Creek: The Bush Fire started on June 13, 2020, near the intersection of Bush Highway and State Route 87 in the Tonto National Forest, and was fully contained on July 6 after burning 193,455 acres. The cause was human.
Coolidge Cotton Days at San Carlos Park mixes a carnival, a fun run and a cotton bale rolling contest
Coolidge is about 34 miles south of Mesa.
The 44th annual Coolidge Cotton Days at San Carlos Park on West Central Avenue has arts and crafts, a carnival, a fun run, volleyball and horseshoe tournaments, cotton displays, a cotton bale rolling contest, a parade, a car show and food.
Mesa refrigerated trailer rental FAQs.
How much does a refrigerated trailer rental cost in Mesa?
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 Mesa?
Mesa 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 Mesa?
Gilbert, Chandler, Tempe, Queen Creek, 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 Mesa 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.