Nogales Refrigerated Trailers, Refrigerated Containers, Cold Storage Trailers & Walk-In Coolers for Rent
When walk-in cold space is full, down, or being rebuilt, Lock-N-Roll Cold Storage can coordinate temporary refrigerated storage for Nogales and the rest of Santa Cruz County. Serving grocers, caterers, hospitals, schools, and industrial sites, our team is available at 888 385-5513 for 24/7 support and emergency deployment coordination. Mobile kitchens and dishwashing trailers are available as supporting facilities.
- Refrigerated trailer pricing
- Starting at $1,295 · by rental length
- Delivery planning
- Delivery schedule confirmed in your quote
A refrigerated trailer plan for Nogales.
Nogales is in Santa Cruz County, about 165 miles southeast of Phoenix in a straight line. Closest towns we also cover: Patagonia (about 17 miles), Sierra Vista (about 39 miles), and Sahuarita (about 39 miles).
The 48-room Copper Queen Hotel was listed at $12.5 million in April 2024, with Cafe Roka also for sale
Bisbee is about 59 miles east of Nogales.
In April 2024, the Copper Queen Hotel in Bisbee was listed for $12.5 million, with Cafe Roka, a Main Street restaurant dating to 1992, also for sale. The hotel has 48 rooms, a restaurant and a bar, and was built in 1902.
Oro Valley's free July Fourth night at Kriegh Park had live music, food trucks and a 9 p.m. fireworks show
Oro Valley is about 73 miles north of Nogales.
Oro Valley's July 4, 2025 celebration ran from 5 p.m. to 9:20 p.m. at James D. Kriegh Park, with the Lucky Devils Band playing two sets, games and kids' crafts, a beer garden for adults and food trucks all evening.
A fire destroyed 14 homes under construction in Marana in May 2022
Marana is about 77 miles north of Nogales.
When Northwest Fire District crews arrived in May 2022, 14 homes under construction in Marana were burning. All 14 were destroyed, no one was hurt, and Marana police, the fire district and federal authorities investigated.
Eastern Arizona College's $15 million cosmetology and clinic building in Thatcher is set to open for fall 2026
Pima is about 123 miles northeast of Nogales.
Pima: Eastern Arizona College is finishing a 19,300-square-foot, $15 million building on College Avenue in Thatcher. About 12,000 square feet is for an expanded cosmetology program and about 7,300 square feet is for Copper Mountain Clinic Thatcher, which will also train students in phlebotomy, medical imaging and medical assisting.
Three fires in four days in August 2025 included an asphalt plant blaze on Airport Road in Safford
Safford is about 125 miles northeast of Nogales.
Safford Fire Department answered three fires between August 22 and 24, 2025. An old van used for storage on East Bowler Lane burned on the 22nd. On the 23rd, a pallet caught fire under large oil storage tanks at the CKC Construction & Materials asphalt plant on East Airport Road after a weed burner was used to unclog a pipe, and firefighters put it out.
Compare refrigerated trailers and containers.
Review all 4 refrigerated trailer and container sizes for your Nogales 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.
Storms and outages
Santa Cruz County declared a state of emergency after deadly July 2026 monsoon flooding in Nogales
Monsoon storms in mid-July 2026 brought flash flooding to Nogales, and state Rep. Stephanie Hamilton said on July 19 that at least six people had died in the city. The National Weather Service put Santa Cruz, Cochise, Graham and Greenlee counties under a flash flood watch the evening of July 20, and Santa Cruz County declared a state of emergency.
After a flood the practical problems pile up fast: roads closed, power flickering, a store or kitchen with a warm walk-in. A grocery, clinic or food pantry can bring in a portable refrigerated trailer for emergency cold storage while the building dries out, and pair it with a generator trailer in case the grid stays shaky.
Construction
Rep. Grijalva toured Nogales Wash on July 28, 2026, with $10 million approved against a $30 million project
U.S. Rep. Adelita Grijalva toured the Nogales Wash in late July 2026 to see the monsoon damage along the channel that drains from Sonora into the Santa Cruz River. The full repair is estimated at $30 million, but only $10 million has been approved, and that money is going to short-term fixes. Mayor Jorge Maldonado said the open question is who pays for a lasting solution.
Years of patchwork repairs mean crews, inspectors and contractors will be working along the wash for a long time. A contractor can stage crew meals in a 20ft refrigerated container at the yard and feed workers from a mobile kitchen trailer, so a long job on a remote stretch doesn't depend on a drive across town for lunch.
Compare refrigerated trailer and container prices.
Starting prices by rental length for refrigerated equipment and supporting facilities in Nogales. 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.
A late-night storm on August 5, 2026 broke windows, sparked a transformer and downed power lines in Douglas
Douglas is about 82 miles east of Nogales.
Severe storms swept southern Arizona late on Wednesday, August 5, 2026. In Douglas, the storm broke windows, toppled trash bins, set off a transformer and brought down multiple power lines.
A Valentine's Day fire in February 2024 destroyed two historic buildings on Bisbee's Main Street
Willcox is about 89 miles northeast of Nogales.
Willcox: A fire broke out around 9:30 p.m. on February 14, 2024 at 30 Main Street in Bisbee. Crews spent most of the next day containing it. The fire destroyed two historic buildings, and investigators later suspected an electrical cause. Main Street closed for the foreseeable future, though many nearby businesses reopened the next day.
The Gold Bond quarry in Dudleyville marked its centennial with about 22 workers mining gypsum
Mammoth is about 92 miles north of Nogales.
The Gold Bond Winkelman Quarry Plant in Dudleyville, a town in the same food-bank service area as Mammoth, marked its centennial, according to a December 2025 report. The quarry began mining gypsum in the early 1980s, employs about 22 workers and ships its gypsum to the Eloy Gold Bond Wallboard Plant.
San Tan Valley took over its own services on July 1, 2026, as Arizona's 92nd municipality
San Tan Valley is about 131 miles north of Nogales.
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.
A $450 million I-10 project at SR 347 and Riggs Road runs from late 2025 into early 2028
Maricopa is about 132 miles northwest of Nogales.
Maricopa: ADOT's $450.3 million project on I-10 between Loop 202 and the Gila River adds a third general-purpose lane and an HOV lane in each direction, rebuilds interchanges at Wild Horse Pass Boulevard, Queen Creek Road/SR 347 and Riggs Road, and widens Goodyear Road.
Superior began converting its former high school into a Multi-Generational Center with a library, senior dining and a business center
Superior is about 132 miles north of Nogales.
In 2022, Superior began renovating its former high school into a Multi-Generational Center. The plan includes Town Hall operations, a public library, a senior center with a dining area and kitchen, a gym with cardio and weight rooms, and the Superior Enterprise Center run by the nonprofit Rebuild Superior.
Renovation
The Mariposa port in Nogales opened two cold storage rooms for inspections in April 2023
The Greater Nogales Santa Cruz County Port Authority held a ribbon cutting on April 6, 2023 for new cold storage at the Mariposa Port of Entry. The project cost about $900,000. It was planned as six rooms at $2 million, but budget problems and the pandemic cut it to two, which the mayor described as "only two doors instead of six." Before it opened, the port lacked the cold space to handle certain produce when trucks were unloaded for inspection.
Two rooms is a start, and a busy week can fill them. A distributor with a surge of berries or leafy greens waiting on inspection can add a 20ft refrigerated trailer on the lot for overflow cold storage, then pull it back when volume settles.
Construction
A $187 million rebuild doubled commercial truck capacity at the Mariposa port in Nogales
Upgrades at the Mariposa Port of Entry cost $187 million, according to the U.S. General Services Administration, and added four commercial truck lanes and eight private vehicle lanes, doubling commercial truck capacity. Old facilities were demolished, new inspection areas were built, and a new commercial inspection dock was under construction. More than 4 billion pounds of Mexican produce enter through Mariposa each year, with about 1,300 trucks a day at the winter peak.
That much produce moving through one border town is a cold-chain business. Importers and brokers who run short of cooler space in peak weeks can rent refrigerated trailers for staging, and a 12ft refrigerated trailer fits a small lot for a short-term load that has to be held between the dock and the next truck.
Patagonia Lake State Park offers weekend boat tours at $7 for adults, and the town's farmers market meets Thursdays from 10 to noon
Patagonia is about 17 miles northeast of Nogales.
Patagonia Lake State Park runs weekend boat tours that cost $7 for adults and $5 for children 13 and under, with reservations at 520-287-2791. The Patagonia farmers market meets Thursdays from 10 a.m. to noon, and fresh vegetable distribution happens Mondays at 10:30 a.m. at the Patagonia Senior Center.
A power outage shut down all of Fort Huachuca for more than an hour on December 17, 2019
Sierra Vista is about 39 miles east of Nogales.
On the morning of December 17, 2019, a power outage affected the entire Fort Huachuca installation in Sierra Vista for more than an hour. Operations were disrupted, and openings were delayed at schools, clinics, daycare facilities and the commissary.
Eloy's council approved Eloy Commons in August 2025: 21 acres of light industrial and 12 acres of housing
Eloy is about 103 miles north of Nogales.
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.
The Gold Bond Winkelman Quarry Plant in Dudleyville marked its centennial, with about 22 workers mining gypsum
Winkelman is about 112 miles north of Nogales.
The Gold Bond Winkelman Quarry Plant in Dudleyville marked its centennial, according to a December 2025 report. The quarry began mining gypsum in the early 1980s, employs about 22 workers and ships its gypsum to the Eloy Gold Bond Wallboard Plant.
Hayden Public Library started its AZ Bingo Challenge on January 9, 2026 with Creepy Crawlers of the Sonoran Desert
Hayden is about 113 miles north of Nogales.
Hayden Public Library kicked off its AZ Bingo Challenge on January 9, 2026 with a Creepy Crawlers of the Sonoran Desert program from 1 to 2 p.m. January programs included storytime on January 12, State Symbols wood art on January 14, San Xavier painting on January 21, a Saguaro Blossoms STEAM program on January 23, a Code Talker presentation on January 28 and a Youth Advisory Board meeting on January 30.
Queen Creek opened its largest park, 85 acres on 220th Street, in June 2024
Queen Creek is about 136 miles north of Nogales.
The town celebrated the opening of its largest park, 85 acres at 20039 S. 220th Street, with a ribbon cutting and community celebration in June 2024. It includes Queen Creek's first public pickleball courts, a fishing lake and an inclusive playground.
US 60 closed between Superior and Miami from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on September 10-12, 2024, with a detour of about 75 miles
Miami is about 141 miles north of Nogales.
For blasting on the bridge project, ADOT fully closed US 60 between Superior and Miami from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on September 10, 11 and 12, 2024.
Renovation
Wholesum finished a 10,000-square-foot addition with two cold rooms in Nogales on October 8, 2021
Wholesum, an organic grower and shipper with a distribution center in Nogales, broke ground in early 2021 and finished a 10,000-square-foot addition on October 8. The expansion added two new cold rooms for inventory, which made stored product easier to reach.
Construction like this runs for months, and the warehouse it's attached to still has to ship. A grower retrofitting a distribution center can hold product in a refrigerated container in the yard while a cold room is out of service, then use the same unit as seasonal cold storage when the harvest peaks and the building is full.
Large events
Nogales handled about 37 percent of Mexican fresh produce in the 2013-14 season, up 17 percent
The Fresh Produce Association of the Americas reported that Nogales, Arizona, handled nearly 37 percent of the Mexican fresh fruits and vegetables consumed in North America in the 2013-14 season, growing 17 percent over the previous year. Seedless watermelon rose from 370 million to about 657 million pounds, and oranges grew from 12.9 million to 51 million.
Volume like that is seasonal, and the cooler a distributor owns usually isn't built for the peak. A produce broker can add refrigerated trailers for the winter rush and send them back in summer, and a 20ft refrigerated trailer holds a lot of pallets for fruit with a short window between the border and the store.
Plan around the Nogales address.
A project in Nogales starts with practical questions about power, placement, and access. The same planning applies across Santa Cruz County, including Patagonia.
- 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.
Large events
Fiesta de Mayo filled Nasib Karam Park in Nogales on May 2, 2026 with music, food and the crowning of the queen
The City of Nogales, the Consulate General of Mexico in Nogales and the Cultural Arts Committee of Nogales held Fiesta de Mayo on May 2, 2026, from 5 to 10 p.m. at Nasib Karam Park on Morley Avenue. Admission was free, with live music, food and the crowning of the queen.
A free evening event in May is a cold-drink and ice problem as much as a stage problem. A caterer or vendor group with several food stands can share a 12ft refrigerated trailer at the edge of the park, serve from a mobile kitchen trailer, and run both on a generator trailer instead of a long extension cord.
Storms and outages
A brush fire knocked out water and power to a Nogales neighborhood on June 17, 2021
A brush fire in Nogales on Thursday, June 17, 2021 left a neighborhood without water or electricity. Nogales Police posted around 3 p.m. that both were out because of the fire. The source gives no acreage, restoration time or number of customers.
A utility outage in mid-June heat is a food-safety clock for the corner store, the restaurant and the home with a stocked freezer. A business that can't count on the grid by afternoon can have a portable refrigerated trailer delivered, with a generator trailer running it, so a day without power doesn't turn into a dumpster of lost product.
Sahuarita lost power twice in two months in 2023, including 4,000 customers overnight in September
Sahuarita is about 39 miles north of Nogales.
On July 19, 2023, about 1,405 TEP customers in Sahuarita lost power during a severe thunderstorm and dust storm advisory, with service back by 6:30 p.m. Then overnight on September 11 into September 12, more than 4,000 customers lost power, mainly around Sahuarita Road and Nogales Highway.
Huachuca City scheduled a zoning code update hearing for April 30, 2026 and listed a Skyline Road project through spring 2027
Huachuca City is about 40 miles northeast of Nogales.
Huachuca City's April 2026 notices listed a public hearing on a zoning code update for April 30 at 6 p.m. They also listed a Skyline Road project running from spring 2026 through spring 2027, along with notices on proposed fees, rates and charges and a change to the town's transaction privilege tax code.
Tombstone's 97th Helldorado Days ran October 16-18, 2026, the same weekend as the Willcox wine festival
Benson is about 52 miles northeast of Nogales.
Benson: Helldorado Days, billed as the oldest celebration of the Wild West, ran October 16 to 18, 2026 in Tombstone. It was the 97th annual edition, and it overlapped with the Willcox Wine Country Festival on October 17, so anyone supplying food or drink in the county had two destinations to cover.
Lucid bought Nikola's Coolidge plant in 2025 for warehousing, pre-delivery inspections and a pilot line
Coolidge is about 114 miles north of Nogales.
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.
Pinal County offered up to 25 sandbags per household at its Riverside Maintenance area during the 2025 monsoon
Kearny is about 117 miles north of Nogales.
Kearny: During the 2025 monsoon, Pinal County Public Works offered up to 25 sandbags and sand per household at its Riverside Maintenance area, 54970 E. Florence-Kelvin Hwy., open Monday through Thursday from 5 a.m. to 4 p.m. Residents had to bring their own shovels and were asked to call 520-363-9820 first.
Fires
A brush fire on Nogales' Royal Road corridor closed the road and prompted evacuations during a dry 2024 stretch
During a dry stretch in 2024, a brush fire along the Royal Road corridor in Nogales led police to close the road and evacuate nearby residents on a Friday afternoon. Nogales Fire Department and Rio Rico Fire District crews put it out, and residents were back home the same afternoon. A fire at the Rio Rico landfill followed the next day, and local fire chiefs said dry conditions and winter brush growth had raised the risk across the county.
A quick fire is still a long day for the people who fight it. A mobile kitchen set up for crews at a staging area and a refrigerated trailer holding water and food are how a department or relief group handles a call that stretches into the evening.
Storms and outages
A monsoon downpour in Nogales flooded the Valle Verde neighborhood and knocked down trees in 2024
A torrential monsoon downpour hit Nogales on a Tuesday in 2024. Part of a tree fell on a woman's car, several trees were knocked over, one was uprooted in the parking lot of the Motor Vehicle Division, and a stop sign went down in Valle Verde, where an intersection flooded. Nogales Fire handled about 10 related calls in an hour, and the Santa Cruz River surged near Patagonia Highway.
A storm that big and short doesn't close a business for long, but it can close the road its delivery truck was on. A restaurant or market with a monsoon-season plan keeps a 20ft refrigerated trailer and a generator trailer on call, so a flooded street or a downed line doesn't leave the walk-in on its own.
Tucson House is getting new cooling and elevators, with residents still inside
Tucson is about 55 miles north of Nogales.
Work on the 17-story Tucson House at Speedway and Main is a roughly $200 million rehab, with a groundbreaking held March 10, 2026. It brings new heating and cooling systems, elevators, walls and windows, and is expected to finish in 2028.
Helldorado Days began in 1929 for Tombstone's 50th anniversary and is held the third weekend of October
Tombstone is about 56 miles northeast of Nogales.
Tombstone started Helldorado Days in 1929 to mark the town's 50th anniversary, inviting back founding pioneers and former residents. The festival is held on the third weekend of October.
A $1.2 million federal storm drain was announced for Tucson's Elvira neighborhood and Barrio Nopal to carry airport runoff to El Vado Wash
South Tucson is about 58 miles north of Nogales.
South Tucson: In December 2023, Rep. Raul Grijalva announced $1.2 million in federal funding for a storm drain on Tucson's Southside serving the Elvira neighborhood and Barrio Nopal. The drain will collect flood flows from Tucson International Airport and carry them to the improved El Vado Wash channel, helping about 40 homes and improving access in and out of the neighborhoods.
The Terminal is turning a 1951 building on Florence Street into restaurants, bars and retail
Casa Grande is about 117 miles northwest of Nogales.
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.
Langley Properties bought about 5,000 acres of farm and grazing land around Florence in 2021 and 2022
Florence is about 121 miles north of Nogales.
Langley Properties bought about 3,840 acres of farmland on the north and southwest sides of Florence on December 28, 2021, for a master-planned community called Daybreak whose first phase covers 563 acres, and 1,130 acres of grazing land south of downtown on January 5, 2022 for another, called Skyrise.
Eastern Arizona College began renovating the Hoopes Center and Mark Allen Hall in October 2023, reusing old buildings to cut costs by 70 percent
Thatcher is about 121 miles northeast of Nogales.
Thatcher: In October 2023, Eastern Arizona College announced a multimillion-dollar renovation of the Hoopes Activities Center (15,250 square feet) and Mark Allen Hall (10,030 square feet). The Hoopes Center gained a larger café, eSports space and an eastside campus store, while Mark Allen Hall received a student kitchen, a redesigned commons, quiet study areas and a new east entrance.
Nogales refrigerated trailer rental FAQs.
How much does a refrigerated trailer rental cost in Nogales?
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 Nogales?
Nogales is about 165 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 Santa Cruz County towns do you plan rentals for besides Nogales?
Patagonia is also covered in Santa Cruz County. Each rental is planned around the exact address, placement area, and power.
What should I prepare for my Santa Cruz 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 Nogales 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.