Tempe Refrigerated Trailers, Cold Storage Trailers, Walk-In Coolers & Refrigerated Containers for Rent
When walk-in cold space is full, down, or being rebuilt, Lock-N-Roll Cold Storage can coordinate temporary refrigerated storage for Tempe and the rest of Maricopa 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 Tempe.
Straight-line, Tempe lies roughly 15 miles southeast of Phoenix, in Maricopa County. Closest towns we also cover: Guadalupe (about 2 miles), Chandler (about 9 miles), and Paradise Valley (about 11 miles).
Compare refrigerated trailers and containers.
Review all 4 refrigerated trailer and container sizes for your Tempe 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
A 90 mph microburst tore through Tempe on a Monday afternoon
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. Roofs came off, semi-trucks tipped over, trees fell on homes and cars, and more than 130 people were displaced. A temporary shelter opened at the Escalante center, and thousands of APS and SRP customers lost power.
The business side of it was just as rough: an auto shop was destroyed and roofs came off buildings at Baseline Industrial Center. When a storm like this knocks out a restaurant or grocery's cooler, there's no waiting for the roof. A refrigerated trailer with a generator trailer in the parking lot protects inventory while the building is assessed.
Storms and outages
One year after the microburst, Tempe has cleared 2,000 tons of debris and replanted 400 trees
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. Over $1 million in SBA funding reached residents and the city, and the emergency operations plan has been updated.
The updated plan is the part worth copying. Restaurants, markets and caterers in the area now have a real example of what a 90 mph storm does to a block, and some will plan for it. A 20ft refrigerated trailer on a standing agreement is a simple way for a food business to have emergency cold storage ready before the next one.
Compare refrigerated trailer and container prices.
Starting prices by rental length for refrigerated equipment and supporting facilities in Tempe. 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.
The Great Fair brought nearly 500 artists and 200,000 visitors to the Avenue of the Fountains in February 2020
Fountain Hills is about 19 miles northeast of Tempe.
The Spring Fountain Festival of Arts & Crafts, known locally as the Great Fair, ran February 21-23, 2020 on the Avenue of the Fountains in Fountain Hills, its 33rd year.
Construction began on GO|99 North, a 1.1 million-square-foot speculative warehouse in Tolleson, in July 2026
Tolleson is about 19 miles west of Tempe.
GO Industrial has started building GO|99 North in Tolleson's Estrella Park area, a 1.1 million-square-foot Class A warehouse and distribution building. Willmeng Construction is the builder and DLR Group designed it.
El Mirage asked voters in November 2023 for a $41.5 million bond to build a fire station, a court, and City Hall and police expansions
El Mirage is about 27 miles northwest of Tempe.
In April 2023, the El Mirage City Council set a special bond election for November 7. The $41.5 million package would pay for a 17,000-square-foot fire station on the city's south side ($18.5 million), an 18,000-square-foot city court ($14 million), a City Hall expansion ($6 million) and a police station expansion ($3 million).
Goodyear traded fireworks for a 400-drone show at the ballpark
Goodyear is about 27 miles west of Tempe.
Goodyear's free Star Spangled Fourth at Goodyear Ballpark, 1933 S. Ballpark Way, now features a 400-drone show by Sky Elements, swapped in for fireworks entirely because the event has outgrown its previous footprint.
The Bush Fire of June 2020 burned 193,455 acres of the Tonto National Forest and became the largest fire in the United States
Carefree is about 30 miles north of Tempe.
Carefree: The Bush Fire began on June 13, 2020, in the Tonto National Forest near Bush Highway and State Route 87, and was fully contained on July 6 at 193,455 acres. The fire was human-caused.
Storms and outages
Seven months after the storm, blue tarps still covered Mill Avenue roofs
In May 2026 Mill Avenue and the industrial pockets around Baseline still had blue tarps on rooftops, limbs along the curbs and cleanup crews on the street. Business owners said insurance gaps and permitting delays were the biggest obstacles, and some were deciding between a quick patch and a full rebuild. Part of one damaged industrial center near Kyrene and Baseline roads was slated for demolition.
A business that can't reopen for months still has product, staff and customers waiting. Some food businesses in that position set up a refrigerated container on the lot so inventory doesn't spoil while the permit is pending, and a mobile kitchen trailer lets a kitchen keep serving from the parking lot.
Storms and outages
SRP and Tempe are swapping 37 trees for 114 so the next storm hurts less
In March 2026, SRP and the City of Tempe began removing 37 trees growing too close to power lines and planting 114 new ones, 18 of them at the Tempe Public Library. It's part of SRP's Right Tree, Right Place program, which has removed over 1,400 trees and planted 4,650 since 2018. The October microbursts destroyed more than 500 trees on city property alone.
Trees and power lines are only one half of storm planning. Anything on a restaurant or store's power, from a walk-in to a freezer case, is still at risk for the hours it takes to fix a line. A 12ft refrigerated trailer is a small, quick way to keep inventory cold in a lot with a generator beside it.
The Scottsdale Arabian Horse Show started with 50 horses and now brings nearly 2,000
Scottsdale is about 21 miles north of Tempe.
The Scottsdale Arabian Horse Show held its 71st year February 12 to 22, 2026, with nearly 2,000 horses. It began with 50. Eleven days is a long run for any showground to keep the people on it fed.
Queen Creek was hard hit by a destructive storm in October 2022, and chainsaws replaced thunder
Queen Creek is about 21 miles southeast of Tempe.
FOX 10 reported on October 16, 2022 that cleanup was continuing in Queen Creek after a destructive storm hit the East Valley, with Queen Creek among the hardest-hit communities.
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 31 miles north of Tempe.
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.
Pinal County paid $113.5 million for 1,400 more acres so Lucid could build phase three
Casa Grande is about 35 miles south of Tempe.
In August 2022 Lucid, Pinal County and the City of Casa Grande finalized agreements adding 1,400 acres to the carmaker's site, bringing it to roughly 2,000 acres. The county paid about $113.5 million to buy the land from 14 owners, and Lucid will pay $7.1 million a year in rent for four years with an option to buy.
The Desert Fall Festival ran every night for five weeks near Tierra Buena and Bullard
Surprise is about 36 miles northwest of Tempe.
The Desert Fall Festival in Surprise ran from September 26 through November 1, 2025, open daily from 5:30 to 10:30 p.m. near Tierra Buena Lane and Bullard Avenue.
Fires
U.S. Egg's Baseline Road restaurant was closed more than a year after a water heater fire
A fire that started around the hot water heater in October 2024 severely damaged U.S. Egg at 131 E. Baseline Road in Tempe, with water and smoke damage on top of the fire. Nobody was hurt, and all 36 employees moved to the company's five other Valley locations. The restaurant was closed for more than a year, and it reopened in time for a February 2026 report.
A breakfast restaurant with other locations can do what U.S. Egg did: move its people. Its inventory has to go somewhere too. A refrigerated trailer rental at a sister location gives a place to put dairy and eggs during the rebuild, and a mobile kitchen trailer can keep a catering schedule alive in the meantime.
Fires
Doc and Eddy's had no sprinklers, and five fire departments came to Rural and Baseline
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. Three employees escaped, officials thought the building might be a total loss, and they noted it had no sprinkler system, which would have cut the damage significantly. Crews from Guadalupe, Chandler, Mesa, Phoenix and Gilbert helped Tempe firefighters.
A neighborhood bar with a full kitchen has kegs, mixers and a walk-in of food that go the same day. When a place like this closes in a hurry, the owner can park a refrigerated trailer out back for what's left, and a 20ft refrigerated trailer has room for all of it, kegs included.
Tempe Diablo Stadium drew 96,211 fans to 15 Angels spring training games in 2026
Guadalupe is about 2 miles southwest of Tempe.
Guadalupe: Tempe Diablo Stadium drew 96,211 fans to 15 Angels spring training games in 2026, up from 93,994 in 2025 and an average of about 6,414 a game in a stadium that holds roughly 9,600. Across the Cactus League the total was 1,753,849 fans over 237 games, up 3.4 percent.
A dust wall 6,000 feet tall rolled into Chandler at 6 p.m.
Chandler is about 9 miles southeast of Tempe.
On September 2, 2022 a wall of dust roughly 50 miles wide and up to 6,000 feet tall crossed into Chandler and Gilbert around 6 p.m., with gusts to 65 mph and zero visibility in places.
The Siphon Fire burned about 15,500 acres in the Superstition Mountains northeast of Apache Junction
Apache Junction is about 23 miles east of Tempe.
The Siphon Fire started September 10, 2024 in a remote part of the Superstition Mountains northeast of Apache Junction and was estimated at 15,527 acres and 32% contained by September 16.
Avondale's $5.4 million fire training center on Lower Buckeye Road opened in April 2026
Avondale is about 24 miles west of Tempe.
Avondale firefighters started training on April 28, 2026 at a new $5.4 million center at 425 E. Lower Buckeye Road, followed by a ribbon cutting that week. The roughly six-acre site has a class-A live-fire building, a clean-burn structure, a flashover chamber and props for vehicle extrication, trench rescue and roof ventilation.
Two fireworks shows, one stadium and one lake, and a lot of people to feed
Peoria is about 37 miles northwest of Tempe.
For July 4, 2026, Peoria's free All-American Festival ran 5 to 9 p.m. at the Sports Complex, and the night before, Celebrate America '26 at Pleasant Harbor ran 5 to 10:30 p.m., with fireworks at 9.
Langley Properties bought about 5,000 acres of farm and grazing land around Florence in 2021 and 2022
Florence is about 37 miles southeast of Tempe.
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.
Plan around the Tempe address.
A project in Tempe starts with practical questions about power, placement, and access. The same planning applies across Maricopa County, including Guadalupe, Chandler, Paradise Valley, Gilbert.
- 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
Tempe Diablo Stadium drew 96,211 for 15 Angels games in 2026
Tempe Diablo Stadium drew 96,211 fans to 15 Angels spring training games in 2026, up from 93,994 in 2025 and an average of about 6,414 a game in a stadium that holds roughly 9,600. Across the Cactus League the total was 1,753,849 fans over 237 games, up 3.4 percent.
Each of those fans bought something to eat. A ballpark's permanent coolers can't stretch to cover a sellout in March, and vendors are better off with a plan for the busy dates. A portable refrigerated trailer behind the concourse holds extra beer and food, and a generator trailer keeps it running where there's no outlet.
Large events
The Tempe Festival of the Arts has drawn up to 225,000 people to Mill Avenue
The Tempe Festival of the Arts, free and pedestrian-only along Mill Avenue from 3rd Street to University Avenue, brought more than 300 artists and up to 225,000 visitors to downtown for its 48th annual run in 2016. There were food trucks and two added beer and wine gardens.
Food trucks and beer gardens go through a lot of product in a weekend, and Mill Avenue doesn't have much room to store it. A 12ft refrigerated trailer parked on a closed side street gives vendors one cold place to restock, and a dishwashing trailer keeps a beer garden's glassware turning over.
Camelback Inn announced a $24 million rebuild of its 32,000-square-foot spa, set to debut in January 2026
Paradise Valley is about 11 miles north of Tempe.
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.
Gilbert is rebuilding the plant that supplies 70 percent of its water
Gilbert is about 12 miles southeast of Tempe.
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.
A $450 million I-10 project at SR 347 and Riggs Road runs from late 2025 into early 2028
Maricopa is about 24 miles south of Tempe.
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.
Peoria Sports Complex drew 214,400 fans to 32 spring training games in 2026
Youngtown is about 25 miles northwest of Tempe.
Youngtown: The 2026 spring training season was the 33rd at Peoria Sports Complex, shared by the Mariners and Padres. The park drew 214,400 fans across 32 games, nearly 2,000 more than the year before, as the Cactus League as a whole passed 1.75 million.
Coolidge's 2026 project list has a 791-acre solar site, airport apron work and a wastewater plant expansion
Coolidge is about 39 miles southeast of Tempe.
Coolidge's mayor said in April 2026 that the city expected its busiest year yet. The city's 2026 development list showed Selma Solar, a 791-acre NextEra project with major site plan approval, apron and taxiway construction on the north side of Coolidge Municipal Airport, and a wastewater treatment plant that needs a 1.4 million-gallon capacity expansion.
A data center developer closed on 2,069 acres in Buckeye for a park of up to 40 facilities
Buckeye is about 41 miles west of Tempe.
Tract announced on August 29, 2024 that it had closed on 2,069 acres in Buckeye for a master-planned data center park with up to 20 million square feet across as many as 40 individual facilities at full build-out.
Construction
ASU is building a $187 million library and rebuilding Bateman Hall on the Tempe campus
ASU's 2026 construction list for the Tempe campus includes the $187 million, 80,000-square-foot John S. McCain III Library and Museum, a $115 million modernization of the Bateman Physical Sciences Center's H-wing, and a new residence complex with about 800 beds by fall 2028. At the Desert Financial Arena, a $100 million, three-year renovation runs to December 2029.
A campus where several jobs run for two to three years at once keeps a lot of crews fed and watered. Contractors on a site like that can set up a refrigerated container for ice, drinks and lunches, and a mobile kitchen trailer can serve hot meals on site during the long summer stretches.
Storms and outages
The August 2025 haboob dropped trees on cars in Tempe and flooded part of Sky Harbor
The haboob that crossed the Valley on August 25, 2025 was the largest of the year. In Tempe a tree fell on a white van near Hardy Road, tens of thousands of homes and businesses lost power across the metro area, and storm damage reached a Sky Harbor terminal, where crews were cleaning up water that came into passenger areas.
A haboob that grounds flights and drops trees on streets makes the next day's deliveries uncertain for any restaurant or market. A refrigerated trailer already on site gives a business somewhere to hold what it has, and a generator trailer keeps it cold through the outage.
A fire at University and Crismon knocked out power to 5,000 in east Mesa
Mesa is about 12 miles east of Tempe.
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.
Sky Harbor's new concourse and the food nobody sees
Phoenix is about 16 miles northwest of Tempe.
Phoenix Sky Harbor's new Terminal 3 North Concourse adds about 173,000 square feet, six gates, and new restaurants and shops, with completion expected in 2027. Airport kitchens are tight, and any restaurant fitting out a new space ends up owning food before its permanent walk-in is signed off.
Garth Brooks sold out State Farm Stadium, and Glendale expected 100,000 visitors
Glendale is about 18 miles northwest of Tempe.
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.
Super Bowl LVII brought nearly 300,000 fans to Valley events in February 2023 and a record day at Sky Harbor
Litchfield Park is about 26 miles west of Tempe.
Litchfield Park: Super Bowl LVII played at State Farm Stadium in Glendale in February 2023, and nearly 300,000 fans came to the downtown Phoenix events around it. Almost 25,000 attended the first Super Bowl Watch Party, and the Monday after the game was Sky Harbor's busiest day ever, with more than 200,000 people traveling.
The San Tan Valley Home Depot opened with 108,000 square feet and about 170 jobs
San Tan Valley is about 26 miles southeast of Tempe.
The Home Depot at 1400 W. Hunt Highway in Skyline Ranch Marketplace, at Hunt Highway and Gary Road in San Tan Valley, opened on a Thursday in January after slipping past an earlier November target.
Superior's community working group oversees more than a dozen mitigation measures and a $30 million fund tied to the copper project
Superior is about 47 miles east of Tempe.
At a June 10, 2025 meeting, the volunteer Superior Community Working Group, which had met quarterly for seven years, said it might now meet monthly. It oversees more than a dozen mitigation measures agreed to by Resolution Copper, with $30 million set aside and five endowments to be established.
Eloy firefighters call I-10 mile markers 209 to 219 the "Bermuda Triangle" for dust-storm crashes
Eloy is about 49 miles southeast of Tempe.
In July 2025, Eloy Fire Battalion Chief Matt Mayo said crews expect I-10 accident calls whenever a storm moves in, and the department's nickname for mile markers 209 to 219 is the "Bermuda Triangle."
Tempe refrigerated trailer rental FAQs.
How much does a refrigerated trailer rental cost in Tempe?
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 Tempe?
Tempe is about 15 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 Tempe?
Guadalupe, Chandler, Paradise Valley, Gilbert, Mesa, Phoenix, Glendale, and Fountain Hills 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 Tempe 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.