Mobile refrigerated trailer rental San Diego

If you need a mobile refrigerated trailer or searched refrigerated trailer rental San Diego, here is the honest layout. Left Coast Refrigeration does not keep a yard, a satellite shop, or a staged fleet inside the city of San Diego. We are a commercial refrigeration shop in Escondido. Every trailer we rent is shop-owned, maintained in our own building at 1175 Industrial Ave, Suite J, Escondido, CA 92029, and delivered by our own crew. They leave that shop and they come back to that shop. The city of San Diego is a delivery destination, not a second home base.

That is also why a San Diego kitchen or event would rent from an Escondido refrigeration shop instead of a broker. A catalog can park a cold box in a lot. It cannot send the same technicians who maintain the trailer to look at the walk-in that failed. If you are renting because the box died, product goes into the trailer and the same crew can inspect the cooler while it is on site — gasket, door, floor, or a fuller walk-in repair — so you are not stretching a rental because nobody will diagnose the actual problem. Related shop work: custom gaskets made in-house, and the rest of our commercial refrigeration services.

We rent cooler and freezer trailers. Shop hours are Monday–Friday, 8AM–4PM. For planned rentals we schedule during shop hours (Monday–Friday 8AM–4PM PT). For 24-hour emergency refrigerated trailer / mobile freezer dispatch when a walk-in fails, call or text Rick at 619-905-3392. Call 760-745-5252 or book online.

Flower shops and florists in San Diego also use cooler-range trailer rental for wedding and event flower overflow, or when a walk-in is down — see florist refrigerated trailer rental. Weddings, venues, and caterers: event refrigerated trailer rental.

Mobile refrigerated trailer San Diego

A mobile refrigerated trailer San Diego search usually means you need cold storage on a lot this week — not a 53-foot reefer and not a broker who subcontracts the drop. Left Coast delivers shop-owned cooler and freezer trailers from Escondido into the city: restaurants covering a failed walk-in, caterers staging a Saturday, flower shops overflowing for a wedding weekend, and kitchens mid-remodel. The 12′ holds about 34°F to 40°F+; the 16′ adjusts about −10°F to 40°F+. Power depends on the unit: the 12′ and one of our 16′ trailers run on a standard 120V outlet; another 16′ needs a 220V 30-amp outlet (or add a generator). Daytime: 760-745-5252. After-hours product at risk: call or text Rick at 619-905-3392.

Fall and holiday season is when San Diego County kitchens and venues stack those jobs: football catering, wedding weekends, restaurant holiday menus, and florist peaks around big event dates. Tell us cooler-range or freezer-range, the street address, and whether the lot has power. We quote the trip before we roll — free within 20 miles of Escondido; central San Diego and the South Bay are usually quoted. Full florist details: florist cooler trailer rental. Event and catering: event refrigerated trailer rental.

Freezer trailer rental San Diego

For freezer trailer rental San Diego, the unit you want is the 16-foot trailer. It is shop-owned and adjustable about −10°F to 40°F+, so it runs freezer-range for frozen product, ice cream, and meat, or comes back up to cooler range if the load changes mid-rental. It holds temperature. It is not a blast freezer, and we do not advertise anything colder than about −10°F. Load product already frozen and it stays that way.

If the product is produce, dairy, beverage, or flowers, the 12-foot mobile refrigerated trailer at about 34°F to 40°F+ is the simpler drop. Power depends on the unit: the 12′ and one of our 16′ trailers run on a standard 120V outlet; another 16′ needs a 220V 30-amp outlet (or add a generator). Most San Diego calls are one of three things: a restaurant walk-in that failed and needs cold storage the same day, a catering or event job that needs freezer or cooler space on site, or a remodel that pulls the box out of service.

Placement is the part that decides the size. Downtown, the Gaslamp, and Mission Valley lots are covered further down this page along with the power notes — read those before you pick a unit, because a trailer with no power is a warm box, and the generator is often the honest answer. Trailers leave our shop at 1175 Industrial Ave, Suite J, Escondido, CA 92029 and are delivered by our own crew. Delivery is free within 20 miles of that shop; central San Diego, downtown, and the South Bay are usually quoted. Call 760-745-5252 Monday–Friday, 8AM–4PM, or for a walk-in failure after hours call or text Rick at 619-905-3392.

Free delivery vs a quoted trip into the city

Delivery is free within 20 miles of the Escondido shop. That circle is measured from 1175 Industrial Ave, not from downtown. The north edge of the city of San Diego is often inside it. Central San Diego, downtown, and the South Bay are usually quoted rather than free. Give us the street address — the actual lot, not “San Diego” — and we will tell you which side of the line you are on before anything is booked. There is no surprise mileage buried on the invoice.

We serve the county from one address. If you are actually in North County, the closer pages are Oceanside, San Marcos, Vista, Carlsbad, and Poway, all inside the free radius, with Encinitas on the edge. East County jobs in El Cajon, La Mesa, and Santee are usually quoted, the same way a downtown drop is. Specs, FAQs, and the full map live on the main refrigerated trailer rental page.

About 7 feet wide, not the 6-foot rentals others advertise

Our trailers are about seven feet wide inside — usable interior, not a marketing number. A lot of refrigerated trailer rentals advertised around San Diego County are six feet wide. The extra foot is the aisle you actually walk when you are loading sheet pans during a rush. There is no third size waiting off-site, and we do not rent a catalog of widths we do not own.

  • 12′ refrigerated trailer — about 7 ft wide × 12 ft long, about 34°F to 40°F+ (cooler range), plugs into a standard 120V outlet. Generator optional.
  • 16′ cooler/freezer trailer — about 7 ft wide × 16 ft long, adjustable about −10°F to 40°F+ (freezer through cooler), power: standard 120V or 220V 30-amp, depending on the unit. Generator optional.

The 12′ runs about 34°F to 40°F+ (cooler range); the 16′ adjusts about −10°F to 40°F+ (freezer through cooler). Cooler-range product sits at the top of that band; freezer-range product sits at the bottom. Tell us which end you need when you book. These units hold temperature. They are not blast freezers, and we do not advertise temperatures outside 12′ ~34–40°F+ / 16′ ~−10–40°F+. Load product already cold.

Power, generator, and San Diego lots

Power is the part city sites get wrong most often. Plenty of older restaurant suites only have a wall outlet you can actually reach — no 220V 30 amp receptacle in a legal parking spot. Power depends on the unit: the 12′ and one of our 16′ trailers run on a standard 120V outlet; another 16′ needs a 220V 30-amp outlet (or add a generator). If the site is a parking structure, a closed street, a banquet lawn, or any spot where you have not tested the receptacle, add the generator. A trailer with no power is a warm box. Book the unit with or without a generator rather than guessing on the day we roll.

Placement in San Diego lots is a separate question from mileage. Downtown, the Gaslamp, and East Village are tight: alleys, loading docks with height bars, mixed-use buildings with property managers, and stalls you will want back at 6PM. Mission Valley hotels and event jobs often have room and no reliable shore power, which makes the generator the default rather than an upsell. We need truck access into the lot, overhead clearance, pavement that will take the unit, a place it can sit for the whole rental, and someone on site to meet the driver. Send a photo of the spot with the dates. We will tell you whether this unit will fit before the truck leaves Escondido.

How to book a trailer for San Diego

Have four things ready: the delivery address in the city, start and end dates, cooler-range or freezer-range inside 12′ ~34–40°F+ / 16′ ~−10–40°F+, and a description of power and placement — gates, slope, overhead, and who meets the driver. Then call 760-745-5252, request an estimate, or book online. We answer and schedule Monday through Friday, 8AM to 4PM. If the event sits outside those hours, ask. The answer depends on the calendar, not on a website promise.

Rates are not published here. The quote depends on dates, temperature, generator, and whether the address is inside the 20-mile free circle or a quoted trip into central San Diego, downtown, or the South Bay. Free delivery is not a free rental. Full equipment detail and FAQs are on the refrigerated trailer rental hub.

Left Coast Refrigeration

1175 Industrial Ave, Suite J
Escondido, CA 92029
Phone: 760-745-5252
Hours: Monday–Friday, 8AM–4PM PT

More San Diego County mobile freezer & refrigerated trailer pages

Emergency cold storage: 24-hour emergency trailer rental — call/text Rick 619-905-3392. Hub: refrigerated trailer rental.

Mobile refrigerated trailer FAQ — San Diego

Do you rent a mobile refrigerated trailer in San Diego?

Yes. A mobile refrigerated trailer from Left Coast is a shop-owned cooler or freezer trailer delivered from Escondido to your San Diego lot. This is refrigerated trailer rental San Diego as a delivery job — not a second yard inside the city. Specs: 12′ about 34°F–40°F+ (cooler); 16′ adjustable about −10°F–40°F+ (freezer through cooler). Every trailer is about 7 ft wide inside.

Is same-day refrigerated trailer rental San Diego available?

Often yes when a unit is free and the lot works. Call 760-745-5252 during shop hours (Mon–Fri 8AM–4PM PT) with the street address and temperature. For after-hours walk-in failures, call or text Rick at 619-905-3392 for 24-hour emergency dispatch.

Catering, restaurant, or event cold storage in San Diego?

Yes — catering refrigerated trailer, restaurant overflow, and event cold storage are common San Diego bookings. Tell us cooler vs freezer range, power (120V vs 220V 30 amp or generator), and access. Flower shops use cooler-range units for floral overflow (see florist cooler trailer rental). Weddings and events: catering and event refrigerated trailer rental.

Mobile freezer, cooler trailer, reefer, or portable freezer — which is it?

Same equipment family. People search mobile freezer rental, cooler trailer rental, reefer trailer rental, portable freezer rental, and mobile cold storage. We rent 12′ cooler-range trailers and 16′ cooler/freezer trailers. We do not rent CDL refrigerated trucks or 53′ semis.

Walk-in freezer rental San Diego — is that a building walk-in?

No. Searches for walk-in freezer rental often mean a trailer you can walk into on site. Ours are mobile trailers, not a permanent building box. If your building walk-in failed, the trailer bridges product while the same Escondido shop can look at the repair.

Short-term vs long-term refrigerated trailer rental?

Both. Weekend events, multi-week remodels, and longer overflow jobs are quoted by dates, temperature, generator, and whether the address is inside the 20-mile free-delivery circle from Escondido or a quoted trip into central San Diego or the South Bay.

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