Cold Storage and Temporary Facilities in Cedar Key
Cedar Key sits at about 29.15° N, 83.04° W in Levy County, part of Florida's North Florida & First Coast region. As the city of Cedar Key with roughly 687 people counted in the 2020 census, it covers about 1.0 square miles of land. Its shoreline setting means salt air, storm surge and tidal flooding are part of the planning picture for any food-service building in Cedar Key.
A rented unit is the fastest bridge. Short-term emergency refrigeration unit rental in Cedar Key lets an operator keep stock cold while a compressor is replaced, a walk-in is rebuilt, or a building is closed for work. RMA Refrigeration Systems dispatches from Brandon, Hillsborough County, and reaches Cedar Key roughly 119 road miles, about 2 hours by truck away, in the northwest direction. We answer the phone around the clock at (656) 261-5179, because mobile commercial refrigeration trailer rental in Cedar Key is often needed at night, on weekends and after storms.
| Place type | City |
|---|---|
| County | Levy County |
| Region | North Florida & First Coast |
| Population (2020 census) | 687 |
| Land area | 1.0 sq mi |
| Coordinates | 29.150° N, 83.037° W |
| Distance to RMA base in Brandon | ~119 road miles (95 straight-line, northwest) |
| Setting | Coastal or near-coastal |
| Nearest listed communities | Yankeetown, Otter Creek, Inglis |
| Weather office | NWS Jacksonville |
How Far Is Cedar Key From Florida's Major Cities?
Distance drives delivery time and cost, so here is how far Cedar Key sits from the state's major cities. Gainesville is the closest of the major hubs at roughly 55 miles northeast, while Miami is the farthest on the list at about 291 miles southeast. Our own base is 95 miles away from Cedar Key in Brandon, which sets the delivery estimate you will see in the pricing table below.
| City | Direction | Straight-line | Est. road miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gainesville | northeast | 55 mi | ~69 mi |
| Tampa | southeast | 89 mi | ~111 mi |
| Tallahassee | northwest | 116 mi | ~145 mi |
| Jacksonville | northeast | 116 mi | ~145 mi |
| Daytona Beach | east | 117 mi | ~146 mi |
| Orlando | southeast | 119 mi | ~149 mi |
| Fort Myers | southeast | 190 mi | ~237 mi |
| West Palm Beach | southeast | 243 mi | ~304 mi |
| Pensacola | west | 265 mi | ~331 mi |
| Miami | southeast | 291 mi | ~363 mi |
Weather, Storms and Recovery Needs in Cedar Key
The local climate around Cedar Key brings hot summers, Atlantic hurricane and nor'easter exposure, river flooding along the St. Johns, and winter freezes inland. Florida's official hurricane season runs from June 1 through November 30, and the forecasters at NWS Jacksonville issue the watches and warnings that trigger most emergency rental calls for Levy County.
Notable weather events documented for Levy County, the county where Cedar Key is located, include:
- Hurricane Debby (August 5, 2024): came ashore in the Big Bend and then stalled over the Southeast, bringing flooding rain to Gulf Coast communities. Cedar Key and nearby communities felt the effects through power loss and supply disruption.
- Hurricane Helene (September 26, 2024): made landfall in the Big Bend as a Category 4 hurricane after generating storm surge along the whole Gulf Coast. Restaurants, grocers and care facilities around Cedar Key had to plan for product loss and backup refrigeration.
- Hurricane Idalia (August 30, 2023): made landfall near Keaton Beach in the Big Bend as a Category 3 hurricane and pushed surge into Tampa Bay and the Nature Coast. Cedar Key and nearby communities felt the effects through power loss and supply disruption.
- Hurricane Irma (September 10–11, 2017): made landfall in the Florida Keys and again at Marco Island and then swept up the peninsula, producing one of the largest evacuations and power outages in state history. Restaurants, grocers and care facilities around Cedar Key had to plan for product loss and backup refrigeration.
- Hurricane Hermine (September 2, 2016): was the first hurricane to make landfall in Florida in more than a decade, coming ashore near St. Marks with surge along the Big Bend coast. Cold-storage operators in Levy County saw the effect of that storm through outages and delayed deliveries.
Each of those events shows the same pattern: after the wind passes, power stays off, deliveries stop and food-service operators in Cedar Key need cold storage immediately. These are historical references for planning, not a prediction for this year, and they do not suggest RMA Refrigeration Systems served any particular event.
The Cost of Waiting: A Simple Cedar Key Example
Consider a hypothetical Cedar Key operator holding $25,000 of refrigerated product in a failed walk-in. A 1–6 day rental of our 12 ft refrigerated trailer costs about $1,495 plus an estimated $505 delivery to Cedar Key, or roughly $2,000 in total. That is about 8.0% of the product at risk, before counting lost sales, spoilage disposal and rushed purchases. The numbers are an illustration only, not an average and not a promise; your insurer and your own records decide what a loss really costs.
Seen this way, short-term refrigerated container rental in Cedar Key is a modest line item compared with the cost of lost inventory.
Levy County Context for Cedar Key Rentals
Seen from the county level, Cedar Key shares its emergency-management, health-department and utility context with 6 other places. The others are Bronson, Chiefland, Inglis, Otter Creek, Williston, and Yankeetown. After a countywide event those places compete for the same trucks and generators, so booking early in Cedar Key makes sense.
The county has a recorded history of significant weather events that affected commercial cold storage, including Hurricane Debby (2024), Hurricane Helene (2024), Hurricane Idalia (2023), Hurricane Irma (September 10–11, 2017), Hurricane Hermine (2016), Tropical Storm Debby (June 2012). Repeated storms are why many operators in Levy County now keep a standby rental agreement.
Construction Activity Around Cedar Key
Construction in Cedar Key is a mix of commercial renovations, utility upgrades and work on the main roads and interstates that serve it. A project of that kind in Cedar Key could close an existing kitchen for months, strand a walk-in cooler or leave a crew without a place to store food and water.
Treat these as scenarios, not case studies. Current project status for Cedar Key is best confirmed with the local building department and FDOT. If your project needs crews housed nearby, we also supply remote workforce housing, shower trailers and laundry trailers.
Renovation Downtime in Cedar Key
Renovation is the second planning case. When a convenience-store cooler line in Cedar Key is demolished, rebuilt or brought up to code, the walk-in cooler and freezer often go offline first. Commercial refrigerated trailer rentals in Cedar Key plugs that gap, and a mobile kitchen plus a dishwashing trailer can keep meal service running during the work.
The typical lease runs from a week to several months, and we can extend it if inspections or deliveries slip. Because this is a planned use, you can request availability and a quote ahead of time instead of waiting for an emergency.
Emergency Equipment Access to Cedar Key
From Brandon, Cedar Key lies northwest at a straight-line distance of 95 miles, or roughly 119 road miles, about 2 hours by truck on the road. Before every dispatch we look at closures, bridge status and storm flooding.
For official evacuation zones, shelter locations and emergency-management announcements for Levy County, use the county emergency management office and the state's Florida Division of Emergency Management resources. Weather watches and warnings come from NWS Jacksonville. We do not publish a staging-area-to-emergency-operations-center route for Cedar Key; when a relief operation needs a specific drop point, we confirm it by phone with the requesting agency and deliver where it is permitted.
How a Rental Works in Cedar Key
- Reach our 24/7 line at (656) 261-5179. Give us the Cedar Key address, the problem and the date you need cold storage.
- We match a unit. A 12 ft trailer, 20 ft trailer, 20 ft container or 40 ft container is selected for your volume, setpoint and the space available at your Cedar Key site.
- Site details come next: power, a level surface, overhead clearance and who will meet the driver in Cedar Key.
- Our driver brings the unit about 119 road miles from Brandon, sets it on the pad and connects power. Non-kitchen setup is normally about an hour.
- You use it and extend it. If repairs or construction run long, call us and we extend the lease; when you are done we schedule pickup.
This is the same process we use anywhere in Florida; only the delivery distance from Brandon changes for Cedar Key. You can add a mobile kitchen trailer, a dishwashing trailer or a restroom trailer to the same delivery.
Local Situations and Events in Cedar Key
Weather and climate in Cedar Key
Afternoon highs in the 90s run refrigeration systems near their limits in Cedar Key. Condensers that struggle on a hot day can trip, freeze up or fail outright, and a failed system in Levy County can warm past the safe range in a few hours. The First Coast part of Florida is also known for hot summers.
24/7 emergency refrigeration unit leasing in Cedar Key is therefore as much a heat-season tool as a hurricane tool.
Events and seasons in Cedar Key
Cedar Key is a Gulf island fishing and clam-farming town that hosts the Cedar Key Seafood Festival each October and floods during Gulf storm surge.
Event weeks put pressure on coolers. Operators near Cedar Key book onsite refrigerated trailer rental in Cedar Key to hold drinks, produce, protein and dessert without taxing permanent equipment. Because Cedar Key is in Levy County, event planners can also pair the unit with a mobile kitchen, a dishwashing trailer or a restroom trailer in the same delivery.
Disaster recovery near Cedar Key
Hurricane Idalia (August 30, 2023) made landfall near Keaton Beach in the Big Bend as a Category 3 hurricane and pushed surge into Tampa Bay and the Nature Coast. Hurricane Helene (September 26, 2024) made landfall in the Big Bend as a Category 4 hurricane after generating storm surge along the whole Gulf Coast. For Cedar Key, that history is a reminder that disaster recovery starts with basic needs: cold food, safe water and a place to cook. Onsite commercial refrigeration trailers for lease in Cedar Key gives county emergency managers, restaurants and relief kitchens a way to restore cold storage while permanent utilities are repaired. After the worst of a storm, hospitals and care facilities in Levy County look for temporary kitchens as well as cold storage.
Who rents in Cedar Key
The customers who most often need cold storage near Cedar Key include restaurants, caterers and commissary kitchens, grocery stores and convenience stores, hospitals, clinics and medical labs, municipal, county and state agencies, and disaster-response teams and emergency feeding operations. They are all commercial or industrial operations, which is the only customer base RMA Refrigeration Systems serves.
Each one has a different tolerance for downtime. A grocery loses margin by the hour, a hospital pharmacy loses compliance, and a packing house loses a harvest.
Food Safety Temperatures and Power Outages
Food-safety rules do not pause for a repair. Cold-held foods must stay at 41°F or below under the FDA Food Code, no matter how long the compressor part takes to arrive in Cedar Key.
Federal food-safety guidance says a refrigerator keeps food safe for about four hours in a power outage if the door stays closed, and a full freezer holds temperature for about 48 hours (24 hours if half full). A refrigerated trailer beats those windows. Read the details at FoodSafety.gov and the FDA Food Code. Health-department rules apply to your operation; ask your inspector what is required for a temporary unit in Levy County.
All Rental Services Available in Cedar Key
Refrigeration Trailer
Refrigeration trailer rentals in Cedar Key. Sizes from 12 ft to 40 ft with cooler and freezer setpoints. A fit for restaurants, grocers, hospitals, farms and relief sites.
Mobile Kitchen Trailer / Container
Mobile kitchen trailer / container for rent in Cedar Key. Power, gas, water and drain hookups are confirmed before delivery. 24 ft to 40 ft layouts with commercial cooking lines.
Dishwashing Trailer
Dishwashing trailer leasing in Cedar Key. Sinks, soil tray and scraping table on the layouts we list. Low-temperature push-through and high-temperature conveyor models.
Shower and Restroom Combination
Shower and restroom combination trailer rentals for lease in Cedar Key. Three to ten individual stalls with hot and cold water. ADA-stall layouts are available on select units.
Shower Trailer
Portable shower trailer leasings for lease in Cedar Key. Water and power hookups are confirmed before delivery. Pairs with restroom and laundry trailers.
Restroom Trailer
Portable bathroom trailer for rent in Cedar Key. Meets sanitation needs on construction and festival sites. Delivery and setup usually take about an hour.
Laundry Trailer
Laundry trailer rentals in Cedar Key. 240V single-phase power; hookups are confirmed at quote. Works for camps, care facilities and response teams.
Sleeper / Bunk Bed
Remote workforce bunk bed trailers for lease in Cedar Key. Houses crews close to the job. Contractor and VIP grades are available.
Remote Man Camp / Basecamp / Workforce Housing
Remote basecamp trailers for lease in Cedar Key. Planned as one Life Support Service package. Supports industrial cleanup, construction and disaster response.
Which Customers Rent Cold Storage in Cedar Key?
Who rents in Cedar Key? Here is how each customer type typically uses cold storage and temporary facilities.
- Restaurants and caterers lose a night of sales and a walk-in of prep when a cooler quits, so a rented trailer or container parked beside the kitchen door keeps the line running.
- Grocery and convenience stores run thin margins on dairy, produce and frozen food, which makes a failed case or walk-in an urgent cold-storage problem.
- Hospitals, clinics and labs must hold food, specimens and medications within set temperature ranges, so backup refrigeration protects both patients and compliance.
- Municipal, county and state agencies use rentals for emergency feeding, points of distribution and facility downtime, and often need to book on short notice.
- Disaster-response teams and relief agencies need refrigeration, kitchens and sanitation deployed within hours and moved as the response shifts.
- Seafood dealers, fish houses and docks need constant cold to protect catch, and a rented refrigeration container can serve as overflow storage during stone crab, shrimp or grouper seasons.
- Hotels, resorts and banquet halls swing between slow weeks and sold-out events, and a rented unit adds cold capacity exactly when a convention or wedding season peaks.
- Festival, concert and sports-event operators need temporary cold storage for drinks and food that disappears the moment the event ends.
All of these are commercial or industrial users. Tell us which one you are when you call from Cedar Key and we will tailor the unit, power and paperwork.
Preferred Services for Cedar Key
Based on Cedar Key's size, setting and economy, these are the rentals we expect to be the most useful here. Every service on our list can be delivered to the same address.
- Refrigeration Trailer Cold storage is the first call in Cedar Key after outages, remodels and busy seasons.
- Mobile Kitchen Trailer / Container A mobile kitchen keeps meals going for schools, care facilities and caterers while a permanent kitchen is closed.
- Dishwashing Trailer Dish capacity usually runs out right after cooking capacity, and a dedicated trailer fixes that.
- Remote Man Camp / Basecamp / Workforce Housing Remote work near Cedar Key often needs beds, kitchens, showers and refrigeration delivered as one package.
Nearest Towns and Communities Near Cedar Key
For small towns, villages and quieter communities, the places where a cold-storage trailer, kitchen or camp is most likely to be needed near Cedar Key include Yankeetown, Otter Creek, Inglis, Horseshoe Beach, and Chiefland. RMA Refrigeration Systems serves more than Cedar Key. Our dispatch map covers the 24 closest communities listed below, so one call can reach the right neighbor.
Roughly 18 miles to the southeast is Yankeetown, a town in Levy County (population 588), also in Levy County, which simplifies delivery logistics. Expect calls from restaurants, caterers and commissary kitchens and grocery stores and convenience stores in Yankeetown. Expect about 23 road miles between Yankeetown and Cedar Key. Refrigeration trailers are available there too. Roughly 20 miles to the northeast is Otter Creek, a town in Levy County (population 108), inside Levy County. Demand in Otter Creek usually comes from restaurants, caterers and commissary kitchens and grocery stores and convenience stores. Expect about 25 road miles between Otter Creek and Cedar Key. Remote man camp & basecamp are available there too. Inglis (Levy County) lies 24 miles east of Cedar Key (population 1,476), in the same county, so one dispatch can cover both. Inglis customers tend to be restaurants, caterers and commissary kitchens and grocery stores and convenience stores. Expect about 30 road miles between Inglis and Cedar Key. Mobile kitchen trailers are available there too. Horseshoe Beach (Dixie County) lies 25 miles northwest of Cedar Key (population 165), a short hop across the border into Dixie County. Typical renters there are restaurants, caterers and commissary kitchens and grocery stores and convenience stores. The run from Horseshoe Beach to Cedar Key is about 32 road miles. Laundry trailers are available there too. Chiefland (Levy County) lies 26 miles northeast of Cedar Key (population 2,316), also in Levy County, which simplifies delivery logistics. Chiefland hosts the Chiefland Watermelon Festival and sits on US 19 in Levy County. Typical renters there are restaurants, caterers and commissary kitchens and grocery stores and convenience stores. The run from Chiefland to Cedar Key is about 32 road miles. Sleeper / bunk bed are available there too. Fanning Springs (Gilchrist County) lies 31 miles north of Cedar Key (population 1,182), a short hop across the border into Gilchrist County. Typical renters there are restaurants, caterers and commissary kitchens and grocery stores and convenience stores. The run from Fanning Springs to Cedar Key is about 39 road miles. Mobile kitchen trailers are available there too. To the southeast, Crystal River is a city about 32 miles from Cedar Key (population 3,396), served from the same Brandon base with a longer run. Crystal River is a manatee-viewing destination at Kings Bay and Three Sisters Springs that draws large winter crowds. Expect calls from restaurants, caterers and commissary kitchens and grocery stores and convenience stores in Crystal River. Crews can reach Cedar Key from Crystal River in roughly 40 road miles. Dishwashing trailers are available there too. Roughly 32 miles to the northeast is Bronson, a town in Levy County (population 1,140), also in Levy County, which simplifies delivery logistics. Demand in Bronson usually comes from restaurants, caterers and commissary kitchens and grocery stores and convenience stores. Expect about 40 road miles between Bronson and Cedar Key. Laundry trailers are available there too.
Cross City (Dixie County) lies 34 miles north of Cedar Key (population 1,689), a short hop across the border into Dixie County. Cross City is the Dixie County seat in an area hit by Hurricanes Idalia and Helene. Cross City customers tend to be restaurants, caterers and commissary kitchens and grocery stores and convenience stores. Crews can reach Cedar Key from Cross City in roughly 43 road miles. Refrigeration trailers are available there too. Trenton, a city in Gilchrist County, is about 34 miles northeast of Cedar Key (population 2,015), a short hop across the border into Gilchrist County. Trenton customers tend to be restaurants, caterers and commissary kitchens and grocery stores and convenience stores. The run from Trenton to Cedar Key is about 43 road miles. Laundry trailers are available there too. Homosassa, a unincorporated community in Citrus County, is about 36 miles southeast of Cedar Key, across the county line, where local permits may differ. Homosassa is known for its springs, manatees and fishing guides along the Nature Coast. Homosassa customers tend to be restaurants, caterers and commissary kitchens and grocery stores and convenience stores. The run from Homosassa to Cedar Key is about 45 road miles. Restroom trailers are available there too. Roughly 37 miles to the east is Dunnellon, a city in Marion County (population 1,928), across the county line, where local permits may differ. Demand in Dunnellon usually comes from restaurants, caterers and commissary kitchens and grocery stores and convenience stores. Crews can reach Cedar Key from Dunnellon in roughly 47 road miles. Sleeper / bunk bed are available there too. To the northeast, Williston is a city about 40 miles from Cedar Key (population 2,976), in the same county, so one dispatch can cover both. Williston is in the middle of Levy County's horse and farm country. Expect calls from restaurants, caterers and commissary kitchens and grocery stores and convenience stores in Williston. The run from Williston to Cedar Key is about 50 road miles. Laundry trailers are available there too. Roughly 40 miles to the northeast is Archer, a city in Alachua County (population 1,140), across the county line, where local permits may differ. Expect calls from restaurants, caterers and commissary kitchens and grocery stores and convenience stores in Archer. The run from Archer to Cedar Key is about 50 road miles. Mobile kitchen trailers are available there too. Roughly 42 miles to the northwest is Steinhatchee, a unincorporated community in Taylor County, across the county line, where local permits may differ. Steinhatchee is known for its scalloping season and fishing, and sits where Hurricane Debby made landfall on August 5, 2024. Expect calls from restaurants, caterers and commissary kitchens and grocery stores and convenience stores in Steinhatchee. Expect about 53 road miles between Steinhatchee and Cedar Key. Laundry trailers are available there too. To the north, Bell is a town about 43 miles from Cedar Key (population 518), a short hop across the border into Gilchrist County. Demand in Bell usually comes from restaurants, caterers and commissary kitchens and grocery stores and convenience stores. Crews can reach Cedar Key from Bell in roughly 54 road miles. Refrigeration trailers are available there too.
Newberry, a city in Alachua County, is about 43 miles northeast of Cedar Key (population 7,342), served from the same Brandon base with a longer run. Newberry is a western Alachua County city with watermelon-growing history. Typical renters there are restaurants, caterers and commissary kitchens and grocery stores and convenience stores. The run from Newberry to Cedar Key is about 54 road miles. Dishwashing trailers are available there too. Roughly 47 miles to the southeast is Inverness, a city in Citrus County (population 7,543), served from the same Brandon base with a longer run. Demand in Inverness usually comes from restaurants, caterers and commissary kitchens and grocery stores and convenience stores. The run from Inverness to Cedar Key is about 59 road miles. Shower & restroom combos are available there too. Micanopy, a town in Alachua County, is about 52 miles northeast of Cedar Key (population 648), across the county line, where local permits may differ. Micanopy is one of the oldest inland towns in Florida, settled in 1821. Typical renters there are restaurants, caterers and commissary kitchens and grocery stores and convenience stores. Expect about 65 road miles between Micanopy and Cedar Key. Shower trailers are available there too. Roughly 52 miles to the northeast is High Springs, a city in Alachua County (population 6,215), a short hop across the border into Alachua County. Expect calls from restaurants, caterers and commissary kitchens and grocery stores and convenience stores in High Springs. Crews can reach Cedar Key from High Springs in roughly 65 road miles. Restroom trailers are available there too. Reddick, a town in Marion County, is about 53 miles east of Cedar Key (population 449), served from the same Brandon base with a longer run. Reddick customers tend to be restaurants, caterers and commissary kitchens and grocery stores and convenience stores. Expect about 66 road miles between Reddick and Cedar Key. Shower trailers are available there too. To the northeast, McIntosh is a town about 53 miles from Cedar Key (population 463), across the county line, where local permits may differ. Demand in McIntosh usually comes from restaurants, caterers and commissary kitchens and grocery stores and convenience stores. Crews can reach Cedar Key from McIntosh in roughly 67 road miles. Shower & restroom combos are available there too. Ocala, a city in Marion County, is about 54 miles east of Cedar Key (population 63,591), across the county line, where local permits may differ. Ocala bills itself as the "Horse Capital of the World" and is home to the World Equestrian Center, which opened in 2021. Ocala customers tend to be restaurants, caterers and commissary kitchens and grocery stores and convenience stores. Crews can reach Cedar Key from Ocala in roughly 67 road miles. Laundry trailers are available there too. To the northeast, Alachua is a city about 54 miles from Cedar Key (population 10,574), across the county line, where local permits may differ. Expect calls from restaurants, caterers and commissary kitchens and grocery stores and convenience stores in Alachua. The run from Alachua to Cedar Key is about 68 road miles. Shower & restroom combos are available there too.
Browse the full Florida service-area directory to find another town, or call (656) 261-5179 and tell us the address.
Service Reach Around Cedar Key by Direction
Looking around Cedar Key in every direction shows how much territory one dispatch covers.
- North: Fanning Springs (31 mi), Cross City (34 mi), Bell (43 mi), and Branford (57 mi).
- Northeast: Otter Creek (20 mi), Chiefland (26 mi), Bronson (32 mi), and Trenton (34 mi).
- East: Inglis (24 mi), Dunnellon (37 mi), Reddick (53 mi), and Ocala (54 mi).
- Southeast: Yankeetown (18 mi), Crystal River (32 mi), Homosassa (36 mi), and Inverness (47 mi).
- South: Port Richey (63 mi) and New Port Richey (65 mi).
- Southwest: open water, wetlands or sparsely settled land; the nearest listed community in that direction is farther than 70 miles away.
- West: open water, wetlands or sparsely settled land; the nearest listed community in that direction is farther than 70 miles away.
- Northwest: Horseshoe Beach (25 mi) and Steinhatchee (42 mi).
Cedar Key Rental Pricing Estimate
Planning prices for Cedar Key, based on a delivery distance of about 119 road miles from Brandon (an estimated $505 delivery allowance). Refrigeration rows use our Tier 1 emergency rates for each rental period.
| Equipment | 1–6 days | 8–14 days | 15 days–1 month | 3+ months |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 ft Refrigerated Trailer | $1,495+ $505 delivery est. = $2,000 | $1,695+ $505 delivery est. = $2,200 | $1,995+ $505 delivery est. = $2,500 | $2,195+ $505 delivery est. = $2,700 |
| 20 ft Refrigerated Trailer | $1,595+ $505 delivery est. = $2,100 | $1,895+ $505 delivery est. = $2,400 | $1,995+ $505 delivery est. = $2,500 | $1,895+ $505 delivery est. = $2,400 |
| 20 ft Refrigerated Container | $2,495+ $505 delivery est. = $3,000 | $2,495+ $505 delivery est. = $3,000 | $2,995+ $505 delivery est. = $3,500 | $2,995+ $505 delivery est. = $3,500 |
| 40 ft Refrigerated Container | $3,495+ $505 delivery est. = $4,000 | $3,495+ $505 delivery est. = $4,000 | $3,995+ $505 delivery est. = $4,500 | $3,995+ $505 delivery est. = $4,500 |
| Equipment | Starting price | Estimated with delivery to Cedar Key |
|---|---|---|
| 24 ft Mobile Kitchen | from $4,995 | $5,500 with delivery est. |
| 22–26 ft Low-Temp Dish Trailer | from $4,995 | $5,500 with delivery est. |
| 13 ft Luxury Shower-Restroom Combo (3 stalls) | from $2,995 | $3,500 with delivery est. |
| 20 ft Shower Container (5 stalls) | from $3,995 | $4,500 with delivery est. |
| 20 ft Laundry Container | from $3,995 | $4,500 with delivery est. |
| 20 ft Accommodation (Contractor) | from $2,995 | $3,500 with delivery est. |
Examples help. These three Cedar Key scenarios use the same starting rates as the table.
- Overnight outage (12 ft refrigerated trailer, 1–6 days). A Cedar Key restaurant loses its walk-in on a weekend. Equipment $1,495 plus an estimated $505 delivery is about $2,000 before taxes and site-specific charges.
- Two-week remodel (20 ft refrigerated trailer, 8–14 days). A Cedar Key grocery or care facility closes a cooler for repairs. Equipment $1,895 plus about $505 delivery is roughly $2,400.
- Long project (20 ft refrigerated container, 3+ months). A Cedar Key packing house or relief operation needs ground-level storage. The 3+ month starting rate of $2,995 plus about $505 delivery is roughly $3,500, depending on how rental periods are billed on your quote.
Pricing disclaimer. Figures are preliminary planning estimates, not a quote or a contract. Equipment rates are RMA Refrigeration Systems starting prices for the listed rental period; the delivery figure is an estimate that grows with distance from our Brandon, Florida base (about 119 road miles to this location). Final pricing depends on the exact unit and tier, rental length, customer type, site access, power and water connections, setup, pickup, taxes, any fuel or after-hours charges, and availability. Call (656) 261-5179 or send the quote form for an exact written price.
Why Choose RMA Refrigeration Systems in Cedar Key
Cold storage, kitchens and sanitation are not optional. Teams in Cedar Key need equipment that arrives quickly and runs predictably. RMA Refrigeration Systems focuses on commercial and industrial rentals and stays reachable around the clock.
- Accelerated Deployment. A Brandon base means a faster run to Cedar Key than a dispatch from out of state.
- 24/7 Emergency Service. A person answers (656) 261-5179 around the clock when your Cedar Key cooler fails.
- End-to-End Project Support. From unit selection to setup and pickup, one team handles the project for your Cedar Key location.
- Flexible Rental Solutions. Terms follow your timeline: 1–6 days up to 3+ months.
- Heavy-Duty Commercial Equipment. Our trailers and containers are built for commercial use in Florida's heat and humidity.
- Experienced Logistics Coordination. We plan routes, power, placement and access so your Cedar Key unit arrives ready to run.
Why Clients Trust Us
Trust starts with facts you can check: a Florida base in Brandon, a published phone number that is answered 24/7, written estimates with the delivery shown, and equipment details listed on every service page. We serve commercial and industrial customers only and do not publish reviews or ratings until we have approved customer feedback to share.
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Sources and Notes
- Cedar Key, Florida (reference article); coordinates, area and place boundaries from the U.S. Census Bureau Gazetteer Files; population from the 2020 Census.
- NOAA National Hurricane Center and NWS Jacksonville for weather background.
- Florida Division of Emergency Management for evacuation and shelter information.
- Hurricane Debby, August 5, 2024 (storm background)
- Hurricane Helene, September 26, 2024 (storm background)
- Hurricane Idalia, August 30, 2023 (storm background)
- Hurricane Irma, September 10–11, 2017 (storm background)
Local facts are drawn from public sources; check current conditions and project status with official county and city sources before relying on them for planning.