Cold Storage and Temporary Facilities in Palmetto Bay
Palmetto Bay is in Miami-Dade County, in the Southeast Florida & Keys part of Florida, at roughly 25.62° north and 80.32° west. As the village of Palmetto Bay with a 2020 census population of 24,439, it covers about 8.3 square miles of land. Palmetto Bay is inland, so the biggest cold-storage risks are wind, heavy rain, long power outages and extreme summer heat rather than coastal surge.
For managers in Palmetto Bay, onsite commercial refrigeration trailers for rent in Palmetto Bay means cold storage without waiting on permits, parts or a contractor's schedule. RMA Refrigeration Systems dispatches from Brandon, Hillsborough County, and reaches Palmetto Bay roughly 252 road miles, about 5 hours by truck away, in the southeast direction. We answer the phone around the clock at (656) 261-5179, because modular refrigerated trailer rentals in Palmetto Bay is often needed at night, on weekends and after storms.
| Place type | Village |
|---|---|
| County | Miami-Dade County |
| Region | Southeast Florida & Keys |
| Population (2020 census) | 24,439 |
| Land area | 8.3 sq mi |
| Coordinates | 25.622° N, 80.319° W |
| Distance to RMA base in Brandon | ~252 road miles (201 straight-line, southeast) |
| Setting | Inland (about 7 miles from the nearest coast) |
| Nearest listed communities | Pinecrest, Cutler Bay, Coral Gables |
| Weather office | NWS Miami |
How Far Is Palmetto Bay From Florida's Major Cities?
Distance drives delivery time and cost, so here is how far Palmetto Bay sits from the state's major cities. Miami is the closest of the major hubs at roughly 13 miles northeast, while Pensacola is the farthest on the list at about 535 miles northwest. Our own base is 201 miles away from Palmetto Bay in Brandon, which sets the delivery estimate you will see in the pricing table below.
| City | Direction | Straight-line | Est. road miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miami | northeast | 13 mi | ~16 mi |
| West Palm Beach | north | 79 mi | ~98 mi |
| Fort Myers | northwest | 116 mi | ~145 mi |
| Orlando | north | 201 mi | ~251 mi |
| Tampa | northwest | 210 mi | ~262 mi |
| Daytona Beach | north | 251 mi | ~314 mi |
| Gainesville | northwest | 307 mi | ~383 mi |
| Jacksonville | north | 336 mi | ~420 mi |
| Tallahassee | northwest | 411 mi | ~514 mi |
| Pensacola | northwest | 535 mi | ~669 mi |
Weather, Storms and Recovery Needs in Palmetto Bay
Anyone planning refrigeration in Palmetto Bay should account for tropical heat, king-tide flooding, hurricane and tornado exposure, dense urban demand and a long cruise, tourism and cold-chain economy. Florida's official hurricane season runs from June 1 through November 30, and the forecasters at NWS Miami issue the watches and warnings that trigger most emergency rental calls for Miami-Dade County.
Notable weather events documented for Miami-Dade County, the county where Palmetto Bay is located, include:
- 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 Palmetto Bay had to plan for product loss and backup refrigeration.
- The January 2010 cold wave (January 2010): brought a long run of hard-freeze nights that hurt winter vegetables, strawberries and citrus and forced growers to harvest and chill product quickly. Palmetto Bay and nearby communities felt the effects through power loss and supply disruption.
- Hurricane Katrina (August 25, 2005): crossed South Florida as a Category 1 hurricane between Hallandale Beach and North Miami Beach before strengthening in the Gulf of Mexico. Cold-storage operators in Miami-Dade County saw the effect of that storm through outages and delayed deliveries.
- Hurricane Wilma (October 24, 2005): came ashore near Cape Romano and crossed the peninsula in a few hours, leaving millions of customers without power across South Florida. Restaurants, grocers and care facilities around Palmetto Bay had to plan for product loss and backup refrigeration.
- Hurricane Andrew (August 24, 1992): made landfall in southern Miami-Dade County as a Category 5 hurricane and remains the benchmark for catastrophic wind damage to homes, grocery stores and food-service buildings in South Florida. Cold-storage operators in Miami-Dade 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 Palmetto Bay 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 Palmetto Bay Example
Here is a worked example for Palmetto Bay: a walk-in loaded with $8,000 of perishable inventory stops cooling. A 1–6 day rental of our 12 ft refrigerated trailer costs about $1,495 plus an estimated $905 delivery to Palmetto Bay, or roughly $2,400 in total. That is about 30% 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.
For Palmetto Bay managers, the lesson is that the rental is small next to the cost of a lost cooler, and it can be arranged in one phone call.
Miami-Dade County Context for Palmetto Bay Rentals
Seen from the county level, Palmetto Bay shares its emergency-management, health-department and utility context with 33 other places. The others are Aventura, Bal Harbour, Bay Harbor Islands, Biscayne Park, Coral Gables, Cutler Bay, Doral, El Portal, Florida City, Golden Beach, Hialeah, Hialeah Gardens, Homestead, Indian Creek, Key Biscayne, Medley, Miami, and Miami Beach and more. After a countywide event those places compete for the same trucks and generators, so booking early in Palmetto Bay makes sense.
The county has a recorded history of significant weather events that affected commercial cold storage, including Hurricane Irma (September 10–11, 2017), January 2010 cold wave (January 2010), Hurricane Katrina (2005), Hurricane Wilma (2005), Hurricane Andrew (1992). Years with several storms are the years when emergency rental inventory is stretched thinnest.
Construction Activity Around Palmetto Bay
Palmetto Bay sees steady commercial building, road work and public-works projects typical of Miami-Dade County. If a build-out in Palmetto Bay cuts power to an existing cooler, refrigerated trailers for rent in Palmetto Bay keeps product safe during the shutdown.
Examples are given as scenarios, not as customers or past jobs. For verified project listings, check the city and county permit portals for Palmetto Bay and Miami-Dade County, and the Florida Department of Transportation project pages for roadwork on the arterial roads around it. If your project needs crews housed nearby, we also supply remote workforce housing, shower trailers and laundry trailers.
Renovation Downtime in Palmetto Bay
Planned remodels create a different kind of urgency. If a hotel banquet kitchen in Palmetto Bay is gutted, the cooler is usually the first thing to go, and long-term commercial refrigeration trailer leasing in Palmetto Bay keeps stock cold while a mobile kitchen and a dishwashing trailer cover cooking and cleanup.
Facilities teams in Palmetto Bay usually ask for a short-term lease first and extend by phone if the schedule changes. 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 Palmetto Bay
Our base is in Brandon, and Palmetto Bay is 201 miles away as the crow flies, roughly 252 road miles, about 5 hours by truck by road, to the southeast. Delivery crews check current road closures before leaving, because bridges, drawbridges and flooded roads change quickly during storms.
For official evacuation zones, shelter locations and emergency-management announcements for Miami-Dade County, use the county emergency management office and the state's Florida Division of Emergency Management resources. Weather watches and warnings come from NWS Miami. We do not publish a staging-area-to-emergency-operations-center route for Palmetto Bay; 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 Palmetto Bay
- Call (656) 261-5179 or send the form. Tell us the address in Palmetto Bay, what failed or what the project needs, and when you need it.
- 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 Palmetto Bay site.
- Site details come next: power, a level surface, overhead clearance and who will meet the driver in Palmetto Bay.
- Delivery from Brandon covers roughly 252 miles of road to Palmetto Bay; once there, the unit is leveled, connected and brought to temperature.
- Keep it as long as you need, from one week to many months, and call to extend; pickup is scheduled when the work is finished.
This is the same process we use anywhere in Florida; only the delivery distance from Brandon changes for Palmetto Bay. You can add a mobile kitchen trailer, a dishwashing trailer or a restroom trailer to the same delivery.
Local Situations and Events in Palmetto Bay
Weather and climate in Palmetto Bay
Summer heat is the quiet cause of most cooler failures in Palmetto Bay. Condensers that struggle on a hot day can trip, freeze up or fail outright, and a failed system in Miami-Dade County can warm past the safe range in a few hours. The Southeast part of Florida is also known for tropical heat.
Walk-in freezers for rent in Palmetto Bay is therefore as much a heat-season tool as a hurricane tool.
Events and seasons in Palmetto Bay
Palmetto Bay follows the rhythm of the Southeast Florida & Keys region, which is shaped by cruise turnarounds, winter-season festivals, boat shows, music festivals and major sporting events.
Event weeks put pressure on coolers. Operators near Palmetto Bay book modular outdoor walk-in refrigeration rental in Palmetto Bay to hold drinks, produce, protein and dessert without taxing permanent equipment. Because Palmetto Bay is in Miami-Dade 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 Palmetto Bay
Hurricane Wilma (October 24, 2005) came ashore near Cape Romano and crossed the peninsula in a few hours, leaving millions of customers without power across South Florida. The January 2010 cold wave (January 2010) brought a long run of hard-freeze nights that hurt winter vegetables, strawberries and citrus and forced growers to harvest and chill product quickly. For Palmetto Bay, that history is a reminder that disaster recovery starts with basic needs: cold food, safe water and a place to cook. Short-term refrigeration containers for rent in Palmetto Bay 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 Miami-Dade County look for temporary kitchens as well as cold storage.
Who rents in Palmetto Bay
Palmetto Bay demand comes from 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 Palmetto Bay.
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 Miami-Dade County.
All Rental Services Available in Palmetto Bay
Refrigeration Trailer
Refrigeration trailer leasing in Palmetto Bay. Sizes from 12 ft to 40 ft with cooler and freezer setpoints. Walk-in coolers and freezers on wheels or at ground level.
Mobile Kitchen Trailer / Container
Mobile kitchen trailer / container rentals in Palmetto Bay. Power, gas, water and drain hookups are confirmed before delivery. 24 ft to 40 ft layouts with commercial cooking lines.
Dishwashing Trailer
Dishwashing trailer rentals in Palmetto Bay. Sized for schools, hospitals, hotels and camps. Restores dish capacity when a dish room is down.
Shower and Restroom Combination
Shower restroom combo trailer for rent in Palmetto Bay. Three to ten individual stalls with hot and cold water. One trailer replaces separate shower and restroom units.
Shower Trailer
Shower trailer for rent in Palmetto Bay. Water and power hookups are confirmed before delivery. Private stalls for crews, responders and events.
Restroom Trailer
Restroom trailer rentals for lease in Palmetto Bay. Delivery and setup usually take about an hour. Meets sanitation needs on construction and festival sites.
Laundry Trailer
Laundry trailer rentals in Palmetto Bay. Commercial washers and dryers in 20 ft to 30 ft units. Works for camps, care facilities and response teams.
Sleeper / Bunk Bed
Sleeper / bunk bed leasing in Palmetto Bay. Insulated panels, air conditioning and egress windows, confirmed per unit. Contractor and VIP grades are available.
Remote Man Camp / Basecamp / Workforce Housing
Remote man camp / basecamp / workforce housing for rent in Palmetto Bay. Supports industrial cleanup, construction and disaster response. Sleepers, showers, restrooms, laundry, kitchens and refrigeration.
Which Customers Rent Cold Storage in Palmetto Bay?
Who rents in Palmetto Bay? 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.
- Nursing homes and assisted living communities serve three meals a day to residents who cannot easily relocate, which makes continuity of cold storage and kitchens essential.
- Construction contractors and remote workforce camps need beds, showers, laundry, food and cold storage near a job that has no nearby hotel or restaurant.
All of these are commercial or industrial users. Tell us which one you are when you call from Palmetto Bay and we will tailor the unit, power and paperwork.
Preferred Services for Palmetto Bay
Based on Palmetto Bay's size, setting and economy, these are the rentals we expect to be the most useful here. Treat the list as a starting point, not a limit.
- Refrigeration Trailer Cold storage is the first call in Palmetto Bay after outages, remodels and busy seasons.
- Remote Man Camp / Basecamp / Workforce Housing Remote work near Palmetto Bay often needs beds, kitchens, showers and refrigeration delivered as one package.
- Sleeper / Bunk Bed Bunk bed sleepers house crews and responders close to the job when hotel space is full.
- Mobile Kitchen Trailer / Container A mobile kitchen keeps meals going for schools, care facilities and caterers while a permanent kitchen is closed.
Nearest Towns and Communities Near Palmetto Bay
For small towns, villages and quieter communities, the places where a cold-storage trailer, kitchen or camp is most likely to be needed near Palmetto Bay include Pinecrest, Cutler Bay, South Miami, West Miami, and Key Biscayne. Beyond Palmetto Bay, we deliver to the surrounding communities. Here are the 24 nearest places in our service area.
Roughly 3.1 miles to the north is Pinecrest, a village in Miami-Dade County (population 18,388), inside Miami-Dade County. Expect calls from restaurants, caterers and commissary kitchens and grocery stores and convenience stores in Pinecrest. The run from Pinecrest to Palmetto Bay is about 4 road miles. Sleeper / bunk bed are available there too. Cutler Bay (Miami-Dade County) lies 3.3 miles south of Palmetto Bay (population 45,425), inside Miami-Dade County. Cutler Bay customers tend to be restaurants, caterers and commissary kitchens and grocery stores and convenience stores. Expect about 4 road miles between Cutler Bay and Palmetto Bay. Sleeper / bunk bed are available there too. Coral Gables (Miami-Dade County) lies 5.5 miles northeast of Palmetto Bay (population 49,248), in the same county, so one dispatch can cover both. Coral Gables is home to the University of Miami and the Biltmore Hotel. Coral Gables customers tend to be restaurants, caterers and commissary kitchens and grocery stores and convenience stores. Expect about 7 road miles between Coral Gables and Palmetto Bay. Refrigeration trailers are available there too. To the north, South Miami is a city about 6.2 miles from Palmetto Bay (population 12,026), in the same county, so one dispatch can cover both. Demand in South Miami usually comes from restaurants, caterers and commissary kitchens and grocery stores and convenience stores. Crews can reach Palmetto Bay from South Miami in roughly 8 road miles. Mobile kitchen trailers are available there too. Roughly 9.5 miles to the north is West Miami, a city in Miami-Dade County (population 7,233), inside Miami-Dade County. Demand in West Miami usually comes from restaurants, caterers and commissary kitchens and grocery stores and convenience stores. The run from West Miami to Palmetto Bay is about 12 road miles. Mobile kitchen trailers are available there too. Key Biscayne (Miami-Dade County) lies 11 miles northeast of Palmetto Bay (population 14,809), also in Miami-Dade County, which simplifies delivery logistics. Key Biscayne customers tend to be restaurants, caterers and commissary kitchens and grocery stores and convenience stores. Crews can reach Palmetto Bay from Key Biscayne in roughly 13 road miles. Remote man camp & basecamp are available there too. To the north, Sweetwater is a city about 12 miles from Palmetto Bay (population 19,363), inside Miami-Dade County. Sweetwater is next to Florida International University, where the pedestrian bridge collapse of March 15, 2018 occurred. Expect calls from restaurants, caterers and commissary kitchens and grocery stores and convenience stores in Sweetwater. Crews can reach Palmetto Bay from Sweetwater in roughly 15 road miles. Dishwashing trailers are available there too. To the northeast, Miami is a city about 13 miles from Palmetto Bay (population 442,241), inside Miami-Dade County. Demand in Miami usually comes from restaurants, caterers and commissary kitchens and grocery stores and convenience stores. The run from Miami to Palmetto Bay is about 16 road miles. Laundry trailers are available there too.
Virginia Gardens, a village in Miami-Dade County, is about 13 miles north of Palmetto Bay (population 2,364), in the same county, so one dispatch can cover both. Typical renters there are restaurants, caterers and commissary kitchens and grocery stores and convenience stores. Crews can reach Palmetto Bay from Virginia Gardens in roughly 16 road miles. Restroom trailers are available there too. Homestead (Miami-Dade County) lies 13 miles southwest of Palmetto Bay (population 80,737), inside Miami-Dade County. Typical renters there are restaurants, caterers and commissary kitchens and grocery stores and convenience stores. Crews can reach Palmetto Bay from Homestead in roughly 17 road miles. Sleeper / bunk bed are available there too. Doral, a city in Miami-Dade County, is about 14 miles north of Palmetto Bay (population 75,874), in the same county, so one dispatch can cover both. Doral is a corporate and distribution hub beside Miami International Airport and is home to Trump National Doral golf resort. Doral customers tend to be restaurants, caterers and commissary kitchens and grocery stores and convenience stores. Expect about 17 road miles between Doral and Palmetto Bay. Mobile kitchen trailers are available there too. Miami Springs, a city in Miami-Dade County, is about 14 miles north of Palmetto Bay (population 13,859), inside Miami-Dade County. Miami Springs customers tend to be restaurants, caterers and commissary kitchens and grocery stores and convenience stores. Crews can reach Palmetto Bay from Miami Springs in roughly 17 road miles. Remote man camp & basecamp are available there too. To the southwest, Florida City is a city about 15 miles from Palmetto Bay (population 13,085), in the same county, so one dispatch can cover both. Florida City is the gateway to the Florida Keys and the Everglades and sits among large tropical vegetable and nursery farms. Expect calls from restaurants, caterers and commissary kitchens and grocery stores and convenience stores in Florida City. The run from Florida City to Palmetto Bay is about 19 road miles. Refrigeration trailers are available there too. Roughly 17 miles to the northeast is Miami Beach, a city in Miami-Dade County (population 82,890), in the same county, so one dispatch can cover both. Expect calls from restaurants, caterers and commissary kitchens and grocery stores and convenience stores in Miami Beach. The run from Miami Beach to Palmetto Bay is about 21 road miles. Mobile kitchen trailers are available there too. Medley, a town in Miami-Dade County, is about 17 miles north of Palmetto Bay (population 1,056), inside Miami-Dade County. Medley is an industrial and cold-storage hub near Miami International Airport. Typical renters there are restaurants, caterers and commissary kitchens and grocery stores and convenience stores. Expect about 21 road miles between Medley and Palmetto Bay. Refrigeration trailers are available there too. Hialeah, a city in Miami-Dade County, is about 17 miles north of Palmetto Bay (population 223,109), inside Miami-Dade County. Hialeah customers tend to be restaurants, caterers and commissary kitchens and grocery stores and convenience stores. Crews can reach Palmetto Bay from Hialeah in roughly 21 road miles. Laundry trailers are available there too.
El Portal (Miami-Dade County) lies 18 miles northeast of Palmetto Bay (population 1,986), inside Miami-Dade County. Typical renters there are restaurants, caterers and commissary kitchens and grocery stores and convenience stores. Expect about 22 road miles between El Portal and Palmetto Bay. Refrigeration trailers are available there too. To the north, Hialeah Gardens is a city about 19 miles from Palmetto Bay (population 23,068), also in Miami-Dade County, which simplifies delivery logistics. Demand in Hialeah Gardens usually comes from restaurants, caterers and commissary kitchens and grocery stores and convenience stores. The run from Hialeah Gardens to Palmetto Bay is about 23 road miles. Remote man camp & basecamp are available there too. To the northeast, North Bay Village is a city about 19 miles from Palmetto Bay (population 8,159), also in Miami-Dade County, which simplifies delivery logistics. Demand in North Bay Village usually comes from restaurants, caterers and commissary kitchens and grocery stores and convenience stores. Crews can reach Palmetto Bay from North Bay Village in roughly 24 road miles. Dishwashing trailers are available there too. Miami Shores, a village in Miami-Dade County, is about 19 miles northeast of Palmetto Bay (population 11,567), inside Miami-Dade County. Typical renters there are restaurants, caterers and commissary kitchens and grocery stores and convenience stores. The run from Miami Shores to Palmetto Bay is about 24 road miles. Shower trailers are available there too. Roughly 20 miles to the north is Opa-locka, a city in Miami-Dade County (population 16,463), in the same county, so one dispatch can cover both. Expect calls from restaurants, caterers and commissary kitchens and grocery stores and convenience stores in Opa-locka. Crews can reach Palmetto Bay from Opa-locka in roughly 25 road miles. Shower & restroom combos are available there too. To the northeast, Biscayne Park is a village about 20 miles from Palmetto Bay (population 3,117), in the same county, so one dispatch can cover both. Demand in Biscayne Park usually comes from restaurants, caterers and commissary kitchens and grocery stores and convenience stores. Crews can reach Palmetto Bay from Biscayne Park in roughly 25 road miles. Laundry trailers are available there too. Miami Lakes (Miami-Dade County) lies 20 miles north of Palmetto Bay (population 30,467), in the same county, so one dispatch can cover both. Typical renters there are restaurants, caterers and commissary kitchens and grocery stores and convenience stores. Expect about 25 road miles between Miami Lakes and Palmetto Bay. Dishwashing trailers are available there too. Indian Creek (Miami-Dade County) lies 21 miles northeast of Palmetto Bay (population 84), in the same county, so one dispatch can cover both. Indian Creek customers tend to be restaurants, caterers and commissary kitchens and grocery stores and convenience stores. Expect about 26 road miles between Indian Creek and Palmetto Bay. Shower trailers 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 Palmetto Bay by Direction
Looking around Palmetto Bay in every direction shows how much territory one dispatch covers.
- North: Pinecrest (3 mi), South Miami (6 mi), West Miami (10 mi), and Sweetwater (12 mi).
- Northeast: Coral Gables (6 mi), Key Biscayne (11 mi), Miami (13 mi), and Miami Beach (17 mi).
- East: very little within 70 miles that we list, such as coastline or rural land.
- Southeast: open water, wetlands or sparsely settled land; the nearest listed community in that direction is farther than 70 miles away.
- South: Cutler Bay (3 mi) and Islamorada (46 mi).
- Southwest: Homestead (13 mi), Florida City (15 mi), and Layton (63 mi).
- West: Everglades City (68 mi).
- Northwest: open water, wetlands or sparsely settled land; the nearest listed community in that direction is farther than 70 miles away.
Palmetto Bay Rental Pricing Estimate
Planning prices for Palmetto Bay, based on a delivery distance of about 252 road miles from Brandon (an estimated $905 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+ $905 delivery est. = $2,400 | $1,695+ $905 delivery est. = $2,600 | $1,995+ $905 delivery est. = $2,900 | $2,195+ $905 delivery est. = $3,100 |
| 20 ft Refrigerated Trailer | $1,595+ $905 delivery est. = $2,500 | $1,895+ $905 delivery est. = $2,800 | $1,995+ $905 delivery est. = $2,900 | $1,895+ $905 delivery est. = $2,800 |
| 20 ft Refrigerated Container | $2,495+ $905 delivery est. = $3,400 | $2,495+ $905 delivery est. = $3,400 | $2,995+ $905 delivery est. = $3,900 | $2,995+ $905 delivery est. = $3,900 |
| 40 ft Refrigerated Container | $3,495+ $905 delivery est. = $4,400 | $3,495+ $905 delivery est. = $4,400 | $3,995+ $905 delivery est. = $4,900 | $3,995+ $905 delivery est. = $4,900 |
| Equipment | Starting price | Estimated with delivery to Palmetto Bay |
|---|---|---|
| 24 ft Mobile Kitchen | from $4,995 | $5,900 with delivery est. |
| 22–26 ft Low-Temp Dish Trailer | from $4,995 | $5,900 with delivery est. |
| 13 ft Luxury Shower-Restroom Combo (3 stalls) | from $2,995 | $3,900 with delivery est. |
| 20 ft Shower Container (5 stalls) | from $3,995 | $4,900 with delivery est. |
| 20 ft Laundry Container | from $3,995 | $4,900 with delivery est. |
| 20 ft Accommodation (Contractor) | from $2,995 | $3,900 with delivery est. |
Here is what typical Palmetto Bay rentals might cost using our planning rates.
- Overnight outage (12 ft refrigerated trailer, 1–6 days). A Palmetto Bay restaurant loses its walk-in on a weekend. Equipment $1,495 plus an estimated $905 delivery is about $2,400 before taxes and site-specific charges.
- Two-week remodel (20 ft refrigerated trailer, 8–14 days). A Palmetto Bay grocery or care facility closes a cooler for repairs. Equipment $1,895 plus about $905 delivery is roughly $2,800.
- Long project (20 ft refrigerated container, 3+ months). A Palmetto Bay packing house or relief operation needs ground-level storage. The 3+ month starting rate of $2,995 plus about $905 delivery is roughly $3,900, 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 252 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 Palmetto Bay
Reliable infrastructure matters most when conditions are hardest, whether that is a renovation in Palmetto Bay, a remote project or an emergency after a storm. RMA Refrigeration Systems focuses on commercial and industrial rentals and stays reachable around the clock.
- Accelerated Deployment. Once the unit and site are confirmed, our trucks head for Palmetto Bay without waiting on a long approval chain.
- 24/7 Emergency Service. A person answers (656) 261-5179 around the clock when your Palmetto Bay cooler fails.
- End-to-End Project Support. From unit selection to setup and pickup, one team handles the project for your Palmetto Bay location.
- Flexible Rental Solutions. Rent for a week, a season or longer, and extend if your project in Palmetto Bay runs late.
- Heavy-Duty Commercial Equipment. Insulated, road-worthy units intended for daily commercial duty.
- Experienced Logistics Coordination. We plan routes, power, placement and access so your Palmetto Bay 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
- Palmetto Bay, 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 Miami for weather background.
- Florida Division of Emergency Management for evacuation and shelter information.
- Hurricane Irma, September 10–11, 2017 (storm background)
- The January 2010 cold wave, January 2010 (storm background)
- Hurricane Katrina, August 25, 2005 (storm background)
- Hurricane Wilma, October 24, 2005 (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.