Cold Storage and Temporary Facilities in St. Augustine
On the map, St. Augustine lies in St. Johns County in the North Florida & First Coast area (latitude 29.90, longitude -81.31). As the city of St. Augustine with roughly 14,329 people counted in the 2020 census, it covers about 9.5 square miles of land. Inland St. Augustine avoids most surge, but hurricane wind, tornadoes, lightning and heat waves still threaten refrigeration and power.
A rented unit is the fastest bridge. Refrigeration containers for rent in St. Augustine 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 St. Augustine roughly 185 road miles, about 4 hours by truck away, in the northeast direction. We answer the phone day and night at (656) 261-5179, because walk-in freezers for rent in St. Augustine is often needed at night, on weekends and after storms.
| Place type | City |
|---|---|
| County | St. Johns County |
| Region | North Florida & First Coast |
| Population (2020 census) | 14,329 |
| Land area | 9.5 sq mi |
| Coordinates | 29.896° N, 81.311° W |
| Distance to RMA base in Brandon | ~185 road miles (148 straight-line, northeast) |
| Setting | Inland (about 52 miles from the nearest coast) |
| Nearest listed communities | St. Augustine Beach, Marineland, Green Cove Springs |
| Weather office | NWS Jacksonville |
How Far Is St. Augustine From Florida's Major Cities?
Distance drives delivery time and cost, so here is how far St. Augustine sits from the state's major cities. Jacksonville is the closest of the major hubs at roughly 37 miles northwest, while Pensacola is the farthest on the list at about 353 miles west. Our own base is 148 miles away from St. Augustine in Brandon, which sets the delivery estimate you will see in the pricing table below.
| City | Direction | Straight-line | Est. road miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville | northwest | 37 mi | ~46 mi |
| Daytona Beach | south | 50 mi | ~63 mi |
| Gainesville | west | 64 mi | ~80 mi |
| Orlando | south | 103 mi | ~129 mi |
| Tampa | southwest | 151 mi | ~189 mi |
| Tallahassee | west | 180 mi | ~225 mi |
| Fort Myers | south | 229 mi | ~286 mi |
| West Palm Beach | south | 229 mi | ~287 mi |
| Miami | south | 293 mi | ~366 mi |
| Pensacola | west | 353 mi | ~442 mi |
Weather, Storms and Recovery Needs in St. Augustine
St. Augustine is shaped by 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 St. Johns County.
Notable weather events documented for St. Johns County, the county where St. Augustine is located, include:
- Hurricane Ian (September 28, 2022): came ashore in Southwest Florida as a Category 4 hurricane, then dumped inland flooding across the central peninsula, closing restaurants, grocers and care facilities for weeks. Cold-storage operators in St. Johns County saw the effect of that storm through outages and delayed deliveries.
- Hurricane Nicole (November 10, 2022): made a rare November landfall on the east coast and eroded beaches and undermined oceanfront buildings. St. Augustine 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 St. Augustine had to plan for product loss and backup refrigeration.
- Hurricane Matthew (October 2016): tracked just offshore the Atlantic coast and caused wind, surge and beach erosion from the Space Coast to the First Coast. Cold-storage operators in St. Johns County saw the effect of that storm through outages and delayed deliveries.
Planning ahead matters in St. Augustine: a standing relationship for emergency refrigeration unit leasing in St. Augustine can shorten the time between a failure and a working cooler. 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 St. Augustine Example
As a simple illustration, imagine a St. Augustine business with $8,000 of cold product at risk. A 1–6 day rental of our 12 ft refrigerated trailer costs about $1,495 plus an estimated $705 delivery to St. Augustine, or roughly $2,200 in total. That is about 28% 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.
The comparison is why many food-service teams in St. Johns County treat a rental as insurance they only pay for when needed.
St. Johns County Context for St. Augustine Rentals
St. Johns County contains 3 cities, towns and communities we serve, and St. Augustine is one of them. The others are Marineland and St. Augustine Beach. A single dispatch from Brandon can serve more than one of them, which helps when a storm affects the whole county.
The county has a recorded history of significant weather events that affected commercial cold storage, including Hurricane Ian (2022), Hurricane Nicole (2022), Hurricane Irma (September 10–11, 2017), Hurricane Matthew (October 2016). Years with several storms are the years when emergency rental inventory is stretched thinnest.
Construction Activity Around St. Augustine
St. Augustine sees steady commercial building, road work and public-works projects typical of St. Johns County. A project of that kind in St. Augustine could close an existing kitchen for months, strand a walk-in cooler or leave a crew without a place to store food and water.
These are planning scenarios rather than claims about past jobs. To see actual projects, look at permit portals for St. Augustine and St. Johns County, plus Florida Department of Transportation work-program pages. If your project needs crews housed nearby, we also supply remote workforce housing, shower trailers and laundry trailers.
Renovation Downtime in St. Augustine
Renovation is the second planning case. When a restaurant remodel in St. Augustine is demolished, rebuilt or brought up to code, the walk-in cooler and freezer often go offline first. Emergency refrigerated containers for rent in St. Augustine 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 St. Augustine
Our base is in Brandon, and St. Augustine is 148 miles away as the crow flies, roughly 185 road miles, about 4 hours by truck by road, to the northeast. Delivery crews check current road closures before leaving, because bridges, drawbridges and flooded roads change quickly during storms.
We rely on county emergency management and the Florida Division of Emergency Management for evacuation zones and shelters in St. Johns County, and on NWS Jacksonville for warnings. No staging-to-operations-center route is published here for St. Augustine; relief drop points are confirmed with the requesting agency by phone.
How a Rental Works in St. Augustine
- Reach our 24/7 line at (656) 261-5179. Give us the St. Augustine 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 St. Augustine site.
- Site details come next: power, a level surface, overhead clearance and who will meet the driver in St. Augustine.
- Our driver brings the unit about 185 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.
The same process works for planned jobs in St. Augustine, such as a remodel or a festival, and for emergencies at 2 a.m. You can add a mobile kitchen trailer, a dishwashing trailer or a restroom trailer to the same delivery.
Local Situations and Events in St. Augustine
Weather and climate in St. Augustine
Summer heat is the quiet cause of most cooler failures in St. Augustine. Condensers that struggle on a hot day can trip, freeze up or fail outright, and a failed system in St. Johns County can warm past the safe range in a few hours. The First Coast part of Florida is also known for hot summers.
Commercial refrigeration trailers for rent in St. Augustine is therefore as much a heat-season tool as a hurricane tool.
Events and seasons in St. Augustine
St. Augustine was founded in 1565 and is the oldest continuously occupied European-established settlement in the continental United States. St. Augustine also lights up every night between mid-November and late January for the Nights of Lights.
Event weeks put pressure on coolers. Operators near St. Augustine book temporary refrigerated trailers for rent in St. Augustine to hold drinks, produce, protein and dessert without taxing permanent equipment. Because St. Augustine is in St. Johns 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 St. Augustine
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. Hurricane Nicole (November 10, 2022) made a rare November landfall on the east coast and eroded beaches and undermined oceanfront buildings. For St. Augustine, that history is a reminder that disaster recovery starts with basic needs: cold food, safe water and a place to cook. Temporary commercial refrigeration trailer leasing in St. Augustine gives county emergency managers, restaurants and relief kitchens a way to restore cold storage while permanent utilities are repaired. Relief agencies often ask for a kitchen, dish and refrigeration package together.
Who rents in St. Augustine
St. Augustine 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.
A walk-in at one of these sites may hold tens of thousands of dollars of product, so the case for long-term outdoor walk-in refrigeration rental in St. Augustine is easy to measure.
Food Safety Temperatures and Power Outages
The numbers explain the urgency. The FDA Food Code sets 41°F or colder for cold-held foods, so a warming walk-in in St. Augustine quickly becomes a food-safety problem.
FoodSafety.gov advises that food is generally safe for about four hours in a closed refrigerator without power, and about 48 hours in a full freezer. After that, St. Augustine businesses need alternative cold storage or must discard product. 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 St. Johns County.
All Rental Services Available in St. Augustine
Refrigeration Trailer
Refrigeration trailer leasing in St. Augustine. Walk-in coolers and freezers on wheels or at ground level. Sizes from 12 ft to 40 ft with cooler and freezer setpoints.
Mobile Kitchen Trailer / Container
Mobile kitchen trailer / container for rent in St. Augustine. Keeps meals going during renovations and disaster recovery. Pairs with refrigeration and dishwashing trailers.
Dishwashing Trailer
Mobile dishwashing for rents for lease in St. Augustine. Low-temperature push-through and high-temperature conveyor models. Restores dish capacity when a dish room is down.
Shower and Restroom Combination
Shower restroom combo trailer for rent in St. Augustine. Three to ten individual stalls with hot and cold water. ADA-stall layouts are available on select units.
Shower Trailer
Mobile shower trailer for rents for lease in St. Augustine. Water and power hookups are confirmed before delivery. Multi-stall shower containers with sinks and water heaters.
Restroom Trailer
Handwashing sink trailer leasing in St. Augustine. Handwashing sink trailers for food service and events. Climate-controlled restroom trailers with sinks.
Laundry Trailer
Laundry trailer leasing in St. Augustine. Commercial washers and dryers in 20 ft to 30 ft units. Keeps linens and uniforms clean when the laundry room is offline.
Sleeper / Bunk Bed
Remote workforce bunk bed trailer in St. Augustine. Houses crews close to the job. Insulated panels, air conditioning and egress windows, confirmed per unit.
Remote Man Camp / Basecamp / Workforce Housing
Remote basecamp trailers for lease in St. Augustine. Planned as one Life Support Service package. Sleepers, showers, restrooms, laundry, kitchens and refrigeration.
Which Customers Rent Cold Storage in St. Augustine?
The reasons for renting vary by industry; here is how they apply around St. Augustine.
- 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. Your industry affects the temperature, inspection and permit questions we ask, so mention it when you call about St. Augustine.
Preferred Services for St. Augustine
Based on St. Augustine'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 St. Augustine 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 St. Augustine often needs beds, kitchens, showers and refrigeration delivered as one package.
Nearest Towns and Communities Near St. Augustine
For small towns, villages and quieter communities, the places where a cold-storage trailer, kitchen or camp is most likely to be needed near St. Augustine include St. Augustine Beach, Marineland, Green Cove Springs, Jacksonville Beach, and Palatka. Emergencies seldom respect city lines, so we also cover the 24 nearest communities around St. Augustine.
To the southeast, St. Augustine Beach is a city about 4.5 miles from St. Augustine (population 6,803), inside St. Johns County. St. Augustine Beach is an oceanfront community with a fishing pier and year-round visitors. Expect calls from restaurants, caterers and commissary kitchens and grocery stores and convenience stores in St. Augustine Beach. Crews can reach St. Augustine from St. Augustine Beach in roughly 6 road miles. Refrigeration trailers are available there too. Roughly 17 miles to the south is Marineland, a town in St. Johns County (population 15), in the same county, so one dispatch can cover both. Demand in Marineland usually comes from restaurants, caterers and commissary kitchens and grocery stores and convenience stores. The run from Marineland to St. Augustine is about 21 road miles. Shower trailers are available there too. Green Cove Springs, a city in Clay County, is about 23 miles west of St. Augustine (population 9,786), a short hop across the border into Clay County. Green Cove Springs is the Clay County seat on the St. Johns River, known for its historic mineral spring. Typical renters there are restaurants, caterers and commissary kitchens and grocery stores and convenience stores. Expect about 29 road miles between Green Cove Springs and St. Augustine. Mobile kitchen trailers are available there too. Roughly 25 miles to the south is Palm Coast, a city in Flagler County (population 89,258), served from the same Brandon base with a longer run. Demand in Palm Coast usually comes from restaurants, caterers and commissary kitchens and grocery stores and convenience stores. Expect about 31 road miles between Palm Coast and St. Augustine. Remote man camp & basecamp are available there too. To the north, Jacksonville Beach is a city about 26 miles from St. Augustine (population 23,830), across the county line, where local permits may differ. Jacksonville Beach is a First Coast beach city that hosts the annual Jacksonville Beach Sea & Sky Spectacular air show. Expect calls from restaurants, caterers and commissary kitchens and grocery stores and convenience stores in Jacksonville Beach. The run from Jacksonville Beach to St. Augustine is about 33 road miles. Remote man camp & basecamp are available there too. Palatka (Putnam County) lies 28 miles southwest of St. Augustine (population 10,446), served from the same Brandon base with a longer run. Typical renters there are restaurants, caterers and commissary kitchens and grocery stores and convenience stores. Crews can reach St. Augustine from Palatka in roughly 35 road miles. Shower & restroom combos are available there too. Roughly 28 miles to the south is Beverly Beach, a town in Flagler County (population 474), across the county line, where local permits may differ. Expect calls from restaurants, caterers and commissary kitchens and grocery stores and convenience stores in Beverly Beach. The run from Beverly Beach to St. Augustine is about 35 road miles. Mobile kitchen trailers are available there too. Roughly 29 miles to the north is Neptune Beach, a city in Duval County (population 7,217), across the county line, where local permits may differ. Expect calls from restaurants, caterers and commissary kitchens and grocery stores and convenience stores in Neptune Beach. Crews can reach St. Augustine from Neptune Beach in roughly 36 road miles. Refrigeration trailers are available there too.
To the northwest, Orange Park is a town about 30 miles from St. Augustine (population 9,089), served from the same Brandon base with a longer run. Orange Park is a Clay County town near Naval Air Station Jacksonville. Demand in Orange Park usually comes from restaurants, caterers and commissary kitchens and grocery stores and convenience stores. Crews can reach St. Augustine from Orange Park in roughly 38 road miles. Refrigeration trailers are available there too. To the west, Penney Farms is a town about 30 miles from St. Augustine (population 821), a short hop across the border into Clay County. Expect calls from restaurants, caterers and commissary kitchens and grocery stores and convenience stores in Penney Farms. The run from Penney Farms to St. Augustine is about 38 road miles. Laundry trailers are available there too. Atlantic Beach, a city in Duval County, is about 31 miles north of St. Augustine (population 13,513), across the county line, where local permits may differ. Atlantic Beach is next to Naval Station Mayport and a coastal dining district. Typical renters there are restaurants, caterers and commissary kitchens and grocery stores and convenience stores. Crews can reach St. Augustine from Atlantic Beach in roughly 39 road miles. Shower & restroom combos are available there too. Roughly 31 miles to the south is Flagler Beach, a city in Flagler County (population 5,160), a short hop across the border into Flagler County. Expect calls from restaurants, caterers and commissary kitchens and grocery stores and convenience stores in Flagler Beach. Crews can reach St. Augustine from Flagler Beach in roughly 39 road miles. Laundry trailers are available there too. Roughly 32 miles to the southwest is Pomona Park, a town in Putnam County (population 784), across the county line, where local permits may differ. Expect calls from restaurants, caterers and commissary kitchens and grocery stores and convenience stores in Pomona Park. Expect about 40 road miles between Pomona Park and St. Augustine. Laundry trailers are available there too. Bunnell (Flagler County) lies 33 miles south of St. Augustine (population 3,276), served from the same Brandon base with a longer run. Typical renters there are restaurants, caterers and commissary kitchens and grocery stores and convenience stores. The run from Bunnell to St. Augustine is about 41 road miles. Laundry trailers are available there too. To the south, Crescent City is a city about 34 miles from St. Augustine (population 1,654), served from the same Brandon base with a longer run. Demand in Crescent City usually comes from restaurants, caterers and commissary kitchens and grocery stores and convenience stores. The run from Crescent City to St. Augustine is about 43 road miles. Remote man camp & basecamp are available there too. Roughly 35 miles to the southwest is Welaka, a town in Putnam County (population 714), served from the same Brandon base with a longer run. Demand in Welaka usually comes from restaurants, caterers and commissary kitchens and grocery stores and convenience stores. Expect about 44 road miles between Welaka and St. Augustine. Restroom trailers are available there too.
Roughly 37 miles to the northwest is Jacksonville, a city in Duval County (population 949,611), served from the same Brandon base with a longer run. Jacksonville is the largest city in the contiguous United States by land area and is home to JAXPORT, NAS Jacksonville and Naval Station Mayport. Demand in Jacksonville usually comes from restaurants, caterers and commissary kitchens and grocery stores and convenience stores. Expect about 46 road miles between Jacksonville and St. Augustine. Sleeper / bunk bed are available there too. To the southwest, Interlachen is a town about 40 miles from St. Augustine (population 1,441), a short hop across the border into Putnam County. Demand in Interlachen usually comes from restaurants, caterers and commissary kitchens and grocery stores and convenience stores. The run from Interlachen to St. Augustine is about 50 road miles. Refrigeration trailers are available there too. To the south, Ormond Beach is a city about 44 miles from St. Augustine (population 43,475), a short hop across the border into Volusia County. Ormond Beach sits on A1A north of Daytona Beach and is part of the Daytona event-season market. Expect calls from restaurants, caterers and commissary kitchens and grocery stores and convenience stores in Ormond Beach. The run from Ormond Beach to St. Augustine is about 54 road miles. Dishwashing trailers are available there too. To the west, Keystone Heights is a city about 44 miles from St. Augustine (population 1,446), across the county line, where local permits may differ. Expect calls from restaurants, caterers and commissary kitchens and grocery stores and convenience stores in Keystone Heights. Crews can reach St. Augustine from Keystone Heights in roughly 55 road miles. Dishwashing trailers are available there too. Pierson (Volusia County) lies 46 miles south of St. Augustine (population 1,542), a short hop across the border into Volusia County. Typical renters there are restaurants, caterers and commissary kitchens and grocery stores and convenience stores. Expect about 58 road miles between Pierson and St. Augustine. Shower trailers are available there too. Lawtey, a city in Bradford County, is about 47 miles west of St. Augustine (population 636), across the county line, where local permits may differ. Typical renters there are restaurants, caterers and commissary kitchens and grocery stores and convenience stores. The run from Lawtey to St. Augustine is about 58 road miles. Shower trailers are available there too. Holly Hill (Volusia County) lies 48 miles south of St. Augustine (population 12,958), a short hop across the border into Volusia County. Holly Hill customers tend to be restaurants, caterers and commissary kitchens and grocery stores and convenience stores. The run from Holly Hill to St. Augustine is about 60 road miles. Mobile kitchen trailers are available there too. Starke (Bradford County) lies 48 miles west of St. Augustine (population 5,796), served from the same Brandon base with a longer run. Starke customers tend to be restaurants, caterers and commissary kitchens and grocery stores and convenience stores. Expect about 60 road miles between Starke and St. Augustine. Sleeper / bunk bed 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 St. Augustine by Direction
Looking around St. Augustine in every direction shows how much territory one dispatch covers.
- North: Jacksonville Beach (26 mi), Neptune Beach (29 mi), Atlantic Beach (31 mi), and Fernandina Beach (53 mi).
- Northeast: no listed community within 70 miles, so deliveries in that direction rely on our Brandon base.
- East: very little within 70 miles that we list, such as coastline or rural land.
- Southeast: St. Augustine Beach (4 mi).
- South: Marineland (17 mi), Palm Coast (25 mi), Beverly Beach (28 mi), and Flagler Beach (31 mi).
- Southwest: Palatka (28 mi), Pomona Park (32 mi), Welaka (35 mi), and Interlachen (40 mi).
- West: Green Cove Springs (23 mi), Penney Farms (30 mi), Keystone Heights (44 mi), and Lawtey (47 mi).
- Northwest: Orange Park (30 mi), Jacksonville (37 mi), Baldwin (49 mi), and Macclenny (55 mi).
St. Augustine Rental Pricing Estimate
Planning prices for St. Augustine, based on a delivery distance of about 185 road miles from Brandon (an estimated $705 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+ $705 delivery est. = $2,200 | $1,695+ $705 delivery est. = $2,400 | $1,995+ $705 delivery est. = $2,700 | $2,195+ $705 delivery est. = $2,900 |
| 20 ft Refrigerated Trailer | $1,595+ $705 delivery est. = $2,300 | $1,895+ $705 delivery est. = $2,600 | $1,995+ $705 delivery est. = $2,700 | $1,895+ $705 delivery est. = $2,600 |
| 20 ft Refrigerated Container | $2,495+ $705 delivery est. = $3,200 | $2,495+ $705 delivery est. = $3,200 | $2,995+ $705 delivery est. = $3,700 | $2,995+ $705 delivery est. = $3,700 |
| 40 ft Refrigerated Container | $3,495+ $705 delivery est. = $4,200 | $3,495+ $705 delivery est. = $4,200 | $3,995+ $705 delivery est. = $4,700 | $3,995+ $705 delivery est. = $4,700 |
| Equipment | Starting price | Estimated with delivery to St. Augustine |
|---|---|---|
| 24 ft Mobile Kitchen | from $4,995 | $5,700 with delivery est. |
| 22–26 ft Low-Temp Dish Trailer | from $4,995 | $5,700 with delivery est. |
| 13 ft Luxury Shower-Restroom Combo (3 stalls) | from $2,995 | $3,700 with delivery est. |
| 20 ft Shower Container (5 stalls) | from $3,995 | $4,700 with delivery est. |
| 20 ft Laundry Container | from $3,995 | $4,700 with delivery est. |
| 20 ft Accommodation (Contractor) | from $2,995 | $3,700 with delivery est. |
Examples help. These three St. Augustine scenarios use the same starting rates as the table.
- Overnight outage (12 ft refrigerated trailer, 1–6 days). A St. Augustine restaurant loses its walk-in on a weekend. Equipment $1,495 plus an estimated $705 delivery is about $2,200 before taxes and site-specific charges.
- Two-week remodel (20 ft refrigerated trailer, 8–14 days). A St. Augustine grocery or care facility closes a cooler for repairs. Equipment $1,895 plus about $705 delivery is roughly $2,600.
- Long project (20 ft refrigerated container, 3+ months). A St. Augustine packing house or relief operation needs ground-level storage. The 3+ month starting rate of $2,995 plus about $705 delivery is roughly $3,700, 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 185 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 St. Augustine
Reliable infrastructure matters most when conditions are hardest, whether that is a renovation in St. Augustine, 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. We dispatch from Brandon and coordinate delivery to St. Augustine as soon as equipment and site details are confirmed.
- 24/7 Emergency Service. Our line at (656) 261-5179 is open 24 hours a day for emergency refrigeration and rental calls.
- End-to-End Project Support. One contact manages selection, delivery, hookup and return for your St. Augustine site.
- Flexible Rental Solutions. Short-term and long-term terms are available, and you can extend by phone.
- Heavy-Duty Commercial Equipment. Commercial-grade refrigeration made for hot, humid St. Johns County summers.
- Experienced Logistics Coordination. Route planning, clearances and electrical details are settled before the truck rolls to St. Augustine.
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
- St. Augustine, 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 Ian, September 28, 2022 (storm background)
- Hurricane Nicole, November 10, 2022 (storm background)
- Hurricane Irma, September 10–11, 2017 (storm background)
- Hurricane Matthew, October 2016 (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.