Refrigerated trailer & cooler rental in Knoxville, TN.
Cold Storage on Wheels delivers all-electric cooler and freezer trailers, a 10-tap draft beer trailer, and bagged ice to Knoxville, Knox County and the surrounding East Tennessee counties, including Sevierville, Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg. We are based in Asheville, about two hours east on I-40. Family-run since 2002.
Game days, Market Square, and every kitchen in between
Knoxville runs hot in the fall: Neyland Stadium fills with over a hundred thousand people on football Saturdays, tailgates and hospitality tents stretch along the river, and every caterer in town is stacked. That is exactly the weekend a refrigerated trailer earns its keep. The rest of the year the calendar still runs deep, from Big Ears and the Dogwood Arts Festival in spring to the Tennessee Valley Fair at Chilhowee Park in September. Cold Storage on Wheels delivers to Knoxville straight down I-40 from Asheville, about two hours door to door.
Where in East Tennessee we deliver
- Downtown Knoxville: Market Square, the Old City, World's Fair Park and the Knoxville Convention Center
- The University of Tennessee campus, Cumberland Avenue and the Neyland Stadium area
- West Knoxville, Bearden and Farragut
- Maryville and Alcoa in Blount County
- Oak Ridge and Clinton in Anderson County
- Sevierville, Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg in Sevier County, on our route in from Asheville
- Powell, Halls and Fountain City to the north
What Knoxville books
- Game-day hospitality and tailgate catering, with cold storage parked where the food is served
- Downtown festivals and fairs: Big Ears in March, Dogwood Arts in April, the Rossini Festival, and the Tennessee Valley Fair in September
- Restaurants and food service covering walk-in failures and remodel overflow
- Sevier County tourism kitchens: cabin resorts, attraction food service and the pancake-house strip, which run at capacity all summer and through the holidays
- Weddings and brewery events across East Tennessee, with bagged ice and the 10-tap beer trailer on the same booking
- Convention and corporate caterers staging multi-day events downtown
Reserve fall weekends early
Home-game Saturdays concentrate demand across the whole region. If your event lands on one, reserve your unit as soon as the date is firm; units go first come, first served. See event rentals →
Delivery windows for Knoxville
The direct route is I-40 through the Pigeon River Gorge, about two hours. When the gorge is restricted we run I-26 to I-81, which adds roughly an hour, and we tell you which route and window to expect on the call. Same-day is possible only when a unit is free and the timing lines up; next-day is what we usually deliver here. For a true emergency a closer provider may be faster, and we will say so. See how delivery and setup work →
Delivery, response and terms in Knoxville
Every unit is all-electric with ground-level entry, delivered and set up. Rent by the day, week, or month with a 2-day minimum. Delivery to Knoxville is priced by distance and quoted up front, no fuel surcharges, cash, checks, and credit cards accepted. Call (828) 713-4303.
Knoxville and East Tennessee questions
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Trailer sizes
Delivered & set up · Knoxville, TNFour sizes, from a 6 × 8 for a single station to a 6 × 16 that stands in for a full walk-in. Every unit runs as a cooler, and most switch to a freezer. Rentals start at $139/day on a 2-day minimum; delivery and setup are added by distance.
| Unit size | Best for | From / day |
|---|---|---|
| 6 × 8 | Small events, florists, a single station | $139 |
| 5 × 10 | Caterers, weddings, small kitchens | $139 |
| 6 × 12 | Grocers, festivals, busy kitchens | $159 |
| 6 × 16 | Large events & emergencies, max capacity | $179 |
Every unit runs as a cooler; most switch to a freezer. Rates are starting points on a 2-day minimum. Delivery and setup are priced by distance and confirmed with your estimate.
Every size, same simple setup
Every unit runs as a cooler, and most switch to a freezer, so size is the main decision. Every trailer is all-electric with ground-level entry and a single step up, plugs into a standard 110V or 220V connection, and shelving is available.
Not sure which size fits? Tell us what you are storing and for how long, and we will size it on the call, usually with a same-day estimate.
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Need cold space in Knoxville? We bring it.
Knoxville is an easy run for us on I-40. Tell us your dates and we will send your estimate fast.