When you need a dish trailer
A dishwashing trailer rental covers a dish room that is broken, being renovated, or too small for an event. Without one, kitchens switch to disposables, which costs more over a long project and doesn't work for tray service in hospitals or correctional facilities. It also pairs with a mobile kitchen trailer when the whole kitchen is offline.
Low temp or high temp
Both sanitize to the standard your health department enforces under the FDA model Food Code; they get there differently.
- Low temperature machines use a chemical sanitizer, so they draw less power. Our 22-26ft Low Temp Dish Trailer runs a push-through machine on 220V single-phase, 150A service; the 38ft Low Temp Dish Trailer adds a conveyor on 220A service.
- High temperature machines sanitize with hot water and need more power. The 38ft High Temp Conveyor Dishwashing Trailer runs on 220V single-phase, 300A service, and the 30ft Conveyor Dishwashing Trailer on 220V three-phase, 200A.
Door-type or conveyor
A door-type machine handles one rack at a time and suits schools keeping reusable trays, hotel banquets, and nursing homes. A conveyor pulls racks through continuously and suits university dining halls, hospital tray lines, military dining, and correctional kitchens. Every conveyor trailer also carries a soil tray, a three-compartment sink, a handwashing sink, a prep table, storage and wire racks, a water heater, and a mop sink.
Site checklist
- Electrical service that matches the trailer, including three-phase if you choose the 30 ft conveyor.
- Potable water in and wastewater out, plus a grease plan if the dish line takes pots and pans.
- A short, level path for carts between the dining room, the kitchen, and the dish trailer, with stairs or a ramp.
- Handwashing for dish staff; the CDC explains why it matters (CDC).
Pricing
Low-temperature trailers start from $4,995 a month and high-temperature conveyor trailers from $6,995, the same in every state, from metros to towns like Ruidoso and Grand Marais. Delivery, setup, and pickup are quoted for your address. Try the rental calculator, then request a quote with your dates.