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Carlton, OR Mobile Commercial Kitchen Trailer Rentals

Facilities in Carlton, OR can rent a mobile commercial kitchen from us, with dishwashing trailers and emergency refrigeration available alongside it. The same team handles temporary food service after an equipment failure and planned rentals for renovation or construction work. Rentals start at one week and continue by the month, with long-term leasing for longer rebuilds. Our rentals go to commercial and public customers, from manufacturers, school districts and municipal agencies. We work out the delivery route, the pad and the connections with your facility contacts. Contact us to check availability and get a quote for Carlton or Yamhill.

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Full interior of a 38ft conveyor dishwashing trailer
Population (2024 est.)
2,273
County
Yamhill County
Land area
0.9 sq mi
FEMA declarations (county)
17

Mobile commercial kitchen rental in Carlton

Temporary modular kitchens are how Carlton facilities keep serving through a closure. A modular commercial kitchen rental brings the cooking line to the site, with kitchen setup for renovations planned around your schedule. A project that crosses into Yamhill (about 1,215 residents) usually keeps one menu, one crew and one power plan, which is why the kitchen is chosen first.

Kitchens in the fleet run from the 24ft Mobile Kitchen up to the 40ft Bulk Combo Kitchen. For a site like this one, the 24ft Mobile Kitchen, 38ft Mobile Kitchen and 28ft Mobile Kitchen are the models to compare first, each with its listed equipment and electrical requirements.

Who rents kitchen trailers in Carlton

Who rents a mobile kitchen near Carlton? Mostly manufacturers, school districts, municipal agencies and construction crews, along with contractors and public agencies. The need is usually the same: a working kitchen while the permanent one is unavailable. Newberg (about 27,136 residents) and Amity (about 1,775 residents) each have their own mix of hospitals, schools and plants, but the reasons they rent line up.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services counts 2 hospitals in Yamhill County: Providence Newberg Medical Center and Willamette Valley Medical Center. The county also has 6 nursing homes certified by Medicare or Medicaid, with about 417 beds. The National Center for Education Statistics counts 34 public schools with about 14,852 students, in districts such as Mcminnville Sd 40, Newberg Sd 29J and Sheridan Sd 48J.

Carlton by the numbers

Carlton is the 114th most populous of the 191 Oregon places this site covers, with an estimated 2,273 residents in 2024. It covers about 0.9 square miles of Yamhill County. Across Yamhill County's 716 square miles, 11 places are covered here, together about 87,475 residents, with McMinnville the largest. Population density is roughly 2,574 people per square mile. In a straight line, Carlton sits about 27 miles from Salem, the capital of Oregon. The nearest larger place covered here is Lafayette, about 5 miles away in a straight line.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau Gazetteer 2024 and Vintage 2024 population estimates. Distances are straight-line estimates, not driving distances.

Local conditions and rental planning in Carlton

What past disasters mean for kitchens in Carlton

Since 1964, Yamhill County has been named in 17 FEMA declarations; severe storms (10 declarations) and flooding (3 declarations) lead the list. Yamhill has a page of its own with the federal declarations for its county, useful when one project crosses the line.

The most recent is Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides (major disaster declaration, DR-4907), declared April 7, 2026, with the incident beginning December 15, 2025. Severe storms interrupt power, roads and deliveries together, which is hard on any operation that serves meals on a schedule. By incident type, the count is severe storms 10, flooding 3, wildfire 2, coastal storm 1 and earthquake 1. By decade: 1960s 1, 1970s 1, 1990s 3, 2000s 6, 2010s 1 and 2020s 5. The records also list Severe Winter Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Landslides, and Mudslides (DR-4768, April 13, 2024), Severe Winter Storm (DR-4599, May 4, 2021), Wildfires and Straight-Line Winds (DR-4562, September 15, 2020), Chehalem Mountain Bald Peak Fire (FM-5371, September 10, 2020) and Severe Winter Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides (DR-4258, February 17, 2016).

Between 2016 and 2025 the Storm Events Database recorded 4 county-based event records in Yamhill County, with flood events the most common at 3. Floodwater leaves a building standing but unusable, so cooking, dishwashing and cold storage have to run from a trailer on higher, firm ground.

NIFC lists no wildfire of 1,000 acres or more starting in Yamhill County since 2016. Smoke and power shutoffs travel farther than fires do, though: the nearest large fire on record began in Marion County, about 43 miles away, where the Beachie Creek fire burned 193,615 acres in 2020.

FEMA declarations apply to designated areas and do not say which individual buildings were affected.

Infrastructure work around Carlton

No federal construction contract of $500,000 or more lists Yamhill County as its place of work in USASpending.gov since October 2021. The nearest is in Washington County, about 24 miles away. The Department of the Interior committed $1.3 million to “Or-Wapato Lake Pump Station Rehab” in Washington County, awarded July 2019 (award record). Crews on projects like this rarely have a restaurant nearby, which is the case for cooking on site with a rented kitchen and a dishwashing trailer. A job in Lafayette (about 4,627 residents) raises the same crew-meal questions.

Major renovation in Carlton

A remodel of school kitchens, community halls and care facilities near Carlton is a typical reason to lease a kitchen trailer. The planning questions are the same each time: meals per day, available power, and when the permanent kitchen is due back. Whoever remodels in McMinnville starts from the same two questions: when does the kitchen close, and what feeds people until it reopens?

This is a planning example, not a past customer.

Emergency equipment access around Carlton

The Oregon Department of Emergency Management (OEM) and local emergency managers decide where public disaster staging happens in Oregon. Those details are theirs to publish and update, so this page points to them instead of guessing at a route. Staging and access details differ again in Dayton, so check the published sources for that area before planning a route.

By CMS's hospital list, the closest to Carlton is Willamette Valley Medical Center, in McMinnville, about 6 miles from Carlton in a straight line.

Local rental costs in Carlton

There is no single price for every job in Carlton. Equipment, rental term, delivery and site conditions all change it. As a guide, prices start at the 24ft Mobile Kitchen from $4,995, the 40ft Bulk Kitchen from $10,995 and the 40ft Mobile Combo Kitchen from $9,995, and they may vary. A kitchen for Dundee, 8 miles from here, is built from the same quote, with delivery adjusted for the address.

Starting prices are guides, and prices may vary with location, rental length, delivery, setup and utilities. A written quote states the equipment, the rental period and what is included.

Sources: OpenFEMA (retrieved October 30, 2026); NOAA Storm Events, NIFC fire perimeters, NOAA nClimDiv normals, CMS provider data, NCES school data and USASpending.gov (retrieved October 31, 2026). Public records for an area or a project, not damage reports or work we did.

Supporting rentals: warewashing and refrigeration in Carlton

Pair the kitchen with dishwashing. The 38ft Low-Temp Conveyor Dishwashing Trailer lists conveyor-type low-temperature dishwasher, a three-compartment sink and a handwashing sink, on 220V, single phase, 220A. Warewashing needs the same hot water and drain plan in Dayton, 7 miles from here, as it does here.

When a compressor quits, product loss follows within hours. Emergency refrigerated trailers, such as the 20ft LT Refrigerated Trailer, are rented to restaurants, hotels, hospitals and institutions around Carlton. A walk-in that fails in Dundee starts the same clock on the stock inside.

A typical January night in Yamhill County drops to 36°F, a typical July afternoon reaches 79°F, and the county gets about 60 inches of precipitation in a year (NOAA, 1991 to 2020). January lows run about 7 degrees warmer than the average Oregon county. Frequent rain makes ground conditions the main delivery question, more than distance or trailer length.

Site checklist for Carlton

Sites near Forest Grove and Cornelius start from this same list, then adjust for their own pad, power and permits.

  • Food deliveries: plan where suppliers will unload so they do not block the trailer door.
  • Water: arrange a potable water supply and a hookup point within reach of the trailer.
  • Health review: ask Yamhill County environmental health or the local authority what a temporary kitchen needs to be approved.

See the site planning guides for power, water, wastewater and placement detail.

Rentals around Carlton

A shared kitchen need can span several communities. The nearest places to Carlton are listed with their straight-line distance; road distance and delivery time will differ.

  • Yamhill, OR: about 3 miles from Carlton, about 1,215 residents
  • Lafayette, OR: about 5 miles from Carlton, about 4,627 residents
  • McMinnville, OR: about 6 miles from Carlton, about 35,255 residents
  • Dayton, OR: about 7 miles from Carlton, about 2,663 residents
  • Dundee, OR: about 8 miles from Carlton, about 3,200 residents
  • Newberg, OR: about 10 miles from Carlton, about 27,136 residents

Neighboring counties near Carlton

The nearest Oregon counties to Carlton are Washington County (18 miles), Polk County (29 miles) and Tillamook County (30 miles).

  • Washington County: about 18 miles from Carlton, 15 FEMA declarations since records began, 5 hospitals listed by CMS
  • Polk County: about 29 miles from Carlton, 13 FEMA declarations since records began, 1 hospital listed by CMS
  • Tillamook County: about 30 miles from Carlton, 23 FEMA declarations since records began, 1 hospital listed by CMS

When the project needs more than a kitchen

For a base camp the kitchen is the center of the day. Beside mobile kitchens in Carlton, a job can add shower and restroom combination trailer rentals or bunk bed sleeper trailer rentals; the 22ft Six-Stall Shower and Restroom Trailer and the 20ft Contractor Accommodation Unit are two examples. Rent only what the project needs.

Frequently Asked Questions

What power does a kitchen trailer need in Carlton?

Kitchen trailers on our list run on 220V single phase, from 200A on the 24ft and 28ft models to 200 to 220A on the larger ones. Dishwashing trailers range from 150A to 300A depending on the model, and the 30ft conveyor unit is listed on three-phase power. Check the model page before you confirm the site.

Can I rent a mobile kitchen in Carlton for a renovation?

Yes. Mobile commercial kitchens are rented to facilities in Carlton and Yamhill County for renovations, repairs and emergencies. Rental terms run from one week to monthly, including long-term leasing. Tell us your start date, meals per day and the utilities on site, and we will help match a model.

What should I prepare before delivery in Carlton?

A level pad, a clear approach for the trailer, the right electrical service, potable water, a wastewater route and a contact to meet the delivery. Our site planning guides walk through each item.

How long can I keep a kitchen trailer in Carlton?

Rental periods start at one week and run by the month. A short outage may need one or two weeks; a renovation can lease a kitchen for many months. Ask about long-term leasing when you request a quote.

Why Organizations Choose Emergency Commercial Mobile Kitchen Service

When a permanent kitchen is unavailable in Carlton, the question is how quickly food service can safely resume. Dependable mobile commercial kitchen rentals and a team that has done site setup before keep that answer practical.

  • 01

    Accelerated Deployment

    A clear site checklist means mobile commercial kitchen rentals are ready to cook, wash or chill sooner once they are placed.

  • 02

    24/7 Emergency Service

    A broken walk-in cooler or a kitchen shutdown can happen at any hour, and so can your call.

  • 03

    End-to-End Project Support

    Help with site planning, equipment selection and delivery coordination keeps the details from falling to you.

  • 04

    Flexible Rental Solutions

    Kitchens, dishwashing and refrigeration can be rented together or separately as the project changes.

  • 05

    Heavy-Duty Commercial Equipment

    Stainless work surfaces and commercial appliances are chosen for repeated service, not occasional use.

  • 06

    Experienced Logistics Coordination

    Delivery routing, placement and pickup are coordinated with your facility contacts.

Why clients trust usWhat we can confirm

  • Open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for emergency and planned rental requests.
  • Rentals are for commercial and industrial customers: hospitals, schools, institutions, hotels, contractors and public agencies.
  • Equipment and electrical requirements are listed on each model page, so you can check them against your site.
  • Delivery, setup and pickup are coordinated with your facility team, with guidance on power, water and wastewater.

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