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24ft Mobile Kitchen
The compact standard kitchen for a cafeteria, kitchen, or catering line that needs a full cooking line on a small footprint.
Starting from $4,995 / month
City in Kenton County · Kentucky
Kentucky Mobile Kitchen Trailer Rentals in Ludlow — Dishwashing Trailers and Emergency Walk-In Cooler Trailers
Ludlow, a city in Kenton County, Kentucky, dating to 1864, has about 4,390 residents (Census Bureau 2024 estimate). When a hospital, school, care-home, or government kitchen there closes for renovation, construction, or an emergency, Desi Commercial Kitchen Virginia can bring in a mobile kitchen trailer rental with a dishwashing trailer and emergency refrigerated trailer, by the week or by the month. Our home market is Virginia, and Kentucky projects are quoted case by case. Nearby we also serve Bromley, Park Hills, and Crescent Springs. Call 24/7 or request a quote.
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Ludlow at a glance
- Type
- City in Kenton County
- Population (2024 estimate)
- 4,390 (2020 base: 4,392)
- FEMA major disasters since 2000
- 7
- Local government
- Ludlow
Kitchen, dish, and cold storage trailers for Ludlow
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38ft Mobile Kitchen
Adds a deep fryer and a longer line for kitchens serving several hundred meals across multiple periods.
Starting from $7,995 / month
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22-26ft Low Temp Dish Trailer (Tier 1-4)
A push-through low-temperature dishmachine with soil tray, scraping table, and 3-compartment sink.
Starting from $4,995 / month
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20ft Refrigerated Trailer (Tier 1-4)
A full walk-in replacement, offered in cooler and freezer set points, for a commercial walk-in that has failed.
Starting from $1,895 / month
Local conditions
What public records show for food service in Ludlow
Past emergency
Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides (2025)
FEMA has made 7 major disaster declarations for Kenton County since 2000; the latest, DR-4864, severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes, flooding, landslides, and mudslides, was declared on April 24, 2025 after an incident that began April 2, 2025, and it covered Ludlow. Storms like this cut power and water and close roads, which takes kitchens and walk-in coolers offline. For a school, care home, or shelter in Ludlow, that means cooking outside the building in a self-contained kitchen trailer until the inspection is passed.
Major construction
Public works repair in Kenton County
FEMA's Public Assistance program funded "Locust Hollow Street Repairs" (roads and bridges, about $943,000) in Kenton County after DR-4864, a severe storm declared April 24, 2025; FEMA lists the project as eligible. Repairs to roads, water systems, and utilities like this can cut service to kitchens nearby or change truck access, so we check the route before delivery. Long repair projects also bring crews who need to be fed, and a mobile kitchen trailer can serve them on site.
Major renovation
Kitchen renovations in Ludlow
A kitchen renovation in Ludlow usually means new hoods, walk-ins, or floors, and weeks without cooking. A temporary kitchen trailer, booked early, covers that gap.
Emergency equipment access
Getting equipment to Ludlow
Kentucky is in FEMA Region 4, which coordinates federal disaster support with the state's emergency management agency; locally, Kenton County emergency management leads response. Those public operations are separate from our rental deliveries. Kentucky borders Virginia, our lead market, so projects here are planned much like our Virginia work. Equipment for Ludlow would travel I-64 and local routes, as it would for nearby Bromley and Park Hills. We confirm the route and site access with you before dispatch.
Local rental costs
Kitchen trailer rental costs in Ludlow
Starting monthly rates on our current price list: mobile kitchen trailers $4,995 / month, dishwashing trailers $4,995 / month, and refrigerated trailers $1,895 / month. Delivery to Ludlow, setup, and pickup are quoted for your site, including the distance from Virginia. See the full price reference.
Planning scenario · illustrative, not a past project
Renovation plan: a public high school cafeteria in Ludlow
A worked example of how we would plan temporary food service here, using Ludlow's own public records and our current price list. It describes what a facility like this could do, not a job we have done.
1. Situation
A public high school cafeteria in Ludlow plans 3 months of work replacing its exhaust hood and cooking line. Closing for the whole project is not an option, so food service moves outside.2. Trailer setup
A 28ft Mobile Kitchen, 22-26ft Low Temp Dish Trailer (Tier 1-4), and 20ft Refrigerated Trailer (Tier 1-4), parked near the loading dock, where staff can move food between the trailers and the serving line.3. Site and delivery
Equipment would travel the I-64 corridor, with the final route and gate access confirmed with the facility before dispatch. On arrival, the refrigerated unit is cold-ready in about an hour, and the kitchen and dish trailers take about 5 hours to connect and start up.4. Timeline
Book while the renovation is being bid, so delivery lands the week before the kitchen closes. The 3-month lease can be extended by the month if the contractor's schedule slips.5. Estimated rental cost
28ft Mobile Kitchen $4,995 + 22-26ft Low Temp Dish Trailer (Tier 1-4) $4,995 + 20ft Refrigerated Trailer (Tier 1-4) $1,895 = $11,885 per month on our starting price list, or about $35,655 for 3 months. Delivery, setup, and pickup are added in the quote. This is an estimate, not a quote.
Rental terms at a glance
- Rental terms
- Weekly and monthly rentals, short-term or long-term lease
- Hours
- 24/7 phone line, every day
- Delivery
- Scheduled to your Ludlow site; timing confirmed with each quote
- Setup time
- About 5 hours for kitchen and dishwashing trailers; about 1 hour for other units
- Stairs or ramp
- Stairs: 5–15 minutes. Ramp: 4–6 hours
- GPS tracking
- Available on request
- Customers
- Commercial, institutional, and industrial only
A quote covers the equipment, rental period, delivery, setup, and pickup for your location. An inquiry does not reserve equipment; availability is confirmed when you accept a quote.
Why Ludlow organizations call Desi Commercial Kitchen Virginia
When a kitchen in Ludlow closes, meals still have to go out. We plan the temporary kitchen around your site, utilities, and schedule before anything ships.
Accelerated Deployment
Placement and utilities at your Ludlow site are confirmed before delivery.
24/7 Emergency Service
Emergencies in Kenton County get a live answer on our 24/7 line.
End-to-End Project Support
We plan kitchen, dishwashing, and refrigeration trailers together as one layout.
Flexible Rental Solutions
Weekly rentals for emergencies, monthly leases for long renovations.
Heavy-Duty Commercial Equipment
Commercial cooking lines and dishmachines sized for institutional meal counts.
Experienced Logistics Coordination
Long-distance delivery along I-64 coordinated with your team.
Emergency kitchen trailer rentals in Ludlow, 24/7
Kitchen fire, flooded dish room, or a walk-in freezer that quit overnight? Call our 24/7 line and have your Ludlow site address, the meals or storage you need to cover, and the power and water available on site. We will help you match a mobile kitchen, dishwashing, or refrigerated trailer to the problem.
Ludlow kitchen trailer rental questions
Do you serve facilities in Ludlow, KY?
Yes. Hospitals, schools, care homes, government sites, and hotels in Ludlow can rent from us. Projects outside Virginia are quoted case by case, including delivery.
What does a kitchen trailer rental cost in Ludlow?
Mobile kitchen trailers start at $4,995 / month on our current price list. Delivery to Ludlow, setup, and pickup are added in your quote.
What utilities does a kitchen trailer need?
Electrical service sized to the trailer, a potable water connection, and a way to handle wastewater. We review what your site has before we quote.
What should I have ready when I call about Ludlow?
The site address, the dates, how many meals you serve, the power and water available, and photos of where the trailer would park. Our line is answered 24/7.
Request a kitchen trailer quote for Ludlow
What to send for an accurate quote
- Project city, county, and ZIP code
- Trailer type and number of units
- Meals per day and service periods
- Dishwashing volume or rack counts
- Cold storage needed and target temperature
- Start date and rental length
- Electrical service available (voltage, phase, amps)
- Potable water and wastewater options
- Level placement area and delivery access
- Stairs or ramp needs
- Emergency or planned project
Ludlow sources and references
Public reports and records cited on this page. Project examples describe public work, not our customers.
- Ludlow official websiteLocal government
- DR-4864: Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, Flooding, Landslides, And MudslidesFEMA, declared April 24, 2025
- DR-4361: Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Flooding, Landslides, And MudslidesFEMA, declared April 26, 2018
- OpenFEMA Public Assistance funded projects detailsFEMA
- OpenFEMA disaster declarations summariesFEMA
- City and town population totals, Vintage 2024 (sub-est2024)U.S. Census Bureau
- Ludlow on WikidataWikidata
- 2024 Gazetteer files (locations and land area)U.S. Census Bureau
- Kentucky disaster declarations and recoveryFEMA
- FEMA Region 4FEMA