Gulf Coast, Texas Mobile Refrigeration Trailer Rental

Why Houston Food Bank was forced to throw out 2 million pounds of food week before Thanksgiving

The local source article “Why Houston Food Bank was forced to throw out 2 million pounds of food week before Thanksgiving,” dated November 20, 2019, reports Houston Food Bank lost 1.8 million pounds of food after an evaporator fan punctured an ammonia pipe. KPRC's November 20, 2019 report described newly donated produce and perishables being held in refrigerated trucks outside while the coolers were repaired. That temporary space did not meet the need; nonperishable distribution continued. We serve Houston and the eastern metro communities of Pasadena, Baytown and La Porte, with Pearland and Friendswood toward the bay corridor. League City, Texas City and Galveston extend coverage to the upper coast. Beaumont, Port Arthur, Orange, Nederland and Port Neches cover the northeastern coastal corridor. Southwest requests include Angleton, Lake Jackson and Freeport, then Bay City, Palacios, Port Lavaca and Victoria. Coastal Bend service reaches Rockport, Aransas Pass, Portland, Corpus Christi, Port Aransas and Kingsville. Farther south, Harlingen and Brownsville connect to Port Isabel and South Padre Island

The November 20, 2019 account described two separate problems: disposal of contaminated food and insufficient holding for newly donated perishables. Additional space could address the second while the fixed rooms were unavailable; it could not undo the first.

Temporary mobile refrigeration rental could support a comparable replacement-stock intake if the load and site are suitable. Discuss the quantity that remains unallocated, not the amount already discarded, and allow for checks before the repaired room receives food again. Call +1 (866) 216-4667 on our 24/7 phone line to review those needs.