Eastern Washington Mobile Refrigeration Trailer Rental

Grocery donations get fresher

The local source article “Grocery donations get fresher,” dated February 20, 2005, reports In its February 20, 2005 report, The Spokesman-Review described how Grocery Rescue was bringing more perishable food into Second Harvest’s network. Some agencies declined produce and dairy because they lacked refrigeration. Spokane Valley Food Bank opened two days a week; director Barbara Bennett said expanded hours and inventory would require more storage, refrigeration, volunteers, a refrigerated truck and help lifting boxes. At Airway Heights, a weekly produce day sent food directly from the truck to clients. We serve Spokane Valley and the Spokane-area communities of Liberty Lake, Airway Heights, Cheney, Medical Lake and Deer Park. Northern routes include Colville, Chewelah, Newport and Republic, with Omak, Okanogan, Tonasket and Oroville along the Okanogan corridor. We also serve Wenatchee, East Wenatchee and Chelan; Columbia Basin locations including Quincy, Moses Lake, Ephrata, Othello, Ritzville and Davenport; and the Palouse and Snake River communities of Pullman, Colfax, Clarkston and Asotin. Southern coverage includes Walla Walla, College Place, Dayton and Waitsburg, the Tri-Cities of Pasco, Kennewick and Richland, nearby West Richland and Prosser, and the Yakima Valley through Yakima, Toppenish, Sunnyside and Grandview, with Ellensburg on the I-90 corridor

The 2005 report showed a Spokane Valley constraint combining limited cold space with restricted opening days and a need for transport and lifting support. If a program adds an extra collection run before its next public opening, temporary mobile refrigeration rental could help it accept a defined fresh-food load. Staffing, truck access and the route from storage to distribution would need to be arranged together. Call +1 (866) 216-4667 24/7 to discuss the load size and collection-to-distribution interval.