Mobile Storage for Farming: FAQ

Storage trailers provide farms with versatile sizing options, convenient on-site availability during planting and harvest seasons, reliable storage when other facilities are unavailable, temperature control for perishable crops, and delivery services direct to your farm. These benefits help fruit and vegetable growers, livestock operations, and grain producers maximize efficiency and protect their products.

Express Group provides a wide range of trailer sizes to meet diverse agricultural needs. Options include 53-foot trailers for large-scale harvest storage or equipment, 48-foot trailers for mid-size operations, and smaller units for hobby farms or specific seasonal needs. The variety ensures farmers can find the right capacity for their crops, supplies, or equipment storage requirements.

Yes, Express Group offers rental storage trailer delivery services directly to your farm. Whether you don't have drivers available or prefer to have trailers delivered to your barn yard, field edge, or packing area, delivery can be arranged. This convenient service saves time and effort, allowing farmers to focus on core agricultural activities rather than transportation logistics.

Yes, Express Group offers single-temp and multi-temp reefer storage units that provide precise temperature control for perishable crops. These refrigerated trailers maintain optimal temperatures to preserve freshness and quality of fruits, vegetables, and other temperature-sensitive agricultural products from harvest through transport or temporary storage.

Storage trailers provide critical overflow capacity during harvest season when barn and cold storage facilities reach capacity. Trailers can be positioned in fields or near packing operations for immediate crop storage, reducing handling time and crop damage. Temperature-controlled reefer trailers keep harvested produce fresh until it can be processed or transported to market.

Yes, storage trailers are excellent for hay and straw storage. They protect bales from rain, snow, and ground moisture that can cause mold, rot, and nutrient loss. Enclosed trailers keep hay dry and maintain quality for livestock feed. This is especially valuable when barn space is limited or when storing hay at remote pasture locations.

Storage trailers can protect a wide range of farm equipment including seasonal implements, irrigation components, hand tools and power equipment, pesticide application equipment, harvesting accessories, spare parts, fencing materials, and seed stock. The enclosed, weather-resistant storage protects valuable equipment from rust, UV damage, and theft during off-seasons.

Yes, when rail producer car loading sites or grain elevators are closed or at capacity, storage trailers provide a reliable alternative. Farmers can store grain, feed, seed, or supplies in secure on-farm trailers until facilities reopen or transportation becomes available. This prevents harvest delays and gives farmers flexibility in timing their sales.

Storage trailers help fruit and vegetable growers by providing on-site cold storage during peak harvest, overflow capacity when packing facilities are full, secure storage for harvesting equipment and supplies, and temperature-controlled transport staging. Having trailers available on the farm reduces crop loss from delayed cooling and improves operational efficiency during busy harvest periods.

Yes, storage trailers can be positioned in various locations across farm property based on operational needs. Common placements include near barns and outbuildings, at field edges for harvest staging, beside packing sheds, or at remote pasture locations. Trailers can be repositioned seasonally as farm operations shift between planting, growing, and harvest activities.