Mobile Air

What Mobile Air does

Mobile Air & Power Rentals (doing business as Mobile Air, MAPR, and formerly known as American Spot Cooling & Power Rental) is a US-based rental provider of temporary HVAC and power equipment, operating from over 30 strategically located branch offices nationwide since its founding in 1989. The company's rental fleet spans portable air conditioners (1-80+ tons), industrial chillers in both air-cooled and water-cooled configurations (20-500+ tons), rental cooling towers, electric, direct-fired, and indirect-fired heaters (natural gas, propane, diesel), LGR and desiccant dehumidifiers, air scrubbers and negative air machines, air movers, diesel generators from 20 kW to 2,000+ kW, and supporting power distribution accessories such as load banks, transformers, and spider boxes. Equipment is sourced from established OEM brands including AmeriCool, MovinCool, and York.

The business operates a sales-led, engineered-solutions go-to-market in which specialized regional sales representatives perform site assessments, calculate cooling/heating loads using published calculators (Heat Requirements Estimation, BTU Calculator, DH Calculator, Psychrometric Chart), and deliver, install, monitor, and eventually pick up customized equipment configurations. Service is anchored by a 24/7/365 emergency response line (888-305-3038) supporting same-day deployment for HVAC failures, natural disasters, and planned shutdowns, and is organized into six regional sales structures (Northeast, Southeast, Midwest, Great Lakes, Gulf, Western). Revenue is generated primarily through equipment rental on flexible terms from a single day to multi-month contracts, supplemented by emergency restoration services and contingency-planning reservation programs (e.g., hurricane-season reservations).

Mobile Air serves a diversified set of verticals including healthcare and hospitals, colleges and universities, industrial and manufacturing, data centers and telecom, events and entertainment, construction and restoration, commercial buildings, and disaster relief organizations. Documented enterprise and government engagements include emergency chiller replacement at a Pennsylvania distribution warehouse, summer cooling for a gasket manufacturer, greenhouse water cooling for an organic herb farm using dual 500-ton air-cooled chillers, curing-chamber cooling for a large Arizona cannabis grower, and 9 generators (up to 500 kW each) powering a New England water authority reservoir pipeline repair. The company is privately held with no disclosed institutional investors, parent company, or public ticker, and published a comprehensive product catalog (mapr-catalog-3_29.pdf) in April 2024.

Name

Mobile Air

Legal name

Mobile Air & Power Rentals

Website

https://mobileair.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Mobile Air & Power Rentals rents portable HVAC and power equipment — air conditioners, chillers, heaters, dehumidifiers, generators, and power distribution — to commercial, industrial, institutional, and government customers across 30+ US locations with 24/7 emergency response.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

HVAC & Power Equipment Rental

NAICS

Other Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing (53249)

SIC

Services-Miscellaneous Equipment Rental & Leasing (7350), Services-Equipment Rental & Leasing, Nec (7359)

akta.pro primary industry

Air Conditioner (AC) Repair & Maintenance (HSAOAHAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Industrial Power & Energy Equipment Rental/Leasing (Generators, Light Towers, Compressors) (TLABAFAG), Mobile & Temporary Diesel Power Generation (Rental/Containerized) (EUACACAI), Industrial Cleaning & Environmental Equipment Rental/Leasing (Vacuum Trucks, Dust Control, Dehumidifiers) (TLABAFAK), Temporary Power, Mobile Generation & Microgrid Support (EUAEAIAI)

Keywords

• Temporary HVAC rental
• Portable cooling rental
• Industrial chiller rental
• Emergency power generation
• Temporary climate control

Headquarters

HQ city

Troy

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices40 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Equipment Rental: Short-term and long-term rental of HVAC equipment including air conditioners, chillers, cooling towers, heaters, dehumidifiers, generators, and power distribution equipment. Flexible rental terms from single day to multiple months. Includes delivery, installation, monitoring, and pickup services.
2. Emergency Restoration Services: 24/7 emergency response services for natural disasters and equipment failures, providing rapid deployment of rental equipment with professional installation and ongoing technical support.
3. Contingency Planning Services: Pre-planned equipment reservation services allowing businesses to reserve HVAC and power equipment for specific periods, ensuring availability during high-demand seasons like hurricane season.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Mobile Air & Power Rentals provides rental of temporary HVAC and power equipment — portable air conditioners, industrial chillers, cooling towers, electric/direct-fired/indirect-fired heaters, LGR and desiccant dehumidifiers, air scrubbers, air movers, and diesel generators — delivered with engineered sizing, professional installation, monitoring, and pickup. Service spans daily to long-term rentals plus 24/7/365 emergency response for equipment failures, natural disasters, planned maintenance shutdowns, and construction/restoration projects across 30+ US locations.

Product overview

Mobile Air & Power Rentals is a temporary HVAC and power equipment rental company offering a comprehensive fleet of climate control and power generation solutions. The portfolio centers on rental air conditioners (1-80+ tons including AmeriCool and MovinCool brands), rental chillers (20-500+ tons in air-cooled and water-cooled configurations), rental cooling towers, and rental generators (20 kW to 2,000+ kW). Supporting products include rental heaters (electric, direct-fired, and indirect-fired in natural gas, propane, and diesel), rental dehumidifiers (LGR and desiccant types), rental air scrubbers and negative air machines, air movers, and power accessories (load banks, power panels, transformers, cables). The company operates across 30+ nationwide locations providing 24/7 emergency response for disaster relief, restoration, and planned project applications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Rental Air Conditioners Portable spot cooling air conditioners ranging from 1 to 80+ tons for occupied spaces, server rooms, hospitals, events, and emergency applications. Self-contained units (including AmeriCool WPC-3000, WPC-4000, WPC-5000, MovinCool Classic, and MovinCool Office Pro 12) designed to fit through doorways and be wheeled into any space.
• Rental Chillers Industrial chiller rentals available in air-cooled and water-cooled configurations, ranging from 20 tons to 500+ tons for large-scale cooling needs in manufacturing, data centers, hospitals, and construction applications.
• Rental Cooling Towers Temporary cooling tower rentals used in conjunction with chillers for heat rejection in large industrial and commercial cooling applications.
• Rental Electric Heaters Portable electric heater rentals for construction, restoration, and emergency heating applications requiring clean, flameless heat.
• Rental Direct-Fired Heaters Direct-fired heater rentals available in natural gas, propane, and diesel configurations for industrial and construction site heating.
• Rental Indirect-Fired Heaters Indirect-fired heater rentals that separate combustion from conditioned air, available in natural gas, propane, and diesel, suitable for enclosed spaces.
• Rental Air Scrubbers and Negative Air Machines Air scrubbers and negative air machine rentals for containment, air quality control, and filtration in restoration and construction environments.
• Rental LGR Dehumidifiers Low-grain refrigerant dehumidifier rentals that remove moisture below 55 grains per pound, designed for water damage restoration and high-humidity applications.
• Rental Desiccant Dehumidifiers Desiccant dehumidifier rentals that can achieve near 0% relative humidity using desiccant wheel technology, ideal for sensitive manufacturing and restoration applications.
• Rental Air Movers Rental air mover equipment for drying applications in construction, restoration, and dehumidification projects.
• Rental Generators Diesel generator rentals ranging from 20 kW to 2,000+ kW for temporary power needs during outages, planned maintenance, events, and disaster response.
• Rental Power Accessories Power distribution equipment including load banks, power panels, transformers, cables, and spider boxes for temporary power distribution applications.
• Rental Fuel Tanks Portable fuel tank rentals for extended generator operation during extended outages and disasters.
• Rental Transformers Temporary transformer rentals for power distribution and voltage conversion in temporary power applications.
• 24/7 Emergency Restoration Services Round-the-clock emergency response for natural disasters and equipment failures, providing rapid deployment of rental HVAC and power equipment with professional installation and ongoing technical support.
• Contingency Planning Services Pre-planned equipment reservation services allowing businesses to reserve HVAC and power equipment for specific periods, ensuring availability during high-demand seasons like hurricane season.

Quantifiable outcome

• Same-day response available across service areas
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Chicago CompressorminorOthersPartner site linked from Mobile Air website. Chicago Compressor is a related company in the equipment rental or HVAC space.
• Resolute IndustrialminorOthersPartner site linked from Mobile Air website. Resolute Industrial is a related company in the industrial equipment or HVAC space.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Caterpillar Rental Power: Caterpillar's rental power division supplies large diesel and natural gas generators (and ancillary distribution equipment) for temporary and emergency power, directly overlapping Mobile Air's 20 kW-2,000+ kW generator fleet. It serves overlapping utilities, industrial, and disaster-response customers via a dealer network.
• United Rentals: United Rentals is the largest equipment rental company in North America, with a dedicated specialty climate solutions and power/HVAC rental business that directly overlaps Mobile Air's chiller, AC, and generator offerings. It competes as a broad incumbent with greater scale and balance sheet, particularly on multi-site national accounts.
• Sunbelt Rentals: Sunbelt Rentals operates a large specialty rental division (formerly Sunbelt Climate Solutions and power rentals) that competes in temporary HVAC, dehumidification, and power distribution. As a broad incumbent, it offers overlapping capabilities to Mobile Air with a much larger branch network and procurement power.
• Trane Technologies (Rental Services): Trane Technologies is a major HVAC OEM that, through its rental and services arm, supplies chillers, air handlers, and temporary cooling solutions to industrial and commercial customers. It competes with Mobile Air on large-tonnage chiller rentals and brings OEM service depth.
• Atlas Copco Power and Flow: Atlas Copco's Power and Flow division rents portable air compressors, generators, and specialty equipment (including dehumidifiers and chillers via specialty brands) to industrial and construction customers. It overlaps Mobile Air on temporary power, climate control, and dehumidification rentals.

Direct peers

• Aggreko: Aggreko is the largest global provider of temporary power and HVAC/temperature control rental, serving exactly the same industries (data centers, events, utilities, manufacturing, disaster relief) with similarly large diesel generators, chillers, and cooling towers. It is the most direct competitor to Mobile Air at the high-capacity end of the market.

Others

• Resolute Industrial: Resolute Industrial is named as a partner/related entity on Mobile Air's website and operates in the industrial and HVAC equipment space. While the exact overlap is partial, the cross-link indicates an adjacent industrial-rental relationship that could compete for similar customers and projects.

Regional players

• Chicago Compressor: Chicago Compressor is listed as a related partner on Mobile Air's website and operates in equipment rental / HVAC support. As a Midwest regional player, it overlaps with Mobile Air's Illinois and Great Lakes region offices on industrial compressor, climate, and power rental work.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Mobile_Air_Inc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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