Almost every page that answers this question online is written by an LED panel manufacturer with no rental operation and no disclosed methodology. So we read the websites of actual US operators and recorded only what they publish themselves. Here is what we found, including what we could not find.
How this was built
You should know exactly how a number was produced before you use it, so here is ours in full.
What we included. Only prices published by a company that actually rents mobile LED screens, on that company's own public website, which we opened and read. Every figure was recorded on September 21, 2026.
What we excluded. Content-marketing pages published by LED panel manufacturers and overseas display vendors, which dominate search results for these queries and which publish confident-sounding price ranges with no rental operation, no market and no disclosed methodology behind them. We also excluded inflatable-projection screen prices, which are roughly an order of magnitude cheaper and are the single easiest way to end up with a badly wrong number, and per-panel rental price lists, which are a component cost rather than a trailer rate.
What we did not do. We did not average anything. We did not fill gaps with estimates. We did not convert a published range into a single figure, and where an operator publishes a formula rather than a price we reproduce the formula. Where a figure looked internally inconsistent on the source page, we left it out rather than guess at what was meant.
Why the companies are not named. We are an equipment dealer, not a directory. Publishing a list of rental operators with links would work as a referral list to businesses we compete with, and it would republish the pricing of companies that never agreed to it. So each row is identified by operator type and region instead. Nothing analytically useful is lost: the spread, the bundling differences and the market variation are all still visible. We retain the underlying records.
First, this is a survey of what a minority of operators publish, not a statistical sample of the market; most publish nothing. Second, published asking prices are not transaction prices, and what a screen actually books for after negotiation is not visible to us or to you. Third, these prices change without notice and some were almost certainly out of date the week after we recorded them. Treat every figure here as a dated snapshot, not a current quote.
The findings
Sorted to put the most directly comparable figures together. The 17 by 10 foot screen is the most common mobile trailer size in the US market and the only size several operators publish, which makes it the one meaningful comparison in the table.
| Operator type | Screen | Published rate | Basis | Stated as included |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National event-rental franchise Texas market |
17' x 10' | $6,500 | Flat rate, all-day rental; additional days at half price | Delivery, setup, trained operator, generator power, speakers, mics |
| National event-rental franchise Texas market |
23' x 13' | $9,500 | Flat rate, all-day rental; additional days at half price | Delivery, setup, trained operator, generator power, speakers, mics |
| Regional party and event rental company Midwest |
17' x 10' | $3,200 / $3,600 / $4,000 | Published tiers: 8 hours / 12 hours / 16-24 hours | Attendant, onboard generator, concert sound speakers, delivery |
| Independent AV production company Northern California |
17' x 10' | $3,000 - $5,000 | First day; each additional day listed at $1,500 - $2,500 | Operator on site throughout, generator or client 50-amp service |
| National event-rental franchise Mountain West |
17' x 10' | Starting at $2,999 | Starting price; page notes travel costs may be added | Self-contained unit, onboard power, technician setup |
| Regional AV rental company Nevada |
17' x 10' | $3,000 - $5,000 | Stated per-day range for this trailer size in that market | Setup, technician support, operation |
| Regional AV production company South Central US |
Not specified (12 ft and 17 ft fleet) | From $1,750 | Stated starting price for a single-day event | Self-contained trailer, onboard generator, professional operator |
| National mobile LED provider Nationwide |
Priced per square foot | $50 - $70 / sq ft | Stated day-one rate; following days at 20% of the day-one rate | Travel, setup, teardown and basic operation described as typically included |
| Municipal parks department Pacific Northwest |
17' x 10' | $750 - $875 / hour | Public rate card, 4-hour minimum ($3,000 resident / $3,500 non-resident) | City staff transport, set up and operate the screen |
Five operators published something for the same screen dimensions, and their figures run from about $2,999 to $6,500 for a day. That is a spread of better than two to one for the same amount of screen. The spread is the finding. There is no single market rate for a mobile LED screen in the United States; there are territories, each with its own pricing, and there is wide variation in what a day rate includes.
One row is a city parks department publishing an hourly rate card for its own 17 by 10 foot LED screen at $750 to $875 per hour with a four-hour minimum. At first glance that looks far above the commercial figures. It is not comparable: it is a government cost-recovery rate for an asset operated by city staff, who transport, set up and run the screen. We include it because it is a genuine published public rate, and we flag it because reading it as a commercial benchmark would be a mistake.
Most operators we checked publish no rate whatsoever, including several of the largest national providers. Six further companies beyond those in the table route every enquiry to a quote form with no figure anywhere on the site. One national franchise explains the reasoning on its own pricing page: it is a nationwide brand with local owners, so pricing varies by territory. That is consistent with what we found, where one of its territories publishes a starting price and three others do not.
If you are considering buying a trailer to rent out, that silence is worth sitting with. It means you will be setting your rates without visibility into most of your competitors, and it means your prospects cannot easily price-shop you either.
Using this responsibly
We published this because buyers kept asking and the existing answers online were invented. That does not make it a business plan.
Fair use 01
If you need a screen for an event, this tells you what order of magnitude to budget. Call three operators in your own market for actual quotes.
Fair use 02
If somebody quotes you $15,000 for a day with a 17 by 10 foot screen, this page gives you the standing to ask what the extra buys. If they quote $900, ask what is missing.
Fair use 03
As background on how widely rates vary by territory and by what is bundled, it is real information and better than the invented ranges that dominate search results.
Not a use 01
These are other companies' asking prices in their markets with their client bases. Multiplying one by 200 days is not a business plan. Utilization is the variable that decides everything, and it is not on this page.
Not a use 02
Your rate should come from your market, your competition and your cost base. Most of these rows are from markets you probably do not work in.
Not a use 03
We did not set these prices, we do not control them, and we do not rent trailers. We recorded what other companies published on one specific date, and any of it may have changed since.
If you want help turning this into an actual business case for a purchase, send us your booking history and your market. We will do the arithmetic with you, including the version where the answer is that buying does not make sense yet.
The rental rates on this page are prices that third-party companies published on their own public websites, recorded on September 21, 2026 and reproduced here in anonymized, aggregated form for general educational purposes. They are not Fullblast Sound's prices, not an offer, not a recommendation of any operator, and not a representation that any company will honour them. Fullblast Sound does not rent LED screen trailers and has no commercial relationship with any operator referenced. Operator identities are withheld deliberately. Prices published by third parties change without notice and may have changed since we recorded them; obtain a current written quote from any operator before relying on a figure.
Nothing on this page is a projection, forecast, guarantee or representation of revenue, income, profit or return that any purchaser of an LED screen trailer may achieve. Revenue from renting or operating equipment depends on market conditions, utilization, pricing, competition, sales ability, operating costs and other factors outside our knowledge or control, and results vary widely between operators. Any purchase decision should be based on your own research, your own financial analysis and the advice of your own professional advisors.
If you are buying
The 17 by 10 foot screen in the table above is our MB-15 and MB-15E. If you are considering buying rather than renting, these are the models in that class.
MB-15From $75,00017' x 10' · 160+ sq ft for festivals and broadcasts, still bumper-pull.
MB-15EFrom $90,00017' x 10' · The 17' x 10' screen inside a weather-sealed enclosed body.
MB-10From $55,00013.12' x 8.2' · The workhorse. 100+ sq ft, 18 ft lift, onboard audio.
MB-28From $130,00023' x 13' · The flagship flatbed. ~300 sq ft for headline stages.
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Frequently asked
If your question is not here, call or use the quote form and we will answer it straight.
Among US operators that publish a rate, day rates for a 17 by 10 foot mobile LED trailer ranged from about $2,999 to $6,500 when we reviewed their sites in September 2026, generally including delivery, setup and an operator. A national event-rental franchise listed $6,500 flat rate in the Texas market, an independent AV production company in Northern California listed $3,000 to $5,000 for the first day, the same franchise's Mountain West territory listed starting at $2,999, and a Midwest rental company listed tiers from $3,200 to $4,000 by duration. Most operators publish no rate at all. These are other companies' asking prices recorded on one date, not ours, and they change without notice.
Three reasons. Market: rates in Texas, the Mountain West and Nevada are set independently. Bundling: some published figures include an operator, a generator and a sound system while others do not say what is included. And positioning: a party-rental company and a broadcast-grade AV house are selling different services with the same screen dimensions. Compare what is included, not just the number.
Every published multi-day structure we found discounted subsequent days steeply. One national franchise listed additional days at half price. An independent AV production company listed $1,500 to $2,500 per additional day against a $3,000 to $5,000 first day. A nationwide provider published a formula of $50 to $70 per square foot for day one and 20% of that rate for following days. Multi-day events are therefore much better value from a rental than a single-day rate suggests.
The majority route everything to a quote form. One national franchise explains why on its own pricing page: as a nationwide brand with local owners, pricing varies by territory. That is consistent with what we found, where one of its territories publishes a starting price and three others do not. Treat any single published number as one operator in one market on one date.
Two reasons. We are a dealer, not a directory, and publishing a list of rental operators would function as a referral list to companies we compete with. And a named-price list invites disputes with businesses that never agreed to have their pricing republished. Withholding names costs you nothing analytically: what matters is the spread, the bundling differences and the market-by-market variation, all of which are intact. We keep the underlying records on file.
No, and please do not read the page that way. These are asking prices published by established operators with existing client bases, sales staff, insurance and years of reputation in their markets. What a newly purchased trailer earns depends on your market, your sales ability, your utilization rate and your competition. We have no way to know those and neither does any other dealer. If you are building a business case, treat these figures as background about what the market has paid somebody, not as a projection of your revenue.
No. We are an authorized US dealer for MOBO Manufacturing and we sell trailers, with nationwide delivery and support. We have no rental fleet and no stake in what rental rates are, which is part of why we were willing to publish this survey at all.
If you are buying instead
To be clear about our position: Fullblast Sound is an authorized US MOBO dealer. We sell trailers. This page exists because buyers kept asking what rentals cost and every answer online was made up. If you are weighing a purchase, we will run the numbers with you honestly.
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