Moving Trucks
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| Capacity | 1-2 rooms | 1-2 rooms | 3-4 rooms | 5-8 rooms |
| Cubic Feet | 309 | 380 | 800 | 1,380 |
| Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW) | 7,200 lbs. | 8,600 lbs. | 11,500 lbs. | 25,500 lbs. |
| Payload Weight | 2,200 lbs. | 3,100 lbs. | 3,400 lbs. | 12,000 lbs. |
| Clearance | 8’ 6" | 9’ 0" | 11’ 6" | 13’ 6" |
| Interior (Length) Interior (Width) Interior (Height) |
11’ 5’ 0" 4’ 4" |
10’ 6’ 3" 6’ 0" |
15’ 7" 7’ 5" 6’ 5" |
24’ 7’ 5" 7’ 5" |
| Rear Door (Height) Rear Door (Width) |
4’ 0" 4’ 6" |
5’ 5" 5’ 9" |
6’ 5" 7’ 3" |
7’ 0" 7’ 3" |
| Load Ramp Width | NA | NA | 2’ 3" | 2’ 4" |
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| Seat Belts / Seats | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Fuel Tank | 35 Gallon | 35 Gallon | 35 Gallon | 55 Gallon |
| Lift-gate | Business use only | Business use only | ||
Top Moving Truck Rental Tips
The truck rental service offered by the moving companies is believed to be an important factor when it comes to make a move.
If you fail to take utmost care while carrying this out, you are sure to make your moving venture much more expensive, stressful as well as time consuming.
The good news is that with the help of moving truck rental tips you are sure to ease your moving venture to a considerable extent. Check them out!
If you have too many days in your hand then you can look for more and more options.
- Labor Day weekends and Memorial Day weekend are the most expensive as well as hardest time for finding rental trucks. Hence you need to look for them way in advance.
- Booking for a moving truck rental service is far complicated on weekends as compared to the weekdays.
- The mid weeks of a month are considered to be the best times for making a reservation.
There are a couple of factors that you need to take into consideration when it comes to choosing the size of the moving trucks.
- The quantity of furniture and boxes you require to move
- The prices and availability of rental moving trucks on the day you are making a move
- Your level of comfort when it comes to drive extremely large vehicles
- Of all moving truck rental tips, the most important tip lies in choosing a good moving truck service.
Some of the best known are U-Haul, Budget Truck Rental, and Penske. Prior to sign up with the services of any one, make sure what are the services offered by each:
- The availability of trucks on the moving day
- The mode of payment they accept
- The operating hours
- Primary deposit
- Base rate on hourly or daily basis
- Charge per mile
- Cost related to gas
- Extra fees for hand truck, moving pads, insurance, twine, etc.
- Additional charges ( if any)
Consider the following things when you moving day finally arrives:
- Be at the location of the rental truck at least before 15 minutes they open. It is because; much of your time may be consumed in completing the paper works. Hence, if you reach the place well in advance then you are sure to complete your moving venture successfully and within time.
- Make sure to carry a copy of the insurance card
- Ensure checking the truck thoroughly so that there isn’t any visible damage on it. If you find any damage, make sure to note down in pen and paper followed by reporting about it to the moving companies.
- Last but not the least, before you make a leave, make sure to go for a test driver in order to check the vehicle is in control or not. If you find any trouble ensure reporting them at the earliest.
Adhere to these suggestions and make your venture of rental trucks for moving a smooth sailing one!