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The cost for renting a moving truck is based on the size of the vehicle. Other variables include the time of year, mileage to be traveled and number of days needed.
Typical costs: |
- A 14-foot rental truck designed to move household goods from a two bedroom unit usually costs $20-$30 for eight hours plus 68 cents-$1.10 per mile.
- An eight-hour in-town rental for a 24-foot truck that holds furnishings for a three to four bedroom home usually runs $40-$70 per day plus 68 cents-$1.10 cents per mile.
- A 10 or 11 day 14-foot rental for a truck traveling across the country and holding the contents of a one or two bedroom home can cost $1,800-$2,000.
- Moving furnishings from a three home over 10 or 11 days cross the country costs $1,900-$3,080 and may include either unlimited mileage or the first 3,450 miles.
Related articles: Moving Boxes and Supplies, Local Mover, Long Distance Mover, Self Storage
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What should be included: |
- Tip: To find the amount of packing supplies needed for a move, Boxkits.com offers an online box calculator.
Additional costs: |
- Summer month rentals can increase costs 20%-100%more than the cost during winter months.
- Extra miles beyond the contract limit are around 40 cents per mile.
- Extra days may be added to the contract prior to pickup at around $40 per day.
- A trailer hitch to tow a car behind the rental truck can cost around $150.
- Insurance costs about $20 per day.
- Dolly rentals run $5-$10 per day.
Discounts: |
- A 10% AAA discount is available at some locations.
- Some companies offer 8-10% discounts for ordering online.
- Tip: Prices change regularly to keep up with supply and demand so reserve early for the lowest rate.
Shopping for a moving truck rental: |
- U-Haul Rates and reservations are available online.
- Hertz Truck and Van Rentals offers a truck size estimator[1]
- Budget Truck Rental has an online locator[2] to help find the nearest store.
- Penske offers moving and packing tips alongside a store locator.
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What People Are Paying - Recent Comments |
| Posted by: a user in South Bend, IN. | Posted: May 10th, 2019 12:05PM |
| Mover: Penske |
A lot of the other rental places would charge an arm and a leg for the LDW and liability insurances. A 16' Penske truck, with the LDW, a hand truck, and a dozen moving pads, was this price. The person on the phone that I talked to was kind and helpful. And no money down. Can comment more after the move. |
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| Posted by: Linda Leahy in Montgomery, NY. | Posted: March 4th, 2011 05:03AM |
| Mover: Budget |
We where told by a sales person at Budget that because so many people are moving South that it is much cheaper to rent a truck one way coming North than one way going South...We paid $256 Going from NC to NY and paid over $800 going from NY to NC a year later ! |
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| Posted by: trisha walls in anderson, IN. | Posted: January 20th, 2010 07:01AM |
| Mover: 2 mena and truck |
They were not good. Broke legs off furniture, refused to fix, refused to replace. Left dents and scratches on walls |
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External Resources: |
- /www.hertz.com/rentacar/misc/simpleIndex.jsp?targetPage=HTVHome.jsp
- /www.budgettruck.com/rental-locations.aspx
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