U-Haul Rates per Day: Moving Within the Same City
U-Haul is a company that has a reputation of having poor equipment and bad customer service. These are traits represented by many of the individual franchise owners out there and despite this U-Haul is still one of the best moving equipment companies out there for single day moves. This is in part because of their low rental cost and the advantage of traveling only a short distance.
Pickups, vans, and the smaller 10’ truck start out at a reasonable $19.99* for a single day move. Not bad if you don’t already have this kind of moving capacity at home. There is an extra fee of $.79* per mile when using the equipment for only a single day, very reasonable presuming you’re not going very far. There largest trucks, 17’ and 24’, go for $29.99* and $39.99* respectively.
What gets most consumers in trouble with U-Haul is they don’t account for gas charges. You’re responsible for fueling up the truck on long distance moving trips. This can be a costly adventure with gas prices the way they are. If you’re looking to move across the country or to a new city, I don’t know if U-Haul would be the best way to go, so make sure to consider your alternatives. However, for short distance moves typically within the same city on the same day, U-Haul rates are probably the cheapest out there.
*Prices accurate as of January 2010