Recent Budget Truck Rental Reviews from HireAHelper Customers
HireAHelper helps thousands of people move every year, and many of those customers book labor-only moving help to load or unload their Budget truck. See what our customers have to say about renting a Budget — every review below is a vetted, verified review from a real HireAHelper customer who used Budget for their move.
James C
Louisville, KY
8/5/2024
Great quality truck. Drove well.
Distance
400 mi
Cost
$550
Per Mile
$1.38/mi
Sq Ft Moved
2,700
Van was a little beat up. but worked fine
Distance
25 mi
Cost
$150
Per Mile
$6.00/mi
Sq Ft Moved
1,500
Truck was clean and ready to go on time
Distance
45 mi
Cost
$150
Per Mile
$3.33/mi
Sq Ft Moved
800
One woman at the check in counter was overwhelmed - but doing a good job for being swamped. The 16' Ford truck ran fine.
Distance
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Cost
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Per Mile
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Sq Ft Moved
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Our Budget truck was perfect and got us from Texas to Illinois with zero problems! It was fairly comfortable and easy to drive too, all things considered, and the size was perfect!
Distance
700 mi
Cost
$1,100
Per Mile
$1.57/mi
Sq Ft Moved
1,200
No problems getting the truck or with the truck.
Distance
250 mi
Cost
$300
Per Mile
$1.20/mi
Sq Ft Moved
895
Truck performed as expected at 9 mpg
Distance
600 mi
Cost
$1,000
Per Mile
$1.67/mi
Sq Ft Moved
800
Affordable,on time.exemplersry service.
Distance
2 mi
Cost
$20
Per Mile
$10.00/mi
Sq Ft Moved
200
The truck size I reserved was not available for my reservation, The truck I received had some mechanical issues and didn't operate and accelerate properly. I will never rent a Budget truck again, and ...
Distance
800 mi
Cost
$680
Per Mile
$0.85/mi
Sq Ft Moved
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Overall good experience, but the process for renting/returning is time consuming and cumbersome. Staff were friendly and competent, but the location was under staffed.
Distance
15 mi
Cost
$130
Per Mile
$8.67/mi
Sq Ft Moved
1,100
Local Budget Dealer gave me a truck with Engine Warning Light and told me nothing was wrong and ignore the warning lights based upon the maintenance shop they got the truck from. I had no choice as ...
Distance
1,500 mi
Cost
$1,600
Per Mile
$1.07/mi
Sq Ft Moved
1,150
Truck died the day we rented and they said it was our issue and we had to go through insurance to fix it. Literally rented it 2 hours prior to it breaking.
Distance
1,000 mi
Cost
$1,000
Per Mile
$1.00/mi
Sq Ft Moved
1,000
The company did not even have a truck reserved for me at the location I requested. Th
Distance
1,500 mi
Cost
$2,500
Per Mile
$1.67/mi
Sq Ft Moved
700
Budget was great and they helped me find HireAHelper!
Distance
405 mi
Cost
$495
Per Mile
$1.22/mi
Sq Ft Moved
832
OKAY; WHEN TRUCK PICKED UP BY US, FUEL SAID FULL. DROVE 5 MILES TO HOME AND HAD TO STOP AND GET $40 GAS. DON'T THINK FUEL WAS FULL. DROVE PERSONAL CAR TO BUDGET AND COMPLAINED ABOUT GAS PURCHASE AN...
Distance
1,000 mi
Cost
$2,200
Per Mile
$2.20/mi
Sq Ft Moved
1,600
Everything went fine. No problems.
Distance
15 mi
Cost
$200
Per Mile
$13.33/mi
Sq Ft Moved
1,400
Didn't have the car dolly that I had reserved over 3 weeks in advance. Didn't inform me until the morning of the scheduled pick up. Instead of costing $122 to get the car to Oregon, it cost over $1,...
Distance
1,000 mi
Cost
$1,378
Per Mile
$1.38/mi
Sq Ft Moved
745
Truck has 25,000 miles so it is pretty new. Badly needed a front end alignment. I had to drive 2500 with a truck that constantly pulled to the right. My arm is now sore. I'll be glad to get the tr...
Distance
2,500 mi
Cost
$1,500
Per Mile
$0.60/mi
Sq Ft Moved
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James C
Louisville, KY
8/5/2024
Great quality truck. Drove well.
Distance
400 mi
Cost
$550
Per Mile
$1.38/mi
Sq Ft Moved
2,700
Van was a little beat up. but worked fine
Distance
25 mi
Cost
$150
Per Mile
$6.00/mi
Sq Ft Moved
1,500
Truck was clean and ready to go on time
Distance
45 mi
Cost
$150
Per Mile
$3.33/mi
Sq Ft Moved
800
One woman at the check in counter was overwhelmed - but doing a good job for being swamped. The 16' Ford truck ran fine.
Distance
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Cost
—
Per Mile
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Sq Ft Moved
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Our Budget truck was perfect and got us from Texas to Illinois with zero problems! It was fairly comfortable and easy to drive too, all things considered, and the size was perfect!
Distance
700 mi
Cost
$1,100
Per Mile
$1.57/mi
Sq Ft Moved
1,200
No problems getting the truck or with the truck.
Distance
250 mi
Cost
$300
Per Mile
$1.20/mi
Sq Ft Moved
895
Truck performed as expected at 9 mpg
Distance
600 mi
Cost
$1,000
Per Mile
$1.67/mi
Sq Ft Moved
800
Affordable,on time.exemplersry service.
Distance
2 mi
Cost
$20
Per Mile
$10.00/mi
Sq Ft Moved
200
The truck size I reserved was not available for my reservation, The truck I received had some mechanical issues and didn't operate and accelerate properly. I will never rent a Budget truck again, and ...
Distance
800 mi
Cost
$680
Per Mile
$0.85/mi
Sq Ft Moved
—
Overall good experience, but the process for renting/returning is time consuming and cumbersome. Staff were friendly and competent, but the location was under staffed.
Distance
15 mi
Cost
$130
Per Mile
$8.67/mi
Sq Ft Moved
1,100
Local Budget Dealer gave me a truck with Engine Warning Light and told me nothing was wrong and ignore the warning lights based upon the maintenance shop they got the truck from. I had no choice as ...
Distance
1,500 mi
Cost
$1,600
Per Mile
$1.07/mi
Sq Ft Moved
1,150
Truck died the day we rented and they said it was our issue and we had to go through insurance to fix it. Literally rented it 2 hours prior to it breaking.
Distance
1,000 mi
Cost
$1,000
Per Mile
$1.00/mi
Sq Ft Moved
1,000
The company did not even have a truck reserved for me at the location I requested. Th
Distance
1,500 mi
Cost
$2,500
Per Mile
$1.67/mi
Sq Ft Moved
700
Budget was great and they helped me find HireAHelper!
Distance
405 mi
Cost
$495
Per Mile
$1.22/mi
Sq Ft Moved
832
OKAY; WHEN TRUCK PICKED UP BY US, FUEL SAID FULL. DROVE 5 MILES TO HOME AND HAD TO STOP AND GET $40 GAS. DON'T THINK FUEL WAS FULL. DROVE PERSONAL CAR TO BUDGET AND COMPLAINED ABOUT GAS PURCHASE AN...
Distance
1,000 mi
Cost
$2,200
Per Mile
$2.20/mi
Sq Ft Moved
1,600
Everything went fine. No problems.
Distance
15 mi
Cost
$200
Per Mile
$13.33/mi
Sq Ft Moved
1,400
Didn't have the car dolly that I had reserved over 3 weeks in advance. Didn't inform me until the morning of the scheduled pick up. Instead of costing $122 to get the car to Oregon, it cost over $1,...
Distance
1,000 mi
Cost
$1,378
Per Mile
$1.38/mi
Sq Ft Moved
745
Truck has 25,000 miles so it is pretty new. Badly needed a front end alignment. I had to drive 2500 with a truck that constantly pulled to the right. My arm is now sore. I'll be glad to get the tr...
Distance
2,500 mi
Cost
$1,500
Per Mile
$0.60/mi
Sq Ft Moved
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