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.
16 foot truck was filthy in the cab. Had not been vacuumed in a long time. Grass remnants in seats and cup holders. Was basically a piece of junk. Cab was very loud and water leaked in on my back when...
Distance
1,000 mi
Cost
$2,000
Per Mile
$2.00/mi
Sq Ft Moved
600
I was very happy with the booking system and rates. However, the night before our move (a Friday just before 5pm) we received a call that a truck wasn't available - supposed to pick up at 10am the nex...
Distance
600 mi
Cost
$615
Per Mile
$1.02/mi
Sq Ft Moved
1,200
Budget truck rental is a very poorly organized business. Not only did we "reserve" equipment that was not available, the equipment was not available anywhere within a 40-mile radius of us. I learned f...
Distance
750 mi
Cost
$1,200
Per Mile
$1.60/mi
Sq Ft Moved
1,200
I highly recommend Budget as their truck was dependable and staff, at both our pick-up and drop-off locations were super friendly and helpful.
Distance
750 mi
Cost
$1,800
Per Mile
$2.40/mi
Sq Ft Moved
1,200
Budget was affordable
Distance
700 mi
Cost
$1,400
Per Mile
$2.00/mi
Sq Ft Moved
800
Equipment in very bad condition but ease of pick up and drop off. They do not respond to requests to fix or exchange.
Distance
1,000 mi
Cost
$1,400
Per Mile
$1.40/mi
Sq Ft Moved
—
Truck was not ready when promised but it was due to the previous renter. Truck was great and rode nicely
Distance
510 mi
Cost
$700
Per Mile
$1.37/mi
Sq Ft Moved
750
Budget 16' Truck Rental worked out for one small and one large storage unit full of items.
Distance
1,500 mi
Cost
$2,130
Per Mile
$1.42/mi
Sq Ft Moved
200
Disappointed with overall Budget experience. Truck cab was absolutely rank and there was no way I was going to spend 30 hours in it without cleaning it myself, which I had to do. I was also given verb...
Distance
2,000 mi
Cost
$7,000
Per Mile
$3.50/mi
Sq Ft Moved
1,900
The rental truck pulled to the left. The front end shook slightly at 70mph. The truck had no wiper fluid. And the worst was, when I pushed the accelerator, the air conditioner fan stopped working. I d...
Distance
2,100 mi
Cost
$1,700
Per Mile
$0.81/mi
Sq Ft Moved
900
I rented through AARP - they gave me a beaten down truck with over 135,000 miles to drive another 2000 miles, and offered no assistance on hooking up the car transporter or help loading my car, that a...
Distance
1,800 mi
Cost
$3,000
Per Mile
$1.67/mi
Sq Ft Moved
200
easy, fast and had the truck ready for me
Distance
—
Cost
—
Per Mile
—
Sq Ft Moved
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Gave me a truck with under inflated tires and dirty. Had blow out and took 10 hours to finally get repaired.
Distance
1,250 mi
Cost
$1,700
Per Mile
$1.36/mi
Sq Ft Moved
1,000
They were great but charged another day because the movers were 2 hours
Distance
8 mi
Cost
$220
Per Mile
$27.50/mi
Sq Ft Moved
800
Did not inform me of the special technique needed to fill the tank and charged me extra.
Distance
5 mi
Cost
$250
Per Mile
$50.00/mi
Sq Ft Moved
1,000
Shame on Budget for utilizing this sham of a company as reputable day laborers/ movers
Distance
—
Cost
—
Per Mile
—
Sq Ft Moved
—
I booked my Budget Cargo Van about 1.5 months ahead of time and received a price of $700 for my van. When coming back to check again to adjust my pickup date from Friday to Thursday, the rate was dra...
Distance
972 mi
Cost
$600
Per Mile
$0.62/mi
Sq Ft Moved
1,000
Truck had no bluetooth. Badly needed an alignment. Really loud on the highway at speeds of 50 mph or above. Sometimes I couldn't hear the navigation on my phone. Had to wear my headphones so I cou...
Distance
1,000 mi
Cost
$1,275
Per Mile
$1.27/mi
Sq Ft Moved
800
16 foot truck was filthy in the cab. Had not been vacuumed in a long time. Grass remnants in seats and cup holders. Was basically a piece of junk. Cab was very loud and water leaked in on my back when...
Distance
1,000 mi
Cost
$2,000
Per Mile
$2.00/mi
Sq Ft Moved
600
I was very happy with the booking system and rates. However, the night before our move (a Friday just before 5pm) we received a call that a truck wasn't available - supposed to pick up at 10am the nex...
Distance
600 mi
Cost
$615
Per Mile
$1.02/mi
Sq Ft Moved
1,200
Budget truck rental is a very poorly organized business. Not only did we "reserve" equipment that was not available, the equipment was not available anywhere within a 40-mile radius of us. I learned f...
Distance
750 mi
Cost
$1,200
Per Mile
$1.60/mi
Sq Ft Moved
1,200
I highly recommend Budget as their truck was dependable and staff, at both our pick-up and drop-off locations were super friendly and helpful.
Distance
750 mi
Cost
$1,800
Per Mile
$2.40/mi
Sq Ft Moved
1,200
Budget was affordable
Distance
700 mi
Cost
$1,400
Per Mile
$2.00/mi
Sq Ft Moved
800
Equipment in very bad condition but ease of pick up and drop off. They do not respond to requests to fix or exchange.
Distance
1,000 mi
Cost
$1,400
Per Mile
$1.40/mi
Sq Ft Moved
—
Truck was not ready when promised but it was due to the previous renter. Truck was great and rode nicely
Distance
510 mi
Cost
$700
Per Mile
$1.37/mi
Sq Ft Moved
750
Budget 16' Truck Rental worked out for one small and one large storage unit full of items.
Distance
1,500 mi
Cost
$2,130
Per Mile
$1.42/mi
Sq Ft Moved
200
Disappointed with overall Budget experience. Truck cab was absolutely rank and there was no way I was going to spend 30 hours in it without cleaning it myself, which I had to do. I was also given verb...
Distance
2,000 mi
Cost
$7,000
Per Mile
$3.50/mi
Sq Ft Moved
1,900
The rental truck pulled to the left. The front end shook slightly at 70mph. The truck had no wiper fluid. And the worst was, when I pushed the accelerator, the air conditioner fan stopped working. I d...
Distance
2,100 mi
Cost
$1,700
Per Mile
$0.81/mi
Sq Ft Moved
900
I rented through AARP - they gave me a beaten down truck with over 135,000 miles to drive another 2000 miles, and offered no assistance on hooking up the car transporter or help loading my car, that a...
Distance
1,800 mi
Cost
$3,000
Per Mile
$1.67/mi
Sq Ft Moved
200
easy, fast and had the truck ready for me
Distance
—
Cost
—
Per Mile
—
Sq Ft Moved
—
Gave me a truck with under inflated tires and dirty. Had blow out and took 10 hours to finally get repaired.
Distance
1,250 mi
Cost
$1,700
Per Mile
$1.36/mi
Sq Ft Moved
1,000
They were great but charged another day because the movers were 2 hours
Distance
8 mi
Cost
$220
Per Mile
$27.50/mi
Sq Ft Moved
800
Did not inform me of the special technique needed to fill the tank and charged me extra.
Distance
5 mi
Cost
$250
Per Mile
$50.00/mi
Sq Ft Moved
1,000
Shame on Budget for utilizing this sham of a company as reputable day laborers/ movers
Distance
—
Cost
—
Per Mile
—
Sq Ft Moved
—
I booked my Budget Cargo Van about 1.5 months ahead of time and received a price of $700 for my van. When coming back to check again to adjust my pickup date from Friday to Thursday, the rate was dra...
Distance
972 mi
Cost
$600
Per Mile
$0.62/mi
Sq Ft Moved
1,000
Truck had no bluetooth. Badly needed an alignment. Really loud on the highway at speeds of 50 mph or above. Sometimes I couldn't hear the navigation on my phone. Had to wear my headphones so I cou...
Distance
1,000 mi
Cost
$1,275
Per Mile
$1.27/mi
Sq Ft Moved
800