U-Haul® Reviews
I have used the same Uhaul Rental site for several years and continue to recommend them. They are courteous and efficient providing well-maintained trucks and trailers at a competitive price. The single issue I would highlight arose as a result of the company trying to move (apparently) all business transactions to the cloud with all customers using the Uhaul app to transact and complete the rental agreement including completing and signing the contract, and payment. This is a good business decision but the app was not as intuitive as I would have liked and on multiple occasions during the check-out process the sales rep had to leave her desk to show me where on the app the specific button or toggle switch was located. Upon my arrival to check out the vehicle the customer ahead of me seemed to be having similar issues. While I will accept a level of responsibility (i.e., familiarize myself with the app) I would suggest the company continue to improve their app to make it more user friendly and intuitive. The overall rental process was solid and I would recommend Uhaul for future needs.
U-Haul is good and I'd recommended them over any others, mainly because there was an issue with picking up the 17 foot rental truck at one location, they offered me a bigger truck (20 feet) for the same price and extended the time, I originally reserved the truck for 12 hours, but for the inconvenience they said return the truck in 24 hours, next time I need to rent any moving truck I will use U-Haul
I made arrangements with U-Haul at 902 W. Walnut to receive a 10 x 16 x 6.5 drive up storage unit for Monday July 5, however upon arrival I found that reservation # 741050-00104216 for Darmita White was cancelled and we had to cram all of our furniture into 2 10 x 10 units on the 2nd floor where the elevator was out of order. We were terribly inconvenienced and the movers charged us an extra fee for having to transport the furniture up stairs. I have never been so disappointed with a reputable company before in my life.
Luckily was able to find a 15-ft U-Haul truck on very short notice near our starting location (near Ann Arbor, MI), and picked it up shortly after the reservation. The U-Haul folks were helpful with choosing the accessories we needed (dollies, # of blankets etc.), and got us on the way. The return to U-Haul in Philadelphia was trivia...basically just drove in, and the attendant said "you're good" and we were done... :-). Great company...
Great move. Only problem was opening the combination lock that we bought from Uhaul to secure the truck. Had to stop in Nashville to ask for help. Great guy showed us how to bypass the security latch and only lock the handle so that lock would not jam. Why didn't the renting store show us that? I told the drop off Uhaul store and they didn't know that trick either. Pass it on.
Uhaul has always disapointed me and has done it for the last time. I reserved a 15 ft truck but they called me to tell me they didnt have any and if i wanted one it HAD to be a 10ft. So i had to spend the entire day before the move moving half of my stuff into storage just to have the bare necessities and my furniture which is what i hired the movers for. When i arrived to pick up my truck i had to wait in line for 2 HOURS and they didnt even have my truck. They then had to scramble to find something for me because the movers were already sitting at my house waiting. Not to mention i had to go somewhere else for my tow dolly. This was the last straw and i will never EVER be using uhaul again for anything.
Jason and Matthew were terrific in getting our 20 ft. truck unloaded and moved into either the house or garage. They were on time, very professional and courteous. It was a pleasure having them here to help us get our "stuff" into our new home. They finished on time and even offered to sweep out our rental truck! I would definitely recommend them!
If I could rate these guys ten stars, I would do it! Bobby and his crew were fantastic in loading our 20 ft. UHaul truck. They shrink wrapped and protected our furniture so nothing was damaged. At first we thought that there was no way everything we had (multiple cartons and plastic totes) would fit, but Bobby is a "master" at loading and got everything loaded with no problem. They were professional and courteous and we enjoyed having them help us! They were indeed a blessing and made out move to Florida less stressful. I would recommend them in a heartbeat!!!!
The truck worked great. The only complaint I have is that, upon returning the truck, there was a huge line at Uhaul, as it was a Saturday afternoon and was very busy. There was only 1 guy working, so the wait was quite long. I recommend that you keep more staff working the office during mid-afternoon on weekends, as it is generally a very busy time and would cut down on the wait time a lot. I felt sorry for the one poor guy who was there alone in the Jonestown Road, Harrisburg location, on Saturday, 6/26!
Uhaul is always great, but I would avoid their "hired labor" business partner "movinghelp.com" because once my hired labor canceled, there was no phone number to call. You HAVE to email movinghelp.com only, and the moving labor listed is not always available due to a scheduling bug within their system. If your labor is not available, you have to cancel, rehire someone (pay escrow money), call that person to make sure they're available, and if not, rehire (pay escrow money) someone else JUST to get their phone number to make sure they're available....it's nuts. hireahelper.com just called all the labors for me to make sure they were available.
I had issues with picking up my vehicle that took up an entire day and the customer service was horrible. I was transferred multiple times and ultimately had to return a truck because there was a nail in the tire and I was on hold with roadside assistance for an hour without reaching anyone. On top of that, I was charged full amount for the first truck which I only had for two hours and charged the full amount for the second truck I had to pick up. I still have this under dispute. The customer service is excellent when you are trying to reserve the vehicle and very poor once you actually have your reserved vehicle.