U-Haul® Reviews
Reserved a van online about 2 weeks in advance.... Only after arrival, using the App Checkin - did the agent say "we only have a 10'box truck for you." (ugh, fine. (but got a partial refund to offset gas and larger-truck driving concerns). The App was dumb, I should have just used the local staff onsite. Part two: my return "due back" time got adjusted somehow during that whole process... What was supposed to be a 24 hour rental turned into a 22hr? weird. check in (via a human), was quick and easy.
The U-Haul company called me a week after I booked to say they didn’t have my truck. I told them I needed the 15 foot that next day. They “worked it out”. We go to this shady Ace Hardware to sign in then to a frankly scary lot a mile or so down the road to actually get it. The truck was 12 foot and they gave the person behind us a 15 foot. I had to leave furniture behind and we were moving to a new state and I’m devastated. The woman who answered the phone at the hardware was also very rude. The signage was no help at all to find it either.
We rented a 20ft truck and the truck itself was great. The customer services wasn't though. They changed the address of our pickup to half way across the city on the day we were supposed to pick it up, and sent a very confusing email to tell us. The dude who gave us our order of boxes and supplies was incredibly rude and tried to short us on our boxes, claiming he ?Hadn't finished" even though he had walked away. The truck itself was great, but the experience around it wasn't.
The amount of mileage allowed before charging extra was not even close to the minimum I needed to get the truck to the loading point, then get to the destination, then drive to the drop off point Uhaul wanted. I did not go anywhere else. Other than that, no complaints. I rented two trucks on different days and the above applies to both.
I saved a lot of money by using a u-haul and hiring loaders/unloaders rather than hiring interstate movers. However, the u-haul was not aligned and sometimes would not allow me to go the speed limit or close to it. I understand that because of the weight of the truck, that might have something to do with it, but it felt slightly dangerous to drive.
This guys were very professional and efficient. They were quick, and they took less than two hours to unload a 20 foot U-Haul truck. My appliances were taken care of and they were very careful to not damage anything. I was also worried about my appliances fitting into the small washroom. They were able to stack them on top of each other in I’m just so pleased with the work that they did for me. The owner is very quick and a great communicator. I text him he text me back instantly and he called me to make sure that his guys were there and that they were doing a great job.
The day before my move, with truck and trailor reserved well in advance, in my home town, I get a text message that my trailer will not be ready at 8 am, but rather 3PM. And the truck, no longer available in my town, I had to drive into Maryland (I live in VA) to pick it up. Wow, thanks UHaul. And when I got the truck, no blankets and only one dolly, I ordered two dollies and blankets. When I receivved the news that the truck and trailer location and time had changed, it was after 9 pm ET on Friday night, hours before my move and conveniently when the UHaul division closed that might have been able to help me secure a truck and trailer closer to my location and move time. Bottom line: if you need a truck and trailer at a certain place and time: DO NOT USE UHaul; Pay the $$$ and go with Ryder, anyone else to GUARANTEE your truck.
UHaul has a bad habit of switching the pick up location. I reserved the truck in one location but then had to drive 15 miles away to get the truck at another location. They should have at least drive it to where it belongs rather than ask the customer to go out of her way to do it. Across a complicated city no less.
The pick up process was easy as I was able to complete it on my phone! I only needed to go into the store to pick up my supplies and the truck keys. The drop-off was just as smooth, you just pull into the drop off lane and leave the keys with the truck. The 17' truck was perfect for a 2 bedroom move.
It's a Uhaul truck, and I drove it across the country. The truck worked fine, and Uhaul's support team was very helpful when I needed assistance. The pickup location was a mess, and the employee there was overwhelmed by himself, so I'm chopping a star off because Uhaul can afford to hire two socially-distant employees.
