U-Haul® Reviews
I ordered the truck in Chico for a one way transport to Napa. Two days ahead called to say they would not have a truck in Chico but one was reserved in Red Bluff a 40 mile drive. After complaint they reduced the price but did not need the 1.5 hour driving during move day. Then when arrived they only had a 20 foot truck instead of 15 foot. The truck was way more difficult to drive. The Uhaul center was not sympathy. "it just happens, can't control it" Will never use them for a one way again.
Issues with returning the van. They claimed that it was in an accident, which it was most definitely not. The guy said "Well at least you purchased insurance, so it doesn't matter", as if they were just planning to claim this damage regardless of who was at fault. Concerning response, considering we did nothing wrong at all.
The truck was spotless and ran well. The pick up was very easy. They called us the day of the drop off to ask where the truck was - which was only odd because there wasn't a drop off time on our receipt. They should probably be added to their rentals to insure they have the trucks in stock that need to be rented to other consumers.
I had not used Uhaul for years because of bad experiences in the past and their reputation. But, have things changed for the better! I rented a 26' truck and it was loaded to the brim. I drove from PA to Maine, and had no trouble at all with the truck. It was good on fuel (as good as could be expected!) and ran well. It had a small rain leak in the roof, and because I drove through an actual Nor'Easter storm, a few things got wet, but nothing was permanently damaged. Billing was accurate - pick up and drop off were easy and fast! Great experience!
We used U-Haul of West Spokane on Sunset Blvd. We had scheduled a 7:30a.m. pick-up time and the brand-new truck was ready and waiting. The frost was cleared off the windows, and finishing up the paperwork took no time at all. We had a 25’ x 10’ storage unit packed with all our belongings (without any major appliances) from our three bedroom-three car garage home. We rented a 26’ truck and the movers we hired to load the truck did an excellent job of fitting everything in. We chose U-Haul because of their reasonable rental rates, reasonable costs of add-ons, like extra insurance, and their convenient location. We would definitely use them again. We had clear roads and no mountain passes...gas for the 400mile trip was about $100.
I usually use Uhaul just because they were close to my old neighborhood. Their in store service is sometimes lacking but they make up for it with helpful staff at their call centers. When the system tried to have me return my truck over an hour away the call center staff made sure I made it to the proper department who manually changed the route so that I could take it somewhere much closer.
We felt the mileage seemed a bit off. Should have checked the miles/gas before leaving the lot as UHaul charges for every mile. Would use again for short distance moves but maybe not if need to do multiple trips to storage unit. Mileage ended up costing thrice the basic rental rate. Adds to the stress of moving.
