U-Haul® Reviews
U-Haul truck was fine - no real issues with the truck, but I reserved this truck a month in advance and discovered the day of my rental that they moved the pick-up location 40 minutes away *without telling me about it*. I just happened to load my reservation in their app and it showed a different pick-up location. I assumed the app was wrong because the U-Haul website showed my pickup location still at my original requested location, and it was only after a call to their tech support that I discovered that I did, in fact, have to go another 40 minutes away to get my truck...
At first I went with Penske,bad choice. They did not show up with the truck, or dolly or blankets, as promised. They are also more expense than Uhaul. Got Uhaul with no problems, a 20 foot truck,$29.95 for 24 hrs.plus miles($69.95 for a 16 foot for Penske) Uhaul was clean and in good condition.Easy in and out.
Ordered a 15’ truck a couple of weeks in advance. Day of pick up, I’m told I’m getting a 10’ truck even though there are two 15’ trucks in clear view. Person in the U-haul office tells me those are reserved and they can’t do anything and call U-haul. The first, only nice person I spoke to told me to call another number. The second person was dismissive and giving me an attitude, as if I were a jerk to expect the right size truck. She tells me the trucks are broken, contradicting what I was told earlier. My movers, Q’s Moving Corp., saved the day by arriving in their own van, which ended up carrying some of my things. An all-around general mess and very frustrating experience with U-haul.
It was difficult to find availability of the trucks that I needed. But I got them and it was the best for my needs. I was not traveling far between the load and unload locations, so I did not have to pay much for the mileage charge. The daily rate was very reasonable. that helped because I had to keep the loaded trucks sitting for 3 days until they could be unpacked.
Liz, the UHaul rep was very good. She provided the equipment I asked for. She was knowledgeable about the vehicle. She displayed an excellent attitude, provided me with the paperwork, and I drove away a satisified customer. I wish all UHaul representatives could/would be a knowledgeable and helpful as Liz was.
We had some challenges with our uhaul truck which caused some delays in our move, but they took care of it and made it right by extending our contract and providing a hotel stay. The lights on the auto-transport weren't working and they sent a mobile repair tech to us in a small city. He had to re-wire the electrical lines that operate the trailer lights. Was about a six hour delay. The roadside customer care folks were super pleasant to talk to.
The truck was nearly new, but I had to travel farther than anticipated to pick it up, with minimal notice. That added a lot of stress to get back to my home before the movers arrived, and the location owner/manager (although very nice and professional) took a painstakingly long time to get the online billing completed (even though I had prepaid) and then couldn't print or email my receipt. I had to take a picture of it with my cell phone. I got the move done, but it took a lot of extra effort to get the truck, as always seems to be the case with U-Haul.
They made my move more difficult. I received a message the night before assuring me that my truck was at the location and I could pick it up at 10:00. I arrived at 09:45 and waited until 10:30 before calling Uhaul. The person I spoke to apologized and assured me that someone was on the way to assist me. At noon I called back as no one ever showed up. By 13:30 I was rerouted 30 minutes (in the mountains) away to finally pick up my truck and trailer. Thanks to the good folks at Uhaul I lost an entire day as I was lucky enough to hit rush hour traffic on my way home (Washington DC).
