U-Haul® Reviews
Thea M
Centennial, WYWhen I dropped off my truck, I asked if there was anything more that he needed from me, neither of us knowing that I still had the keys to the truck. He gave the truck a "once over" and said that he would call if he found anything. I got the call two hours later and spent half a tank of gas (round trip) to rush the keys to him. He had the nerve to tell me that he was charging me for an 1/8th a tank of gas in a phone call the next morning.
Don't choose Uhaul if you want a reliable, responsive rental experience: only two days before my move, Uhaul changed the truck pick-up to a location more than an hour's drive from the original pick-up location, despite the fact that I had made the reservation more than three weeks ahead. Uhaul's customer service was impossible to reach, and the online after-hours return didn't work correctly. Not recommended - try Ryder or Penske or Budget instead!
We haven’t returned the truck yet so I can’t rate the overall experience, but the way u-haul measures their trucks is not a valid picture of what space you actually have. We rented the 17’ truck which was recommended for a 2 bedroom home. We were moving from a 2 bedroom condo, which U-Haul recommended a smaller truck for. We found our from LMM that the truck is actually only 15’ long and there is 2’ of overhead space that counts towards the marketed size of the truck. We didn’t fit everything into the truck, but if it was 17’ long, we would have fit everything.
The only concern I had was with the gas policy. I have no problem refilling before I return the vehicle, but I didn't appreciate picking it up with only 1/4 tank in it! The policy should start with a full tank, not at least what was in it! Starting a move with the concern of needing gas isn't a great feeling!
First, I booked PODS. $1,475 transportation cost. Then i booked Hire A Helper. Two days later I decided I can drive the Budget truck and booked for $139.00. The 3 days before the pickup, Budget calls and says, “Sorry, no truck. Good Luck!” So in a panic I booked with U-Haul. The truck, the personal service at pickup and use of after hours self drop off using the cell phone made me a loyal U-Haul customer. Thanks
This is the third time we've rented a U-Haul truck for a move, and their service is consistently good. This was a local move, and it was by far the best experience of the three. It was super easy to pick up and drop off our truck at the same location, and because the staff recognized us from the pick-up the night before, our drop-off was very fast and efficient.
The Uhaul folks had reasonable pricing (it was helpful that they had signage advising people of the size vehicle they would need, based on your # of Bedrooms etc.). Only 'snafu' was that I worked with my moving company to reserve a truck, and there was some difficulty finding my order in the system upon my arrival to pick up the truck at the rental center. We were able to get it squared away and still come away with what we needed. I recognize the luck involved in this, since we were moving on the tail-end of a holiday weekend when other people were needing the same 'inventory'... Overall, it was a smooth process.
The truck was assigned 24 hours before even though we booked it 3 weeks ago. The rental truck itself was clean and well maintained. My drive had no major issues, expect the cabin noise. My only annoyance is that they dont fill up the gas tank and you have to return it at the same level. This means you have to do a lot of mental calculations to make sure you will have enough gas for the trip while not returning the truck with more gas than required.
Did the Uhaul iPhone checkin/checkout and they had issues with keeping their site up. It took multiple tries and extra time to do each. Better served to do it in person. Got charged and extra day even though I only used the truck 13 hours and picked it up and turned it in the same day. I suppose their days are 12 hours. May talk to a human and nail down the details about late turn-in next time if I use U-Haul again.
