U-Haul® Reviews
Fair on the truck, leaked water, the first truck the AC did not work...door for driver would not lock rattled..had to go to another Uhaul dealer and get another truck after driving 65 miles out of my way to eastern TN to rent the first one..finally found what I needed only 18 miles in my own city...The U haul site directed me to TN as my dealer was closed at the time I had to do the booking.
Jose and his team from Sebastian Moving and More arrived promptly at 8:20 and their arrival window was between 8:00 and 9:00. They came ready to work and began immediately to determine what was to be loaded. They were extremely organized as they packed the truck meticulously to minimize any wasted space. They worked continually until the truck was packed as tight as possible, They were a pleasure as they could work and talk at the same time....meaning that they didn't stop working to talk. All of the Sebastian team were very respectful of my family, me, and my belongings. I intend to move another truck load within the next month and will request Sebastian Moving and the Jose Team.
Equipment (truck and auto trailer) was in good shape - and exactly what I needed. I did have to go a bit out of the way ( approx. 50 miles) to retrieve the equipment - but an allowance was made for that within the contract. Overall - a good experience. The truck ran great the whole way. The truck was a little bigger than I needed - but allowed for in-cab seating of three people which was a requirement.
I was really happy with the truck, it was brand new! What a nice surprise to have for our out of state move. I did not like that my pick up location was moved 40 min away from my preferred location the day before I was to pick it up. Nor did I appreciate the worker at the gas station giving me a very uneducated guess when I asked why my truck was costing me $120 more than I was told online.
PROs: The Crestview FL folks were friendly and made the reservation process very easy, they had rope, and pads for me to purchase as well. CONs: The Crestview team failed to inform me the insurance/roadside assistance I purchased is void if they don't hook up the auto transport. I informed them Big Foot Movers of Crestview would be hooking it up - no mention this would be problematic if we needed help on the road. Of course, something happened and we needed help. The harness came off one of tires. I was on the phone for an hr with uhaul wherein I was advised I would have to pay $280 to have someone come put it back on since is was hooked up by a uhaul person. I was LIVID. My mom called AAA who sent someone right away at no charge. Second, the uhaul on Metcalf in Overland Park I returned at threatened to tow my car. There was a miscommunication on where the guy told me to park. I was in the middle of having the truck unloaded and would have literally had to take an uber to get back there. Thankfully they didn't.
I reserved online and received the generic confirmation email. Not trusting the process I stopped at the pickup location 2 days before the move only to learn they won't have my truck and I was reassigned to a location 25 minutes away. If I didn't stop in, I seriously question when I would have found that out.