Renting a UHaul to drive daughter to grad school: need advice

<p>We had a hard time finding a 3-person truck to rent and had to get a bigger one than we planned, just to accomodate me, H & D. Can’t comment on getting something with a hitch as we did truck rentals.</p>

<p>We have rented 3 different times: twice from Penske (best prices, quality service, with online discount, guarantee of actually having the truck you want to rent when you come pick it up. Also, we found that calling the 1-800 number netted even more discounts in addition to the regular discount–I believe it was with AAA). First Penske truck was a small box truck–we flew into Dallas, rented it one way. </p>

<p>The 2nd time, we had to get something bigger just to assure 3-person bench seating. This was more of a challenge than I expected. We rented it locally to drive to Chicago and return there. Both Penske rentals were one-way.</p>

<p>We also rented an Enterprise cargo van to take stuff to S. This one we had to rent at home, drive there, and return in our area. Because of mileage charges, the only way to make this financially reasonable was to rent over several days and do a round-trip drive.</p>

<p>I found that doing google searches on moving trucks netted some very interesting results–generally the worst reviews I saw came from U-Haul renters, best ones from Penske renters, and in the middle for Budget. </p>

<p>Again, if you end up doing truck rental, make sure you check on seating arrangements. The small Penske box truck and the Enterprise had only 2 bucket seats in them.</p>

<p>Good luck with whatever you decide.</p>