| Truck rentals are used for moving, for the | | | | accept a cash deposit, but some companies |
| most part. They are used for the | | | | will insist on a credit card deposit. |
| do-it-yourself moving, whether it is in-town | | | | |
| moving, or various one-way moves. In-town | | | | The mandates for taking possession of a truck |
| moving is where the truck will be picked up | | | | will vary with each company, but all renters |
| then returned to the same location in the | | | | are required to have a valid driver's |
| same town, and one-way moves are where the | | | | license. |
| truck is picked up from one place and | | | | |
| returned to another. | | | | A lot of truck rental companies will require |
| | | | the person who will be driving the truck to |
| The cost of renting a truck will differ | | | | be 18 years old, 21 years old or 25 years |
| depending on the company you are using, | | | | old. And the person who actually rents the |
| amount of miles traveled, truck size, and | | | | truck is held fully responsible for the truck |
| availability. As most people move on the | | | | in the event of an accident or theft, even if |
| weekend, it is usually more expensive to rent | | | | there is another person driving the truck. A |
| during that time. | | | | few companies do allow more than one person |
| | | | to be insured if it is arranged in advance, |
| Some companies will rent by the day, for a | | | | and it will usually involve extra fees. |
| set rate depending on the size of the truck, | | | | |
| where other companies rent by a daily rate | | | | If you want to tow your car, a car carrier |
| and a per-mile rate. Once again, these rates | | | | will carry your entire car on a trailer which |
| can change depending on the availability and | | | | attaches to a place at the rear of your |
| demand. | | | | truck. A car carrier is recommended for |
| | | | all-wheel and four-wheel drive vehicles. A |
| One-way rentals also are worked out on | | | | tow dolly is the recommended method for |
| availability of trucks at the location where | | | | front-wheel drive vehicles. They lift the |
| you will be picking the truck up, as well as | | | | front wheels of your vehicle off the road, |
| the demand on them where the drop off point | | | | and pull it along behind your truck. |
| is, so price ranges can go up and down. The | | | | |
| total number of days and miles you have | | | | A hand truck or dolly will keep your back |
| rented the truck for are established by the | | | | from being strained during the lifting of |
| departure location, and the destination, with | | | | heavy objects into the truck. It will also |
| extra days and miles charged. | | | | speed up your moving process by allowing you |
| | | | to carry more items on each trip to or from |
| Typically, you will be required to submit a | | | | the truck. You can also use furniture pads, |
| deposit before renting a truck, which is to | | | | as they will save your furniture from the |
| ensure that there is no damage to the truck | | | | scratches and dings which can happen during |
| before returning it. Most companies will | | | | the moving process. |