| Thousands rent a truck in the United States every day. | | | | An example, if a person is renting a Budget rental truck |
| There are many companies where you can rent a | | | | from Atlanta to New York (approx 1,100 miles) on a |
| truck of your choice. For example Budget which has | | | | Wednesday and dropping off on the coming Monday |
| more than 32,000 trucks and about 3,000 locations | | | | that is for 5 days. It will approximately cost $650 for a |
| across the US and they are not even the biggest | | | | 10-feet truck, $680 for a 16-feet truck and $830 for a |
| company in this business. | | | | 24-feet truck. A car carrier cost will be $50 extra. Out |
| The trucks of most truck rental companies in the US | | | | of the above mentioned rates $150 will be refunded as |
| are of GMC, Ford, International and Isuzu make. The | | | | deposit. |
| sizes of trucks available on rent are cargo vans, | | | | The above rates do not include taxes. The extra miles |
| 10-feet trucks, 16-feet trucks and 24-feet trucks. Truck | | | | will cost $0.56 per mile and an extra day will cost $56 |
| rental companies often claims that its trucks have an | | | | per day if reserved before hand. If you add extra |
| average age of two to three years. | | | | miles or days after pick up, the cost will be $0.70 per |
| Truck rental companies also provides hand trucks, | | | | mile and extra days will cost $70 per day. |
| packing paddings, adhesive tapes, ropes, packing | | | | It is prudent to read the terms and conditions before |
| paper, mattress bags, padlocks, boxes etc at a | | | | renting and a cancellation has to be made at least 48 |
| nominal cost. Most of the rental trucks have air | | | | hours before pick up otherwise you will be charged |
| conditioning, FM radio, power steering, automatic | | | | extra for the cancellation. |
| transmission, power brakes, walk off ramps, lift gates | | | | At the time of a truck rental two things will be required, |
| etc and they are really comfortable. | | | | identification and U.S. issued driver's license. |
| The rented trucks are often covered by roadside | | | | Identification can be driver's license, passport, Military ID, |
| assistance. The internet websites of truck rental | | | | Social security card, phone bill, state issued identification |
| companies are full with information about types of | | | | etc. |
| trucks, prices etc. Most websites have a very user | | | | The advantages of renting a truck are many. You are |
| friendly interactive page where the pick up and drop | | | | in charge of your goods, the trucks are in good |
| off locations are mentioned. Online reservations and | | | | condition, it has usually many locations and it provides a |
| quoting rates are available on the sites. | | | | low cost moving solution. |