Make sure when you are checking rental rates that they’re quoting the ‘rent it here, leave it there’ price, not the ‘rent it here, drive it around for 150 miles, and bring it back to them’ price.
Unless you are really planning to bring it back to them... ;-)
And what are the ‘optional but you’d better get it’ prices. You know, like insurance and such.
Since I’ve moved so many times, I could almost rent a truck and car hauler in my sleep. But yes, I’ve been very careful about making sure the correct things were added in and the “fluff” was left out. (You know, that stuff that is pure profit for the company?)
The three companies were “comparable” except for Penske, which is just criminal to charge people so much, but yes, I made sure the areas had drop-off points. (Hurricane for Penske and Budget and St George for U-Haul,) the latter of which cluttered up the site with “equipment needed” and “loading/unloading crews” which just made me more upset as I progressed through the site. THEN they wanted to give me a 10’ truck instead of the 15’ I actually need, and wanted me to tell them the tongue weight, which, when the equipment and vehicle towed (car hauler) were listed should have been included in their calculations.
U-Haul saw the last of me five moves ago.
And thank you for being concerned! XO