Budget Moving Trucks offer the ability to add a navigation system to help you find your way… but is having a navigation system in your Budget moving truck really worth it?
The price to have a navigation system in your Budget moing truck starts at $11.95 per day. And f’rom the looks of it, they’ll give you a Garmin navigation system. My thought is this: if you are moving anywhere where you’ll need to look at a map on how to get there, then it’s worth the $11.95 a day to add it to your Budget moving truck rental.
I mean think about it. Having a navigation system in your moving truck is actually a really good idea. If you’re taking your Budget moving truck cross country or you’re going through a few states, just think if you need to find your way around an accident?
Or… if you get hungry or need gas?
I have the Garmin navigation system in my car and I use it several times a week to find a restaurant, store, etc. So my vote would be 100 percent yes, paying $11.95 per day to have a Garmin navigation system in your Budget moving truck is a great idea. You’ll save more than that on gas because you’ll know exactly where you’re going, too.
Please note that the Garmin Navigation System is not available at all Budget Moving Truck locations. You’ll want to give them a call and see if they offer one.
And by the way, if your cell phone has Bluetooth, you pair the two and have hands-free calling! And that is always a good thing when you’re driving a Budget moving truck across town or country!
The Starving Student Moving Company started way back in 1973 and Starving Student Movers claim to have moved over 900,000 families since that time. I wonder if the Starving Student moving company will offer some sort of a price for the 1,000,000th move? A new car or house given away would give them some great publicity!
Starving Student Movers moves about 55,000 familes a year and can handle both long short distance moves. Just be sure to have enough beer and pizza on hand to fill those starving student movers!
What’s great about Starving Student Moving Company is that they do all of the moving for you. No need to worry about renting a moving truck or moving any of the boxes yourself. You are the boss and can sip back drinking an ice cold beverage while they do all of the work for you.
You are going to have to excuse me for a minute here as this is a little off-topic.
However, if you own a dog and you plan to be moving with your dog and you want him or her to be around for awhile, then I suggest that you take a look at what my wife just purchased.
You see, we have a dog and it’s like another child to us - no kidding. She’s been on more moving trucks than I could count. And she loves sitting in her bed we make her in between the seats in the moving truck.
However, while I was in my office, my wife called me down to read something and before I knew it I had given her my credit card so she could by the information. I must say, I’m impressed and our dog is going to be changing her eating habits - that’s for SURE! To see what I’m talking about, Click Here to see what my wife freaked about out. Hey, I admit, I did too and I’m glad we got the information.
It’s eye opening stuff.
I must warn you - what you are about to read could make you sick and feel horrible about what you’ve been feeding your dog. Don’t say I didn’t warn you! Sorry for the off-topic information… but I just can’t believe it… YUCK!
Budget Moving Trucks offers a great line of moving trucks that’ll allow you to have a nice and smooth move. They offer quite a few different models that should be able to tackle nearly any moving you have whether it’s a move across town or a cross-country move.
Budget Moving Trucks offer:
1. Budget Moving Cargo Van
This moving truck is good for 1-2 room. However, this truck does not have a ramp, so be prepared to load up on some good pain killers before you start moving anything.
2. 10-foot Budget Moving Truck
This truck provides a little extra room, but you will not find a ramp on this truck either. However, it does provide you with 10 feet of clearance compared to 9 with the Budget moving cargo van.
3. 16-foot Budget Moving Truck Now we’re getting into some serious moving truck action here. The 16-foot moving truck can pack in 3-4 rooms, provides you with a ramp, and a whopping 11 feet 6 inches of clearence.
4. 24-foot Budget Moving Truck
This moving truck is nothing short of a gas-guzzling monster. While all of the other moving trucks and moving cargo van have 35-gallon gas tanks, this Budget Moving Truck has a 55-gallon stomach. Oh yeah. I can hear the gas station sucking the cash out of our wallets with this one.
55-gallons? Really? Whew! Just wait to see the cost to fill these babies up when gas hits $4.00 a gallon!
And in case you’re wondering, this truck provides you with 11 feet 6 inches of clearence, so you should have no problem slipping your mega tall flat screen TV inside this moving truck.
In a future post, I’ll talk about the Budget Rental Truck Insurance. Is it worth it? Should you get it? Will your auto policy cover you if you are involved in an accient? We’ll be diving into that topic soon.
Now I would never suggest doing this to a U-haul moving truck, but just in case you wondered if it was possible to do this… well… watch the video below. (click the play button)
Are you wondering if a Hertz moving truck is right for you? Will the moving truck be big enough? Will it be too small? Will it have a 30″ flat screen TV mounted on the rear-view mirror? (Ha ha… OK, we wish.) To help you out, Hertz Moving Trucks offers moving trucks in three different sizes:
Still trying to figure out the size moving truck you need?
Some advise from someone who has goofed big-time before: Always go a little bigger than you need! Ask me how I know that one. There’s nothing like moving in the rain and realizing that you still have several boxes, a couch, and a dresser that needs to be moved and finding out that the moving truck that you rented is too small!
So here’s an easy formula that’ll help you figure out the size of the Hertz moving truck that you need.
Simply measure each item that you are moving to determine how many cubic feet the item is. Once you’ve done that, add up all of the cubic feet and divide that number by the square root of 892 and times that by the age of your dog and then simply minus the total sum of the numbers on the Hertz moving truck license plate.
Ha - only kidding here. But seriosly, when you give them a call, let me know how many rooms you’re moving and they’ll be able to tell you what you need. But be sure to account for items that will take up a lot of space like kids toys, televisions, and boxes that you really shouldn’t stack other boxes on (like glass) but usually do anyway and hope for the best.
With the cost of gas going up and up, the costs associated with renting a moving truck goes up as well. If you are moving cross-country and you’re looking for a cheap cross-country moving truck, yes, you can find deals out there, but be sure to remember your gas costs will be MUCH higher than you expected!
How can you save money on your moving truck?
Many moving companies offer moving truck coupons. I’ve mentioned in previous posts that you can sometimes find them at your local post office in their free moving kit, which also includes coupons for various items like storage, boxes, etc. from local businesses.
You may also be able to find some information online by searching for “budget moving truck coupons”, or “uhaul coupons”, or “Penskee coupons”, etc. Bottom line - moving always costs more than you had exptected. And with the costs of gas, you can be sure to spend more money on your move than you may have thought.
When it comes to moving truck rentals, it really does pay (or shall I say SAVE) to shop around!
