Moving Cross Country
April 2nd, 2008 at 08:29am
Under Penske Moving Truck+ Moving Truck Companies+ Moving Cross Country+ U-Haul Moving Truck Rental+ Moving Truck Rental
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!
By admin
July 9th, 2007 at 10:40am
Under Moving Truck Rental Colorado+ Moving Truck Companies+ Moving Cross Country+ Moving Trucks+ Moving Truck Rental
Trying to find a Moving Truck Rental Company in Colorado? So was a buddy of mine. Although he had a problem. He had no internet access, live in the sticks, and his phone book was 5 years old. So who did he call? You guessed it.
I jumped online and started to search for moving truck rental companies in Colorado. He told me that he didn’t want a U-haul truck, but after seeing what came up in my search for moving trucks in Colorado, I knew he wasn’t going to be too happy. Here’s what I sent to him:
U-Haul CO - Moving Centers, Denver
15250 East 40th Avenue, Denver, CO 80239
(303) 371-8941
U-Haul CO - Moving Centers, Denver
2322 South Federal Boulevard, Denver, CO 80219
(303) 922-8186
EZ Move
5350 South Roslyn Street, Englewood, CO 80111
(720) 488-0204
U-Haul Moving & Storage
3005 Arapahoe Avenue, Boulder, CO 80303
(303) 443-4888
Thornton Self Storage
3685 East 121st Avenue, Denver, CO 80020
(303) 255-1920
U-haul Co.
Products: Moving Rental Trucks
16166 Rd 44, La Salle, CO 80645
(970) 284-7884
U-Haul Co
Products: Moving Trucks
19275 Us Highway 285, La Jara, CO 81140
(719) 274-0280
U-haul Co.
Products: Rents Trucks
702 Cedar St, Hudson, CO 80642
(303) 536-4706
U-haul Co.
Products: Moving truck rentals
9491 W 44th Ave, Ste 114, Wheat Ridge, CO 80033
Needless to say, he wasn’t too happy with me! :) So what did he do? Well, he called his uncle and he drove across the country in his pick-up truck. The fit what they could in his truck and left the rest in Colorado. So much for finding moving truck rental companies in Colorado! But, I thought this list may help those of you who aren’t so stuck on who you don’t want to use. 
By admin
July 9th, 2007 at 10:09am
Under Moving Truck Companies+ Moving Cross Country+ Moving Trucks+ Moving Truck Rental
There are many local and national moving truck companies to choose from. And choosing the right moving truck company may help you save not only money, but also many headaches. Ask me how I know that!
During my many moves, I would search on the internet and through the Yellow Pages trying to find a list of moving truck companies in my area. Depending on where you live, you may have to drive a ways to go and pick up your moving truck.
When I lived in the north east, I often had to drive an hour to pick up a truck, compared to having to only drive about 10 minutes when moving to or from Houston. Below is a list of some national moving truck companies that I have either used or have seen in my travels. Keep in mind that if you are moving locally, sometimes you can save money renting a moving truck from a smaller company.
But also keep in mind that you’ll get what you pay for! Cheap moving truck companies are out there… but so are moving trucks with major probolems. You wouldn’t want the truck to break down and have to move your belongings from one truck to the other!
OK… so here is that list I mentioned (in no special order):
1. Penske
2. Budget
3. U haul
4. Ryder
5. Two Men and a Truck
6. Wheaton Moving Company
7. ABF U-Pack Moving
8. Hertz
9. UPS Freight Trailors
10. Local Movers
For my last move, I used someone who owned his own truck and had his son, his son’s girlfriend, and his wife working for him. They traveled the country moving people in their own truck. The way I found them was simply asking people who they knew of as far as moving truck companies.
I did pay a little more for them as they loaded the truck for me and met me down in Texas a week later at our new house. All the while we drove down in a nice and comfortable car and relaxed. Diving a car a few thousand miles is a lot less stressful than driving a huge moving truck towing a car. Ask me how I know that!!!
By admin
July 3rd, 2007 at 11:15am
Under Moving Cross Country+ Self Moving Truck Rental+ One Way Moving Truck Rental+ Moving Trucks+ Moving Truck Rental
Are you moving cross country? What a headache! When I moved cross country, it was during the winter and I was towing my car behind the big Penske moving truck I rented. It was the first week of January and I was moving from Texas to New England.
The drive through most of the states went well besides some white-knuckle driving when I was going through construction and I old had an inch on the left of me by a wall and an inch to the right of me by other cards. (That lasted about 40 miles - I was a wreck!)
But when I got into the mountains of Pennsylvania, that’s when the fun started. The wind was blowing the renal truck all over the highway. My car that I was towing behind me would shift from one side to the next. And then the blinding snow came. Almost out of nowwhere blizzard-like conditions rolled in. I thought about pulling over but feared that the moving truck wouldn’t be able to get traction if I stopped trying to go up hill.
When we reached the top of one mountain, you couldn’t see 5 feet in front of you. I had the flashers on and was going about one mile an hour. Another moving truck (also a Penske moving truck) passed me on the right and scared the heck out of me. I didn’t see him coming.
And within about a minute later, the snow stopped and there was blue sky. The rest of the ride at that point went well, but I’ll never forget the white-knuckle road construction battle or the 10-15 minute blizzard that made moving cross country a little hairy at times.
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