Marek Posted January 14 Posted January 14 Are there secrets to renting a truck and trailer one way to bring your new found, non-running, car home? Few companies appear to rent trucks for towing and most want to give you a moving truck. We only need to trailer the non-running car. The moving van is an option as is paying a carrier. But my son is trying to keep down the transport cost as a percentage of acquiring the project (which is not a Seven).
Slonie Posted January 14 Posted January 14 How far of a move are we talking here? Enterprise does say that their 3/4 ton pickups from dedicated truck rental locations are equipped with towing equipment. Too bad it's not 20 years ago, when every GMC Envoy was equipped with the towing package. That got me to a trackday or two relatively cheaply!
Carz01 Posted January 14 Posted January 14 @Marek I believe UHaul rents the trailers for car moves, and they do one way.
Vovchandr Posted January 14 Posted January 14 35 minutes ago, Carz01 said: @Marek I believe UHaul rents the trailers for car moves, and they do one way. Right but he also needs a truck. I've looked into this not too long ago before we secured a tow vehicle as I always had to borrow one. As mentioned Enterprise has truck fleet locations and Home Depot trucks are also an option although I'm not sure if they have to return to same location
toldfield Posted January 14 Posted January 14 I recently went through the same issue with rentals. I had purchased a car trailer a thousand miles away and needed to get it home. Another car guy put me on to UShip. You describe your shipment and desired price range and they put it out to bid. I ended up having the trailer transported to my house for less than I would have paid to drive up and retrieve it in my own truck. I am very happy with the way it worked out. Tom
demoray Posted January 14 Posted January 14 Similar to @toldfield, I did the calculations and found that paying an auto transporter was more cost effective.
mrmustang Posted January 14 Posted January 14 5 hours ago, toldfield said: I recently went through the same issue with rentals. I had purchased a car trailer a thousand miles away and needed to get it home. Another car guy put me on to UShip. You describe your shipment and desired price range and they put it out to bid. I ended up having the trailer transported to my house for less than I would have paid to drive up and retrieve it in my own truck. I am very happy with the way it worked out. Tom I do not recommend Uship, I'm still getting calls, emails, and texts asking if I'm ready to ship a car I have not owned for 14 years. As far as one way rentals, yet, Uhaul will rent you just a trailer if you have a vehicle in which they deem safe to tow it with. Ford Explorers, regardless of year are prohibited, anything weighing less then the trailer and vehicle you plan to town on it are also prohibited. Class III hitch required, along with wiring for their running, turn, and brake lights. Me personally, I'd rent one of the smaller box trucks to tow their trailer, spend a few extra dollars on their insurance for the same, and be done with it. I have towed their trailers one way with two (2000 & 2023) Expeditions, and a Jeep Grand Cherokee (2001) without an issue.
panamericano Posted January 14 Posted January 14 For a Fly & Tow, I don't see using rental truck and rental trailer. Cheaper to hire it out. Of course a bit depends on what the car is and it's value. At least three times I just rented a one way truck and carried the car inside. No good tie down points, so I used lumber nailed to block and brace the car. Load and unload at any near-by shop with a ramp type lift. Think muffler shop. Also used tilt bed tow truck. Easy. Don't think I told the rental folks the cargo. Any how, if you can stand an open carrier, hiring out will be cheaper, unless the flight is required for the deal.
Marek Posted January 15 Author Posted January 15 22 hours ago, mrmustang said: I do not recommend Uship, I'm still getting calls, emails, and texts asking if I'm ready to ship a car I have not owned for 14 years. Ditto on that advice. I shipped a car from the northeast to the midwest last fall and started with a Uship quote. Stopping the spam has been whack-a-mole. For that transport I used Gartho Logisitics and would use them again. I'll report back on what we learn this time. As others have commented, the trailer is the easy part and it is the truck which is the hurdle.
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