A truck advertised at nineteen dollars a day is a real price for the truck and nothing else. Add per-mile charges, fuel, equipment and a Saturday of your own labour, and the gap between DIY and hiring a crew narrows fast.
The daily rate is the start of the bill, not the end. Rental prices change by location and date, so price yours directly - but budget for all of this.
In-town rentals bill by the mile on top of the daily rate. A cross-Tempe move plus the return trip adds up faster than people expect.
Moving trucks get roughly eight to twelve miles per gallon and you return it full. That is a real cost the daily rate never mentions.
Furniture pads, an appliance dolly and damage protection are each priced separately. Skipping them is how furniture gets ruined.
These are the ones people actually regret, and they appear on no quote anywhere.
Two people moving a one-bedroom usually spend six to eight hours on it. A practised crew does the same work in two to three.
Stairs, doorframes and a heavy dresser are how people hurt their backs and lose a deposit. We carry coverage - you don't when you self-move.
Recruiting friends costs pizza, gas money and social capital, and any one of them can cancel the morning of.
Sometimes, but far less often than the advertised daily rate suggests. Once you add per-mile charges, the fuel to return it full, pads and a dolly, and six to eight hours of your own weekend, a flat-rate crew is frequently competitive on a local move.
In-town rentals combine a daily rate with a per-mile charge, and rates vary by truck size, location and date. Price it directly with the rental company, then add fuel at roughly eight to twelve miles per gallon plus equipment and damage coverage.
Two people without moving experience typically spend six to eight hours on a one-bedroom, including loading, driving and unloading. A practised crew generally completes the same move in two to three hours.
It is on you. Rental damage protection covers the truck, not your furniture or the walls and doorframes of either property, and a scratched floor can cost more than the entire rental.
Get a flat quote from us in about two minutes - truck, fuel and crew included - then compare it against your real DIY total rather than the advertised one.