Return-Path: Received: from a.gp.cs.cmu.edu by K.GP.CS.CMU.EDU id aa04379; 5 Sep 90 11:58:57 EDT Date: Wed, 5 Sep 1990 11:51-EDT From: Jennifer.Kay@A.GP.CS.CMU.EDU To: bovik@K.GP.CS.CMU.EDU Subject: Info on truck rental Message-Id: <652549895/jennie@A.GP.CS.CMU.EDU> I got a few responses to my bb post asking about renting a truck to move my stuff -- thought you might be interested. From: Marko Chew To: kay@A.GP.CS.CMU.EDU Subject: truck rental Date: Thu, 23 Aug 90 15:30:32 EDT I rented a U-Haul truck one way from Philly to Pgh in 1985. I think it came out to about $300 or so. I would recommend you go with Ryder although it might be more expensive. U-Haul was the cheapest and it showed. No a/c, standard transmission and this stupid governor which prevented me from going faster than 55mph. On the hilly section of the turnpike, the truck literally crawled at 40mph. U-Haul has undergone a changes so the situation might be different now. -Marko ----------------------- Date: Thu, 23 Aug 90 15:24:26 EDT From: Thomas.Sullivan@SPEECH1.CS.CMU.EDU To: jennie@A.GP.CS.CMU.EDU Subject: trucks When I was moving back from Boston 2 years ago (and when I moved out there 2 years before that) I went with Hertz/Penske to rent a truck. They had far and away the best price (some base price + some cents per mile above the free miles they give you + your own gas). One thing to look into is the dropoff point. If you drop the truck off at their station on Negley (a Texaco) it costs a lot more than if you drop it off at say Monroeville, and have someone drive out with you to bring you back when you return it. Ask about this when you rent the truck, because you have to choose a dropoff point when you pick the truck up. They have certain regions of the country that have too many trucks (it cost a lot to take a truck to these areas, since they have to pay to redistribute them) and some that don't have enough (cheap to rent a truck to, since they need to get trucks into those areas). I couldn't tell you if $250 was good or not, just compare it to what other prices you get. I was pretty surprised that Hertz (a big name brand) was cheaper than many of the others. Hope this helps. Happy traveling. --Tom ---------------------- Date: Thu, 23 Aug 1990 18:10-EDT From: Jonathan.Hardwick@A.GP.CS.CMU.EDU To: Jennifer.Kay@A.GP.CS.CMU.EDU Subject: Re: Need Truck Rental Advice I have just (literally; walked into CMU, into my office, sat down and read bags) dropped off a Ryder truck at the Exxon station down Forbes from CMU. For their smallest van (which still schlepped all of my furniture around in one trip) it's something like $39 per day plus insurance plus 39c per mile. I guess the mileage is the expensive bit, and I have no idea of the milage from Philly to Pgh, but they definitely do one-way rentals (this truck had Texas plates...). Phone number of the garage is 687-1777. Hope this helps. Jonathan ----------------- Date: Fri, 24 Aug 90 09:29:55 EDT From: Maria.Ebling.Okasaki@ZIPPY.CAMELOT.CS.CMU.EDU To: jennie@CS.CMU.EDU Subject: Truck Rental Hi Jennie! We rented a U-Haul for $19.95 for the day. It was considered a "local" rental. I'm not sure if that really means "we won't take it more than n miles away" or if that simply means that "we will return the truck to them rather than to a different U-Haul franchise." If your quotes are for one-way rentals, then you are probably going to have to pay much more because of the "drop off fee" which is the "cost" to the franchise to return the truck to where you picked it up. I suspect that if you get quotes for a round trip, it might be lower -- though, your cost for gas would increase. You might also consider hiring some undergrads with a van. They might like the road-trip and some extra money. I know someone who hired some ex-undergrads for three local loads (with lots of manual labor) for $50. Maria ---------------- Date: Fri, 24 Aug 1990 11:39-EDT From: Clark.McDonald@CIVE.RI.CMU.EDU To: Jennifer.Kay@A.GP.CS.CMU.EDU Subject: Re: Need Truck Rental Advice I don't know if $250.00 is resonable or not, but it's what you are going to pay, regardless of company. Before you rent one, though, here's some experienced advice: >long and dreary story about truck full of furniture that breaks down often on NJ and Penna. turnpikes deleted. Stay away from Hertz/Penske!!!! You will be much happier that way, and so will your belongings. the ^&$*&# headlights even quit on their (*&%^@#&^ truck at night! and they charged me the full price anyway. Clark (Mack) McDonald ARPA: mack@frc.ri.cmu.edu Field Robotics Center Carnegie Mellon University (412) 268-6555 Pittsburgh, PA 15213