Truck Rental Accessories
What Kinds Of Accessories Are Available From Rental Truck Companies?
When moving with the help of a rental truck, you are likely to find that you need certain tools and accessories in order to make the move efficient and successful. Just what kinds of accessories are available from the more successful cargo van rental companies? And what will you need?’
Good tools are essential to the accomplishment of any job, and moving your household yourself in a rental truck is no exception. Fortunately, most cargo van rental places have a variety of tools available that you can rent or buy to make the move easier. These tools include, but are not limited to, dollies, tarps, straps, and tie downs. In addition, it makes sense to have your own general set of tools available.
So why do you need tools when moving? Because many articles of furniture need to be taken apart or otherwise altered in order to be moved easily. A simple tool set with screwdrivers, vise grips, and pliers can help you take cabinets off walls and take casters off chairs so they can get through narrow doorways. In fact, you might have to remove the door itself in order to get certain large furniture items out to the rental truck.
When you get the large items to the truck, straps are invaluable for attaching the item to the inside wall of the rental truck so that it won’t get shifted around in transport. Heavy duty strapping with ratchets attached for tightening the straps can make a big difference in how well your belongings handle the trip. A good ratchet tie down is available from U-Haul for $7.95. They also sell a variety of elastic straps (AKA bungee cords) that have hooks on each end for tying things down in the rental truck.
A cargo van rental company generally has a variety of trailer hitch options for sale, too, since pulling trailers or towing your car are often needed when using a rental truck for moving cross country. Trailer hitches are not cheap, but can make your move much safer and more efficient.
A rental truck company might also rent or sell bicycle racks for your car and other similar items for toting things that are hard to haul otherwise. And for loading large, heavy things into the rental truck in the first place, most provide dollies that you can rent along with the rental truck. Here’s a valuable moving tool you might not have considered – a set of two way radios. Walkie talkies can help you keep in communication with friends and family members who are helping you load the rental truck. Two way radios are available from U-Haul along with many other moving aids.
Rental truck companies offer many valuable aids for making your move, but be warned that these things don’t come cheap. The tools listed here are really just the tip of the iceberg. Truck rental companies also provide work gloves and things as simple as rolls of twine for tying things.
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