Anyone who has ever driven a compact car or mid-sized sedan knows that sometimes the best vehicle to use for certain tasks is a pickup truck. Unlike smaller vehicles, pickup trucks are durable and have a lot of extra space from a wide and long bed designed specifically for the transport of large and bulky items. Yet, the purchase and lease prices for just one of these on-the-road behemoths isn’t cheap. Additionally, unless a driver needs extra space year-round, a pickup truck isn’t a great example of a fuel-efficient or cost-effective permanent vehicle.
On the other hand, a rental pickup truck provides a driver with the right tool when they need it at an affordable price. Consider these top reasons for renting a pickup truck for completing certain tasks:
Easy-Peasy Large Item Transport
If you’ve transported a large piece of furniture or an appliance to or from a location in the past, you know that anything less than a pickup truck or van simply can’t handle the job well. Other than offering the ability to tie down objects on top of a roof or stick long items from a passenger seat out through the trunk, smaller vehicles simply don’t have the space or shape necessary to handle transport of items that are big or bulky like a bedroom mattress or furniture set. Washing machines, dryers, couches, recliners, dining room tables, etc. There are numerous household items that need the size of a pickup to be moved properly. If you need to pick up or drop off furniture for a move, home renovation or sale, a pickup truck can usually handle the transport of multiple large items in one trip.
Faster, Low-Hassle Small Moves
For people who don’t have enough personal property to fill a box truck or large van, a rental pickup truck is the perfect choice. A new small home owner, renter or even a college student can quickly move their precious belongings safely a rental pickup and their own vehicle. A pickup truck helps people who make small moves cut costs. They can save on paying for a box truck or van rental that they don’t actually need since it offers too much space. Those who have even less property, such as college students who live in a dorm room, save the money it would take to pay for gas and tolls to complete multiple trips in a compact or sedan. Those movers who have less property also don’t have to deal with the hassle of begging family or friends who own larger vehicles for help.
Simple Bulk Item Hauling
Small vehicles aren’t convenient when a driver needs to haul unwieldy, bulk items like trash to the dump; branches, stumps and mulch to landscaping jobs; or firewood to a winter fuel woodpile. Since the bed of a pickup truck has high sides and tarp tie-down holes, it’s easier to fill the entire bed with everything you need to haul at once, cover it with a tarp and drive. You don’t have to worry about making multiple trips or items exiting the bed and becoming a road hazard. Trucks also have higher ground clearance, which means that they can get into hard to reach places where the terrain normally damages smaller vehicles that are designed lower to the ground.
Towing Without a Tow Truck
The cost of towing has skyrocketed in recent years. With a rental pickup truck and a car dolly or trailer, anyone can tow a variety of items that would normally cost an arm and a leg to transport via a tow truck. For example, you can tow a smaller vehicle like a compact, motorcycle, four wheeler or golf cart; various types of watercraft; or large or bulky equipment like tree-cutting and landscaping tools. A rental pickup truck can even make pulling a small vacation camper or livestock trailer a snap.
Roomy Interior for Plenty
A pickup truck rental allows you to not use a separate vehicle to transport friends who have agreed to help you move. Most rental pickups can seat a maximum of four or five people. You can quickly drive to where you need to go without attempting to coordinate with others to have them follow you. You also don’t need to worry about miscommunication or delays that might arise from using more than one vehicle.
