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I have always used this service as they are the most cost effective way of moving your goods bar none. Do not hesitate in using this service along with Hire a Helper as you will not believe how easy and cost effective moving a home is.

Once I called Penske and reserved a truck, I was put in contact with a national broker who provided me with movers on both ends. Fabulous communication between everyone involved and the movers were very experienced, wrapped and secured all furniture and not one item was damaged upon destination. Highly recommend for your next move.

PODS is definitely the way to go. For our move, it was about 1/3 to 1/2 what it would have cost with the traditional moving companies. It was very easy to book, make changes, and the customer service was good.

We are half way there as our containesare in transit. So far, everythign has been smooth and as they described. The local PackRat delivery / pick up people are wonderful and work with you to make the delivery and pick up as stress free as possible. We had weather on the day of delivery of a container (a Friday) and they delivered on Saturday which didn't affect out schedule with Oregon Trail Moving.

Penske Truck Rental is the best in the business. The team took great care of me and provided an excellent truck in great conditions. The check in process was smooth, the return process was extremely easy and the people at the location are truly a differentiator.

This was extremely convenient in terms of the calendar days and timing. It was inconvenient in that I had to hire secondary movers and rent trucks on both ends of the move to get my stuff to/from their distribution centers, as I was moving from/to urban areas that didn't allow the pods to be dropped at my door, I suppose. In the end, this additional cost(s) made it such that I should have just hired normal movers, but this does take extra time that I didn't have. Had they dropped the cube at my door(s), this would have been 10/10. Also, my stuff got very, very damaged inside the cube - but I'm attributing this to the (very) poor packing job of the movers on the origin end of my move. They left furniture unwrapped, etc. I've never had so much stuff damaged - so pack your stuff well, because these cubes must get really bumped around.

The company was referred by a friend, and I am recommending Pack Rat as the best and low cost to ship your furniture. We did it to another state and it was still cheaper than the other companies.

Top notch!! Top Rated!! And it is obvious who both the above are true. They are an absolutely professional, comprehensive, and trusted organization. They were there to 'hold my hand' whenever it was needed. Just above and beyond!!

Every Upack person I talked to was very helpful, responsive, knowledgeable and friendly. 4 stars because their 2-day guaranteed delivery wasn't met, and because it was a Friday the items were then 3 days late. However they reimbursed me $750 for the fee to reschedule our laborers at the destination location and for additional expenses and hardship for not having our items for an extra 3 days. The other reason for 4 stars was that even though I called as directed, the destination location was not ready for us to unload on time and we had to wait an extra hour, with the laborers to help us unload being on the clock during that time. One nice feature is being able to have some tracking information for your trailer, as you can look on their site or call to have them tell you where and when the trailer last checked in.

Reserving my 26-ft truck was easy. Pickup was very easy as employees were very pleasant and helpful. I even purchased some extra items there like a flat screen TV moving box and some extra bubble wrap. Truck was in good shape and seemed fairly new (maybe 44K miles or so on it). It drove easy once I got used to it and had USB charging ports which were critical for maps and directions from my cell phone. Return was fairly quick and easy and they even refunded me for a couple boxes of unused/unopened bubble wrap. I initially reserved a truck with Budget but when I called to confirm that it would be ready at the agreed upon pickup time, they told me they would not have the truck until almost 3-hrs later that I reserved. I then cancelled with Budget and went with Uhaul. So glad I did. Uhaul delivered what they promised.

The move isn't over yet, but when I called, I generally got someone very respectful and helpful. We had bad weather on the day my cubes were to be delivered, so they called me to say they'd be late. I said they could deliver them the next day by a certain time. They were a LITTLE BIT late, but it all worked out. Jim, the driver who brought them, was full of good information for me and did a TOP NOTCH JOB using that fork lift and perfectly aligning the two cubes in my driveway.

Good except that the truck I requested was not in the system to be picked up at the location I was given. After speaking to U-Haul customer service, they were able to put me in another truck.

Unfortunately all of the 16' and similar size trucks had been rented from the rental companies before we could schedule. We snagged one of the few 12' trucks left and made some compromises. It worked fine and had no problems except limited cab room meant reclining the seats was far too limited and just wish they would ditch the low rear step and install an 8' ramp.

The Budget staff were GREAT. They are kind, professional, and accommodating. After hours dropoff is available and simple. The inside of the truck was clean and stench-free. The pricing was great. I would book with Budget again.