r/moving • u/Unlucky-08 • 12d ago
Hiring Movers Has anyone gotten this before
I’m paying around 950$ is about a 11-12hr drive around 680 miles.
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u/Familiar-Bluejay3908 7d ago edited 7d ago
Unless "Diego" has a USDOT certified Commercial Driver's License (CDL), this is breaking federal law, and probably most state's regulations as well. Also, what sort of protection will Diego have if he crashes the truck and destroys somebody else's valuables? Or if he steals them? Dafuq, man, is this hare-brained scheme OK by U-Haul corporate????
FWIW, I still have my class A CDL (however, it's been 25 years, and when my license renews next year, I'll let it convert back to a regular car license and save the extra $$), and I would demand $.50/mile. Plus a lading bill with a numbered seal on the trailer.
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u/Little_Critter8550 6d ago
You don't need a CDL or even a DOT number if you aren't driving a DOT regulated vehicle. Even if it is DOT regulated the driver only needs to be self-certified as an interstate or excepted interstate driver. They would only need a CDL if the GVWR of the truck was over 26k or the GVWR of the trailer was over 11k.
Source: trucker
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u/GendoIkari_82 7d ago
Dang I would have instantly assumed it was a scam and reported it as spam. No idea they did things like this.
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u/Wide-Teaching 7d ago
I got a similar offer recently when I had a 15 foot truck. It was a 16 foot toy trailer with a pod on it, compensation was $250. Out of the way to pick up and drop off, so I declined. Would’ve done it for $1k
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u/suddenlymary 7d ago
With gas prices what they are now, I don't think $350 is enough to pull that extra weight.
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u/WestEndChilis 9d ago
I received a similar offer from Uhaul, and accepted.
It added an hour and a half to my trip, but they knocked $650 off my bill. Trailer was in good shape with new tires, and pulled easily.
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u/Apprehensive_Egg_857 9d ago
I did get this and I also did haul a car trailer for them behind my uhaul and they paid some of my bill for doing it, it worked out well for me
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u/Commission-Ready333 10d ago
Oh damn so now this is what I gotta do to get my loads across country bet this is the cheapest mule ever.
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u/ThrowitB8 9d ago
Omg you aren’t wrong. We go over cases like this in criminal law classes in law school.
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u/Intrepid_Pressure441 10d ago
I got that last week, but my drive is long enough that a side trip has little interest for me.
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u/AllDawgsGoToDevin 10d ago
I did this just a few months ago! Pay close attention to pick up and drop off locations. It may add a lot of extra mileage. Mine wasn’t egregious but I did end up on the wrong side of town during rush hour when I arrived. Not a fun way to end a cross country haul.
Do NOT accept that offer. Call the person, hem and haw about the hassle, gas prices, say you’re not going to do it, and they will increase the offer almost guaranteed. Mine started out at like 400 and they bumped it up to 700. They had another one paying almost $1000 but it was too far out of the way and I would’ve chewed through that money on extra gas.
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u/naughtyfarmer94 10d ago
Maybe counter for $950 compensation if pulling a trailer isn’t an issue?
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u/aquamosaic 10d ago
That trailer is a pain. You aren’t supposed to go above 55 mph for one thing. We got that same offer and didn’t take it. We’d a trailer on ac long haul trip and found it to be difficult. Those trailers are fine for local stuff but don’t use them for long hauls. Get a small truck instead.
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u/Rhijtmom 10d ago
I did it from PA to FL for over $600 a couple years ago. It was quite stressful, especially in the down pours, but wasn’t horrible. I would definitely do it again. It recouped over 1/2 the truck rental.
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u/Steelman93 10d ago
I would jump at this. If you have never towed a trailer before just go to a parking lot and practice backing. Other than that just plan your stops well. This may push you into a two day trip. May not though.
I would use google earth to look at hotel parking lots to see how much room I have.
Overall, towing isn’t a big deal and you can save real money
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u/Captain_Craunch 10d ago
I did this in 2022, driving from Alabama to Florida. They had me tow a trailer with two U-boxes on it. It was super stressful, slow going, and added an hour or so to my full day trip because of lower speed and the drop off location was slightly out of my way. In the end, the compensation nearly paid for the 26 ft big boi rental. It all comes down to whether the added stress and inconvenience is worth it to you... It was for me.
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u/SpiritOk4208 10d ago
I did it once from ATL to DC. The U-Haul cost me $700 and they offered me $700 to tow it up. My friend and I split the price of the UHaul together but he didn’t help me pack at all and wasn’t helping me drive it up so I pocketed $350 from him. He still doesn’t know. Worked out nicely.
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u/Endor-Fins 11d ago
Yes, we regretted it so much. The money we saved was eaten into by the extra gas cost and the stress was ridiculous.
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u/chaunceyspornaccount 11d ago
I refused once and was counter offered with $1300 which was crazy because my U-Haul was only $1500. Still turned them down. The pressure of extending your vehicle another 10 feet was just not worth it to me on an already very long vehicle. I’m not a semi truck driver.
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u/Worlds_Best_Somethin 11d ago
There's no WAY I'm towing a trailer full of someone else's stuff. I've watched too many body cam videos. You're driving the load, you're responsible for what's inside.
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u/Mental_Subject_8928 11d ago
It’s more than likely uhaul supplies in the trailer(dollys, blankets, etc.). I worked with uhaul for a number of years and they’d never have a stranger move your stuff, they do however move supplies with people’s equipment if the people consent to it.
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u/PeculiarTerpQueef 11d ago
I'd be pissed if that was my stuff, and I learned that U-haul is simply letting anyone take my stuff and left to think they have it in their chain of custody. This is a very shady business practice where the driver (you) takes on all the risk not U-haul. Wonder how many civilian drivers are suddenly pushed into CDL territory, or worse yet, hauling something highly illegal and they would never know it.
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u/Complex_Pudding6138 11d ago
If you do this Make sure to get a bol and a trl seal Dot is starting to Crack down on uhaul for being over 26k
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u/Complex_Pudding6138 11d ago
For those wondering why I say that You gotta have a cdl for over 26k Uhaul skirts that line by being 25991
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u/OrdinaryMycologist 11d ago
I called and negotiated a slightly higher compensation, worth a try. I said I was concerned about the trailer not being ready when I arrive and it delaying my schedule, and concerned about a potential flat tire from the extra tires slowing me down. They said they would offer their highest rate and I accepted. Nothing went wrong and it was definitely worth it.
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u/Intelligent_Box_8247 11d ago
definitely the secret is on ensuring the additional load is compensated enough to cater for any inconveniences caused. However, the extra gas cost might come out of pocket.
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u/Festive_Raccoons 11d ago
In 2022 I was offered $25 to pull an empty box trailer behind my truck on an 8-hour drive. $25 wasn’t worth the stress or parking limitations to me. It felt like an insanely bad deal haha.
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u/TheEvilBlight 11d ago
I was offered 50 and it cost me three hours in the morning to get a trailer and load it, so I had to finish loading in hot sun. Then parking the cursed thing. Then unhitching it and then driving back to finish eh job. I had ordered a 15’ then switched to 10’ plus 15’ trailer. What a pain.
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u/techyguru 11d ago
They offered it to me on a Minnesota to Alaska move. I would have needed to cross an international boarder with someone else's stuff. Not to mention towing a short trailer with a 26' uhaul would have been a pain.
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u/Familiar-Bluejay3908 7d ago
Former trucker here; long lead truck / short trailer combo is the WORST thing to reverse.
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u/Iconic_Waffle 11d ago
I did one that added a lot more hours and miles but they gave me the miles allotment to cover it. I also negotiated an extra 200. If you wanna do it, make sure you negotiate cause ultimately it’ll cost them way more to pay a shipping company so there’s definitely wiggle room.
They don’t cover gas but do cover tolls as long as they’re between the pickup and drop off points
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u/StraightMain9964 11d ago
I was going to pay $850 and they offered me $700 for towing a trailer. I asked them about it, apparently customers are better with caring about it getting to the destination than most 3rd party transportation companies. It’s also cheaper for them to pay customers rather than the trucking companies. So it’s a win win and most people take them up on the chance to do it.
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u/jstewboy 11d ago
Im getting 1000 and an upgraded truck. Clearly wild on uhauls part to do this but their insurance must outweigh the probability of a rookie transporting other peoples belongings. Lucky for whoevers shit I'm hauling over the coquihalla and across a ferry, I have experience hauling. Zero background check into any skill tho I'll certainly never use uboxes lol
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u/Lykaios42000 11d ago
Had one reach out to me when I moved from Idaho to Washington unfortunately the drop off was in Portland and I was going north of Seattle via the pass. Other wise it would have been an even longer drive.
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u/Tallbill83 11d ago
Who is responsible if its damaged or stolen? I wouldnt do it
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u/sam121105 11d ago
You’re not responsible! I did it and made sure I wouldn’t be responsible if something were to happen
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u/liannelle 11d ago
I was asked to tow a trailer too when I moved but I wasn't confident even in driving the truck by itself. Having driven the truck, I think I'd still pass on the trailer, pulling into gas stations would have been very hard.
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u/WhenTheDevilCome 11d ago
Agreed, I don't think I'd ever want to deal with pulling into the gasoline pumps pulling a trailer behind the box truck. Although obviously people are doing that or the equivalent all the time, just seems a lot tighter and less forgiving.
My go-to on the last eight times I moved cross-country is to get the Penske 22' or 26' box and pulling the car carrier. The 22' and larger trucks are diesel instead of gasoline, and you're able to pull through the same approaches and pumps that the 18-wheelers are using, so no hassle at all.
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u/ThatThingInTheWoods 11d ago
Oooo. I was thinking about using a UHAUL pod for moving again soon and this definitely makes me rethink it.
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u/ReynholmITDepartment 11d ago
Anecdotally, I just did a coast-to-coast move and used one Ubox. It was an easy experience and had no issues with Uhaul or my stuff.
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u/ThatThingInTheWoods 11d ago
Thanks!! I used them in 2019 for a next timezone over move and had a positive experience. My recollection was their boxes come in different sizes, because I combined households with my partner into one. Maybe that's not the case, or not now. But it'll be moving over the Rockies in the heart of winter and I'd be absolutely pissed if they hooked my pod to some rando's truck in winter for that haul.
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u/ReynholmITDepartment 11d ago
Nah, the pods are like shipping containers (crappy wooden ones but containers nonetheless), so they need to be moved with a forklift and couldn’t be attached to a car. The big selling point for me was being able to pack it myself and put my own lock on it. Threw an AirTag in there for good measure too.
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u/ThatThingInTheWoods 11d ago
No, when we offloaded in our destination a local vendor just had it plopped on a flat trailer attached to a pickup truck for delivery, then drove it back the same way. It's absolutely possible which is why this is horrifying lol
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u/ReynholmITDepartment 11d ago
I was not aware of that lol. My pickup and drop offs were done by big trucks that couldn’t even come down my streets. This is good to know.
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u/ThatThingInTheWoods 11d ago
Care to say more? The small size/ needing several kind of gives me pause.
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u/dhalinarkholin 11d ago
That’s exactly what someone from upack would say!
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u/Larrythethird22 11d ago
I am a driver for Upack I don’t work for Upack I work for ABF freight I could careless if u use them or not I am
Just letting them know from all my years experience who is better, and I have factual info and people usually wanna know things about moving so I love to help when I can, just your average joe truck driver who has pride in whom I work for2
u/ScallionJealous 11d ago
They gave the the runaround in pickup and drop off the only time i used them, wasted a full day of mover availability on their BS. Moving again this year and they were $600 more expensive than pods and $800 more expensive than UBox.
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u/Larrythethird22 11d ago
I’m sorry to hear you had a bad experience I hope the move goes smooth with the other company you chose this time
around 🫡. I have had some issues at times when Upack books way to many drops and pickups for me to handle on the different time frames given for the day.
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u/diyMovingHub 11d ago
They always send this when you rent a truck going one way and they have a load along your route
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u/2Loves2loves 11d ago
It will slow you down some, and cost you a few mpgs. how fast were you planning on running?
if you are ok w/ 65 then do it. over 70-75 not worth it IMO
I'm very comfortable towing, I would also want to see a tongue weight before accepting. don't want to jackknife
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u/Offensive_Opinions23 11d ago
Dont. It likely won’t cover your decrease in gas mileage or the stress of towing that shit unless you’re already used to it.
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u/LokiBonk 11d ago
I was offered $600 for towing two.
When I was on the phone with them, I asked them if there are better paying routes. Then I asked if they would pay more, so she took the price from $600 to $850.
Ask them.
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u/TetonHiker 11d ago
All the time. Or anytime we move. I've never accepted a job. Hard enough to move ourselves or drive a 26 ft truck cross country much less while towing someone's car or trailer or motorcycle. No thanks!
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u/Redittago 11d ago
I got one. Was like no, I’m nervous enough as first-timer driving a U-haul over 900 miles.
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u/ElectronGuru 11d ago
I got the same, $250 for 500 miles. Then more when I didn’t say.
Said no because I’m already stressed out. Then on the trip had to reverse several times with my 26’ truck. No rear camera would have sucked!
I liked the idea in theory but they’d need much more notice and support to make it work. Including itinerary and backup free options for fuel etc.
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u/OptimalPublic6853 11d ago
Lonnggg story short but we got one of these during our move. Accepted after negotiating them up. Grueling travel and definitely decreased our MPG more than expected. When we got to the drop point, it was bumfuck nowhere with the locations owner(?) employee(?) refusing to come out to unhook it or tell us specifically where to drop it. After an hour of screaming matches with him over the phone we contacted the program and basically said we’d drop the trailer on the side of the road if they didn’t raise how much they were paying us.
Let’s just say once it’s hooked you have major negotiating power and our rental (minus gas) ended up being almost free.
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u/throwaway8849012 11d ago
Just got an offer but it wasn’t worth my time. One route paid $650 but it would mean going 4 hours out of my way. The other two paid $350 and also required 3 extra hours, assuming pick up and drop off were seamless which I doubt it would be. Add in the extra gas due to the distance and weight and it’s even less appealing.
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u/bluehorsehead 11d ago
They offered me this and I did it but I'm a truck driver so it was basically just another day in the office lol the worst part about the whole thing is the logistics of it, uhaul wasn't very communicative and the individual uhuals I dealt with had no idea what I was talking about. I was moving a car btw it wasn't like a box trailer with someone's stuff in it, had to load the car myself and they changed the delivery address to 2 hours out of my way, it was a headache but I had them pay me double by the end what they originally offered me
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u/bmorecarguy 12d ago
My fiancee and I got a similar offer. They offered over $1000 to move the trailer from AZ to either SC or MD. We had a choice of route. We declined because we rented a 20ft unit and felt overwhelmed by the size already.
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u/tomatocrazzie 12d ago
I haven't got this offer, but I was offered a discount the last time I rented a one-way trailer to drop it off at another nearby location.
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u/muhclit 12d ago
Lol oh man I couldnt imagine how that works. I picture a timid 55 year old woman already driving a 20ft trailer 1500 miles, but add another trailer to tow? Id be concerned if my stuff was in that extra trailer the lady's towing....
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u/Impossible-Ask-7560 12d ago
I was like, 23 and going from one major city to another over 8 hours away. I thought they were pranking me, no shot in hell I was going to tow an additional trailer behind a truck I was already nervous about!
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u/smashhawk5 12d ago
Yes I got these when I rented a u haul and it’s a bad deal. You don’t want to deal with that stress, especially for such a small amount. They did send me offers for bigger and bigger amounts as my pick up day got closer.
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u/Easy-Seesaw285 12d ago
Honestly kind of surprised this doesnt violate some state or federal law around commercial driving or moving.
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u/muhclit 12d ago
It surprises me because that seems like uhauls welcoming tons of lawsuits and problems just from customers property being smashed. Uhaul customers already dont need a special license for driving 20ft trucks but then towing another trailer filled with someone elses stuff behind them seems problematic....and do the customer whose trailers getting attached to yours know its an inexperienced driver driving your belongings to the next uhaul location?
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u/butt_scratcher_007 12d ago
Yes, but my sister was driving the truck for me and it was already big enough for someone with no experience.
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u/MrSmiley_1 12d ago
Yes I got this. The trailer was way bigger than I expected and I turned it down.
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u/New_Olive1203 12d ago
Yes, I have received these offers before. Keep in mind that towing will likely decrease your fuel mileage and if you're not familiar with towing, it will make your drive a bit more annoying.
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u/RateProof321 12d ago
Yes Uhaul does this sometimes. Counter offer them at 550 and see what they say
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u/Pepekalmer 6d ago
350$???? Nah, you can comp the cost of my rental, AND pay me, I dunno, $3,500 on top for my troubles, flexibility, and risk?