Penske

My partner and I rented a 16′ truck with a car carrier for our move to Los Angeles, CA, from Vancouver, WA. We went with Penske for convenience — as we picked it up at our storage unit in WA — and affordability (compared to Uhaul). We then ran into some trouble with getting an apartment in a timely manner and had to add days once in LA. Once we moved in, we returned our truck and car carrier with the help of employee Omar Nicholas, of whom was very helpful and fun-​loving. In summary, we had a positive experience with Penske. When we need to move again, we will know who to contact!

On the Penske website, I noticed they offer ½ day truck rental. I knew I didn’t need a truck for a whole day, so I called the number to find more details.
Jung answered the phone and was very professional and gave me the details of the truck rental. She told me that a 16′ truck would be $ 34.95/day and $ 0.49/mile, but since you rent for a half a day (which is only 4 hours), then you pay $ 17.47 plus the $ 0.49/mile. When I told her how many miles I might drive, then she suggested I do the $ 49.99/day and $ 0.20/mile. Since you rent for ½ day, it’s $ 25.00 plus $ 0.20/mile. This would have worked out cheaper for me than the truck I rented from Budget, but I wasn’t sure if I could return the truck in 4 hours since I was driving in LA and on some freeways. My total would have been around $ 50 with Penske whereas it was $ 84 with Budget. When I did use the truck, I ended up returning it within 4 hours so I could have gone with Penske and saved $ 34. Oh well.
Thanks Jung for helping me out though. Hopefully, one of you Unilocalers, who reads my review might be able to save some money.