It’s Flashback Friday! Each week, U-Pack revisits a blog topic that’s been helpful to our readers in the past. Today’s flashback is: Budget Truck Rental Gas Mileage. This post will come in handy if you’re trying to decide whether it’s more economical to drive a Budget rental truck, or go another route. Of course, we recommend going U-Pack! Happy Friday!

According to Budget truck rental’s website, this is the gas mileage you can expect their trucks to get:

• 10’ Budget Truck – 6-10 mpg with a 35 gallon tank
• 16’ Budget Truck – 6-10 mpg with a 35 gallon tank
• 24’ Budget Truck – 8-10 mpg with a 55 gallon tank (uses Diesel fuel)

Now, to figure out how much that gas mileage actually impacts your moving budget, U-Pack’s Rental Truck Fuel Calculator is a helpful tool. Just enter the city and state you’re moving from and to and click “calculate” for an instant view of what you can expect to pay. Calculations are based on current national fuel prices.

How to move WITHOUT paying extra for fuel

ABF U-Pack Moving is a great solution for moving cross country without the additional cost of fuel. ABF delivers a moving trailer or moving container right to your door. You load it, and ABF delivers it to your new home. Customers love that fuel, taxes AND the driver are included in the price. If you compare your truck rental quote + fuel to your U-Pack quote, you’ll likely see that your U-Pack price is lower! I’m a big fan of paying less, especially when it’s easier too!

For example:

Based on the current national average, fuel for a 1,200 mile move in a Budget rental truck will likely be around $550-$600; fuel for a 2,700 mile move (NY to CA) will likely be around $1,350-$1,400. 

Now, let’s look at those same moves, driving your own vehicle. If it gets at least 26 mpg on the highway (and many vehicles these days get better than that) your 1,200 mile move will cost about $150-$200 for fuel and your 2,700 mile move will cost around $350-$400. Wow! That’s a $1,000 difference on a cross-country move!

So instead of paying to fuel a rental truck, Go U-Pack! We drive. You save.  

If you have questions about moving with U-Pack, we’ll gladly help! And getting a free, no-obligation moving quote is easy. Just call or click – 800-413-4799.