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This post is helpful if you're trying to decide between U-Pack and driving a rental truck. Remember— truck rental rates don't include fuel, taxes, road tolls, insurance, or soft costs (like hotel stays and meals on the road)!

The word "unlimited" makes you feel good, doesn't it? Anytime I see it, I feel like I'm getting a good deal. And who doesn't want a good deal, right? It's a little like the "all you can eat" offer (in a round about way). That may be why people gravitate toward the "moving truck rental with unlimited mileage" advertisement that floats around. When you're moving cross country, finding ways to get the most out of every dollar is a big deal.

So, I understand "unlimited" when it comes to things like texting…but I'm not sure I get the big deal about unlimited truck rental mileage. Considering how much long distance moving costs, it doesn't make sense that you should pay more when you're doing the driving and paying for the gas – isn't mileage part of what you're paying for when you rent the truck? And, I'm not sure about you, but if I'm moving cross country, I'm not interested in additional joy riding around town once I get there, just to add more miles to the odometer. More than likely every mile driven is a mile that needs to be driven, so paying extra would just be plain ridiculous.

My advice? Before you get too excited about moving truck rental unlimited mileage, consider U-Pack – where you always get unlimited mileage PLUS you don't have to pay extra for fuel – it's included in your moving quote…and, there are no additional taxes.  Now, that makes more sense and certainly is a better deal!