Robin Banks offers:
>> I could probably get one easily when U-Haul flips over its current pickup
>> fleet...
>
>Err, I dunno. I had a friend that was a UHaul manager. I was in the market
>for a box van kind of truck (for a company I worked for), and they've got
>those PU front end with a box on it kind of trucks, so I was shopping. My
>buddy warned me strongly not to buy it, and told me to go to Ryder or
>Hertz/Penske instead.
>
>He said that UHaul has a tendancy to run their trucks into the ground before
>offing them, whereas Ryder/Penske do it at regular intervals.
>
>He himself bought a used Ryder van (which said something to me), so that's
>what I did... bought a Ryder, and the company's still using it. (8 years
>later.)

When we were moving earlier this year, we rented a couple of cargo vans from
Enterprise. They appear to keep those in great shape.

Got the bigger truck from Budget, and it was OK, too. That doesn't say either
of them won't grind 'em up and spit 'em out before selling the older units, but
for PUs and small vans, I was led to understand they got rid of them before
wear got too bad.

Worth checking, maybe.

Charlie Self
"Men stumble over the truth from time to time, but most pick themselves up and
hurry off as if nothing happened." Sir Winston Churchill