Loading & Towing
Penske wants to keep you and your belongings safe during your move. Use our tips and instructions to find out how to load a moving truck properly and safely tow your car with our towing equipment.
Get To Know Your Truck
- Pick up your rental truck the day or evening before you move.
- Penske professionals will get you familiarized with your vehicle.
- Get comfortable with the truck's switches and gauges.
- Adjust your mirrors. Remember, you won't have a direct rearview mirror.
- If vehicle size is not written on the truck, ask your rental agent. Trucks need greater overhead and side clearance, so be alert for low bridges, tree limbs and canopies.
Know Where You're Heading
- Check directions before leaving. Penske reps can help you get driving directions at pickup.
- Check the weather. At pickup, have your Penske rep check the weather along your route.
Get Loading Help
- When loading and unloading, bend your knees and lift with your legs, not your back.
- Put the heaviest items on the truck first.
Tip: If there are stairs at your destination, unload enough items to allow you to move the heaviest items first, before you get tired.
- Have friends help unload at your destination.
For every day you rent, we're giving you a day on us. So if you reserve for two days, you will be charged for one. We know moving can be stressful. So relax and enjoy the day on us during these uncertain times. Read more
Penske’s Rent for a Day, Get a Second Day Free Special promotional discount applies only to the daily vehicle rental charges. All taxes, fees (including but not limited to vehicle use taxes), and surcharges (including but not limited to the Mileage Fee, Environmental Fee, Vehicle License Fee) are extra. Optional products such as supplemental insurance, Limited Damage Waiver (LDW), hand trucks, furniture pads, and dolly’s are extra. Fuel charges are extra. Promotional discount is valid only in the Contiguous United States. Customer must select the number of days for the rental and then the promotional discount is automatically applied at checkout. The promotional discount is available on household / personal local rentals only. The promotional discount is valid from 12:01AM ET, 10/1/2022 until 11:59PM ET, 11/11/2022; provided that the Customer must pick up the vehicle on a Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday during the promotional period. Limit of one use per Customer. Maximum of five (5) free day’s rental charges per Customer. This offer is subject to vehicle availability at the time of reservation. Promotional discount may be combined with other coupons, offers, or discounts. This promotional discount is not redeemable for cash or cash equivalent. The promotional discount is not transferable and Penske reserves the right to change terms at any time in our sole discretion.