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if you put a car on opend car hauler with cover on it would it flap around and sdratch it. can you rent a closed car hauler one way say from u haul.
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Never haul it with a cover on it on an open carrier...
Those accustomed to the finest...find it in Chevrolet.
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It will ruin it!, Just imagine a flag flying in the wind (20 MPH) smacking you in the face, now imagine a 60 mile and hour wind. Paint has no chance
John
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1960 2 door Impala Hardtop 348/340HP 4spd
1962 2 door Impala Hardtop 409/409 4spd
1962 2 Door Biscayne Sedan 327/250 Auto
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can you rend a closed car hauler one way say from u haul. You can go to their web site or call U-Haul to find out.   
The Mangy Old Mutt
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I have hauled old cars several times using a box truck rented from one of the national vendors. I don't believe that U-Haul has box trailers big enough to haul a car and with the appropriate tiedowns.
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How did you get the car into the box truck?? Just curious as I've never seen car ramps for these.
Rick
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I know of a couple people that have done that and they simply call a tow company with a ramp truck. One rented a Uhaul box truck and trailer and brought back two cars from Arizona.
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How did you get the car into the box truck?? Just curious as I've never seen car ramps for these. Rick, I thought of your adventure when I read about the box truck, same question came to my mind.
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I have loaded cars onto fixed flat top truck by first loading onto tilt tray then transferring onto/into fixed tray. It is much easier if the car is driveable though.
Tony
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I've done it two ways:
The easiest is to take the car to a warehouse, moving company, or such that has loading docks. Drive it into the facility via the ramps and drive it right onto the box truck via a loading dock. Most companies will let you do that with an old (interesting) car.
The other way is as the guys described: Use either a rollback truck or a set of long ramps.
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The easiest is to take the car to a warehouse, moving company, or such that has loading docks. Drive it into the facility via the ramps and drive it right onto the box truck via a loading dock. Most companies will let you do that with an old (interesting) car. That certainly is a creative solution. The rub would be finding a cooperative company at the other end of the trip. I would hazard a guess that most companies and tow outfits would be reluctant to participate in that operation for liability reasons in this "sue crazy" world we live in. Damage to the facility, rental truck, or rollback would be a concern, me thinks. Interesting ideas though.
Rick
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A former customer of mine in the trucking business (United Van Lines)used the roll back method at both ends of his haul which was usually coast to coast. He said it was less expensive than going back to a terminal with a drive on ramp and all the arrangements that needed to be made. When he had the household goods loaded he called a prearranged towing company and usually in less than a half an hour the car was in the trailer. The towing companies were a lot more accessible than a terminal with an open drive up loading dock.
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