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In order to get the best deal, I would suggest following all the steps below. But it is not necessary, and following even a few of them can help you save money.

The basis for these money saving tips is bargaining. What you will do is get a moving truck rental quote from one company, and take it to another and see if they will beat it. I will outline exactly how I was able to save over $300 on a 26 ft truck rental below.

Begin by getting a quote from a moving truck rental company. Some of the most common companies are Budget, Penske and U-Haul.

To get a really good first quote, try taking this extra step:

If you go to USPS.com/umove, you can enter a change of address request (which you probably need to do anyway right?). It only costs $1 to change your address with the US Postal Service and it is fast and easy.

When you complete the change of address, you will be given an option to view a number of ads relating to moving. One of these ads is a 20-25% off coupon for Budget Truck Rentals.

So take your coupon and get a quote from Budget for whichever size or type of truck you are looking for.

Also negotiate any other items you might need, like a trailer to tow a car behind the truck.

After getting a quote from Budget, with the 20-25% discount, call or visit another truck rental company (such as Penske or U-Haul) and get them to beat your first quote.

While they may not always give you a better price, they will certainly try to as long as they can still make a profit.

Once you have a second quote, hopefully much cheaper than the first, try going to another moving truck rental store and see if they can beat your second quote.

Again, if they can still make a profit, they will try as hard as they can to beat all other offers.

And so with this method of bargaining and having the companies compete with each other, you are able to save literally hundreds of dollars.

If you have a moving truck company that you prefer, always try to go to them last and see if they will beat your previous offers, or at least match it.

In my experience, I got a quote from Budget, then Penske, and finally U-Haul. Each company offered a better price than the one before, and saved me over $300.