December 20, 2006
Truth in advertising
I had to bring some furniture up from Seattle while closing out my Mom and Dad's house. Rented a U-Haul 14-foot box truck.
I then had to bring some lumber out to our farm to build the Llama shelter and ran into something interesting…
Here are four photos:
Here is one of the pieces of lumber in the truck.
Here is one of the pieces of lumber in the truck sticking out over the rear of the vehicle. Please note that this is a 12 feet long board and remember that this is a 14-foot truck.
Ahhh — the truck has a “Grannie's Attic — could they be measuring the cargo size from here?
Yep.
Not exactly a deception but still, if I was renting a truck to carry a specific piece of equipment or supplies and if I got there and found that I was unable to load, I would be very very pissed. I do not see on any of U-Haul's web pages (just checked) the statement that the length was measured at the longest part of the van or that the actual available floor length might be smaller.
A minor nit but one worth remembering if you have to rent a truck…
Posted by DaveH at December 20, 2006 09:34 PM | TrackBack