U-Haul Truck Rental Quotes & Availability

Get live U-Haul truck and cargo van rental quotes for any route and date — in-town or one-way — with per-vehicle rates, fees, included days and miles, extra-mile and extra-day rates, availability and truck specs.

This Apify Actor uses U-Haul's own search flow (HTTP only, no browser) and reads the server-rendered DataJson quote payload from uhaul.com — the same data U-Haul uses to render its quote page. That makes it far faster than browser-based scrapers. A US proxy is required because U-Haul blocks many datacenter and non-US IPs; Apify Proxy with apifyProxyCountry: "US" is the default.

Compare & Track Moving Costs

• Moving cost comparison — quote the same route across every truck size to pick the cheapest option.
• One-way move budgeting — get the flat trip rate, included days and miles, and the cost of going over.
• In-town rental pricing — pull the daily base rate plus the per-mile charge for local moves.
• Route price monitoring — schedule runs and compare rows over time to catch rate drops before booking or track a market.
• Fleet and availability research — see every vehicle U-Haul lists for a route, including ones marked "not available".

How It Works

The Actor builds in-town or one-way routes from ZIP codes, cities or a U-Haul search URL, then calls the rates endpoint through a required US proxy. It reads the server-rendered DataJson payload and processes routes in parallel.

Each row covers one vehicle per route with base rate, fees, total including fees, included days and miles, extra-day and extra-mile rates, availability, discounts and specs. A summary record is saved to the key-value store.

1. The route is built from pickupLocation, optional dropoffLocation and pickupDate, or read from a searchUrl query string.
2. The Actor calls U-Haul's rates endpoint (/Reservations/RatesTrucks/) using a US proxy.
3. It reads the server-rendered DataJson payload containing the quoted vehicles.
4. Each vehicle becomes one dataset row with rate, fees, included days/miles, extra rates, availability and specs.
5. A SUMMARY record with route and quote counts is saved to the default key-value store.

Routes are processed in parallel, so a batch finishes in roughly the time of its slowest few routes rather than the sum of all routes.

Input Parameters

Field	Type	Required	Default	Notes
searchUrl	string	No	—	A uhaul.com URL containing the route in its query string. Used when pickupLocation is empty.
pickupLocation	string	No	—	ZIP code, city/state, or address.
dropoffLocation	string	No	—	Empty = in-town rental. Set for one-way.
pickupDate	string	No	—	MM/DD/YYYY or YYYY-MM-DD. Defaults to 7 days from today.
routes	array	No	—	Additional routes, one per entry: pickup|dropoff|date, or a full uhaul.com search URL. Dropoff and date are optional.
includeUnavailable	boolean	No	true	Include vehicles U-Haul marks unavailable.
maxItems	integer	No	100	Maximum quote rows to save.
proxyConfiguration	object	No	Apify Proxy, US	Apify Proxy config (useApifyProxy, apifyProxyCountry: "US").

If pickupLocation is empty, the Actor uses searchUrl. When both are filled, pickupLocation / dropoffLocation / pickupDate take precedence. U-Haul typically accepts pickup dates up to about 11 months ahead.

Output Fields

One dataset item per vehicle per route:

tripType (in_town or one_way), pickupLocation, dropoffLocation, pickupDate, pickupDateUS, originCity, originState, originMco, destinationCity, destinationState, destinationMco, vehicleCode, vehicleName, vehicleDescription, capacity, isAvailable, availabilityText, rate, rateType, rateIncludingFees, feesTotal, fees, mileageRate, weekendMileageRate, extraDayRate, extraMileRate, includedDays, includedMiles, allowedDays, allowedMiles, expectedArrivalDate, hasDiscount, discountDescription, rateBeforeDiscount, savings, bestRate, specs, specsRaw, sourceUrl, sourceTitle, fetchedAt.

Note: rate is the base vehicle rate — a daily rate plus per-mile charges for in-town rentals, or the trip total for one-way rentals. rateIncludingFees adds listed mandatory fees but not taxes.

Example Input

In-town rental:

{
  "pickupLocation": "78701",
  "pickupDate": "2026-11-10"
}

One-way move:

{
  "pickupLocation": "78701",
  "dropoffLocation": "75201",
  "pickupDate": "2026-11-10"
}

Batch of routes:

{
  "pickupLocation": "78701",
  "pickupDate": "2026-11-10",
  "routes": [
    "78701|75201|2026-11-10",
    "78701|77001|2026-11-10",
    "10001||2026-11-10"
  ]
}

Example Output

{
  "tripType": "one_way",
  "pickupLocation": "78701",
  "dropoffLocation": "75201",
  "pickupDate": "2026-11-10",
  "pickupDateUS": "11/10/2026",
  "originCity": "Austin",
  "originState": "TX",
  "originMco": "737",
  "destinationCity": "Dallas",
  "destinationState": "TX",
  "destinationMco": "733",
  "vehicleCode": "TM",
  "vehicleName": "10' Truck",
  "capacity": "Studio to 1 Bedroom Apt.",
  "isAvailable": true,
  "rate": 468,
  "rateIncludingFees": 473,
  "extraDayRate": 40,
  "extraMileRate": 1,
  "allowedDays": 3,
  "allowedMiles": 450,
  "hasDiscount": true,
  "rateBeforeDiscount": 520,
  "discountDescription": "10% Instant Online Savings",
  "expectedArrivalDate": "2026-11-13",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.uhaul.com/Reservations/RatesTrucks/",
  "fetchedAt": "2026-10-20T12:00:00.000Z"
}

The dataset ships with three views — Overview, Pricing details and Vehicle specs — and a SUMMARY key-value record with route/quote counts. Dataset views are also available through the API, e.g. .../items?view=pricing.

Automate Moving-Cost Monitoring With Schedules & Webhooks

• Schedule daily or weekly runs for the routes and dates you care about, keep the dataset, and compare rows over time.
• Send results to Google Sheets, Zapier, Make or your own webhook to build a pricing dashboard or trigger alerts on rate drops.
• Read the dataset via the Apify REST API to power a moving-cost calculator or market tool.
• Quotes are never cached or smoothed, so every scheduled run reflects the live price at that moment.

Related Actors

• U-Haul Truck Rental Quotes (alternative) — an alternative U-Haul quote actor covering the same routes.
• Cars.com Scraper — US vehicle listings to complement moving and transport research.
• Autotrader Scraper — car and truck listings with prices and specs.
• Boat Trader Scraper — marine listings for transport and relocation research.
• Google Flights Scraper — compare travel costs alongside a move.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why use this Actor instead of the official U-Haul API?

U-Haul does not publish a public developer API or portal — there is no documented REST or GraphQL API for third-party developers. This Actor reads the same DataJson payload U-Haul embeds in its rates page, so you get the site's own quote numbers programmatically.

What are alternatives to scraping U-Haul?

Alternatives include manually checking the uhaul.com quote page, or calling an unofficial maintained API wrapper. This Actor runs U-Haul's own search flow over plain HTTP, batches many routes in one run, and returns structured rows plus a summary.

Can I get both one-way and in-town prices?

Yes. Leave dropoffLocation empty for an in-town rental (daily base rate plus mileageRate per mile), or set it for a one-way move (flat trip total with allowedDays / allowedMiles included).

How current are the prices?

Prices are live and move during the day — U-Haul prices by demand and local inventory. Every row carries fetchedAt, and a stale price would be a wrong price, so quotes are never cached. Treat quotes as valid for that moment only.

Do I need a proxy?

Yes, a US proxy is required — U-Haul blocks many datacenter and non-US IPs. Apify Proxy with apifyProxyCountry: "US" is the default.

Are these reservations?

No. Quotes are not reservations, and availability and prices can change. U-Haul typically accepts pickup dates up to about 11 months ahead.

For AI Agents & LLM Apps

Purpose: return live U-Haul truck and van quotes for one or many routes, one row per vehicle.

Minimal working input:

{ "pickupLocation": "78701", "dropoffLocation": "75201", "pickupDate": "2026-11-10" }

In-town variant (omit dropoff):

{ "pickupLocation": "78701", "pickupDate": "2026-11-10" }

Output fields: tripType, pickupLocation, dropoffLocation, pickupDate, originCity, originState, destinationCity, destinationState, vehicleCode, vehicleName, capacity, isAvailable, rate, rateIncludingFees, mileageRate, extraDayRate, extraMileRate, allowedDays, allowedMiles, expectedArrivalDate, hasDiscount, rateBeforeDiscount, savings, fetchedAt.

Behaviors an agent should know:

• pickupLocation / dropoffLocation / pickupDate take precedence over searchUrl when both are set; searchUrl is used only when pickupLocation is empty.
• pickupDate defaults to 7 days from today if unset; maxItems defaults to 100.
• includeUnavailable defaults to true, so rows with isAvailable: false and null prices are included unless disabled.
• Entries in routes are additional to the main route; duplicates are removed and routes are processed in parallel.
• A route with every vehicle unavailable still returns rows; the run fails only when no route could be quoted.
• Requires a US proxy (default Apify Proxy, US).
• Billing: pay-per-event — each result row is $0.01, plus a symbolic $0.00005 Actor-start event.

Legal & Compliance Disclaimer

This is an independent Actor and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by U-Haul. It accesses only U-Haul's publicly available rates page and the DataJson payload it embeds — no login, account or reservation is required, and no access controls are used. Quotes are informational and are not reservations; availability and prices can change at any time. Users are responsible for complying with U-Haul's Terms of Service, robots directives and any other applicable law when using the data.

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