Turning radius and other stats on moving trucks?
April 27, 2015 9:22 AM Subscribe
Trying to track down some information for work. The UHaul et cetera sites give very cursory information on the inside dimensions of their trucks, but nothing on overall sizes, wheel base, et cetera. Anyone know where I can track this info down? I'm planning on emailing the various companies but am not super-hopeful on that and looking for alternative sources as well.
I think you'd be better off checking with companies that make cube trucks and/or the truck manufacturers, depending on what information you need. The manufacturers buy American truck chassis with cabs and add the boxes on the back.
I think you'll find that they are all going to be fairly similar for all the rental companies. I would also think there is likely to be some variation within fleets for a specific company (i.e. UHaul will have trucks of different ages, possibly from different manufacturers), so I don't think you can say that all trucks from a particular company will be the same.
Can you clarify if you are looking for specific information about specific sizes of vehicles or more for general information about the class of self-drive moving trucks? Traffic planning resources might be more appropriate for the latter.
posted by ssg at 9:37 AM on April 27, 2015
I think you'll find that they are all going to be fairly similar for all the rental companies. I would also think there is likely to be some variation within fleets for a specific company (i.e. UHaul will have trucks of different ages, possibly from different manufacturers), so I don't think you can say that all trucks from a particular company will be the same.
Can you clarify if you are looking for specific information about specific sizes of vehicles or more for general information about the class of self-drive moving trucks? Traffic planning resources might be more appropriate for the latter.
posted by ssg at 9:37 AM on April 27, 2015
Try calling a human at a local rental place. If that person isn't helpful, all a different place.
You will be able to describe in detail and gain clarifications from a human. I've learned about potential ooopss situations from actually talking to someone - helps avoid pitfalls.
posted by mightshould at 9:38 AM on April 27, 2015
You will be able to describe in detail and gain clarifications from a human. I've learned about potential ooopss situations from actually talking to someone - helps avoid pitfalls.
posted by mightshould at 9:38 AM on April 27, 2015
The canonical source for this kind of information is AutoTurn, a software tool used by civil engineers and traffic engineers. If you engaged a consultant engineer from one of those disciplines, they would be able to provide you with for more detail than you could ever desire.
posted by misterbrandt at 9:43 AM on April 27, 2015
posted by misterbrandt at 9:43 AM on April 27, 2015
+1 for calling the local office. I've found the Penske people are orders of magnitude more helpful and reliable than UHaul. UHaul is pretty much the worst.
posted by jeffamaphone at 9:57 AM on April 27, 2015
posted by jeffamaphone at 9:57 AM on April 27, 2015
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posted by curious nu at 9:34 AM on April 27, 2015