A Dilly Van truck rental is great for transporting vendor goods for public events, like craft fairs. We love working with small businesses, especially craft fair vendors. It is exciting and encouraging to see so many vendors back in action after the two year hiatus due to covid. Customers are also excited for the return of these public events!

Ray’s Truck Rental

Ray lives on a neighboring island but recently flew down to O’ahu for a craft fair at the Blaisdell. She contacted several truck rental businesses and concluded that we have the best rental rates in town. Before leaving for O’ahu, she reserved a truck with us over the phone. We were happy to provide that for her! Upon picking up her truck, she checked if we had any available storage units. Luckily, we did. Ray decided to store her unsold items in a storage unit with us. This was a convenient option for her rather than transporting her items via plane back home. She’ll be back for the next craft fair in February! We love it when we can provide several services to a single customer. It makes their lives easier and makes our Dilly ohana happy! Vendors who are frequently traveling can benefit from a local storage unit to store their items and goods. Storage units are secure and more cost efficient than paying for extra airplane cargo. We offer storage units in several sizes to fit your business needs.    

We also offer other services on property, such as storage units and print services.

A truck rental from our Dilly Van Rentals can be especially useful for new furniture owners! If you’re looking for an easy way to drive furniture home from a place like Costco, stop by our Dilly Van Rentals and that can easily be done. We are a very short drive from Costco, which is convenient for big furniture purchases that need a larger van to transport these items. Our vans can be rented out without a prior reservation. Although we recommend reservations during busy seasons, such as the summer months, we can still easily lend you a van without an advance reservation. We have several van sizes to accommodate your needs, depending on how many furniture pieces you’re taking home! Each truck rental is rented at a flat rate plus a small charge for each mile driven. Our vans do not have to be rented out for an entire day or overnight, they can be returned in the afternoon before closing. 

Truck Rental for Large Items

We noticed an influx of these furniture customers from stores like Lowe’s, Home Depot and Costco nearby. There must be big sales at these places to explain the high demand for truck rentals!  

We also offer other services on property, such as storage units and print shop services.

A truck rental is versatile. They can serve several purposes other than just moving large items. We have some customers who utilize them as a temporary storage unit instead. Vans can be rented out for a few days so if you are only interested in temporary storage for a few days, this may be an option for you. 

Truck Rental vs. Storage Unit

Anna and her husband were making their move off the island to the mainland. They were here in the islands for many years but the rise in cost of living and pandemic unemployment conditions were not working well for them. She had a truck rental with us to load her items and take them to the port for shipping. Unfortunately, shipping was delayed and she needed to store her items for a few days until they were ready. Although we had a storage unit available, we do not prorate units for a few days and Anna would have to pay for the full month. 

We offered her an alternative which was to rent her another van and load her items in there. She could keep the van in our parking lot behind the gate until shipping was ready to go. This was a much cheaper and effective option for her. We were happy to provide this option to Anna because we know moving can be stressful! 

We also offer other services on property. We have printing services and storage units available!

We want our truck rental customers to be fully informed and educated on the insurance requirements for our vans. It’s important to understand the extent to which your auto insurance will cover damages on a rental vehicle. 

Truck Rental Collision Damage Waiver Policy

To initially begin the truck rental process, we require a valid driver’s license, credit/debit card and a copy of your valid auto insurance card. This is to be provided up front prior to taking the vehicle out. If something were to happen to the vehicle that caused damage or loss, the customer is responsible for the first $2500 of the repair costs. The driver’s auto insurance is the primary source of insurance. However, if the customer purchased our optional Collision Damage Waiver (CDW) for $15.00 a day, they would only be responsible for paying the $1000 deductible. If the customer declines the CDW, that means they are completely reliant on their own insurance to cover the first $2500 cost of damage and loss. However, not all auto insurance policies will cover the cost of damage to a rental vehicle. Some companies will not cover the cost of damages at all and the customer will have to pay the $2500 out of pocket. For example, if a customer only has liability coverage, the insurance company typically will not cover the cost of the damages. We recommend our customers to look into their auto insurance policies to see if they have coverage for rental vehicles. 

If you are interested in some of our other services on property, check out our Dillingham Self Storage and Dilly Print Shop!

Big events can benefit from the help of a truck rental. It’s cheaper, faster and easier to transport items on a large vehicle. Santa’s helpers will make less trips, using less people and less gas. It’s an efficient strategy to pack it into one large van instead of multiple small cars.

March of Dimes Truck Rental

March of Dimes celebrated their 80th anniversary in November 2018 and needed a van for the weekend of the gala. A representative from the non profit, Carmella, called us to make reservations for a van. She had used our van rental services before and told us she was always happy with the product, so she came back to us this second time around.  

Mahalo!

It makes us so happy when our vehicles are used for big events for a great cause, like for March of Dimes. The nonprofit organization works to improve the health of mothers and babies so to prevent infant mortality and birth defects.