
Auto Transport
The most secure way to tow your vehicle.
U-Haul is the only national company that rents towing equipment
without a truck rental.
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Capacity
Max load: 4,000 lbs.
Gross vehicle weight: 6,000 lbs. max
Empty weight: 2,000 lbs.
Features
Easy-access loading ramp
Tilt-out fender allows vehicle door access
Ratchet-operated tire straps
Vehicle security chains
Automatic hydraulic surge brake
Advisements
Your towing vehicle:
Must be equipped with a hard top if it is an SUV.
U-Haul does not allow any type of sport-utility vehicle
not equipped with a hard top to tow U-Haul equipment.
Must weigh at least 3,500 lbs. (curb weight), and must equal or
exceed 80% of the combined weight of the trailer (2,000 lbs.)
and the vehicle being towed (up to 4,000 lbs.).
Must have Class 3 tow hitch (5,000 lbs. minimum weight-carrying
rating)
Must have 1-7/8", 2" or 2-1/8" hitch ball (5,000
lbs. minimum)
Must not exceed maximum allowable hitch ball height 25"
Must have external mirrors on both sides
Must have fully operational lighting
Auto transport lighting must be operational at all times, day
and night, loaded or unloaded
Maximum recommended speed is 45 MPH
The vehicle being towed:
Must not weigh in excess of 4,000 lbs.
Must have a maximum outside-to-outside tire width of 79.25"
Note: outside tire width over 75" must use late-model U-Haul
Auto Transport
(identifiable by silver galvanized color).
Must have a maximum wheelbase (distance from front axle to rear
axle,
usually posted on the driver's side door jamb) of 133 inches.
Low-hanging equipment on the vehicle being towed
such as spoilers, air dams, ground effects, etc.,
may be damaged by contact with the Auto Transport
during loading and unloading.
Make sure there is enough clearance for these items.