one way rental

Hello from Germany,
my wife and I are planning on a trip from Chicago to Denver, or vice versa.
We would like to travel in a rented RAM.
B U T : The big rental companies (Alamo, Hertz ...) don`t allow one-way rentals. Enterprise Truck Rental does require a US driver`s license, which I don`t have.
Does somebody know a rental company in Chicago or Denver, which allows non US residents one-way rentals of a premium pick up-truck (I would even get on a F 150 or a Silverado) ?
Hope someone can help
Novus

Im Interesse der Allgemeinheit beantworte ich das mal auf Englisch...

I think all the big rental companies have one-way rentals. Checked on the Hertz website and I could select a one way for a pickup truck there. However one-ways are 'schweineteuer', more than twice the rate of a regular rental. You are stuck with the big companies for one-ways because smaller ones are often only regional. The other thing is that there is a distinction between corporate agencies (e.g. at airports) and franchise ones that won't allow one-ways because they want their cars back

HTH

Hello and thank you for choosing the US as your travel destination!

I would suggest calling the major rental companies directly with these questions, you can find all the major ones from booking sites such as Expedia etc... They would probably give you best advice on your question. One note of caution, keep in mind that there's a chance that they will not be able to guarantee that you will get that exact model of the car, they will guarantee you a particular class of car though, and most of the time they should be able to deliver on their promise, just have a backup plan in case they don't... Or be OK with accepting different comparable class car.

Honestly, I never saw a Ram truck rental before. I think I have seen some f150 on certain websites, but your request is very specific and would be hard to fulfill.

You could probably make your life much much easier if you settle for renting a generic large suv such as Tahoe, I think most rental companies have that, but premium trucks may be challenging.

Try Avis, they usually more expensive but have higher end selection. I would also try Google search on the particular city where you're trying to rent and call both local offices of rental garages and central reservations to see if they will help.

Let us know how it goes.

Good luck to you and welcome to US!

csuder99 said:

Im Interesse der Allgemeinheit beantworte ich das mal auf Englisch...

I think all the big rental companies have one-way rentals. Checked on the Hertz website and I could select a one way for a pickup truck there. However one-ways are 'schweineteuer', more than twice the rate of a regular rental. You are stuck with the big companies for one-ways because smaller ones are often only regional. The other thing is that there is a distinction between corporate agencies (e.g. at airports) and franchise ones that won't allow one-ways because they want their cars back

HTH

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ive picked up from a local enterprise location and dropped it off at an airport before.

Thank you for your replies,
I don`t want to waste other people`s time and did a lot of web research before posting a thread in your forum.
All efforts turned out negative.

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I think all the big rental companies have one-way rentals. Checked on the Hertz website and I could select a one way for a pickup truck there

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How did you do that? Every time, I tick "return to a different location" on the website of a rental company, the pick-up truck disappears from the list of cars to choose from.
"Originally posted by Kap 1

I would suggest calling the major rental companies directly with these questions

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I called the rental companies at Chicago`s O`Hare Airport. They were friendly and helpful, but told me, there`s no way to rent a RAM (or similar) one way.
Now, I need some good advice.
Novus

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You could buy one and resell it.

Well, maybe not.

Traveling I have found that the big ones do better at renting one ways. Enterprise is actually the only one that has charged me extra for a one way. I usually stick to avis and national when I rent.

The problem with wanting to request a pickup is that these locations only have 1 or 2 of them and get rented by people that need them for moving then bring them back. You take their only pickup then they dont have anything to rent to those people. Honestly thinking back and looking through an airport lot I dont think I can recall really seeing any pickup trucks. You gotta think most people just need a ride to get them around and back within a couple days. Not trying to haul lumber to and from the airport.

I suggest maybe you can call some of the rental car companies that are outside of the airport where they may actually have some trucks on the lot.

You could try Payless Rentals. I don't know about one way, but I do know they have trucks. Especially Rams. I rented this at the Pittsburgh airport a in 2014:



If they do rent one ways, it will have a drop fee which is usually big $s. You will have to contact the location of pickup directly. Consequently, renting this truck was a big reason for me purchasing my own Ram.

Good luck!


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I almost always see Ram trucks at our local Enterprise rent-a-car place. Usually the V6 version, but they are there.

However, the novus is right. I checked with all the rental sites/companies in my area, and as soon as I select one-way, they pickup options disappear. I would call a few of them on the phone and ask (and also ask about the non-U.S. license), sometimes they offer options over the phone that they don't through the web.

I was able to get a Chevy pickup in Chicago and drop in Denver:
https://www.thrifty.com/reservations/index.aspx?controlTarget=LocationTime&pickuplocationcode=ORD

Kap1 said:

Honestly, I never saw a Ram truck rental before. I think I have seen some f150 on certain websites

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Last May, my Civic was in the shop for 3 weeks after I was side swiped on the interstate. The local Enterprise only had vans, sub-compacts and a v6 Ram. I took the Ram and fell in love. I bought my v8 Ram the following month, couldn't transition back to the little car.

catch 22 said:

I was able to get a Chevy pickup in Chicago and drop in Denver:
https://www.thrifty.com/reservations/index.aspx?controlTarget=LocationTime&pickuplocationcode=ORD

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Same with Hertz. Are you using the US website ?

$229.99 a day!!!! That's a loan payment per day just to rent one. Wow! Tell me they don't make big money.

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Same with Hertz. Are you using the US website ?

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Please note that car rentals are based (among many other things) on the country of residence.

In fact I was reading some of the fine print on a recent Hertz rental and basically they own you if you misrepresent your country of origin.

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Same with Hertz. Are you using the US website ?

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Must be the dates chosen. I chose some dates, and got the same results you guys did. Some other dates, and no pickup option. I am guessing its differing availability?

U Haul?

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Thrifty made my day, they offer one-ways for a reasonable price (the price on Hertz`website looks like a misprint).


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I took the Ram and fell in love. I bought my v8 Ram the following month, couldn't transition back to the little car

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My trip ahead might become more expensive,
twelve years ago, I rented a Harley in Denver...guess, what I`ve bought two months later...

Thank you all for your friendly and helpful hints
Novus

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Thank you all for your friendly and helpful hints
Novus

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What does your signature pic show?

TestPilot57 said:

What does your signature pic show?

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This pic shows all the states of the lower 48, we travelled through by car, by bike or by RV.
With our next trip (Chicago to Denver) we want close the gap between the Great Lakes and the Rockies (hopefully in a Thrifty`s truck)