# Driving a Uhaul with a trailer

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/driving-a-uhaul-with-a-trailer/16552>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [July 11, 2008, 5:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/driving-a-uhaul-with-a-trailer/16552 "2008-07-11T17:02:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Roadrunner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d2c977/32.png) [@Roadrunner](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Roadrunner)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2008, 6:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/driving-a-uhaul-with-a-trailer/16552/21 "2008-07-13T18:41:25Z")

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All the more reason to ensure the Parking Brake operates properly.

Whenever I rent a truck (not often) I always rent from Ryder. Much better maintained equipment.

The OPP (Ontario Provincial Police) here have been puling the plates off U-Haul trucks left and right for quite some time for failures to pass random inspections.

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**Author:** ![sk8z77](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b9e5f3/32.png) [@sk8z77](https://community.cartalk.com/u/sk8z77)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2008, 7:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/driving-a-uhaul-with-a-trailer/16552/22 "2008-07-13T19:37:08Z")

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I recently moved from Wisconsin to Texas and used the same size truck and trailer combo… I can not stress enough!!! SLOW!!! At 60 m.p.h. the trailer started to sway and created a loop of wobble that was hard to control. If this happens pump your breaks a few times to disrupt the rhythm. Also keep plenty of distance between you and the car in front of you and get ready for people to cut you off… I also want to stress that driving this set up is more physically demanding than driving a car or pick up.

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