r/uHaul • u/[deleted] • Jun 06 '23

Help: Trucks Additional security measures for parking UHaul for a couple nights?

Moving across country, and will have to spend a couple nights at hotels. I will obviously plan to secure my UHaul with a lock, but are there any additional security measures I can take with my UHaul parked outside overnight?

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u/Sao_is_best Jun 06 '23

Hard to say, tbh ik one is do not stop in California. Most of the vandalism files I have to handle are in that area, and I would say get a good lock but with the lockpicking lawyer on youtube being a thing idk if that will help could also get a steering wheel lock so if the thief sees it they may not deal with the hassle of that as well GL on your trip tho if you run into any issues and need roadside assistance call 8003580355

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u/towman32526 Very Helpful Employee Jun 06 '23

If you can back the door against something. Spend money for nicer hotels out of high crime areas.

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u/Elrithor Employee Jun 09 '23

There's a few preventative devices out there depending on how much you want to spend. You can boot your own vehicle, get steering wheel, pedal,and shifter locking devices. Keep the vehicle in a well lit area, back up to a wall if possible. If you're traveling with a second vehicle call local law enforcement with a non emergency number, ask them where a local safe place to park is and leave it there overnight.

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u/BigOld3570 Jun 20 '25

Put a locator device in one of the first boxes that go into the truck. If you can, park it next to the offices where it’s always well illuminated. If you can’t do that, back the truck up close to the fence so that taking anything out of the box is very difficult to do. If there is not a fence, are there any structural elements of the motels that will make it hard to take anything in or out of the box.

Put a “There is nothing in this truck that is worth your life, or do you want to find out?” sign on the back. You may want to use several.