{"id":36216,"date":"2023-05-30T12:21:40","date_gmt":"2023-05-30T19:21:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/movinginsider.com\/?p=36216"},"modified":"2026-05-20T11:13:04","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T18:13:04","slug":"the-right-drivers-license-to-rent-a-moving-truck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/2023\/05\/30\/the-right-drivers-license-to-rent-a-moving-truck\/","title":{"rendered":"The Right Driver&#8217;s License to Rent a Moving Truck"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Renting a U-Haul truck or trailer is simpler than you might think. You do not need a special driver&#8217;s license to rent U-Haul equipment.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All\u00a0that&#8217;s\u00a0required\u00a0is a valid, government-issued driver&#8217;s license,\u00a0the same one you use to drive your everyday vehicle. Since <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/Truck-Rentals\/?utm_campaign=uhaulsm&amp;utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=trucks&amp;utm_content=20160310-therightdriverslicense\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/Truck-Rentals\/?utm_campaign=uhaulsm&amp;utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=trucks&amp;utm_content=20160310-therightdriverslicense\">U-Haul trucks <\/a>are not considered commercial vehicles, a Commercial Driver&#8217;s License (CDL) or any special endorsement is not\u00a0required.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Please note that digital licenses are not accepted, as&nbsp;you must present a physical, government-issued license.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Exception:<\/strong>&nbsp;In Quebec, a&nbsp;<strong>Class 3 Driver&#8217;s License<\/strong>&nbsp;is required to&nbsp;operate&nbsp;a 26&#8242; truck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What this Means to You<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>No CDL needed\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>No special endorsements needed\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Just bring your standard government-issued driver&#8217;s license\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you\u00a0still\u00a0have questions about whether your specific license qualifies, we recommend finding a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/Locations\/?utm_campaign=uhaulsm&amp;utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=locations&amp;utm_content=20160310-therightdriverslicense\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">location<\/a>\u00a0near you and giving them a call. Local staff will be familiar with the requirements in your area and can give you the most\u00a0accurate\u00a0guidance.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For more tips, follow us on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/uhaul\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/uhaul\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/uhaul\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Twitter<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/uhaul\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pinterest<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Renting a U-Haul truck or trailer is simpler than you might think. You do not need a special driver&#8217;s license to rent U-Haul equipment.&nbsp; All\u00a0that&#8217;s\u00a0required\u00a0is a valid, government-issued driver&#8217;s license,\u00a0the same one you use to drive your everyday vehicle. Since U-Haul trucks are not considered commercial vehicles, a Commercial Driver&#8217;s License (CDL) or any special [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":179,"featured_media":56645,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[9,198],"tags":[498,2338,112,2169,174,181,185],"class_list":["post-36216","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-moving-2","category-planning","tag-ask-the-expert-2","tag-drivers-license","tag-moving","tag-planning","tag-tips","tag-truck","tag-uhaul"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36216","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/179"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36216"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36216\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":59107,"href":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36216\/revisions\/59107"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/56645"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36216"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36216"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36216"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}