[dangrossman]

Have a Home Depot nearby? Most places do. They have long hours (6AM-10PM) and rent trucks by the hour or the day.

[tmzt]

If they had online rental reservation with an in cab activation terminal they could conceivably expand that to 24 hours a day availability.

It works for Home Depot because they don't have additional real estate requirements to support truck rental, just park them in a standard parking space at their existing retail outlet.

If there is no Home Depot maybe other business such as Walmart or the region's grocery store chain could get in the truck rental business using their own surplus parking.

[carbocation]

Bingo. The first time I saw this at my local Home Depot, I sent a photo of the rental trucks to my brother. He now drives a 2-door car.

* (Well, he drove one then, too. But we were stressed about how to move large items in a pinch, and this solved our problem.)