STUPID question: Can you load cars in a van?

Cars are hauled out of Alaska in vans all the time. I've hauled large tractors in a van. Just make sure it is well blocked. You are not going to have much room left after putting two cars in there.

 

I used to own a 53ft trailer that had 10 D-RINGS installed in the floor just for that reason, and hauled cars several times when I was leased for Landstar. Actually, the loads were AVL loads (Atlas Van Lines).
Plus, it is possible to use 4# 2X4s or 4# 4X4s (depending on the ground-clearance) to build a "bunk" around the wheels of the vehicle to prevent the car from moving while in transit.
Put 1 in front, 1 in back and (nail or screw) 1 along each side.

 

I did it years ago but since I've been told it's illegal to have a car with gasoline in it's tank inside the truck (I had a 26 foot rental Penske). Not sure at all if this is true, because I think they move rare cars and race cars in enclosed vans.

Remember that at both ends you will end to find a place to be able to drive the car in and out of the van.

Tie down was no big deal, but I had a light car.

I'd ask the truck rental place if they allow it. If you can, do it-it will save a lot of wear and tear on the car.

 

When I drove for newway back in the 80's they would put a pickup truck on or a fork truck in between the rolls of carpet to take to another yard.

 

A suggestion here Jarhead. You might look to Ryder. I think (think being the operative word here, I am not sure,) that they will rent a truck to you as long as you have the necessary CDL to drive it.

And yes, cars pickups and SUVs are moved in dry vans a lot. I know of one company that moves there sales/supervisors company vehicles from wherever they are to the home terminal for repair work on a regular basis.

Blocking them in is no big challenge, see above posts. The real challenge is to be able to find a dock that you can load and unload them at. The other challenge is getting somebody who can squeeze into and out of them once they are loaded. We had a couple of guys who were small enough to do this, but most of us, (including me) were just too darn fat to be able to drive them on, and get out of them once they were inside!

 

IIRC the Myth Buster did a show on that very subject albeit, they wanted to prove they could load it going 55 mph up a ramp Night Rider style.