Will a queen mattress fit in a U‑Haul 4' x 8' Cargo Trailer?

Q: Will a queen mattress fit in a U-Haul 4' x 8' Cargo Trailer?

No. A queen mattress doesn't fit in the U-Haul 4' x 8' Cargo Trailer: won't go through the door opening (3'1" wide × 3'5" high), even tilted.

By the Every Last Box teamSizes checked October 29, 2026How we measure How we make money

Won't fit

No, it won't fit.

A queen mattress doesn't fit in the U‑Haul 4' x 8' Cargo Trailer: won't go through the door opening (3'1" wide × 3'5" high), even tilted.

Queen mattress: 6'8" × 5'0" × 11"
Truck inside: 8'1" × 4'1" × 4'0"
Door opening: 3'1" × 3'5"

It does fit in the U‑Haul 8' Pickup Truck and the U‑Haul 5' x 8' Cargo Trailer.

Queen mattress in the U-Haul 4' x 8' Cargo Trailer: doesn't fit (it waits behind the truck) — Queen mattress in the U‑Haul 4' x 8' Cargo Trailer: doesn't fit (it waits behind the truck). Packed by our planner, with a 1.75 m (5'9") person for scale.

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The numbers

Queen mattress	6'8" (203 cm) × 5'0" (152 cm) × 11" (28 cm)
U‑Haul 4' x 8' Cargo Trailer inside	8'1" (246 cm) × 4'1" (125 cm) × 4'0" (122 cm)
Door opening	3'1" (94 cm) × 3'5" (104 cm)

Item size: a common model, from Sleep Foundation. Real products vary, so measure yours if it is unusually big. Truck size from its page. You can add your own size in the planner.

How to load it

Put it in a mattress bag first; standing it on its edge keeps it from being crushed.

Queen mattress in other trucks, vans and trailers

U‑Haul 8' Pickuplying flatLies flat

U‑Haul 5' x 8' Cargo Trailerstanding on its long edge; tilt it through the doorOn edge

Enterprise Cargo Vanleaning at 34° against the side wallLeans

Budget Cargo Vanstanding on its long edgeOn edge

U‑Haul 9' Cargo Vanleaning at 34° against the side wallLeans

Penske Cargo Vanstanding on its short endOn end

U‑Haul 6' x 12' Cargo Trailerstanding on its long edgeOn edge

Budget 12'standing on its long edgeOn edge

U‑Haul 10'standing on its long edgeOn edge

Penske 12'standing on its long edgeOn edge

Budget 16'standing on its long edgeOn edge

Penske 16'standing on its long edgeOn edge

U‑Haul 15'standing on its short endOn end

U‑Haul 20'standing on its short endOn end

Penske 22'standing on its short endOn end

Penske 26'standing on its short endOn end

Budget 26'standing on its short endOn end

U‑Haul 26'standing on its short endOn end

U‑Haul 29'standing on its short endOn end