Will an upright piano fit in a U‑Haul 5' x 8' Cargo Trailer?

Q: Will an upright piano fit in a U-Haul 5' x 8' Cargo Trailer?

Yes. An upright piano fits in the U-Haul 5' x 8' Cargo Trailer, standing upright, with 1'0" to spare above it. It goes through the 3'11" × 4'10" door with 10" to spare.

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Fits

Yes, standing upright.

An upright piano fits in the U‑Haul 5' x 8' Cargo Trailer, standing upright, with 1'0" to spare above it. It goes through the 3'11" × 4'10" door with 10" to spare.

Upright piano: 5'0" × 2'0" × 4'0"
Truck inside: 8'0" × 4'8" × 5'0"
Door opening: 3'11" × 4'10"
Spare at the door: 10"

Upright piano in the U-Haul 5' x 8' Cargo Trailer, standing upright — Upright piano in the U‑Haul 5' x 8' Cargo Trailer, standing upright. Packed by our planner, with a 1.75 m (5'9") person for scale.

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The numbers

Upright piano	5'0" (152 cm) × 2'0" (61 cm) × 4'0" (122 cm)
U‑Haul 5' x 8' Cargo Trailer inside	8'0" (244 cm) × 4'8" (142 cm) × 5'0" (152 cm)
Door opening	3'11" (119 cm) × 4'10" (147 cm)
How it goes in	standing upright, 1'0" to spare above it
At the door	10" to spare

Item size: a common model, from Yamaha. 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

Keep it upright the whole way and strap it to the wall so it cannot tip.
Nothing should go on top of it; load boxes beside it, not on it.

Upright piano in other trucks, vans and trailers

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Budget 12'standing uprightUpright

U‑Haul 10'standing uprightUpright

Penske 12'standing uprightUpright

Budget 16'standing uprightUpright

Penske 16'standing uprightUpright

U‑Haul 15'standing uprightUpright

U‑Haul 20'standing uprightUpright

Penske 22'standing uprightUpright

Penske 26'standing uprightUpright

Budget 26'standing uprightUpright

U‑Haul 26'standing uprightUpright

U‑Haul 29'standing uprightUpright

Doesn't fit (2 vehicles)

U‑Haul 8' PickupBigger than the inside (7'10" × 5'1" × 1'9").No

U‑Haul 4' x 8' Cargo TrailerToo big for the door opening (3'1" wide × 3'5" high) while kept upright (4'0" tall). It would have to be laid down to get in.No