Move-In Cart Rentals for Universities
For University Housing & Residence Life
Move-in weekend runs smoother when every family has a cart.
Dormi delivers a premium fleet of moving carts to your residence halls for peak move-in and move-out, positions them building by building, and removes every one when the rush is over. Delivered, managed, and removed, the same way we already handle these weekends on campus.
Request a quoteFrom $7 per cart, per day · No purchase · No off-season storage · One point of contact
Move-in and move-out are your busiest weekends
A whole year of parent and student goodwill is shaped in about 48 hours, twice a year. Whether families are hauling everything in or clearing it all out, a short fleet of shared carts is what stands between a calm curb and a two-hour wait.
The curb backs up
Families circle, double-park, and wait in loading zones for a free cart, turning your drop-off lanes into gridlock during the busiest hours.
Your staff become cart wranglers
RAs and orientation crews spend the day tracking down and redistributing carts instead of welcoming students and answering questions.
You pay to own idle equipment
Carts you buy get used about ten days a year, then sit in storage, get damaged or walk off, and cost replacement budget the other 355.
Three steps, and the carts are handled for you
Tell us your halls and dates
Share your buildings, your move-in and move-out windows, and expected volume, and we come back with a fixed quote and the right cart count per building.
We deliver and position
Your fleet arrives 24 to 48 hours before the rush and is staged building by building, ready to roll.
We recover and remove
After the rush winds down, we collect every cart and clear the campus. Nothing to store, return, or replace.
What Dormi delivers
We handle the full cycle so your team can focus on people, not logistics.
- ✓A cart fleet right-sized to your enrollment, building count, and move-in and move-out waves
- ✓Delivered and positioned building by building, 24–48 hours ahead
- ✓Clean, protected carts with liability covered, and an optional card with your logo and return instructions on every cart
- ✓Zero capital purchase and zero off-season storage
- ✓Full recovery and removal after move-in, nothing left behind
Why housing offices are moving off ownership
A clean rental for the days you need it, instead of a basement full of carts.
No capital purchase
A per-event rental that lives in your operating budget, not a large capital buy you replace every few years.
No off-season storage
We remove every cart after move-in. No basements full of equipment, no damage or loss on your books.
Right number, every year
Scaled to this year's arrivals, not whatever count you bought years ago.
“A family should be able to walk up, take a cart, and be moving in within a minute of parking.”— The Dormi promise
We already handle move-in and move-out on campus
Dormi runs move-in and move-out logistics at partner campuses today, delivering, installing, and removing premium rental equipment in residence halls. We know the choreography of both weekends: the traffic patterns, the elevator lines, the timing of each wave. Carts are a natural extension of what we already do well.
In place 48 hours early
Carts are staged before your first family arrives.
100% recovered
We collect and remove every cart after each peak.
One point of contact
A single Dormi lead runs the whole operation with you.
Cart rental FAQ
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Request a quote
Let's size a fleet for move-in and move-out.
Tell us about your campus and we'll come back with cart counts and a fixed price. No obligation.
- ✓A quote scoped to your halls, move-in, and move-out dates
- ✓Recommended cart counts per building
- ✓Optional card with your logo and return instructions