I had the duesie of a Uhual a few years ago. It was 26 footer w/ a manual tranny. When you revved the motor in nuetral the speedometer began to climb and register miles.
Anyway, it was supposed to be an in-town only truck, but they somehow allowed me to move it to another lot 250 miles away. I think I was 150 miles over my limit when it was all said and done, but the place I returned it to was pretty understanding when I pointed out the aforementioned speedo issue. IIRC, he said something to the effect of "What in the world am I going to do with this turd?" when I dropped it off.
Penske is the way to go. They have nice trucks.
Sorry to hear about the trailer, that's a bummer.