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amother

Thu, Aug 26 2021, 3:50 pm

Ok, so I'm doing a move of a limited amount of stuff across the country. (Starting from NY.)

I don't know exactly how much stuff. In my head I'm thinking about 6-12 large Sterlite bins worth - but I won't know till I actually do it.

I'm planning to pack up the stuff - I just need someone to come to the location and load the bins and drive them for me.

So I probably could call a moving company and ask them to do it.

But I had this idea that maybe there are people who do this kind of thing - like a man with a van type thing - where they basically would rent a uhaul and drive it.

I do want it to be licensed and insured - so only if someone did this as his/her official business.

So I'm looking for advice - what are the pros and cons here?

Should I do this through a real moving company or should I do it less formally?

(Re cost - I have no idea what the difference in cost would be)

Any recommendations?

Please advise!

challahchallah

Thu, Aug 26 2021, 3:56 pm

You want a licensed and insured company that loads your bins into a truck and drives it across the country…that’s a moving company. Some specialize in smaller loads that might be cheaper. If you’re willing to load yourself you could also do a POD or something. I would just call a few moving companies and get quotes.

amother

Sun, Sep 26 2021, 10:49 pm

Thank you ChallahChallah!

Any recommendations anyone for moving companies from the NY area?
Ideally ones that specialize in smaller loads.
But if not, any.

Notsobusy

Sun, Sep 26 2021, 11:23 pm

It doesn't sound like that much stuff. I wonder if it will be cheaper to ship it with USPS.

amother

Tulip

Sun, Sep 26 2021, 11:29 pm

This sounds like the kind of thing that works well with U-Pack. We used a ReloCube to move our stuff halfway across the country. It is far cheaper than a moving company, and not that much more than driving it yourself. https://www.upack.com

amother

Sun, Sep 26 2021, 11:34 pm

Oh interesting. I will check that out.

amother

Burntblack

Mon, Sep 27 2021, 12:00 am

If you are able to put them on a pallet. You can ship it across country with a commercial trucking company. 13 boxes will fit on one pallet easily. They will charge you a lift gate fee because they’re not picking up from a warehouse.

Amarante

Mon, Sep 27 2021, 1:18 am

Many moving companies do this because they fill the truck with items from several homes.

When I moved cross country, I didn’t have enough to fill a truck. You aren’t going to find someone to move only your items because it doesn’t make economic sense if they were in the business.

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