1. Get ready before the truck arrives
Have every box packed, taped and labeled. Take apart bed frames and table legs, keep the hardware in a labeled bag, and clear a path from each room to the door.
2. Heavy things go in first, against the front wall
Start with the heaviest items: the fridge, washer, dryer, dressers and anything with a lot of weight. Put them against the wall behind the cab, spread across the width of the truck so the weight is balanced side to side.
3. Stand tall pieces along the walls
Mattresses, box springs, headboards, tabletops and couches stood on end go along the sides. They use the height of the truck and protect the rest of the load.
4. Build in tiers from floor to ceiling
Work in sections from the front of the truck to the back. Fill each section all the way to the ceiling, with the heaviest boxes on the bottom and lighter ones on top, before you start the next one.
Fill the gaps with soft things like pillows, bags of clothes and blankets so nothing has room to slide.
5. Wrap and tie off
Wrap wood furniture in moving pads so it does not scratch. Tie off each section with straps or rope to the rails on the truck walls, so the load cannot shift when you brake.
6. Load what you need first last
Put a box of first-night things near the door: sheets, towels, a few tools, phone chargers and the bag of bed hardware. It comes off first at the new place.
Or hand off the heavy part
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