Truck Rental

Archive for February, 2010

Local moves are never as complex or complicated as long distance moving is. With everything going on at once, a long distance move can get quite confusing to you pretty fast. There are, however, a few ways for a person to remain in control of all moving aspects. Using a one way truck rental for the move is one way to do this, and if you want to know more, simply read on.

Choices

Professional movers are nice, but they make most of the choices for you. Loading your things into a truck is done by these people, and it is up to them how it is done. If they are packing for you, then they will pack according to their own standards. When you go with a professional company, you cannot control how they treat your things, what methods they use, or the materials they have.

Getting in Control

There is one way to really be in control of every aspect of your move. Getting a rental for relocation will put you literally in the driver?s seat. The whole time that you are moving, you will be in complete control. Choosing packing supplies, knowing how things are packed up, how the Truck Rental is loaded, and how your things are respected are all things included. When you lead your own move, you are able to verify that your fragile items are treated correctly.

Saving Money

Being in control also means that you can save money on your move. When moving your own things, you will not be required to use specific materials or packing supplies. You can use or reuse boxes that you get from places like your local grocery store. You can also use your old linens to wrap your furniture with. Instead of being bound by what the professionals tell you can be used, money and materials can be saved by using one way truck rentals.

Looking Ahead

If you are looking into moving methods, or you just found out that you need to move, one way truck rentals is the easiest, cheapest, and least stressful way to go. You are sure to find that being in control of your move is the best way to make your move stress free and simple. Relocation does not have to be confusing and complex like you may think. Instead, choosing the right method can help you make it through your move with a smile on your face.

Jennifer Strong
http://www.articlesbase.com/home-and-family-articles/moving-truck-rentals-for-long-distance-moving-677797.html

Ok so your getting ready to move, unless you hired a packing company or full service mover to pack your going to need boxes. Two questions your probably thinking are- How many boxes do I need? and Where do I get them?

Obviously you need to know roughly how many and what size boxes you need. When we talk about moving boxes generally there are three main sizes small, medium, or large.

*small boxes also called 1.5’s measure 18″ x 14″ x 12″
*medium boxes (3.0 or 3 cubes) measure 18″ x 18″ x 16″
*large boxes (4.5) measure 18″ x 18″ x 24″

When you are figuring out how many boxes you need a good guideline 20 small 20 medium and 5 large boxes for 2-4 rooms. If you have a lot of stuff (shelves and drawers full or overflowing) this number of boxes is for 2 rooms, If you don’t have a lot you can stretch this many boxes to 4 rooms.

A tall book shelf full of books will take 6-8 small boxes, books should always be packed in small boxes or book boxes. It makes them more manageable and can speed up your move. A large box full of books is not only heavier, but less manageable and more likely that the box
will fail causing more time and unnecessary damage to your books. A short 2 shelf bookshelf if full will take 3-4 small boxes.

Kitchens-
Depending on the size and amount of items to be packed a small kitchen will take- 2 Dishpack’s, 5 mediums, and 10 small boxes. A Larger kitchen will take around 4-6 dishpacks, 10-12 mediums, and 10-15 small boxes. Again this depends on how much or how little you have in your kitchen, This is just a general guideline.

Alright so now you have an idea of how many boxes will be necessary, so where do you get them? You have two options, you can buy boxes, or try to get them for free.

You can buy boxes from your local Truck Rental company, an online box supplier such as esupplystore.com or moveout.com. You can also try uhauls forum, ebay or craigslist. With these last options you might find them at a discount or even free.

If you really want to use free boxes, you can ask family or friends months ahead of your move if they will save boxes for you to use to move. Talking to people at department stores and grocery stores, you may find someone willing to save some boxes for you but don’t try to
make them save them for too long they take up space and bad communication can lead to them being thrown out. Probably your last option would be to check the loading dock or trash room of a good sized apartment building, people are always moving in and throwing away boxes.

Well other than some other supplies (packing tape, packing paper or newspaper and some markers) you should be ready to start packing for your move. Remember to pack to the top of the box and seal both ends with packing tape. Open boxes and garbage bags make your move more difficult and costly.

Now you just have to find movers..

James Beauchamp
http://www.articlesbase.com/moving-and-relocating-articles/boxes-for-my-move-739386.html

ok so were moving from california to arizona and we dont want to rent a uhaul cause its too much money is there any other Truck Rental companies that will be cheaper? somewhere that you cant rent like a full size van or whatever…

You didn’t say anything about cities so I can’t look it up but I would look at
http://www.budgettruck.com/
http://www.pensketruckrental.com/personal_rental/