Issue with moving company semi and parking (relocation, Budget, truck)
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Hi all, I'm moving 2000 miles in a couple of weeks to an urban area in Milwaukee (narrow roads, cars parked on both sides of streets) and after getting the quote from Atlantic Relocation Systems I was feeling good....until they stated that my belongings that ship in the 75ft truck would probably need to be transferred into a smaller truck once there due to parking issues.
Any advice? They are going to send me the quote tomorrow for the additional fee for transferring my goods into the smaller truck once in the city. This will surely push the moving costs well over what I had planned on paying. This is really a bummer and wondering if anyone has been in this situation before and what they did.
I have never personally experienced this issue, but I see it all the time. Usually it is a situation where the BIG truck is parked on the road, and your goods are off-loaded onto a smaller truck and transported up a long driveway/narrow street to their final destination.
Not sure there is an alternative. The BIG truck can't get close enough, and hand walking each piece of furniture/boxes is just not practical. I have seen situations where, in narrow streets, someone goes out and marks the "parking spots" with cones as people leave in order to create an open space for BIG truck to part on the narrow street, but if just one car remains, or comes back, then you are SOL.
It is what it is. I know it hurts the budget, but overall it is part of the deal. Adds maybe 25% (labor and small truck) on a 2000 mile move, just a guess.
...they stated that my belongings that ship in the 75ft truck would probably need
to be transferred into a smaller truck once there due to parking issues.
Any advice?
Choose a house/neighborhood with wider streets and fewer cars.
Quote:
They are going to send me the quote tomorrow for the additional fee...
wondering if anyone has been in this situation before and what they did.
I'm surprised they (or you ftm) didn't see this issue in advance...
either by means of industry data or just google street view.
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