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I heard about movers ex : (youloadtheydrive) who leave a 28ft. trailer at your house for a few days, you load it up and they pick it up and drive it to your new location. Once at the new location, they drop the trailer off and give you a couple of days to unload. This seems like a pretty inexpensive way to move if you are able to do the packing and loading and don't want to do the driving. Has anyone had any experience with this...good or bad??? Need some advice here.
Last edited by Kevin2011; 10-25-2011 at 10:21 PM..
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...leave a 28ft. trailer (or some other size container depending on just how much crap you have
and/or feel you need to drag with you to wherever it is you're going) at your house for a few days,
you load it up and they pick it up and drive it to your new location.
Once at the new location, they drop the trailer (or some other size container) off
and give you a couple of days to unload.
This seems like a pretty inexpensive way to move
if you are able to do the packing and loading and don't want to do the driving.
Most companies that offer You Load, We Drive type transportation services like those you mentioned are general freight common carriers, not licensed household goods movers. ABF freight system is probably the biggest player.
Unlike household goods movers who use specially designed air-ride equipment, most of ABF's long distance over-the-road equipment is spring-ride freight trailers. Be sure to use lots of padding and secure your load well if this is the option that you choose.
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"Unlike household goods movers who use specially designed air-ride equipment, most of ABF's long distance over-the-road equipment is spring-ride freight trailers. Be sure to use lots of padding and secure your load well if this is the option that you choose. "
Unless you are very experienced at loading a moving van, this is a very good way of have a substantial amount of damage. These types of trailers are very rough riding and the drivers who deliver these types of trailers are not experienced on how to adjust their driving habits for a fragile load.
Make sure you sue extra padding and secure the load so there is no shifting from side to side or front to back. Very tight, very square with a lot of padding and you just might be OK.
Cheap yes, but then again cheap is not always the best bet.
I recently got a quote from one of those companies I think - the Pod people to move a family member.... it seemed pretty reasonable but once you added in the cost of boxes/packing material, it seemed less so...
Do you have help at both ends for the loading and unloading?
I heard about movers ex : (youloadtheydrive) who leave a 28ft. trailer at your house for a few days, you load it up and they pick it up and drive it to your new location. Once at the new location, they drop the trailer off and give you a couple of days to unload. This seems like a pretty inexpensive way to move if you are able to do the packing and loading and don't want to do the driving. Has anyone had any experience with this...good or bad??? Need some advice here.
As mentioned in an earlier post, ABF, UPack Moving, is the biggest player in this type of moving. You can hire someone at either end of your move to load and unload your belongings into the container. You want to make sure that you hire qualified movers not just some joe schmoe off the street
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We will probably be using this method to move some items belonging to my late mother-in-law. The larger moving companies also offer this service, as well as U-Haul. We will be using the smaller pod, though, not the big 28 ft one. They seem to be a popular option these days. I have seen several arrive in my subdivision this way during the past couple of years. We also will take advantage of having the stuff moved during off-peak days, which I believe is a bit cheaper.
I haven't personally had any friends have a bad experience with these moving pods.
And don't confuse these general freight common carriers with local Joe and his converted horse trailer. There are many people setting up moving services that are really just a guy and pickup with a general trailers with fancy painting. Few have the proper insurance or license to do what they are doing and you only find out if something goes wrong.
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Pods seem like a sensible idea
