Time estimate to load 26' truck (pros)?

[Westbound and Down]

I agree with the 2 hours estimate, but only if all of your stuff will easily fit into the truck.

[aludden]

I work for a nationwide moving labor company. There are way too many variables to say with any certainty. Our average is 4.2 hours for a load on a 26' truck however some loads can take 2 hours others more than 8. That being said, with the information the OP gave regarding the preparedness I would think normally it should be a quicker load than normal.

Weather, proximity, how well they are packed if at all, stairs, large items, unique items, crew size, functionality of the truck (liftgate/ramp), need to disassemble any item are just a few reasons it can vary so much.

[shades9323]

I didn't end up hiring anybody to load. My father in law and I packed the truck full. It took us 4 hours. A lot of the time was spent figuring out how to stack all the awkward stuff that wouldn't fit in boxes.

[Frihed89]

Give it a day. What's the hurry? If you have to plan down to the hour, you're doing it the wrong way; there's way too much risk involved and the cost of extending the plan in time is low compared to your potential economic regret when fate intervenes.

[dhorning]

jakabedy, Meemur, and katie45 are closest in my professional opinion, saying 1.5-2 hours.

If everything will be disassembled, packed and in the garage five feet from the truck, then two good movers should be able to get it loaded in about 2 hours based on what I've seen (after having personally booked 1,000+ completed moving labor orders and working for HireAHelper moving labor marketplace for 6 years now).

Here's a handy guide in-case anyone else is wondering how many movers they need for how many hours:



(guide from: The HireAHelper Blog - Moving Advice & Life Behind-the-Scenes at HireAHelper )