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Are you ready to move but you are not looking to spend a fortune on a professional moving company? Self service moving has become the fastest growing part of the moving and relocation market. Each year about 15% of north america moves and self movers are taking the lead over licensed moving companies. Move yourself and save the hassle and headache of having someone move your stuff. Do it yourself movers can load and pack their own moving truck and drive themselves to the new destination or they can hire a private driver to haul their household goods. Here are some descriptions of the different self service move types.
With this type of moving service the moving company brings their moving truck and driver to your home. You rovide the moving labor and actually load the moving truck yourself. This saves greatly over the cost of movers and will allow you to take control over how your household goods are packed in the moving truck. The drawback to this tyupe of moving service is that you will have to do the heavy lifting and packing of your things. if you have never moved or packed a moving van it can be more difficult but the mving truck driver should be able to offer advice on how to best utilize your space. ABF U-Pack is a leader in you load and they drive self moving services.
A moving pods company provides a clean secure moving container to your home for the self mover to deal with their own move. Moving pods or moving containers are becoming the most popular self move with pods companies delivering a moving container to your home which you can pack at your leisure and prepare for the moving company to retreive and transport to your newlocation. When the moving pod arrives you can once again take your time in unloading the container which is often left with you for up to two weeks at a time.
Uhaul, Ryder and Budget moving trucks are some of the most popular truck rental companies offering the original self moving service. With a moving truck rental you take care of the loading, unloading and driving of the truck from your old residence to your new location. One way truck rentals are the most popular for this move type and often are your least expensive option for relocation services.
26 Jan 2012 at 11:18am