2/28/2023 0 Comments Jamdeck trailerDon't ignore available space in cabinets and drawers. Disassemble whatever you can (like bed frames) and put the pieces wherever they'll fit most efficiently. Instead of just loading it onto the trailer as it comes out of the house, put aside small, light weight items which can be used to fill small spaces. You can pack a lot more stuff into a limited space than you think IF you think ahead and don't waste a single, solitary inch of space. Thank you, Frank - very helpful information and very much appreciated. At this point, I'd rather stick with one unit, if possible, not only because of the cost, but rather that I'd like to de-junk and moving is a good time to do it. I needed some numbers to work with and I definitely think it's possible that we might need two units depending if we take it all or not. Thank you so much, Rikki, that's exactly what I want to know. Make sure you go all the way to the top, putting softer bags of stuff, etc in that last 6" or so. I was told all got down there well, with no shifting, etc. When we were done, you could not fit a wallet in that space. It just takes a bit of time, and being good with puzzles. Then packed smaller boxes, bags, etc around them, then "locked" in the chairs with the next row of boxes.īelieve me, when most folks would say, "That's packed well", I was able to pack way more in that same space. We went up 3/4 of the way with boxes, then put 4 chairs across upside down with the legs up. We had many bags of clothes, pillows, etc that we jambed in between things. We packed heaviest on the bottom, lightest on top. They paid for 19 ft, but used 20, so they had to pay $45 more. They moved a big house full of junk, oops, I meant stuff, and they did it in 20 ft.ĪBF told them they could use more, but it would be 45 dollars more per foot to go from western NY to West Palm Beach, Fl. The final results will depend on how much stuff is actually in your home and how accomplished a loader your are given the material and manpower you have to work with.Īll I can tell you is that friends of ours just did this. If your 'large' family has a lot of unaccounted junk that wasn't mentioned, you might require two units to get everything moved. The interior capacity of a 28' long ABF trailer is just 1944 cuft. That means that the same 10,000 lbs would occupy between 2000-2500 cuft. Without adequate material, equipment and experience, DIYers generally manage to load a much lower density rate of between 4-5 lbs per cuft. When loading, professional movers usually achieve a density rate of between 6-6.5 lbs per cubic foot which means that estimated amount of weight would occupy about 1530-1666 cubic feet of van space. Most 'well appointed' three bedroom homes contain over 10,000 lbs of accumulated family 'stuff'. Judging just from larger furniture pieces your mentioned, 16' isn't gonna accommodate everything in your home. According to the automated uPack quote system, sixteen linear feet of interior space allows 1152 cubic feet to load everything you own. The quote is actually pretty reasonable, but is 16 feet of trailer space enough for what I've listed above (and then some) or do we need to purchase more trailer space? How long is a complete truck (ABF U-Pack truck)? Thank you for any help that anyone can provide.ĪBF's spring-ride freight trailers are 28' long on the outside. I almost forgot (of course, outside equipment that is stored in garage: lawnmower, large roto-tiller, wood chipper, tools, etc.) We will NOT be moving any large appliances - those would stay. We are a larger family so there is plenty of "stuff" (furniture and otherwise). Is this enough? We are talking three rooms of bedroom furniture and dressers, three full-size office desks, two computers, living room furniture (large oversized sofa sectional -three large, bulky pieces plus two large couches), complete dining room set, large kitchen table and 8 chairs, 4 large counter chairs, benches, 1 big-screen TV, three additional TV's, LOTS of cookware and dishes, books, book case, clothes, etc. For "three bedrooms", I was quoted 16 feet of trailer space. I received an instant quote from ABF U-Pack to relocate across country.
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