The Best Online Guide to Moving
Moving101 has up-to-the-moment moving company prices, pros and cons for every moving option out there, and honest reviews from real customers who've already moved.
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Local & Long Distance Moving Options
Read about the three different local and long-distance move types. We've gotten how much time and money each moving option takes down to a science!
Moving Trucks & Container Guides
The most updated guides online for Moving Trucks, Moving Containers and Freight Trailers. Find out absolutely everything about the competition - real user reviews, truck sizes, and way more. You'll be a pro before you make your first call.
MOVING COST CALCULATOR
Find out approximately how much your move will cost based on which moving option you go with. Spoiler alert: hiring an expensive moving company or breaking your back aren't your only two options.
MOVING OPTIONS COMPARISON
D.I.Y. Move
Just You
Very cost effective, and you have complete and utter control over every aspect of your move.
You have to ask your friends & family to help you move, again. There goes your weekend, and maybe even your back!
Hybrid™ Move
Helpers + Your Own Truck
You won't break your back or the bank! Takes minutes to book movers on your phone through HireAHelper.
You have to take more time to research your options and spend a little more than the DIY move.
Full Service Move
Movers + Truck
Someone else does all the work on moving day!
Takes days rather than minutes to get quotes. You may have to file for bankruptcy after the move. Seriously.
HYBRID™ & DIY MOVING COMPANY GUIDES
Recent HireAHelper Customer Move Costs & Reviews
PackRat was chosen to provide 3 8x16 containers for my move. They placed these cubes within the parking lanes designated by the CubeSmart manager, without damage. The driver provided locks and demonstrated how to use the doors and where to attach tie down straps to hold materials in each section in place. They arrived on schedule and the same driver would return with one contaniter at a time. Great care was taken to protect my posessions. The containers were taken to the conditioned storage facility in Manassas, VA and they were loaded on a truck and quickly set out to my new home. Support was great and I received timely communications throughout the process.
I found UPACK staff, when we first called to reserve the pod, very helpful and professional. Staff delivering and dropping off on both sides of the move were polite and professional as well, and the pod arrived earlier than expected at our new place. This was our second time using this service and they were great again. Highly recommend this service for long distance moves!
Great service! I wish the tracking was easier to find, but once found, it was fairly accurate. We used the entire 27' of the truck and wish we would have had a few more feet. I had to leave a few small things (vacuum, sawhorse, etc.) behind because they wouldn't fit. We used the service before when moving from NC to CO and chose to use the same service moving back since they did such a great job! I would recommend them to anyone making a cross country move.
This is second Penske rental for moving college age kids in last 6 months. First time put in ton of research and picked Penske. A rep from other major rental company dropped price to match my quote, I commented that I was leaning Penske for their trucks and the rep admitted that Penske has the reputation in the industry for best trucks out there. For 1,000 mile drive I wanted a truck I could trust. This time was only 200 miles. Called Penske, got great price. And, all their "other" fees lower (dolly, pads, etc.). Looking forward to when kids all out of college and I don't need to be renting trucks, but next time I rent, I'm pretty certain I'll pick Penske for truck quality and overall value.
This was second one-way rental from Penske in a 26' truck in past six months. Once for moving daughter 1,000 miles and this one was for moving my son 200 miles. Truck in good condition, clean, and had no problem with the dolly, furniture pads, etc. I priced and compared all major companies. There are a number of small ways Penske comes in with lower fees. The 22' truck I requested hadn't been delivered when I arrived and Penske upgraded me to the 26' available at no additional cost. Only one child still in college so hope my moving days will be over but recent experiences tell me Penske will be next truck I rent.