How to Properly Load a Moving Truck

Posted on Oct 16, 2022 by Top Movers Global

The order in which you load your belongings into a moving truck can determine whether your move runs safely and smoothly or turns into a massive headache. Keep reading if you want to know how to properly load a moving truck.

Before doing anything else, you need to make sure that once loaded, the truck will be safe on the road. If the truck you’re using is not attached directly to the cab you should load lightweight items first, so they’ll be in the back. You want the heaviest items to be placed toward the front to keep the trailer from spinning out on the road. Placing your items in the truck according to their weight is a crucial first step.

If the cab is attached to the truck, best practice is to load the items you will least need at the new house first, so they’ll be at the back. Load the most needed items last, toward the front, which allows them to be unloaded first once you’re at the new house. You will need your personal toiletries, beds and bedding before just about anything else. This means you should load the pool table and tennis gear first at the back of the truck, so they’ll be among the items that are unloaded last.

You will likely want to unload bedroom dressers and cabinets first, so that you have places to put things once you start unpacking the boxes. One way to do this is to load everything onto the truck in columns running from back to frunt. You can place a few large pieces in one column, with some smaller items and boxes in another column. This allows you to unload columns front to back rather than having to unload everything before you have places to put your smaller items.

Finally, it’s important that you pack the truck so that furniture items are protected, so they won’t be at risk of sliding around during transport. Professional movers typically cover furniture in padded blankets and strap everything down to avoid having things slide around. If you’re not using a moving company, make sure you do the same to keep things from being damaged. By following the advice provided in this article, you should be in good shape once you start unloading the truck at your new house.