To help reduce your workload and make the move a little easier on you, here are twenty-five tips that can help. The truck rental and moving tips seem simple enough when you read them but most people do not think about them at the time of the move. It might be a good idea to keep this list handy when ready for your move or truck rental..

1. Put a few emergency bags at the back of the moving truck rental. One bag should hold your overnight garments and personal toiletry items. Another bag or box should hold the cleaning supplies so you do not have to search for them when you arrive at the destination. Another bag should include a couple towels, a roll of toilet paper and a shower curtain so that you can use the bathroom to clean up before bed. Keep things like scissors, a flashlight, tape, paper plates and cups near the doors of the truck rental for easy access.
2. Put the toolbox right at the back door of the truck rental or in the cab of the truck rental. It will be handy when you are ready to put your bed together.
3. Assemble the bed first so that when you are tired and ready for a nap, you do not have to worry about where you are going to sleep.
4. Place the heaviest items in the truck rental nearest the cab so the truck rental is evenly weighted.
5. If you have hired a professional team with a moving truck rental van but you have packed up your home yourself, make sure to organize boxes neatly and leave a walkway so the truck rental team can move around easily and safely to take the boxes from the home to the moving truck rental. Further, do not pack the boxes so heavy that the team has a problem carrying the boxes to the truck rental.
6. The last week of the month is usually the most expensive times for moving truck rental because everyone moves at the end of the month. Save yourself money by booking the moving truck rental at less busy times.
7. To save a little money on having a professional moving truck rental company complete the whole move from packing to driving to unpacking, consider hiring some students or retired persons as helpers. They will be less expensive and they probably would enjoy the project, making themselves a little extra spending money.
8. Instead of a truck rental where you drive the vehicle, consider the U Pack, We Drive services for moving truck rental. The services drop a crate or container at your home and you pack it your way. Then the truck rental agency comes back to pick up the crate and delivers it to your destination.
9. When short of supplies such as packing tape, boxes and tissue, the truck rental agency in most instances can help out. In fact, you may even want to order your supplies in advance. The truck rental agency will help you determine how many of what size boxes, china barrels and wardrobes you will require.
10. Use the moving opportunity to get rid of things. There is no point in paying for space used in a container nor should you pay a professional moving truck rental to move things around for nothing.
11. Do not put the following into the back of the moving truck rental. Medicine, important papers, documents, family heirlooms, expensive jewelry and anything that will be difficult to replace should be kept with you. If you are moving within the city or close enough that you will keep the same bank branch, put any valuables into the safe deposit box while packing, moving and unpacking the moving truck rental.
12. If required, be sure to book a loading ramp when reserving the truck rental. Not all locations have the ramp handy or it may be rented out so prepare in advance.
13. When packing the truck rental, pack in sections and when a section is full, tie it off with rope and bungee cords to keep it in place when the truck rental is in motion.
14. The professional moving company will not pack or carry flammable items. Nor should you. Do not carry any flammables in the truck rental.
15. Truck rentals carry many different things from many uses. In order to keep your belongings neat and clean, it is advisable to place a covering of cardboard (broken down boxes) or plastic sheeting on the floor of the moving truck rental. Cover your belongings as well with tarps or plastic.
16. Some truck rental agencies permit the use of nails and braces attached to the floor of the moving truck rental to secure the load. Check with the truck rental agency when booking the truck rental to determine whether this is an option.
17. If you have booked a long moving truck rental van, make sure you have the space to park a tractor trailer size truck.
18. Any heaters, lawn motors, or any type of item that holds kerosene, gas, oil or other liquid should be emptied before loading on the truck rental.
19. Use your time wisely and plan the day’s schedule in advance so that you can return the truck rental on time saving yourself the overage costs of keeping the truck rental past the due date.
20. If there are several people helping with the move, only one person can be in charge of the actual packing of the truck rental. The items will not be organized and tightly packed when the job is finished. More space will be lost if everyone is deciding where to put the boxes. The helpers will be more efficient bringing things on board the truck rental and waiting for instructions from the head person on where to place the boxes. Likewise, they can just leave the boxes at the door of the truck rental waiting for the person on board the truck rental to load in the proper place.
21. Before leaving the lot with the truck rental, check it over for damage, broken parts like the wiper blades and mirrors and make sure you have the appropriate truck rental paperwork such as ownership and insurance, the truck rental agreement and the return date.
22. Start early. Pack a few boxes everyday once you know that you are moving so that everything is not left until the last minute. It will be easier to gauge the size of truck rental as well if you can see everything packed up.
23. Have everything packed when the truck rental arrives. Whether you are using the services of a professional moving company or driving the moving truck rental yourself, having everything packed and ready will allow you to load the truck rental more efficiently plus it will save time from having to wait for unpacked items.
24. If any furniture or cabinets require disassembling or the legs are removed for loading on the truck rental, keep a box of little plastic bags handy. Put each set of hardware in separate bags and tape the bag to the item itself for easy retrieval at the destination.
25. Stay focused. Save the partying until after the truck rental is loaded and properly packed.