When you think about it, pretty much everything to do with moving can be reduced to boxes. The moving truck trailers or those cube vans are really just storage containers -or big metal boxes- on wheels. When you’re filling out the moving companies paperwork there are usually a series of boxes to check off (extras like insurance) and there’s the cardboard moving boxes themselves. Lots of boxes, but what a hassle.

Rick Starr knows all about moving companies and moving boxes. The assistant football coach at a respected northeastern college, Rick is actively involved in recruiting students for the football program, and more often than not, this means moving. Many students live hundreds, if not thousands of miles away from the campus. In addition to helping them choose their courses, put together a budget and find an apartment or a room in residence, Rick helps them make their moving arrangements. One of the first things he tells his new players is to forget about using traditional moving companies or renting a van to move themselves. Instead, he points them to ABF U-Pack, an alternative option that saves money while reducing the stress and hidden charges so often associated with a self-move.

There are two primary advantages to ABF U-Pack that Rick points out to his new students (besides a substantial cost advantage). First is the idea that they pay only for the space they use. They don’t pay by weight. ABF drops off storage containers for them to load up with their things. For small jobs, they can request a ReloCube that fits in a standard size parking space, or they can have a 28 foot trailer dropped off. Either way, the student has up to three days to load up all their moving boxes, furniture and anything else they’re bringing with them. If there’s room left in the trailer, they aren’t charged for it, they simply put up an included bulkhead to wall off their things. The second key advantage is that once the trailer or ReloCube is loaded up, an ABF U-Pack driver takes care of the transportation. So no fuel, insurance, driving or drop-off fees to worry about. Within two to five business days, the truck drops the storage containers at the student’s new apartment or at the dorm and the student has up to three days to unload. Other moving companies can take weeks to deliver, especially if the move is out of state.

By using the ABF U-pack alternative, students save money and Rick rests easy knowing his new players aren’t going to show up for the first practice stressed out from the experience. He can help them arrange virtually everything online, using ABF’s Instant Quote Tool, its Space Estimators, Moving Tips and videos -they can even buy boxes and other supplies online. As Rick says, the ABF ReloCube is the most important of all the moving boxes a student will see, saving them time, money and hassle.

Moving is far from cheap, especially if you have to ship materials long distances. Even if you do it yourself and forgo hiring a moving company, you can easily face thousands of dollars in truck rental, and that’s not even counting the obnoxious gas prices you’ll have to pay every 10 or so miles down the road. The cost keeps ticking like a money bomb when you consider having to stay in motels or campsites, eating in restaurants to save time along the way.

Doing it all, from the packing to the loading to the driving is surprisingly not the cheapest option when it comes to moving. When you consider the cost of moving boxes and equipment rental on top of the truck rental, those costs add up to a decent bill that can be difficult to absorb. When selecting moving services, you’ll actually find that having someone to ship the equipment to a location you assign is by far the most economical.

Upack offers moving services allow you to do the packing, loading and unloading, but the cost of driving the cargo is completely taken care of. It’s cheaper and more convenient than a traditional truck or trailer rental, and far more affordable than hiring a moving company.

It’s a great option when you want to do all the packing and loading/unloading yourself, but don’t want to deal with the hassle of hauling the equipment. You pay a flat rate. All of the fuel, truck rental and driving expenses is taken care of. The cost is a solid figure that’s easier to digest than a fuzzy estimate you’ll get from a typical rental, and there are no hidden fees.

You can have moving crates shipped right to your door. You load them with your stuff, and a truck arrives to take the crates to their destination. All that’s left is getting yourself to your new home. Your stuff will be at your house, waiting for you. What could be more convenient?

You can also rent their trailer. You fill it, and they ship it for you. You don’t have to worry about how your new Jeep will handle the load, or driving a big trailer down steep mountain descents. Any space in the trailer that you don’t use is filled with non-hazardous commercial goods, so you don’t have to pay for an extra space. It’s far cheaper than a traditional truck rental, and you don’t have to worry about driving a large truck through the mountains.

They also offer moving boxes you can buy to make your move easier.

All you have to worry about is getting yourself to your new home. Considering that the cost for flying across the country is cheaper than the cost of putting fuel into a moving truck, even a plane ticket home is far more economical than your traditional moving rental. U Pack can be reached at 800-934-6388.

Anyone that has been through the ordeal of a move understands that the opportunity to live in a different location is exciting; however, the process of getting there involves a lot of work. After all, the planning starts with a search for the perfect place to move to, followed by an exploration of the area in the hopes of finding the ideal home.

Once the new place of residence is chosen and the details are worked out it is time to begin considering the specifics related to the move itself. Moving usually includes a sorting of the household items. This sometimes results in some items being given away, some being thrown away, and others may be sold. The remaining items are the ones that are to be taken to the new home. These are the items that must be packed.

It’s common for people to realize during a move just how much stuff they actually have. This can be a reality check. It is a wakeup call for some and this is when many people begin to consider the options offered to them by the many companies that provide moving services. Besides the objects needed for our daily life most of us seem to collect and accumulate things. Not only will you need moving boxes for the household items, but you will also need boxes for personal items and other things in the home.

While many of us enjoy the job of packing our things into boxes, we do not enjoy the expense and hassle of the large Truck Rental that is often a part of relocating. For drivers unfamiliar with driving large vehicles, driving rental trucks can be intimidating and even dangerous. Because the driver is not comfortable with the situation his/her anxiety and stress levels remain high during the trip. This does not result in ideal driving conditions.

The good news is that there is a way to move that saves both money and stress. The process is simple; the customer can contact the company to have a portable storage container delivered, which he will have up to three days to pack. The client only pays for the space that he uses in the large truck and the driving is taken care of by a professional driver. This means the nerve wracking aspects of the move are removed from the equation.

The client can relax in knowing that his belongs are in good hands. The company referred to, ABF U-Pack Moving (800-934-6388), has been in business for over 80 years. There are no surprises when it comes to the cost of the service; the driver’s fees, fuel, taxes, and all transportation charges are included, no surprises. The fact that the customer only pays for the space used is a huge advantage. If needed, the company can also provide pack and load services at a substantial savings over other companies.