Moving day can be easier with a little planning. In addition to culling and packing at least a month ahead of time, keep these loading tips for your trailer rental in mind. They’ll save time on the big day and help ensure your possessions arrive at your new home intact.

How Should You Fill Your Moving Trailer?

1. Start With the Largest Items

Place major appliances, mattresses, couches, and any other heavy or cumbersome items the trailer rental first. This will avoid crushing boxes while also making it easy to unload smaller items quickly. Distribute weight evenly by loading heavy items on either side of the truck to prevent extra wear on the vehicle.

2. Fill Drawers on the Truck

Load drawers onto your trailer rental before filling them with smaller boxes to avoid stressful labor and extra-sore muscles. Filling all the drawers will also save space, so you’ll make fewer trips between your new place and the old. Use bungee cords to keep the drawers secure if necessary.

3. Disassemble Furniture

Take apart as many furniture pieces as possible, including table legs, couch cushions, headboards, and bed frames. Store pieces upright when you can to save even more space. Collect smaller pieces such as nuts, bolts, and other hardware in bags, and label them for swift reassembly.

4. Fill Empty Space

Fill gaps among furniture and other large items as you go to use every inch of viable space. Bags of plush toys, linens, rugs, and pillows make excellent filler items early in the loading process.

Get the quality trailer rental for your next moving day from Tom Thumb Mini Storage in San Marcos, TX. This family-owned facility offers affordable standard and climate-controlled storage units as well as moving boxes, locks, and packing tape, among other supplies. Call (512) 396-3434 today for trailer rental information or learn more about services online.