We used a service called U-Pack which is just like it sounds. They drop off a large trailer at your house and you get about 1 week to pack it as carefully as you want, either by yourself or your own chosen loaders. When you are all done, they come and measure how much of the truck you used and that's all you pay for - not the whole truck. It's by linear foot, not weight. They drive and deliver the truck to your new location. You can take as much as 3 days to unload - again either by yourself or your chosen crew - and they take it away. They have loader/unloaders available at either end or there are many services that allow you to rent your own crew by the hour. We had nearly a full truck and it only took our rented unloaders about 3 hours to empty the whole load here in the Villages. Very flexible, you control the packing and loading - high and tight will save you quite a bit - and nowhere near as expensive as a full service moving company. U-Pack also has "pods" if you're sure you don't need a full sized truck.
This also avoids the risk of the moving company withholding their final cost estimate until after the truck is loaded. That goes by weight and if there's an overweight surprise you are negotiating with some one who has your whole life packed in their truck already.
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