[l2ridehd]

Arthur Martin and a helper showed up on time, did an excellent job, and were very careful with all furniture. They helped assemble and set up beds and tables and things and overall I would give them good marks and I would recommend them and use them again if I move from there. Here are 2 numbers for them. One was their office and one was a cell. Not sure which is which.
352-347-3420
352-207-4896

[Boomer]

This is a bump of an old thread that I started last winter.

Someone on here recently was searching for POD information so I thought I would bump this one.

When I asked my question (encased in a big long story that you can skip) I was really happy and impressed with the excellent information and advice TOTVers gave me.

So here is a rerun of "Move via POD?" I hope it helps someone else.

Boomer

[JohnN]

I talked to the PODS people and they say you can put a POD in your driveway (private property) to unload it but you can't park it in the street in TV.

[Rokinronda]

We used http://www.minimoves.com/aboutus/about-us.html A good alternative for smaller loads. They are nationwide they quoted a great price. I did a lot of research before deciding. We were very happy with their service.

[dklassen]

I used upack.com to move from CA to TN. The cost was $2300 for 16 ft in a large ABF trailer. Couldn't be happer with the service plus you don't have to pay for any gas. It was way less money than Pods, u-haul or any of the others.

[KathieI]

DK, thanks, I'll look into that since I'm coming from CA to TV. Good cost, but what's an ABF trailer (oh I'm so girlie!).

Do they load and unload too?

Kath

[chuckinca]

Arkansas Best Freight

Large trucking company

[KathieI]

Chuck, I'm LMAO, you always answer my stupid questions. You must think I'm such a girlie, welll, duh! I am!

Thanks for the info.

Kathie :redface:

[chuckinca]

That's not a stupid question - how many people know what ABF stands for, it could mean anything.

Being girlie is OK with me (I have much experience with my wife, two daughters and three granddaughters)

[dklassen]

ABF is one of the largest trucking companies in the US. Basically they drop off a 28 foot trailer. You load it, they pick it up and take it to your destination and drop it off. Then you unload it. I hired a couple guys on each end to load and unload for a very reasonable fee. Whatever space you don't use on the truck they fill it with commercial freight separated by a bulkhead you put up after you load it. You only pay for the space you use. Upack got very high customer satisfaction ratings unlike some of the other movers I checked and I checked every conceivable way to get our stuff from CA to TN. They were right on time and did exactly what they said they would do. It was a no brainier for us and much less expensive.

[dklassen]

Here's a couple pics to the trailer being loaded.

[JohnN]

wow, that's a big trailer.. and the cost was comparable to a POD it seems? I might have to check them out

[dklassen]

It would have taken me at least two pods which would have been $3k maybe more. We used 16 feet in the truck.

[Sidney Lanier]

We have no personal experience with PODs but know people who have (not in relation to a move to TV). They were happy with how the move itself turned out but afterwards recognized that it was a pretty pricey experience in contrast with other moving possibilities. For what it's worth....

[784caroline]

I figure 2..16 foot pods at 80 plus cubic feet (each or 160 total) is slightly more than a 26 foot Penske truck which can supposidly carry 6 plus rooms. Am I right or wrong??