{"id":23192,"date":"2014-08-21T07:55:28","date_gmt":"2014-08-21T14:55:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/movinginsider.com\/?p=23192"},"modified":"2019-08-01T10:54:49","modified_gmt":"2019-08-01T17:54:49","slug":"the-best-way-to-pack-a-moving-truck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/2014\/08\/21\/the-best-way-to-pack-a-moving-truck\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best Way to Pack a Moving Truck"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s moving day and you are just about ready to head out and&nbsp;start a life in your new home. Before you go, the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/Truck-Rentals\/?utm_campaign=uhaulsm&amp;utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=trucks&amp;utm_content=20140821-thebestwayto\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> moving truck<\/a> will need to be loaded. This may seem simple enough, but there is actually a method to loading a moving truck. This method will ensure your belongings stay in pristine condition during the drive. Remember, an organized moving truck could mean an&nbsp;organized life in your new home! It&nbsp;will also mean the unloading and unpacking process will be&nbsp;much easier when you arrive at your destination. Refer to the infographic below to learn the best way to pack a moving truck.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/movinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/loading-a-moving-truck-infographic-final-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23204\" src=\"https:\/\/movinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/loading-a-moving-truck-infographic-final-2.jpg\" alt=\"pack a moving truck \" width=\"602\" height=\"921\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/loading-a-moving-truck-infographic-final-2.jpg 602w, https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/loading-a-moving-truck-infographic-final-2-196x300.jpg 196w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 602px) 100vw, 602px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Keep some of these items in mind to help you pack a&nbsp;moving truck more efficiently:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Rope and tie-downs<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/MovingSupplies\/Moving-Lifting-Tools\/?utm_campaign=uhaulsm&amp;utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=movingsupplies&amp;utm_content=20190731-thebestwayto\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dolly<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Box labels or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/MovingSupplies\/Tape\/Smart-Move-Tape?mid=90&amp;utm_campaign=uhaulsm&amp;utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=movingsupplies&amp;utm_content=20140821-thebestwayto\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Smart Tape&nbsp;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/MovingSupplies\/Protective-stuff\/Furniture-Pad?id=2670&amp;utm_campaign=uhaulsm&amp;utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=movingsupplies&amp;utm_content=20140821-thebestwayto\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Furniture pads&nbsp;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For additional tips on loading a moving truck, check out some of these posts<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/movinginsider.com\/2012\/08\/10\/9-tips-to-prepare-for-loading-a-moving-truck\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">9 Tips to Prepare for Loading a Moving Truck<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/movinginsider.com\/2012\/07\/31\/5-safety-tips-for-loading-a-moving-truck\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">5 Safety Tips for Loading a Moving Truck&nbsp;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/movinginsider.com\/2012\/08\/14\/how-to-load-a-moving-truck\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Load a Moving Truck&nbsp;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Do you have other techniques for packing a moving truck? Let us know in the comments below.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s moving day and you are just about ready to head out and&nbsp;start a life in your new home. Before you go, the moving truck will need to be loaded. This may seem simple enough, but there is actually a method to loading a moving truck. This method will ensure your belongings stay in pristine [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":198,"featured_media":23206,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[194,11,7],"tags":[86,99,1338,738,128,1339],"class_list":["post-23192","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-moving-trucks","category-organization-tips","category-tips-tricks","tag-how-to","tag-load-moving-truck","tag-loading-a-moving-truck","tag-moving-day","tag-moving-truck","tag-packing-a-moving-truck"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23192","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/198"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23192"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23192\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":51637,"href":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23192\/revisions\/51637"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23206"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23192"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23192"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23192"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}