Packing
Packing services, 2026
As of September 2026, full packing is a crew that wraps the house, not a roll of tape in the estimate’s small print. This page is the hire: who packs, who is on the valuation, and what stays in your car. We have no first-party packing-hour median.
Haulest data team · 17 September 2026 · Research fallback. Not a first-party median.
Why this matters
The overtime is a kitchen they said you packed, and plates that rode in a grocery box.
Why Haulest
Same chart as the box calculator. Phone if the kitchen is a second house. We do not pack trucks.
Call for a free quote
A person on the phone is faster than a form if you already know the dates. If you cannot talk now, leave From, To, and a number.
Call for a free quoteWe do not invent a star total.
| Ask | Why it bites |
|---|---|
| Full pack, partial, or fragile-only | The kitchen is usually the swing |
| Owner-pack vs their pack on valuation | UK GIT often holes owner-packed china |
| Materials on the estimate | A silent carton line becomes a driveway extra |
| Spare lithium and paint | PHMSA still treats spare cells as hazmat |
This is labor, not a carton brand
A 2-bed still wants dish packs for the kitchen. That is a planning range, not a first-party count. A crew that will not survey the kitchen is guessing your Saturday.
US interstate extras after the bill of lading sit under 375.403: they tell you, you get an hour, it is written. Local hourly jobs just keep the clock running. We will not invent a 2026 pack-rate table.
Before you hire
1. Written estimate after a look
Interstate movers must give the booklet and a written estimate after a survey or a full description. A $499 ad is not an estimate.
FMCSA Protect Your Move2. Legal name matches SAFER
USDOT on the paper, the truck doors, and the census. A different name is the walk.
USDOT / Companies House lookup3. Walk from cash and blank paper
FTC: unregistered interstate, huge deposit, cash only, or a blank contract. Photograph and leave.
FTC: hiring a mover4. 110% on a COD non-binding job
Pay up to 110% plus agreed extras and they must hand over the load. Not a cap on extras you signed.
US interstate rules
Official sources
Links go to the publisher. Haulest does not add findings. We checked these URLs in September 2026. If the live page moved, believe the agency.
- PHMSA: transporting lithium batteries
Opens a government site. Checked September 2026.
- Ontario: hiring a mover
Opens a government site. Checked September 2026.
Ask out loud
- Do movers supply boxes?
- Ask. That is a line item. The box calculator has the carton plan.
- Can I pack the books and they pack the kitchen?
- Yes. Write it. Mixed owner-pack is where GIT and Full Value arguments start.
- Is packing a Haulest service?
- No. We do not operate trucks or packing crews.
- Same-day pack?
- Sometimes. You pay for the hole in the calendar. See same-day movers.