How to Load a Trailer

It can be very challenging to load a trailer as it requires precise measurements and calculations. In properly packing your things inside a moving trailer, you need to ensure that all your belongings are safe while they are being transported to another town, city, state or country. You also need to maximize the available space of the trailer and use wise packing and packaging tricks so that the move will be enjoyable and safe not only for your things but also for you and your family.

When you pack your household belongings, you should use boxes that have proper protection and padding. You can use dish towels, old newspapers and bubble wraps for this. You should place items with odd shapes in their right boxes so that it would be simpler to pack the moving trailer with such a consistent method. If you use padding for possessions that are fragile like lamps and dishes, they will be protected while on the road. Use tarp, plastic, bath towels or blankets on your valuables that may dent or scratch.

When choosing a moving trailer, get one that can carry all your things which you want to take with you to your new home. Moving companies and rental companies have trailers of different sizes. Check your appliances, beds, tables, chairs, sofa, couches and other furniture and then choose a trailer which can accommodate all of them comfortably and safely.

When you load a trailer, you should put inside the big furniture first. These include your beds, dining room tables, big cabinets, dressers, mattresses, and couches. Always have a clever eye when loading the vehicle and look for opportunities to store and pile your stuff so as to maximize the space. You can protect your computer, television and stereo components with your mattresses and carpets. You can also use them as a temporary buffer in between items which easily dent and scratch like your dressers, vanity, and tables.

Once you have loaded the big furniture and appliances, load your boxed items next so that the heavy stuff will not slide and crush these boxed items. When you place your heavy possessions at the back of the moving trailer and put the boxed items after them, there will be a protective buffer between the trailer's door and the items that are the heaviest.

The softer items which include your clothes, bedding, blankets, pillows and varied things should come last. These items must be the ultimate barrier between the trailer's door and the items that are fragile for protection purposes.

Make sure that before you load the moving trailer, it is clean, swept of dust and sanitized by the moving or rental company. After you have loaded it up, sweep it again so as to remove excess dirt and dust which may destroy or soil your things.

After packing the moving trailer, ask the driver to take a drive around the neighborhood for a short while. This will allow you to see if items will be shifted. You will also be aware of possible problems that may happen during the trip so you can fix them prior to the move.

These are the things to remember when loading a moving trailer so that your things will arrive safely and soundly in your new home.