Q&A for How to Pack a Moving Truck

That depends on the moving company. If you have a lot to move, you might consider hiring a moving manager. They can oversee the moving company and organize small details so everything is easier to manage.

Wrap items in padding, bubble wrap, or blankets, anything that prevents your stuff from colliding or moving around inside its box or inside the moving truck.

If it is a nice piano, use a professional piano mover. You will ruin a piano moving it if you don't know what you're doing.

If you can take the glass off the top of the table, then do so. Take furniture pads, paper pads or even your own blankets and wrap the glass. Secure the padding with tape, then use shrink wrap and wrap over the padding. Depending on the size and weight of the glass, it could take two people to wrap it. Once wrapped, carefully carry it out to the truck and keep it on its side (never lay glass face down). Secure it with straps or rope towards the back of the truck (closest to the gate) against the side wall. Lay down padding to protect the glass. You could also put it between the mattresses, but be careful not to forget, as the glass could fall on you when you go to move the mattresses.

Yes, to a certain extent. It also depends on what is on top of and below the mattress during the move.

I would suggest renting an automobile transport that you can pull behind the truck.

Wrap each individual glass in newspaper. You can then pack them in a specialty box called a "dish barrel," which has dividers to protect each glass. Or you can use a regular small- to medium-size box, but be sure to put a lot of paper or protective material between each glass.

You'll probably want to put the heaviest furniture on the bottom and be careful of balancing any furniture items on top of one another. Ideally, put heavy furniture all around the bottom of the truck and then pack boxes, containers and so on securely on top.

It really depends on the size of your home and the amount of stuff you have. One bedrooms can be packed in a day or two, while large homes may take a few weeks.

Take the marble top off and carry it on its side, if you don't you risk it breaking in half. Carry the base separately.

I would get the largest truck you can because it's always better to have too much room than not enough.

You can absolutely do this, though if you are already set on hiring someone to load the truck, it may turn out to be the same cost as hiring mover/drivers, as opposed to renting out your own truck and driving it yourself, then having to hire labor-hire workers. Search around for moving companies and see some quotes before you go this route. If you want someone to just help you loading the truck, you can put an ad in the paper or online (cheaper option) or approach labor hire agencies/ small businesses (more expensive but this is generally safer insurance wise if there happened to be an accident or something went missing [potentially stolen])