If you don't have a volunteer crew to help you with your truck rental move, hire a team a movers to help you load and unload. Find out the best way to hire movers.
One of the big advantages of choosing a do-it-yourself or truck rental move is that you save on your moving budget. After all, you'll have a lot of other expenses that you'll incur during your move. And ideally, you'll have a crew of volunteers that can help you with your truck rental move. But what happens if you can't put together that ideal crew of volunteers? Does that mean that you won't be able to choose a do-it-yourself move? Not necessarily, as there are a few ways to circumvent this problem.
Hire movers from a moving company
Some moving companies have movers for hire. In other words, you hire as many movers as needed without paying for the full-service move (no driver, no truck rental and packing and unpacking service). These movers will simply load and unload your truck rental. You can always add on some extra hours if you also need them to pack and unpack. By utilizing this piecemeal method, you save money. What's good about hiring movers from a moving company is that there usually covered under their company's insurance policy in case of injury, and have the necessary experience in loading and unloading fragile items. Most of them have also undergone background and reference checks.
Advertise in the local paper
Advertising for movers in the local papers is another key way to find and hire a moving crew for your truck rental move. Hourly wages might be less than hiring movers from a moving company, but you'll have to do the background/reference checks yourself. Try to obtain two or three job references and make sure to actually follow-up on the checks. If there are any questionable references, move on to the next applicant. Additionally, you might have to take out an insurance policy with this type of move. It will protect you against and future claims made by the movers for any bodily injuries that might have occurred on the job.
Post signs in the neighborhood
Posting signs in the neighborhood stores and high schools/colleges is a third way to find potential movers for your truck rental move. Again, don't forget your reference checks before hiring. If the applicant does not have any work experience, at least ask for personal or character references.
