If you haven’t had a chance to visit upack.com yet, you may not have noticed that we have a great deal of informative moving videos available that were designed to help with your move.  You can find out more about U-Pack, get moving tips, and even see what hilariously funny Ed Sanders from ABC’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition has to say about moving.

Here are some of the moving videos you’ll find:

About U-Pack Moving Services
Instructions for getting an online moving quote
U-Pack Guaranteed Transit Info
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It's Flashback Friday— each week, U-Pack will revisit a blog topic that's been helpful and fun for our readers. Be sure to check the comments section of each post for even more valuable moving advice!

The post about rental truck gas mileage is one of our favorites because it's very helpful when trying to determine your moving budget. U-Pack developed the rental truck fuel calculator to help you accurately compare moving options. Considering the current prices at the pump, the true costs for driving a rental truck may come as a shock!

Rental Truck = Low Fuel Economy

Normally when you think about gas mileage you think about it in relation to your personal vehicle. Most cars have 10-15 gallon gas tanks but get 20-25 (or more) miles per gallon on the highway. ...
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It's Flashback Friday— each week, U-Pack will revisit a blog topic that's been helpful and fun for our readers. Be sure to check the comments section of each post for even more valuable moving advice!

Gas prices are at some of the highest rates the U.S. has ever seen— so why drive a rental truck and be stuck paying the fuel costs in a gas guzzler? Check out this post that gives the real story on rental truck gas mileage.

You might think that moving in a ...
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Make your moving checklist work for you
What's the best way to get through your move without excessive stress or forgetting something important? Print off a moving checklist and check tasks off as they're completed.

I know…it's tempting just to wing it. Who needs a moving checklist, right? Take it from a self-proclaimed obsessive list maker. It will make things easier.  

Until long distance moving is actually part of your life, it's hard to imagine the number of random things there are to take care of before you head out of town for good - like turning off utilities (and turning them on at your new place), cancelling memberships and subscriptions and picking up the dry cleaning.  You know that library ...
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True, a lot of people live in standard-size houses and can easily figure out how much trailer space or how many ReloCubes they'll need using just a simple space estimator or truck rental conversion chart. Also true, many people don't. And when you don't, it can be a challenge to figure out how much space you'll need.

For example, if you're moving the normal contents of a one-bedroom apartment, you can expect your shipment to occupy 6-8 linear feet of an ABF moving trailer. Or, if you're moving the normal contents of an 1800-2000 square foot home, your goods will probably fit into 19-21 linear feet of the trailer.  But, if you're moving 25 things from 5 different rooms, don't pan...
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Tracking your U-Pack shipment is simple. 
When you get your ABF trailer or ReloCube for loading, the ABF driver will put a sticker at the top corner of your Bill of Lading (the contractual agreement between you and ABF).  This is your tracking number (also called a PRO number). After the loaded trailer or ReloCube is picked up, you can start tracking it online or by phone.

Track your move by phone.
Just call 800-367-2237, choose option 1 and enter your 9 digit tracking number. The automated phone system will tell you the latest location of your trailer or ReloCube.

Track online....
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Wow, talk about a can of worms! When I started researching fuel calculation so that you, our customer, would know how much better you can budget when using U-Pack, I got more than I bargained for. I was looking for information about the size of rental truck gas tanks and ran across a web site that discussed how driving a rental truck is so much different than your own vehicle. It is definitely something to think about when weighing your options.

Things to consider with a rental truck are backing up the vehicle (especially if you decide to trailer your own personal vehicle), low overhead clearance and the much wider turn radius. You also have to realize that all the blind spots are totally different so you have to retrain your "driving eyes". I know that ...
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This has got to be the one question I hear most often. Probably the most correct answer is: It Depends.

There is not a mold in which you can fit every person who moves a 3 bedroom home. But there are ways that you can be very accurate with your estimates.

Have you moved in the past?

Whether you used U-Pack, a rental truck, full service or other self service moving company, you can look at what you used the last time you moved. You may have added some items or may have disposed of some items, but you can get pretty close by just estimating based on your last move. We have a Rental Truck Comparison on our website that is very handy if truck rentals are what you are used to. Most of the full service moving companies use weight to determine your shipping costs. If y...
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On Time. Every time. Guaranteed.

Your U-Pack moving quote comes with a price that is based on an estimated transit time. U-Pack estimates transit times using real numbers for completed moves, so it's likely that your items will arrive at your destination within the estimated time. However, there is always a possibility that the transit time could vary. Normally when this happens it's due to factors like a large number of shipments moving at the same time and in the same direction.  Keep in mind that your trailer or ReloCube can be tracked 24 hours a day using your ABF Tracking Number (sometimes called your Freight Bill number). If you're curious…check the estimated transit time for your move.

Transit time begins the business day after pick up and does not include w...
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U-Pack and realtors share a common interest. We are both in the business of moving people out of one home and into another one.

Recently U-Pack was mentioned in Realtor Rightings, the Magazine of the Arkansas Realtors® Association. An article titled "Free Tools for Realtors" gave several tools that realtors can utilize on their web sites to improve the services provided to people that are buying and selling homes.

The tools that U-Pack provides are free moving quotes, moving notices (e-Cards with forwarding address informat...
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