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Match your packed volume to the smallest truck that still closes its doors on the load.
Household trucks come in four common classes. A 10 ft truck takes 4–6 m³ (150–200 ft³), a 15 ft takes 20–23 m³ (700–800 ft³), a 20 ft takes 28–34 m³ (1,000–1,200 ft³) and a 26 ft takes 42–48 m³ (1,500–1,700 ft³).
No truck is filled to the roof. Loads pack to roughly 85–95% of cargo volume; the remaining 5–15% is headroom, left because sofas, beds and wardrobes never tessellate with cartons.
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To match a load to a class, cube the cartons: the three standard sizes hold about 0.03, 0.09 and 0.10 m³ each (derived from their dimensions), so a two-bedroom flat's 100–150 cartons occupy roughly 7–13 m³ before furniture. Add the wrapped furniture and the total lands in the 20 ft class.
Resist the bigger truck. A half-empty vehicle lets the load shift in transit, while a too-small one forces a second trip — and beyond about 1,200 km, where the same move commonly costs 1.4–1.8 times the under-300 km price, a second trip is the expensive outcome.
Office and trade loads often travel on Euro pallets instead: 1200×800 mm, stacked to 1,000–1,500 kg and charged per half load at roughly 0.5–1 m³ of floor space. Pallet pricing is by volume, not weight, so a light but tall stack costs the same as a dense one.
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