Labor-only moving help is for people who have already arranged their own transportation. You rent the truck or order the portable storage container. A Dry Ridge crew comes to your place in Asheville or elsewhere in Western North Carolina to do the heavy part: carrying everything out and loading it, or unloading at the far end and bringing it inside.
You handle the vehicle and the trip. We handle the lifting, wrapping and stacking. If you would rather hand off the entire job, our truck included, see residential movers for houses or apartment movers for apartments and condos.
On a labor-only job, the vehicle is yours to reserve, drive and return. Usually that means one of two things:
Our crew shows up with the equipment for carrying heavy pieces, and your furniture is padded and shrink-wrapped before it goes in. Boxes are your part of the job unless you hire us to pack; our movers and packers page explains that service.
How a truck or container gets loaded matters as much as how quickly. A load that shifts on the highway crushes boxes and scuffs furniture, and an uneven truck can sway or feel harder to control on turns and stops. Rental and container companies publish similar loading advice, and it lines up with how our crews work:
Unloading is the same job in reverse, except that everything has to land in the right room. Mark each box with its destination room before loading day, and the crew will carry it there. Furniture comes off in the reverse of the order it went on, gets unwrapped, and is placed in the rooms you choose.
We can load in one place and unload in another, as long as we can cover both addresses. Tell us both when you call and we will confirm.
Moving help is a good match when:
It is a weaker fit if you don’t want to drive a loaded truck yourself. In that case, a full-service move with our truck and crew is the simpler choice, and we are glad to talk through which makes more sense for your move.
With moving help, the vehicle remains your responsibility from start to finish: renting it, driving it, fueling it, parking it and returning it. The container company’s drop-off and pickup schedule is yours to arrange as well. Our job is loading and unloading; nothing is transported by us on a labor-only booking. Set up the truck or container first, then call us with the date and time it will be in place.
To quote a labor-only job we need a few details: the addresses, the size of the truck or container, roughly what is going in or coming out, and any stairs or long walks at each end. We can quote by phone, or by a video walkthrough if there is a lot to load, and you’ll receive a written estimate. Our crews have been loading and unloading around Asheville since 2006; the locations page lists the towns we serve. Want to hear from past customers first? Read our customer reviews.
No. On a labor-only job you rent the truck or order the container. If you want us to supply the truck as well, that is a full-service move. See residential movers.
Yes. We load containers in sections, spread the weight along the length and from side to side, and tie off each section as we go.
Yes. Tell us the size of the truck, what is inside, and the stairs or distance at the new place, and we will quote the unload.
If you want packing, we pack the whole home. Otherwise, have every box packed and sealed before the crew arrives.
Let us know where the truck or container will be parked, how big it is, and what’s going in or coming out. Call (828) 450-3315 or fill out the form below to get a free quote.