{"id":2549,"date":"2013-08-24T13:50:25","date_gmt":"2013-08-24T18:50:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/3.146.49.248\/?p=2549"},"modified":"2025-08-27T07:22:47","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T12:22:47","slug":"how-to-pack-and-drive-a-lock-up-move-in-truck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelockup.com\/blog\/how-to-pack-and-drive-a-lock-up-move-in-truck\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Pack and Drive a Lock Up Move In Truck"},"content":{"rendered":"

Many, if not most, Lock Up Self Storage facilities offer the use of their moving truck with every new lease<\/a>. This can be a real time and money saver when moving your valuables into your self storage unit. It\u2019s just another perk to using The Lock Up. In case you\u2019ve never driven a truck like this and\/or have never packed a truck like this, here are some tips on both so that your experience using a Lock Up Self Storage move in truck a good one.<\/p>\n

Essential Tips for Packing and Driving Your Lock Up Move-In Truck Safely<\/span><\/h3>\n

Packing the Truck<\/b><\/p>\n

There is definitely a technique you want to keep in mind when packing items into a Lock Up move in truck, or any other vehicle for that matter. The most important thing to do is to make sure you distribute all the large and heavy items evenly. In other words, you don\u2019t want to have all the weight concentrated in one area of the truck. This will create instability during your drive. Having all of the weight packed in last will make the truck back heavy and could potentially cause you to lose control when making a sharp turn. If you take the time to load in heavy and bulky items first, then pack smaller, lighter items around that base, you\u2019ll create a much safer moving environment both for you and for your items.<\/p>\n

Another thing to keep an eye on is that you don\u2019t build a mountain of items inside the truck if you don\u2019t have enough stuff to support it. If you don\u2019t have enough to fill the truck completely, you should strive to pack all your items so they\u2019re level. If you pile everything high and close to the back wall of the truck, it will most likely all tumble over when you go up a hill or press the gas.<\/p>\n

Just remember: low and even. You want your pile of items to be as low as possible and have the weight distributed evenly.<\/p>\n

Driving the Truck<\/b><\/p>\n

The first thing you should do is become familiar with the truck and adjust all mirrors to suit you. You don\u2019t want to be doing these things while driving.<\/p>\n

When driving, stay in the slow lane. This way you won\u2019t have to get over in order to make an exit. It will also enable you to drive a little slower than you normally would. Remember that you\u2019re driving a big vehicle with lots of extra weight in it\u2026these conditions mean that it takes more time and distance to come to a stop. And because of this, be sure to keep a good distance between yourself and the car ahead of you.<\/p>\n

Taking turns can be tricky too. The turning radius on a moving truck is much lower than that of a sedan, so you\u2019ll likely have to take corners a little wider than usual so that you don\u2019t ride up on the curb.<\/p>\n

Keep all these things in mind and you and your valuables will arrive at your Lock Up Self Storage unit safe and sound.<\/p>\n

Have any other tips? Share them with us here!<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A little know how goes a long way when using a Lock Up Move In truck. Here are some tips.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,4,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2549","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-how-to","category-moving-tips","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thelockup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2549","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thelockup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thelockup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelockup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelockup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2549"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelockup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2549\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9402,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelockup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2549\/revisions\/9402"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thelockup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2549"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelockup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2549"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelockup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2549"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}