Every moving company has its own list of items that are not allowed on their trucks. Many moving companies will not include yard equipment and tools on their list of non-allowable specifically, but all movers are very specific about refusing to transport items that are potentially harmful to their trucks and personnel. Here are the categories of items that are usually not loaded on moving trucks:
- Hazardous materials – car batteries, household chemicals and toxic substances, such as bleach, oil, fuel or paint, pesticides and insecticides, pool sanitation and pool cleaning chemicals, charcoal and other flammable materials are not transported in cargo trucks. If any of these materials and components are part of your yard equipment inventory, they will be refused from loading;
- Vehicles – motorized lawnmowers are considered to be vehicles by most movers, so they usually transport such machines separately, among special conditions and with all the fluids drained from their respective tanks;
- Garden tools – though most of them can cut and cause damage, most movers are willing to pack them if they are suitably and safely packed and the protection of the other items in the cargo space can be ensured.
To find out exactly about the items your local moving company in Denver area will move or not move, ask for a detailed list at least a couple of weeks before the day of your move.
Gabriel Kierson
Founder and Owner at American Moving and Storage
Gabriel Kierson is the founder of American Moving and Storage, a licensed carrier serving Boulder County and the country that he started in Boulder in 1997. He runs the company directly, from the crew leaders he knows by name to the containerized storage system he built. He brings 28 years in moving and nearly four decades of combined logistics experience, with more than 40,000 families and businesses moved and an annual claims rate held under 1%, against an industry norm of 5 to 6 percent.