U Pack

It was hard to decide to give 3 or 4 stars for the review. I ultimately went with 4 stars because, at the end of the day, I'd recommend them and probably go with U-Pak again when I move next. HOWEVER, there were many mishaps, and so next time I move, and when I recommend their service I would STRONGLY advise keeping in constant communication to make sure your trailer/cube is moving along on time without any hiccups. Our trailer ended up being a full week late (which U-Pak reimbursed $350 for), and the company that dropped our trailer to fill parked in a difficult location which we had to reposition. Another reason I went with 4 stars instead of three though, was because everyone was pleasant and seemed genuinely eager to help get these things sorted out, plus they reimbursed us for it being late. You really can't beat the price, but just be wary.

Move size: 1 Bedroom Home Service cost: $1700

We used a relocube to move furniture from Iowa to CA. U-Pack was a fantastic company! Their website was very specific & accurate. They sent update text notifications so we felt like everyone knew what to expect & when. Everything was on time & they gave detailed instructions. Customer service was excellent & no long wait times. Price was very reasonable for amount of furniture we moved in 1 relocube. Cube arrived on time & no damage to furniture! We highly recommend U-Pack.

Move size: Partial Move Service cost: $2400

I recently moved from Oregon to Alaska. Got quotes from traditional movers that were very high. I asked for a quote on line from Upack and got one right away. While I was trying to make up my mind I got an email from Brett at Upack offering me a special deal. Despite me having to pack up my entire house alone including buying boxes I decided to go with Upack. Brett was awesome! He is in the Arkansas office. I had at first ordered a POD but after starting to pack realized I had too much stuff for a POD and panicked. Brett was calm and helpful. I wound up with a trailer instead. I didn't have to use the whole trailer and was just charged for what I did use. The trailer arrived early and was delivered by a very helpful driver. The only negative here is that Upack utilizes 'Moving Staffers' as loaders. They are not Upack employees but a separate company. The Moving Staffers in Eugene, Oregon were like Cheech and Chong. Disorganized, and when I called to confirm my load date they got me mixed up with someone else! Then to top it off Moving Staffers charged my Debit Card 4 times what they were supposed to! Apparently Upack shared my card info with Moving Staffers. I had a fit! I did get my money back but that was very scary. I am a senior citizen and felt like Moving Staffers were ripping me off. I was too far along in the move to back out and find someone else. The Moving Staffers broke my lamps and did a sloppy job of loading. After that Upack DID pick up the trailer right away, an hour after I called them. It left for Alaska immediately and was delivered in two weeks!! Impressive! The Moving Staffers in Alaska who unloaded were late and got lost but were really nice young men and did a great job unloading in the snow. The trucking company in Alaska took their own sweet time picking up the Upack trailer but finally it left. I highly recommend Upack but use caution with Moving Staffers. Try to find someone else to load/unload and don't use a debit card, use a credit card that has more protection from over charging. All in all it was a good experience and saved me around $4000.00.

Move size: 2 Bedroom Home Service cost: $3300

Received a call during the middle of my originally scheduled drop off time to be informed that the drop off would occur 4-6 hours later than was originally scheduled. The reason? Another customer booked AFTER me and was in my area so they are bumping me back to drop off for the other person. This is ridiculous, I will never use this company again and trash them every chance I get. Thanks for completely screwing up my moving schedule and making me postpone my moving date.

Move size: 1 Bedroom Home Service cost: $1200

If I could give them a 10 star I would. Moved from Ca to FL. Moving is very stressful but UPack made it oh so much better. They were up front about the time line for the trailer to get here and to my surprise it came early. Everything went smooth, customer service was great!!! I cant say enough about UPack. We had no damage on anything. Pack it right and you will have no problems. Thank you UPack for everything and making this move as easy as possible. I honestly cant say enough about this company. It was very hard to put my trust in something that had everything we owned and going across country but from the beginning i was reassured that my stuff would make it. I definitely recommend UPack to everyone that is moving. They gave us more than enough time to unload the trailer it was nice seeing that it was just myself and my husband to unloaded it. Again Thank you Thank you!!! UPACK IS AWESOME!!

Move size: 3 Bedroom Home Service cost: $5675

Slow and rude!!!! Do not ever use their service! UPack made my life so much harder!!!

Customer service people are not very helpful and they delayed my shipment by almost a week. I had to call at every step to remind them and track where my items were and how I can make the shipment faster.

I submitted all needed documents for my shipment right after they picked up my stuff, and even called them to confirm whether they have received my paperwork. However, some guy from UPack still called me to ask for my paperwork after several days. This is so not acceptable and totally delayed my shipment.

When I wanted to schedule my delivery appointment for my destination address, the person on the call was so rude and unwilling to provide me with an estimated time range of when my delivery may arrive. I had to call at 7am of the actual delivery date to further confirm.

UPack made my life so much harder!!!

Move size: 1 Bedroom Home Service cost: $1068

First, I contacted many other truck rentals. Prices were, what I though to be comparable.

Calling U-Pack, I assumed I was getting pods for our belongings. Was very excited when finding out it was a 28 foot trailer and not a pod. When delivered, the driver had very little room to maneuver, but executed the trailer to perfection. We loaded it, they took it away. We had the trailer delivered to our property. All contents in perfect condition, due to our securing everything.

For the price, it was extremely affordable.

Each and every call I ever made to U-Pack, the person on the other end was courteous and very explanatory.

Highly recommended

Move size: 3 Bedroom Home Service cost: $2000

Great Experience - local ABF drivers were very helpful and placed cubes exactly as planned. Delivery was a window of 3-5 days - easy tracking. The secret to a good move - follow clearly written instructions from ABF - load heavy low. Tie down or stuff the container full to the doors. There is space between the plywood floor and doors on the metal sill that must be filled - I load mattresses last to stuff and cushion. Cover all mattresses, fabrics, and items with plastic to prevent water damage. ABF like U-Haul and all the moving companies I have dealt with explicitly state their moving containers, trailers, or trucks are not water proof, just water resistant. I always make sure anything near the doors is plastic covered.

Move size: 2 Bedroom Home Service cost: $2100

I was planning on renting a U-haul to take my belongings on a cross country move. A friend heard about UPack and I did some research. The price was great but there were some bad reviews that caught my attention. I was assured by my friend that his friend had a good experience.

From the time I booked the trailer to the time it arrived at my destination, I was bowled over by the great customer service and the whole move went flawlessly. Everyone was so nice and professional. I had several changes of drop off locations and everything still went smoothly. Communication was great and I would do it again in a heartbeat. I moved a four bedroom home for about $2800. I had quotes from others from $7000-$12,000.

Thank you UPack for saving me a ton of money on my move!

Move size: 4 Bedroom Home Service cost: $2648

We are moving out of state and timing was crucial because my husband starts work in 5 days and I will be staying behind until my transfer at the end of the month. We had to be moved in by Tuesday before he started work and so that I could return to the old state to continue work. When we reserved the Upack trailer which we are paying $1,000 for we specifically asked the man and explained the situation. He said oh thats no problem. When the trailer was dropped off we asked the truck driver again. He stated that they drive and deliver 24/7.. We loaded in a couple of hours and called and called no answer, next day Saturday called and called again no answer. Finally called customer service and the lady was so rude. Well we dont service on the weekends its in your contract your things wont be delivered until possibly friday. So now I have to fly back once again,miss work and try to unlaod myself because my husband will already be at work. If we would of known they dont work on the weekend which what moving company doesnt oh them. We would of paid a little extra for Pods or Uhaul company so that we could have our belongings. Nowy husband will be in an empty home for a week with absolutely nothing. No bed, no tv, no clothes.. Nothing. Please reconsider using this company, pay the little extra for better service and make sure to read your contract and not go by the customer service reps.

Move size: 3 Bedroom Home Service cost: $971

We used U Pack to move from Chicago to Northern GA. We used the 28 ft trailer, which was dropped off right on time. It does take up a lot of space, and I had it overhanging the sidewalk to make sure you are aware of the size requirements first. We packed the trailer very tightly and secure, and they came the next day after we called to pick it up. We did a month of storage in between homes, and the trailer was stored in GA waiting for us. When we got down there, we called to schedule drop off and our driver was able to navigate the trailer onto our new driveway which was not perfectly flat and on a hill. We had movers come and unload it in about 3 hours! I had called that day to schedule my trailer pickup, and the next night off it went with the driver. I can say the customer service was seamless and very responsive. The local ABF terminals were very friendly and always glad to help schedule. Compared to full service movers, we saved close to $7k by doing the labor ourselves (which I have always done anyway).

Move size: 4+ Bedroom Home Service cost: $2900

We used UPack for our move from Oregon to Kentucky. Overall good experience.

Pros: We didn’t have to drive a moving truck across the country. The price was great compared to other companies. Customer service was easy to work with.

Cons: shipment was delayed and took 3 weeks to arrive. This was due to weather, so out of their control. My biggest complaint would be trying to get information on truck status. First, they were late dropping off the truck; no one called to tell me it would be late, and I had to call 3 different places to get an answer. I also had to call to get updates on truck status due to the weather delay.

Otherwise, it was a good experience. I would use this company again.

Move size: 3 Bedroom Home Service cost: $3300

We ordered our cube 6 weeks before we planned to move our daughter, threedays prior to her move they sent an email saying they don't service our area. We called three different locations for them to say we called the wrong number and to call back but don't push any buttons. Finally talked to somebody and they are sorry but they don't check to make sure they can provide service until three days prior to the cube arriving. So an easy move for my daughter turned into me taking a day off work to load her stuff into a u-haul and drive 150 miles to unload it into a cube. Waited around for half an hour for them to even get the cube so we could even load it. Unorganized company and will tell everybody not to use them. Can't wait to see how it gets delivered. Hope they get the right state for dropoff. Completely disappointed.

Move size: 1 Bedroom Home Service cost: $2200

This service is fine if you (i) have sufficient road access and parking space at loading and unloading points to accommodate a full-size semi- truck; (ii) are strong, healthy and handy enough to manhandle the cumbersome bulkheads into place after loading and removing them before unloading; (iii) have a sufficiently flexible schedule (and persons you’ve recruited to help unload with equally flexible schedules) so as not to be inconvenienced by substantial delivery delays (mine was roughly a week after the estimated date) and the inability of the “customer support” people to predict actual delivery date/time until a few hours before delivery. I will say the drivers, both at loading and unloading, were friendly and helpful.

Notwithstanding their marketing slogans (“Quick, convenient option that makes long-distance moving easy”, ”Access to exceptional customer support”, “Fast, easy service exactly how you want it”), it seems to me that their business model is to optimize the extra space on their trucks, thereby earning additional revenue without extra effort on their part. If I were to move again I would never use this organization.

Move size: 1 Bedroom Home Service cost: $1650

I lived on the narrowest street in Lakewood, OH, the truck driver was awesome, definitely great at his job. Dave the scheduler was organized and on top things, I also hired Zooming Movers to help me load the truck, I can’t say enough about how helpful and hardworking Rain and Jordan C. Were. I would recommend these guys to everyone. Prices were extremely reasonable for the work done and would have been happy to pay double for the assistance given by Rain and Jordan C. Great Job by everyone. Very happy customer!

Move size: 3 Bedroom Home Service cost: $3000

Never again. They managed to foul up every step of the process. The containers were at the wrong location at origin, they shipped to the wrong location at destination, they didn't tell us when our boxes arrived, so we had to book movers

to unload at last second and paid out the nose, the movers they booked for us were 2 guys is a small pickup, several items were broken including an antique dresser, and it took 12 hours to load a 2 BR apt and almost that long to unload. There are so many different layers to their business model that nothing is ever anyone's fault so when something goes wrong, it's always the customer holding the bag. And it cost about $8,000 for the privilege.

Move size: 2 Bedroom Home Service cost: $8000

Upack never showed up, called 2 days in a row and kept being fed conflicting stories and nonsense excuses. Finally after not showing up for the 2nd day we cancelled our order and went with another moving company. Upack customer service is rude and they don't care that they are ruining your move when they don't bother showing up on the scheduled day. They also don't bother to call when you they don't plan on coming, you have to track them down. Run far far away from this company. Other companies might be more expensive but it's because they actually know what they're doing, unlike Upack

Move size: 3 Bedroom Home Service cost: $2400

THANK YOU UPACK!

I scheduled a move with another company in July for an August move from San Antonio, TX to Hopewell Jct, NY.

The other moving company never showed, and did not have the decency to let me know when they can pickup my stuff from SA. I called UPack in a panic, as I had to have my stuff out quickly. UPack was able to schedule a pod in less than a week, that we were able to pack. The pod arrived at my place in about 9 days from packing. The man who drove the pod to my place even helped me unpack the pod!

I also love how UPack allows tracking, so you can easily determine what day your belongings will arrive.

I can see how your items could get ruined using a pod. I would recommend using movers. I did not, and some of my belongings were really wet from weather, etc. However, that is on me - not UPack.

Fantastic company. Thank you again UPack!

Move size: Partial Move Service cost: $2027