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Remember to lift heavy items with your knees and not with your back.
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Loading in a preplanned order greatly helps you to reduce the loading time and fatigue. It also ensures a safe ride for your belongings.
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Load your heavy appliances on the floor against the wall of the trailer.
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Load the heavy items on the floor of the trailer and towards the front. Save the space above for lighter items.
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Long pieces, like sofas, can be stood at end, anchored by other large and heavy items.
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While loading the items that are marked "Fragile", you need to be pay special attention.
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Load the items as tightly as possible to reduce shifting, puncturing or rubbing during the transit.
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Place adequate blankets, cushions and cardboard so that your shipments do not get soiled during the transit.
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If it is necessary, you can use blocks and brace during the entire process of loading. You can nail them on the floor of the trailer, so that it may prevent shifting during the transit.
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At the final step you may want to protect your shipment from dust, so cover it with a plastic sheet.
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Once everything is loaded and secured, you need to install a divider wall or a "Bulkhead".
