Moving Box & Truck Size Calculator
Estimate how many boxes and what size of truck your move needs
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Adds up the volume of your furniture, appliances and boxes and shows how many trucks of each size that fills. Use it to estimate your move before asking for quotes or renting a truck.
How to use
- Choose an "Example list" close to your home and press "Load example", or add items one by one under "Add an item".
- Change each "Qty", and replace "Width", "Depth" and "Height" with your own measurements where you know them.
- Read "Total volume" and the box count, then pick a "Truck type" to see how many trucks of each size you need.
- Press "Print list for quotes" or "Copy list" to send the inventory to moving companies.
How it works
- Volume = width × depth × height × quantity, added over all rows. Furniture sizes are assumed typical sizes; box sizes are U-Haul's moving box dimensions.
- Trucks needed = volume ÷ (cargo volume × usable share), rounded up. The 80% usable share and the Korean truck volumes are assumptions you can change under "Truck volumes and loading"; the US truck volumes are U-Haul's published figures.
- This is general guidance; a moving company's survey gives the real numbers. The list is saved only in this browser on this device.
Questions and answers
- How many boxes do I need to move a studio apartment?
- It depends on what you own. The studio example starts with 8 small, 10 medium and 5 large boxes; adjust it to your belongings.
- What size truck do I need for a one-bedroom apartment?
- The studio example comes to about 240 cubic feet, which fits in one 10 ft truck at 80% loading. Enter your own items for your answer.
- How many cubic feet is a large moving box?
- An 18 × 18 × 24 in box is 4.5 cubic feet. The small box used here is about 1.5 cubic feet.
- Why not fill the truck to 100%?
- Furniture shapes and stacking leave gaps, so less than the full cargo volume is usable. The tool assumes 80%, which you can change.