From: Ermalina 
Newsgroups: misc.consumers.frugal-living misc.consumers.house nyc.market.housing
Subject: Re: Suggestions For One Piece of Furniture Move
Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2003 12:50:23 -0500

IC_Clearly wrote:
> 
> I have a large armoire that I need to move from New York city to Atlanta (I
> live in Atlanta).  The size is 84"h X 44"w X 23"l and it weighs about 225
> lbs.  I have looked at renting a truck, but the rates from NY to Atl are all
> between $1000 to $1500 (interestingly they are 60% less going the other
> way).  I also looked into renting a car and attaching a rental trailer, but
> the major car rental companies do not allow towing.
> 
> I'm down to driving my own car to NY and renting a trailer.  But, even a one
> way trailer from NY is around $400 plus the gas for the two way trip.
> 
> I am interested in your suggestions for other options.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> --
> IC

A [sort of] similar question came up a while back and I did a bit of
googling and found some pretty favorable reviews of an outfit called
"ABF U-Pack". 

If you're interested, here's a link to that post where you can also look
at the complete thread:

http://groups.google.com/groups?selm=3E778B9F.F029B68F%40yahoo.com

Though the previous post was about moving more goods and wanted to load
up the van at their home, I checked out the ABF U-Pack site (
http://upack.com ) for the kind of move you're talking about.

I found out that they also appear to accommodate people, like you, who
have only small amounts to move IF you are willing to do what they call
a "terminal-to-terminal" move, meaning: you take the item(s) to one of
their terminals (they have several in the NYC area) and, after the move,
you pick up the item at one of their terminals (they have several in the
Atlanta area). 

Here's a link to the page on the ABF U-Pack site that deals with
terminal-to-terminal moves:

http://www.upack.com/t2t.asp

Here's some of the text from that page:

Because many customers have a modest amount of goods to move or limited
parking at their home, ABF U-Pack recognizes the need for small moves.
ABF U-Pack is your small move solution.

The terminal-to-terminal move option offered by ABF U-Pack Moving is
ideal for the price conscious customer 

  * Offers substantial savings over the traditional
    U-Pack move option
  * PAY ONLY FOR THE SPACE YOU USE, YOU CAN USE AS
    LITTLE AS 3 FEET [emphasis added]
  * An assembled bulkhead wall is always provided 
  * Fuel and taxes are included in the price 

The terminal-to-terminal move option works much like a regular U-Pack
Move 

  * ABF has 300+ terminal facilities throughout the
    U.S. and Canada. We will provide you with the
    location(s) nearest you 
  * You simply load the trailer at the origin ABF
    terminal 
  * ABF provides the transportation in between 
  * You unload the trailer at the destination ABF
    terminal