Moving Truck Unloading in Ann Arbor
Moving Truck Unloading in Ann Arbor begins once your rental reaches the house, and the drive in deserves a look first. Our crew then protects floors and door frames and carries each item to its room.
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Before you book moving truck unloading in Ann Arbor, map the last few miles for the truck you're actually driving. A 2013 news report put the posted clearance of the railroad bridge over West Washington Street, near First Street, at 10 feet, 6 inches. It also said similar strikes had happened there several times. In 2024, a truck hauling a forklift hit the railroad bridge on Felch Street near North Ashley.
Many box trucks stand taller than that Washington Street number. Read the height on your truck, and trust the sign at the bridge over a phone app built for cars. Leave time to reroute.
When snow reaches the street first
Winter arrivals add a wrinkle. In a significant storm, the city can declare an on-street parking ban, announced at least 12 hours ahead, and vehicles left on the street may be ticketed or towed. Some streets are exempt, and the list is at a2gov.org/snowparking. We wouldn't assume a rental truck gets a pass, so watch the alerts if your unload depends on the curb. The city's January 2026 notice said it strives to clear all streets within 24 hours of a storm's end.
Once the truck is parked, we set up floor runners, door frame padding, and wall protection before the first piece comes in. Boots off a slushy street are hard on a floor.
Room by room, then the cardboard
Tell us where things go and we'll carry them there, upstairs included. Beds and desks that came apart for the trip can go back together as part of the same hourly job. We unwrap furniture and clear packing materials as we go.
The boxes you empty later have their own rules. Cardboard goes in the city recycling cart flattened and loose, not bagged. Plastic film and Styrofoam don't belong in the cart, though the city says Styrofoam might be accepted at the Drop-Off Station. A houseful of boxes fills a cart fast, so break them down a few at a time.
Ann Arbor Moving FAQs
We can carry farther, and it adds crew time. Closing a traffic lane is a bigger step: the city asks for a Traffic Control Permit filed online at least three working days ahead. We'd look at other spots first.
Yes. You handle the driving and we take over at the house. Give us the address and a rough arrival window, and let us know if the route or the weather changes it.
No. The city says furniture, mattresses, and appliances aren't collected at the curb, and you could be fined. Its trash page suggests checking with Recycle Ann Arbor's Drop-Off Station and Recovery Yard.