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Free moving truck size calculator for households and relocation teams. Estimate required truck volume from home size, box counts, appliances, and packing efficiency to avoid underbooking.
Last updated: April 13, 2026
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Recommended truck size
26 ft Moving Truck
Capacity 1700 cft
Estimated total volume
1844 cft
Required truck volume
2169 cft
Truck utilization
100.0%
Estimated shipment weight
9025 lbs
Base home volume
900 cft
Boxes volume
179 cft
Furniture/appliance extras
765 cft
Converts inventory assumptions into practical rental-size guidance.
Highlights where your required truck space is coming from.
Prevents under-sizing caused by perfect-cube assumptions.
Helps flag dense loads where weight may bind before cube.
Captures overflow items that cause same-day upsize requests.
Indicates likely need for multiple trucks or containers.
Typical 2-bedroom profile with boxes, appliances, and small storage add-on.
Estimated volume
1844 cft
Required truck volume
2169 cft
Recommended truck
26 ft Moving Truck
Est. weight
9025 lbs
The model starts with a household-size baseline volume, adds box and furniture/appliance increments, then adjusts required truck capacity by your packing-density setting. It selects the smallest truck class that can safely fit the modeled load.
required truck cft = estimated load cft ÷ packing densityHelp families and dispatchers choose the right truck before move day.
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