Do Not Load List

Items you should NOT pack or move:
The following items are on the do not load list that should not be packed into a box or placed in a moving truck for safety reasons. This includes all dangerous materials that can potentially damage your shipment or cause damage to the truck, such as: explosives, compressed gases, flammable liquids and solids, oxidizers, poisons, corrosives or radioactive materials.

List of dangerous items or flammables:
– Propane Tanks
– Nail Polish removers
– Paint & paint thinners
– Lighter fluid
– Gasoline
– Fireworks
– Fertilizer
– Oxygen Bottles
– Automotive repair & maintenance chemicals
– Matches

– Ammonia
– Bleach
– Charcoal briquettes
– Insecticides and pesticides
– Cleaning fluids
– Firearms

– Weed Killer
– Turpentine
– Liquors
– Acids
– Corrosive liquids
– Battery with acids
– Lamp oil

Perishables That We Do not load:
Perishable items such as food can easily spoil if packed in a box. Non-perishable food, if stored in a sealed container can be packed in a box and moved.

Valuables:
It is advisable to take all of you valuables with you in your car on the moving day. Do not pack your valuables in a box to be moved in a moving truck.
Valuable items include passports, birth certificates, financial statements, medical records, social security cards, coin collections, photos and jewelry.

Before your moving day, remember to:
– Not water any live plants for the last 3 days prior to the moving day.
– Pack any small items such as screws, bolts and keys in zip lock bags & label them.
– Drain oil and fuel from garden tools and other machinery.
– Remove the battery from any battery occupied machinery.
– Disconnect propane tanks.

We strongly recommend throwing away any liquids in open containers.

If you have any questions about what’s allowed, please contact us at 650-963-9463

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