Hourly Labor-Only Crews

Labor-Only Loading and Unloading — $115/hr for Two Movers

Sometimes you’ve got the truck handled. A U-Haul reserved on Roscoe, a PODS container parked in the driveway, a personal trailer hooked up to the F-150 — what you actually need is the muscle and the loading know-how to pack it tight or empty it fast. State To State sends a crew for labor-only work at $115/hr for a two-mover team, with no equipment minimum. You drive; we load, stack, strap, and pad so nothing shifts on I-5 and nothing arrives crushed at the bottom of the stack. And it’s still our own W-2 uniformed crew — not a day-labor outfit pulled off a Craigslist morning shape-up.

Loading a truck well is a skill, not just lifting. Heavy and square pieces go on the bottom, weight gets balanced front-to-back over the axle, and fragile items are wedged and padded so the load doesn’t turn into a landslide the first time you brake hard on the 405. Our crews build the load like it has to survive the drive — because it does. A wall of boxes that rides tight to Phoenix beats one that shifted in the first ten miles up Topanga Canyon.

Rental trucks, PODS, in-home shuffles, and post-renovation re-stacks

We load and unload rental box trucks (U-Haul, Penske, Budget), personal trailers, and portable containers like PODS, U-Pack, and 1-800-Pack-Rat. Doing a partial DIY move and only want help on the back-breaking side? Book just the loading on your Valley end, or just the unloading on the destination end. You can split it — our Canoga Park crew loads, you drive, the receiving crew at destination is yours to source. Got a kitchen remodel where everything had to go to the garage and now needs to come back? That’s labor-only too. Same for a staging-day shuffle ahead of a Calabasas listing photo, or a post-floor-refinish re-stack in a Sherman Oaks condo.

Labor-only crew at $115/hr for two movers, no equipment minimum
Rental box trucks (U-Haul, Penske, Budget), personal trailers, and PODS-style containers
Loads built heavy-on-bottom and balanced front-to-back to ride without shifting
Pad-wrapping and strap-down so furniture doesn’t rub, shift, or topple
In-home shuffles for kitchen remodels, floor refinishes, and staging-day moves
Help on just the load end, just the unload end, or both — your call

You supply the truck, container, or trailer; we supply the W-2 crew that knows how to pack it. Call (888) 711-4778 to book labor-only loading or unloading and get your DIY move on the schedule.

What's Covered

Labor-only two-mover crew at $115/hr with no equipment minimum
Loading and unloading of rental trucks, trailers, and PODS-style containers
Loads built heavy-on-bottom and balanced front-to-back for a safe ride
Pad-wrapping and strap-down so furniture doesn't rub, shift, or topple
In-home shuffles for kitchen remodels, floor refinishes, and staging-day moves
Help on just the load end, just the unload end, or both — your choice

What's the Cost?

From $165/hr or a flat rate from $480

That figure already includes a two-mover crew, our truck, plus every pad and dolly, with nothing slipped onto the invoice later as an add-on.

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How State To State Runs Your Move

From the First Call to the Last Box Set in Place

Send Us the Outline

Pass over both ZIP codes, the move day, and the room count. Half a minute, zero commitment.

One Binding Price on Paper

Inside the hour you have a single all-in California estimate signed and on paper, with no clock running underneath it.

Our Crew Carries Every Box

Our uniformed movers pull up in one of our eight trucks loaded with pads and dollies, then pad it, walk it out, drive it themselves, and set every room back up.

Once the Truck Pulls Away

What Canoga Park Homeowners Tell Us Afterward

★★★★★

“Aaron, Priscilla, Diego, and Brooke were super helpful, communicative, and efficient movers! I recommend them to anyone.”

Bryan S.

Encino · Google

★★★★★

“Everything ran perfectly. The packers were on time and did an excellent job. The movers got everything into the truck, delivered on time and at location. Everybody was pleasant and helpful and nothing was broken. Highly recommended.”

Carmen W.

Sherman Oaks · Google

★★★★★

“We have used State To State Logistics at least four times and I could not be happier with the service we’ve had. Hector is easy to communicate with, they show up on time, and they get the job done efficiently. Big thanks to Priscilla, Diego, Brooke and Aaron for the great work and making our moves seamless.”

Carlos M.

Calabasas · Google

Questions?

Service FAQ

Can you load a truck I rented myself?

Yes — labor-only loading is one of our most-booked services. You handle the rental, whether it's a U-Haul box truck, a Penske, a personal trailer, or a PODS container, and our two-mover crew loads it tight and balanced at $115/hr. You bring the vehicle; we bring the skill and the straps.

Is there a minimum on labor-only jobs?

There's no equipment minimum on labor-only work. You're paying the $115/hr crew rate for the hands and the loading know-how — not for a truck or gear you don't need, since you already have your own.

Do you load PODS and other portable containers?

We do, regularly. If a PODS, U-Pack, or 1-800-Pack-Rat container is dropped in your driveway, we'll pack it tight inside the delivery window you've got it parked. The trick is building the load so it survives transport, and that's exactly what our crews are good at.

Is this an actual State To State crew or day labor?

It's our own W-2 uniformed crew — the same movers who run our local and long-haul jobs. We don't subcontract labor-only work to a day-labor outfit. The hands you get are the hands that move full homes for us all week.

Can you help with an in-home shuffle, not a real move?

Yes. Kitchen remodels where everything goes to the garage and comes back, floor refinishes that need the den emptied and re-stacked, staging-day moves before listing photos in Calabasas or Encino — all labor-only work, billed at the same $115/hr rate.

Already locked in a date? Aaron's Canoga Park crew carries it from there.

Your written number reaches you inside the hour, and nobody from sales pesters you afterward.

Get a Free Quote ☎ (888) 711-4778