A Mover

What exactly does a professional Household Mover do ?

I was asked that question by a few recruiting sites that do not have first hand knowledge on what is the difference from a freight driver and a driver that does household goods.

Wow- where do I begin ??

Driving is actually a small portion of what a professional household goods driver has to do to be successful. Sure, if you add up the hours that he drives that is a pretty big part of his day. Especially if he is a over the road driver  ( those are the drivers that can be out on the road for weeks or maybe months at a time ). But they do SO MUCH more !

Most of the successful household good drivers started out as helpers, probably helping a brother or father. Or they needed cash and a job so they hooked up with a local agent to helped the over the road driver load or deliver.
 They learned how to carry furniture down a staircase, or pad a chair or build a tier in a trailer. There is so much to learn on the proper way to carry and wrap and pack and load, that in itself is a art form.

Those that advance take note on how the professional mover works with his crew and listens and informs the customer on what to expect or what he needs. Once again that is so important, you can be the strongest person in the house but if your people skills are not sharpened you will only go so far.

Now throw in paperwork, you need to know all the documents required for each line of work, they all need to be signed and explained to the customer. Being educated on all the DOT requirements is mandatory. Being diligent in preparing your daily logs and truck inspections and inspecting each household before you load or unload is imperative.

There is soooooo much more but I think you may get the point.-
Driving is a small portion.

The Professional Household Goods Driver is still an admirable profession and one that a person can make a very good living at and I still remember the first day I looked inside of a loaded trailer.
I was impressed and knew then that a household goods driver were pretty cool and I have admired them ever since.