College Hunks Hauling Junk and Moving Springfield

Call in a panic about furniture stranded on the sidewalk and there's a fair chance this crew has it gone the same afternoon. That's the recurring shape of the College Hunks franchise run out of 311 West St in Ludlow — short-notice hauling, a truck, and two or three people who turn up when they said they would. On Google it sits at 4.9 stars across 413 ratings, and that volume isn't historical: dozens of those were written in the last six months. A WWLP article in April 2026 described the local franchise as owned by Amy Monroe, a U.S. Navy veteran, and Monroe's name surfaces in customers' own accounts too — someone moving out of state in February 2026 wrote about her coming out for a free estimate, then absorbing repeated reschedules without complaint. The work runs in two lanes. On the hauling side, people describe piles of lumber, a rotting wood pile from a felled tree, a riding lawnmower, old chairs and a refrigerator — usually quoted from a photo or a phone call, often finished the same day it was quoted. On the moving side: a storage unit emptied in roughly half an hour, maple furniture carried up three flights, a 20-foot U-Haul unloaded to a fourth-floor walk-up under a 110-degree heat index. Crews wrap in blankets, and several customers said everything arrived undamaged. One crew ran the unwanted items to Savers on the way out. The thing to pin down before booking is how the price is built. This is volume pricing, not per-item — as one customer put it, you pay for how much room your stuff takes up in the truck. That cuts both ways depending on what you're clearing out, so get the estimate before the truck rolls. In its favor: several people noted the quote and the final charge were the same number with nothing added, and hourly rates are available if you only need loading help rather than a full move. One caveat on scope. This is a franchise location rather than an independent local outfit, and it's young — its written history begins in 2023, so there's no long local track record to look back on. Right call for a same-week clear-out, an apartment or local house move, or the hourly muscle to load a storage unit or a rental truck. Ask for the volume estimate up front, confirm the crew size if stairs are involved, and mention the donation drop-off when you book if you want unwanted items taken to a charity rather than the dump.