Small Haul

Small Haul is the South Boston mover people call for the job most companies won't bother with: one heavy couch up a twisting staircase, a dorm room out by 8:45 a.m., a studio's worth of boxes across town. The company describes itself as a moving and delivery outfit that specialises in small moves — a single item up to a two-bedroom apartment — plus labour-only help, storage and junk removal, run from a Boston hub with branches in Providence, Denver, Chicago, Washington DC and Miami. On Google it holds a 4.9-star average across 477 ratings, and the reviews read like thank-you notes to specific crews — John, Abe, Gabe, Misha, Jaylon and Seung come up again and again. This summer a customer watched Liam and Abe get a desk and an oddly shaped couch up a very narrow staircase with twists and turns; another had Gabe and Jalen finish in five minutes a job a different crew had abandoned after two hours. A parent in Pennsylvania described the crew arriving at 7:35 for a dorm move with a fridge and microwave and pulling out by 7:45. One customer in June called it "10/10 every time." A Reddit commenter in July described a pickup, a month of storage and a delivery to the new place for under $2,000, and another on r/boston suggested them for grouped small moves between cities. The thing to understand before booking is how they charge. A September 2025 reviewer warns that Small Haul bills per item moved rather than by the hour — loading and unloading took about an hour on each end, but with 12 days of storage during Boston's peak moving week the bill came to over $2,500. A 2024 reviewer objected to being charged an extra hour on a sub-hour job and to a receipt email that could not be opened until the move had been rated in stars. They are the right call for a small or awkward move in Boston where you want a crew that shows up on time and handles the stairs. Get the itemised quote in writing first, ask what the storage and any overage would cost, and confirm the estimate matches what you have listed.