Budget 12' Small Truck vs Budget 16' Medium Truck: size and what fits

By the Every Last Box teamSizes checked October 29, 2026How we measureHow we make money

Compared

283 cu ft more in the 16' Medium Truck

The Budget 16' Medium Truck has 283 cu ft more room inside than the Budget 12' Small Truck (658 vs 375 cu ft, length × width × height): it is 6'0" longer, 7" taller. By our packing the Budget 12' Small Truck takes less than a studio, and the Budget 16' Medium Truck up to a 1‑bedroom apartment.

A studio apartment load in the Budget 12' Small Truck: what fits, and the rest waiting behind the truck
Budget 12' Small Truck: : what fits, and the rest waiting behind the truck
1-bedroom apartment packed into the Budget 16' Medium Truck (63% full)
Budget 16' Medium Truck: 63% full

Side by side

Budget 12' Small TruckBudget 16' Medium Truck
Inside length10'0"16'0"
Inside width6'3"6'3"
Inside height6'0"6'7"
Door width5'11"–
Door height5'5"6'1"
Room (L × W × H)375 cu ft658 cu ft
Studio apartment34 of 36 fitFits, 45% full
1‑bedroom apartment37 of 46 fitFits, 63% full
2‑bedroom apartment30 of 73 fit55 of 73 fit
3‑bedroom house24 of 117 fit47 of 117 fit
4‑bedroom house20 of 150 fit52 of 150 fit
5‑bedroom house7 of 191 fit22 of 191 fit

Sizes from each brand's page; each truck's page lists its sources.

Big items in each

Item12' Small Truck16' Medium Truck
Refrigerator, French-doorNoToo big for the door opening (5'11" wide × 5'5" high) while kept upright (5'10" tall). It would have to be laid down to get in.Yesstanding upright
King mattressYesleaning at 35° against the side wallYesstanding on its long edge
Queen mattressYesstanding on its long edgeYesstanding on its long edge
3-seat sofaYesstanding uprightYesstanding upright
Sectional: chaise sectionYesstanding uprightYesstanding upright
WasherYesstanding uprightYesstanding upright
6-drawer dresserYesstanding uprightYesstanding upright
Upright pianoYesstanding uprightYesstanding upright
65" TV in its boxYesstanding uprightYesstanding upright
TreadmillYesstanding uprightYesstanding upright
  • No. A French-door refrigerator doesn't fit in the Budget 12' Small Truck: too big for the door opening (5'11" wide × 5'5" high) while kept upright (5'10" tall). It would have to be laid down to get in. Yes. A French-door refrigerator fits in the Budget 16' Medium Truck, standing upright, with 9" to spare above it.