What size truck for a 4‑bedroom house?

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

Too much

Too much for one truck.

The biggest, a 29-foot truck, takes 133 of our 150 pieces. Plan the biggest truck plus a trailer, or two trips.

4-bedroom house in the U-Haul 29' Moving Truck: what fits, and the rest waiting behind the truck
4‑bedroom house in the U‑Haul 29' Moving Truck: what fits, and the rest waiting behind the truck. Packed by our planner.
More detail: every truck we tried, and what we counted

Our packing fills about 70–80% of a full truck; a careful pro load fits more, so a truck that "came close" below may work too.

Every truck and van for a 4‑bedroom house

Doesn't fit (16 trucks and vans)

U‑Haul 26'135 of 150
U‑Haul 29'133 of 150
Budget 26'126 of 150
Penske 26'120 of 150
Penske 22'97 of 150
U‑Haul 20'57 of 150
Budget 16'52 of 150
Penske 16'47 of 150
U‑Haul 15'41 of 150
Penske 12'40 of 150
U‑Haul 10'29 of 150
Budget 12'20 of 150

What we counted for a 4‑bedroom house

  • King mattress × 1
  • King box spring × 2
  • King bed frame, taken apart × 1
  • Nightstand × 6
  • 6-drawer dresser × 3
  • Queen mattress × 2
  • Queen box spring × 2
  • Queen bed frame, taken apart × 2
  • Twin mattress × 1
  • Tall chest of drawers × 2
  • Sectional: sofa section × 1
  • Sectional: chaise section × 1
  • Armchair × 1
  • Recliner × 1
  • Coffee table × 1
  • TV stand × 2
  • 65" TV in its box × 1
  • 55" TV in its box × 2
  • Dining table, taken apart × 1
  • Dining chair × 6
  • China cabinet / hutch × 1
  • Refrigerator, French-door × 1
  • Chest freezer × 1
  • Washer × 1
  • Dryer × 1
  • Desk × 2
  • Office chair × 2
  • Filing cabinet, 2-drawer × 1
  • Tall bookcase × 3
  • Treadmill, taken apart × 1
  • Gas grill × 1
  • Lawn mower × 1
  • Bicycle × 3
  • Small moving box × 18
  • Medium moving box × 41
  • Large moving box × 17
  • Wardrobe box × 16

Box counts from the U‑Haul Moving Help box guide; other guides suggest up to twice as many boxes. The furniture list is our own typical list. Yours will differ, so change it in the planner.