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Help Loading Your Truck in DC, MD & VA.
One Flat Rate.

You rented the U-Haul, Penske or PODS. We bring the crew and load it right, at one price set before we start.

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  • No Deposit
  • Flat Rate
  • Unbeatable Price
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Red Cat mover moving a sectional sofa

When the Clock Keeps Running, So Does the Uncertainty. Hourly loading help vs. a flat rate.

Most loading help is billed by the hour. You get an estimate before the crew starts, but the final price isn't decided until the last box is in the truck. If the job takes longer than expected, you pay for the extra time.

That's a lot of uncertainty to carry on loading day.

Red Cat does it differently.

We agree on the price before we start, so you know what you're paying before the first box goes up the ramp.

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Loading Help Prices in DC, Maryland & Virginia

Starting flat rates for loading your U-Haul, Penske truck or PODS container across DC, Maryland and Northern Virginia. Your final price comes from what we're loading, and it's set before we start.

  • 1 Bedroom Apartment, loading move

    from$240flat rate

  • 2 Bedroom Apartment, loading move

    from$290flat rate

  • 2 Bedroom House, loading move

    from$360flat rate

  • 3 Bedroom House, loading move

    from$480flat rate
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  • Travel time to your location
  • Furniture disassembly
  • Fragile items packed by us: TVs, glass, mirrors
  • You pack the boxes and protect the furniture, or add our packing service

Rates shown are for weekday loading in the first three weeks of the month, into a truck or container you rented.

DC, MD & VA Customers on Their Red Cat Move

  • Maya Robinson2BR apartment · DC

  • Daniel Kim3BR house · Bethesda

Hourly vs. Flat Rate

Why Let the Clock Decide What You Pay?

With hourly movers, the final price depends on how long the job takes. DC-area drivers lost about 62 hours to traffic in 2024, nearly 20 more than the national average (INRIX). On an hourly move, every one of those minutes is on your bill.

A customer looking stressed at a growing final moving bill

Traditional
Moving

You carry the risk

  • Bad estimate.Low quote upfront, real price later.
  • Clock keeps running.Stuck in traffic? You pay for every minute.
  • Final bill grows.Unexpected fees and add-ons.
  • You carry the risk.You deal with the stress, delays and extra costs.
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Red Cat
Moving

The cure for the common mover

  • Price agreed upfront.You know the exact cost before move day.
  • No deposit.Book with confidence.
  • No surprises.No hidden fees, no late charges.
  • We carry the risk.If loading takes longer than planned, that's on us, not on your bill.

What's included

Everything in one loading price.

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Two Red Cat movers carrying a blanket-wrapped chair through a doorway
A Red Cat mover carrying a rolled rug past wrapped furniture
What a Red Cat flat rate includes compared with a typical DMV mover
IncludedRed CatDMV Mover
One price, set before the job
No deposit to book
No clock running on the job
Free to cancel any time
Drive time and Beltway or I-95 traffic

✕ means it's usually billed by the hour, charged extra, or left to you.

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How Flat‑Rate Loading Help Works in the DMV

A simpler way to move. Clear steps, a flat rate, and a team that shows up ready to work.

  1. A flat-rate quote on a phone and a laptop

    1Get a flat rate.

    Tell us what you're loading and where: a U-Haul, Penske truck or PODS container, where it's parked, and whether we're loading from your home or a storage unit.

  2. A signed flat-rate estimate with a lock

    2Lock in your price.

    E-sign your flat rate, no deposit. It's set before we start, not by how long the job takes.

  3. Packed moving boxes ready to go

    3Move day.

    Our crew arrives from Rockville and loads it tight, so it travels safely. Then you drive off.

Help with loading

Every Kind of Truck We Load

Rental trucks, containers and trailers, loaded from your home or your storage unit. You bring the vehicle, we bring the crew, at one flat price.

  • Rental trucks

    U-Haul and Penske trucks, loaded tight from the front wall back so nothing shifts on the road.

  • PODS & containers

    Portable containers loaded to the doors, whether yours is headed across town or across the country.

  • Trailers, vans & pickups

    Smaller loads in a trailer, cargo van or pickup truck, packed so every inch counts.

  • From a storage unit

    We empty your storage unit and load everything into your truck or container, ready to drive.

Our team

Meet the Rockville-Based Crew
Behind Your Loading Job

  • Igor S., Co-Founder & Operator at Red Cat Movers

    Co-Founder & Operator

    Igor S.

    • 30,000+

      moves overseen

    • 2,000+

      moves by hand

    • 2012

      moving since

  • Milan T., Co-Founder · Quality Control at Red Cat Movers

    Co-Founder · Quality Control

    Milan T.

    • 12+ yrs

      sales at WTW

    • 3

      board roles

    • 2x

      co-founder

Our co-founder Igor S. has been moving people since 2012. Red Cat is how he always wanted it done: one flat rate, the best materials and impeccable service on every move. Our crews are based in Rockville, Maryland.

Same expertise.
A better experience.

Affordable pricing. Flat rates. Impeccable service.

Meet the crew

MARYLANDVIRGINIADC667095270395495695RockvilleOur home baseFrederickTowsonBaltimoreColumbiaAnnapolisGaithersburgBethesdaSilver SpringMcLeanArlingtonAlexandriaFairfax

Areas we serve

Neighborhoods We Load
in DC, MD & VA

Capitol Hill, Adams Morgan and Georgetown in DC. Bethesda, Silver Spring, Rockville and Gaithersburg in Maryland. Arlington, Alexandria, McLean and Fairfax in Northern Virginia.

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FAQ

Loading help questions,
answered.

Trucks, containers and pricing for loading help in DC, Maryland and Virginia. Anything else, give us a call.

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  • Yes. We load U-Haul and Penske trucks, PODS and other containers, trailers, vans and pickup trucks across Washington, DC, Maryland and Northern Virginia.

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Then let's move.

Your stuff moves. Your price doesn't.

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