I'd use a trailer, we don't have large trucks in general, so most people have a car & use trailers when they need to carry extra stuff.
With a trailer you can leave the stuff on it at home & regain your car right away.
You can also haul people and the trailer at the same time.
To me, there seems to be a big difference between the USA & NZ concerning trailers.
I don't think its just fuel prices either.
And considering how you load trailers.........
We wouldn't get 3 blocks from home before getting pulled over by the Police & given a ticket for 'unsafe load'.......
Are there different rules for trailers over there, or in different states?
Any vehicle here can tow a trailer, you can hire trailers at gas stations. Over a certain size of trailer the have to have their own braking system.
For most of the time, such as shifting furniture, the trailer has a steel fence around the tray to hold the goods in.
You wouldn't be able to have a wooden fence around it as I have seen here.
Also, everything has to be strapped in, not just chucked in, but stacked and strapped in.
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