Most of the HHG carriers require the truck to be a certain color - most of the time it is white. My company requires at least 80% white, with the only other colors allowed being red and blue. My truck was blue when I bought it. The paint job ran me about $3500.
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one thing i didnt ask was do you always have to have a helper(unloader) ride with you in the truck?
No. When I am loading or unloading, I hire labor from the nearest agent. If we don't have an agent in that area, I'll hire labor from one of the other moving companies. Very rarely do I have difficulty finding labor. I've never had to hire out of a truckstop, or from a temp agency, or anything like that.
Even if I did have someone ride with me, one person wouldn't be enough on most of my loads. The one I just finished, I hired 5 guys at origin, and 4 at destination. The one I'm loading next week, I'll have 3 guys at origin, and probably 2 at destination.