Storage units
What size truck for a 10x30 storage unit?
No single truck
A 10x30 storage unit (10'0" × 30'0", 8'0" ceiling) takes our whole 4‑bedroom list (150 pieces), by our 3D packing, but not our 5‑bedroom list (51 of 191). A full one is more than any one rental truck takes: plan the biggest truck plus a trailer, or two trips.
- Unit inside
- 10'0" × 30'0" × 8'0"
- Room inside
- 2,400 cu ft
- A full one holds
- A whole 4‑bedroom
What the storage companies say a 10x30 holds
- CubeSmart: a four- or five-bedroom house.
By our packing, it holds our 4‑bedroom list whole. Storage companies count a unit packed to the ceiling; our planner leaves the gaps a real load leaves, so treat their numbers as the most it could take.
Or move it in containers
Our whole 4‑bedroom list in moving containers instead of a truck: 2 × PODS 16 ft + 1 × PODS 12 ft, or 9 U‑Haul U‑Boxes, or 8 U‑Pack ReloCubes, by our packing. Container, truck or storage unit.
Our home lists in a 10x30
Doesn't fit (1 home sizes)
Unit size from CubeSmart's 10x30 page ("A 10×30 foot storage unit is 10 feet wide, 30 feet deep, and 8 feet tall."), checked 2026-10-30; Public Storage lists the same floor size. Every company calls its sizes approximate, and ceilings vary by facility (some are 9 or 10 feet). The door, about 8'0" wide and 7'0" high, is a typical size, not a published one: measure yours.