Moving labor in Gloucester, MA
Hire moving help to load and unload your rental truck or POD.
A crew in Gloucester loads your rental truck, trailer or POD, unloads it at your new home and carries furniture up and down stairs. You rent the vehicle and drive.
- Labor only. You rent the truck. We load it.
- Help at one address or both
- Gloucester parking rules checked October 22, 2026
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Loading
A crew loads your rental truck, trailer or container. The weight is balanced so nothing shifts while you drive.
Unloading
A crew unloads at your new place and puts furniture and boxes in the rooms where they belong.
In-home moving
Help rearranging heavy furniture between rooms or floors, for renovations, new flooring or staging.
Packing
A crew packs kitchens, closets and fragile items before loading day.
Storage moves
Help loading into or out of a self-storage unit, or transferring between a home and storage.
Apartment moves
Labor for apartment and condo moves, planned around stairs, elevators and building rules.
Container moves
Help loading a portable moving container tightly and securely, or unloading one at your new home.
Loading and unloading
A crew loads your truck at your old home and unloads it at your new one.
Labor only. You rent the truck, trailer or container and drive it. The crew lifts, carries, loads and unloads. If you need help at two addresses, each one is booked separately.
How to book moving help in Gloucester.
Describe your move
Pick a service. Enter each address, the stairs and what's moving. You'll see how many helpers you need and how long it usually takes.
Reserve your truck
Rent the truck, trailer or POD. Get any permit Gloucester requires. The local rules are below.
Book your crew
When booking opens, you'll see the rate and terms before you confirm. The crew loads and unloads. You drive.
Gloucester rules for moving trucks, trailers and containers.
Key rule: In Gloucester, the city code bars loading or unloading on all city streets, including from trucks, between 7 p.m. and 7 a.m.
Gloucester's code bars loading and unloading on city streets between 7 p.m. and 7 a.m., and road and sidewalk obstruction or dumpster permits come from the DPW Business Office at 28 Poplar Street, with sidewalk obstructions such as dumpsters at $50 a day. Trailer coaches can't park on city streets from midnight to 6 a.m., and a declared snow or ice emergency bans parking on the posted emergency streets. The city's off-street lots ban overnight parking from December 15 to March 15 and never allow trucks over one-half ton capacity or trailers.
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Parking rules
Loading and unloading on Gloucester city streets, including from trucks, is not allowed between 7 p.m. and 7 a.m.
Source: Sec. 22-150. Loading and unloading on city streets, City of Gloucester, Code of Ordinances. Checked October 22, 2026. -
Containers, trucks and the street
Road and sidewalk obstruction or dumpster permits are issued at the DPW Business Office at 28 Poplar Street.
Source: Highway / Street Division, City of Gloucester, Department of Public Works. Checked October 22, 2026. -
Containers, trucks and the street
A sidewalk obstruction permit, for example for a dumpster, costs $50 a day and is issued at the DPW Business Office.
Source: Highway / Street Division, City of Gloucester, Department of Public Works. Checked October 22, 2026. -
Trucks, trailers and large vehicles
Trailer coaches may not park on any Gloucester street between midnight and 6 a.m., except in an approved trailer coach park.
Source: Sec. 22-149. Trailer coaches prohibited between 12:00 midnight and 6:00 a.m.; exception, City of Gloucester, Code of Ordinances. Checked October 22, 2026. -
Trucks, trailers and large vehicles
Police may immobilize a detached trailer found parked in violation of the city's semitrailer parking rule.
Source: Sec. 22-174. Operation of semitrailers and semitrailer units, City of Gloucester, Code of Ordinances. Checked October 22, 2026. -
Snow and plowing
When the mayor declares a snow or ice emergency, parking is banned on the city's listed snow and ice emergency streets.
Source: Sec. 22-178. Snow and ice; authority of the mayor to declare emergencies, City of Gloucester, Code of Ordinances. Checked October 22, 2026. -
Snow and plowing
Parking a vehicle on a public way so that it interferes with snow or ice removal is unlawful.
Source: Sec. 22-179. Snow and ice; interfering with removal, City of Gloucester, Code of Ordinances. Checked October 22, 2026. -
Parking rules
From December 15 to March 15, parking in the city's off-street parking areas is banned from midnight to 6 a.m.
Source: Sec. 22-194. Parking prohibited between midnight and 6:00 a.m. from December 15 to March 15, City of Gloucester, Code of Ordinances. Checked October 22, 2026. -
Trucks, trailers and large vehicles
Trucks of more than one-half ton capacity, buses and trailers may not park in the city's off-street parking areas at any time.
Source: Sec. 22-197. Parking of trucks greater than one-half ton, buses and trailers prohibited, City of Gloucester, Code of Ordinances. Checked October 22, 2026.
Rules and fees change. Confirm on the city's page before move day. Comparing cities? Moving permit rules for every Massachusetts city.
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Gloucester moving questions
What hours can a moving truck be loaded on a Gloucester street?
The city code bars loading or unloading on all city streets, including from trucks, between 7 p.m. and 7 a.m.
Do I need a permit for a dumpster in Gloucester?
Road and sidewalk obstruction or dumpster permits are issued at the DPW Business Office at 28 Poplar Street. Sidewalk obstructions such as dumpsters cost $50 a day, and the permits aren't available online.
Can I park a trailer overnight in Gloucester?
Trailer coaches can't park on any city street from midnight to 6 a.m. except in an approved trailer coach park, and police may immobilize a detached trailer parked in violation of the semitrailer rule. Trailers and trucks over one-half ton capacity are never allowed in the city's off-street lots.
What happens if it snows on moving day in Gloucester?
When the mayor declares a snow or ice emergency, parking is banned on the listed emergency streets, and parking anywhere on a public way in a way that interferes with snow removal is unlawful.
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