Moving labor in Lakewood, WA
Hire moving help to load and unload your rental truck or POD.
A crew in Lakewood 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
- Lakewood parking rules checked October 20, 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 Lakewood.
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 Lakewood 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.
Lakewood rules for moving trucks, trailers and containers.
Key rule: In Lakewood, no vehicle wider than 80 inches may be parked on a street in a residential neighborhood unless the operator is actively making a delivery or providing services nearby for the whole time it is parked.
In Lakewood, the municipal code bars parking any vehicle more than 80 inches wide, or any commercial vehicle larger than a three-quarter-ton pickup, on residential-neighborhood streets, with a defense for operators actively making a delivery or providing services nearby the entire time; the fine is $145 and each 24-hour period counts as a separate infraction. No vehicle, including a trailer, may be parked on the travel portion of a public roadway. Placing any object in a city right-of-way requires a right-of-way permit, and unpermitted objects must be removed within 48 hours of written notice.
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Trucks, trailers and large vehicles
Lakewood bars parking a vehicle more than 80 inches wide, or a commercial vehicle larger than a three-quarter-ton pickup, on any street, alley or right-of-way in a residential neighborhood.
Source: Lakewood Municipal Code Chapter 10.16, Miscellaneous Traffic Violations (10.16.030 No oversize or commercial vehicles on residential streets), City of Lakewood, Lakewood Municipal Code. Checked October 20, 2026. -
Trucks, trailers and large vehicles
It is a defense to that rule if, for the entire time the vehicle was parked, its operator was actively making a delivery or providing services to residents nearby.
Source: Lakewood Municipal Code Chapter 10.16, Miscellaneous Traffic Violations (10.16.030 No oversize or commercial vehicles on residential streets), City of Lakewood, Lakewood Municipal Code. Checked October 20, 2026. -
Trucks, trailers and large vehicles
Parking an oversize or commercial vehicle on a residential street in violation of the rule carries a $145 fine per violation, plus other costs and assessments.
Source: Lakewood Municipal Code Chapter 10.16, Miscellaneous Traffic Violations (10.16.030 No oversize or commercial vehicles on residential streets), City of Lakewood, Lakewood Municipal Code. Checked October 20, 2026. -
Trucks, trailers and large vehicles
Each 24-hour period of an oversize or commercial vehicle parking violation counts as a separate infraction.
Source: Lakewood Municipal Code Chapter 10.16, Miscellaneous Traffic Violations (10.16.030 No oversize or commercial vehicles on residential streets), City of Lakewood, Lakewood Municipal Code. Checked October 20, 2026. -
Parking rules
In Lakewood, no vehicle may be stopped, parked or left standing on the travel portion of any public roadway, whether or not someone is with it.
Source: Lakewood Municipal Code Chapter 10.16, Miscellaneous Traffic Violations (10.16.010 Parking on roadway or in a manner which impedes traffic), City of Lakewood, Lakewood Municipal Code. Checked October 20, 2026. -
Parking rules
For that rule, Lakewood's code defines a vehicle to include anything towed by another vehicle, such as a trailer.
Source: Lakewood Municipal Code Chapter 10.16, Miscellaneous Traffic Violations (10.16.010 Parking on roadway or in a manner which impedes traffic), City of Lakewood, Lakewood Municipal Code. Checked October 20, 2026. -
Containers, trucks and the street
Placing any object in a Lakewood city right-of-way requires a right-of-way permit from the Department.
Source: Lakewood Municipal Code Chapter 12.06, Right-of-Way Use (12.06.020 General provisions), City of Lakewood, Lakewood Municipal Code. Checked October 20, 2026. -
Containers, trucks and the street
An object placed in the right-of-way without permission must be removed by the adjoining property owner or the person who placed it within 48 hours of written notice from the city.
Source: Lakewood Municipal Code Chapter 12.06, Right-of-Way Use (12.06.030 Unpermitted objects or activity), City of Lakewood, Lakewood Municipal Code. Checked October 20, 2026.
Rules and fees change. Confirm on the city's page before move day. Comparing cities? Moving permit rules for every Washington city.
Related guides: How to reserve street parking for a moving truck
Lakewood moving questions
Can I park a moving truck on a residential street in Lakewood, WA?
Lakewood's code bars parking any vehicle more than 80 inches wide, or a commercial vehicle larger than a three-quarter-ton pickup, on residential-neighborhood streets. It is a defense if the operator was actively making a delivery or providing services to nearby residents the entire time the vehicle was parked.
What is the fine for parking an oversize vehicle on a Lakewood residential street?
$145 per violation plus other costs and assessments, and each 24-hour period of the violation counts as a separate infraction.
Do I need a permit to put a POD or dumpster in the street in Lakewood?
Lakewood's code says no one may place any object of any nature in a city right-of-way without a right-of-way permit. An object placed without permission must be removed within 48 hours of written notice from the city.
Can I leave a trailer in the traffic lane while loading?
No. Lakewood prohibits stopping, parking or leaving any vehicle standing on the travel portion of a public roadway, and its definition of vehicle includes trailers.
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