Appliance Haul-Away & Delivery

First 30 days

Buy or lease a 16–20 ft box truck or enclosed trailer, appliance dolly, straps, moving blankets, floor protection, and basic insurance. Build a one-page website focused on “appliance delivery and haul-away near me,” with clear pricing bands for single-item, multi-item, upstairs, and same-day work. Call 50 local appliance retailers, used appliance shops, property managers, and kitchen remodelers. Offer reliable pickup windows and photo proof after haul-away.

Days 31-60

Create referral agreements with independent appliance stores that do not want to manage delivery headaches. Add Google Business Profile photos of clean trucks, wrapped appliances, and before/after haul-away spaces. Track every job by item count, stairs, distance, dump/recycling cost, and time. Raise prices on underquoted jobs instead of buying a bigger back brace.

Days 61-90

Hire one part-time helper for busy days and standardize scripts: arrival text, damage waiver, water-disconnect policy, and disposal receipt. Add premium services like old-appliance recycling, garage relocation, and landlord turnover packages. Build recurring routes with property managers and stores so the truck leaves full more often than it leaves hopeful.

Typical operators report $95–$250 for single appliance haul-away, $150–$400 for delivery plus install-adjacent positioning, and $300–$700 for multi-item jobs with stairs or long carries. A solo owner with a helper might run 8–18 jobs per week once referral channels are working. Major costs are fuel, helper labor, insurance, disposal or recycling fees, straps/blankets, and truck payments. Net margins often land around 20%–35% when routes are tight and damage claims are controlled. The money improves when retailers feed repeat volume and the truck handles multiple stops per route instead of one heroic refrigerator per afternoon.

• Used box truck or cargo van: $8,000–$35,000
• Appliance dolly with stair climbers: $250–$700
• Moving blankets and ratchet straps: $200–$600
• Floor runners and door jamb protectors: $150–$500
• Basic tool kit for disconnects: $100–$300
• General liability and cargo insurance: $150–$500/mo
• Dispatch/route app: $20–$150/mo

Within two weeks, visit 15 independent appliance stores, used appliance shops, and repair shops in person. Bring a one-page rate sheet and offer a first-week “overflow delivery” slot so they can test you without changing their process. Then call 25 property managers and landlords with a simple offer: same-week appliance removal with photo proof and invoice by email. Post your first five available pickup windows on local Facebook groups and Craigslist. Take the awkward jobs quickly, document everything, and ask every satisfied store manager for one more store owner to call.