Let’s get the awkward part out of the way first. Lugg has been doing on-demand moving since the mid-2010s. They operate in a long list of cities across the country. They’ve moved a lot of couches, and they’re good at it. Trucka is new, and right now we’re in exactly three cities: New York, Washington DC, and San Francisco.
If you’re not in one of those three cities, this comparison is easy. Use Lugg. They’ll take care of you.
If you are in one of our cities, here’s what’s actually different between the two, without the marketing fog.
The short version
| Trucka | Lugg | |
|---|---|---|
| Around since | 2026, launching now | Mid-2010s |
| Cities | 3 | Many, across the US |
| How you book | Short form, then a text | Their app or website |
| Pricing | One flat price, base fee plus distance, shown before you book | Upfront quote in the app |
| Vehicles | Pickup trucks, cargo vans, box trucks | Pickups up to box trucks |
| Driver pay | Exact payout shown before the driver accepts | We can’t speak for their setup |
Both companies will send a truck and a person to haul your stuff. The difference is in the details, and the details are where your money goes.
Where Lugg is genuinely strong
Track record, first. A company that’s been loading furniture into trucks for about a decade has worked the kinks out of things a new company hasn’t hit yet. That matters, and we’re not going to pretend otherwise.
Coverage, second. Lugg is in far more cities than we are. They’ve also built out store pickup partnerships, so if you buy a dresser at a big furniture store, there’s a decent chance Lugg is baked right into the checkout flow.
Crew options, third. Lugg’s model typically puts one or two movers on the job depending on what you pick. If you know you need two sets of hands, that’s built into their flow from the start.
None of that is a knock on us. It’s just true, and you should know it before you spend money.
Where Trucka is different
No app download. You fill out a short form, we text you a price, you reply yes or no. That’s the entire booking flow. Your parents could do it. Your phone number is your account, verified with a quick code, and there’s no password you’ll never use again.
The price is a flat number, and the math is boring on purpose. A base fee plus distance. That’s it. No hourly meter, no surge because it’s the first Saturday of the month, no surprise line items after the job. The number we text you is the number you pay. How it works spells out the whole thing.
Drivers see their pay before they say yes. Every Trucka job shows the driver the exact dollar payout before they accept it. We built it that way on purpose. A driver who knows exactly what a job pays before taking it is a driver who chose that job, and drivers who choose their work stick around, care about it, and treat your couch like it’s theirs. Drivers who find out what a job paid after the fact treat the work like a guess too.
Pickup trucks are the point, not the entry tier. Most of what people need hauled across town fits in a pickup bed or a cargo van: a couch, a Marketplace dresser, a load for the dump. We built around that job instead of scaling down from a moving company.
What about price?
We’re not going to quote Lugg’s prices here. They vary by city, vehicle, distance, and crew size, and anything we print would be stale in a month. Get a quote from them. It takes a few minutes and it’s the only number that matters.
What we can tell you is our own range: most Trucka jobs run $60 to $150, and you see your exact price before anyone rolls. If the number doesn’t work, you say no thanks and pay nothing.
Our honest suggestion is to get both numbers. It costs you ten minutes. If Lugg comes back cheaper for your job, take it. We’d rather you get a fair deal than pretend we win every time.
So which one should you use?
Use Lugg if you’re outside New York, DC, or San Francisco. Use Lugg if you’re buying from a store that has them integrated at checkout, because that flow is genuinely convenient. Use Lugg if you want the reassurance of a company with years of jobs behind it.
Consider Trucka if you’re in one of our three cities and you want a flat price texted to you with no app in the middle. Consider us if you care who shows up at your door, because drivers who see their exact pay before accepting a job are the ones who choose to take ours. And consider us if your job is pickup-truck sized, which most of them are.
We’re the new company here. We know that. The way we plan to earn a spot next to a name like Lugg is simple: show the price first, pay drivers properly, and vet every single person who shows up at your door. Every driver passes a license check, an insurance check, and a background check before their first job.
If that sounds fair, get a price and see the number for yourself. And if you own a pickup and want the other side of this deal, drive with us.