Man with a van in Brisbane, booked and priced up front.
Most people searching for a man with a van in Brisbane want one thing: someone with a suitable vehicle who turns up when they said they would. PicUp sends a vetted hauler with a van sized to the load, a second pair of hands when the item needs two people, and a fixed price before you book.
- Vetted haulers, not a stranger with a trailer and a maybe
- Utes, 1 to 3 tonne cargo vans and a 4 tonne pantech with tail-lift
- Tracked from pickup to the room you nominate
What PicUp sends instead
A hauler who does this for a living
Every hauler on the platform is vetted and runs their own vehicle. You are booking a working driver on a tracked job, not a favour arranged by text message.
The vehicle the load actually needs
A ute for a couple of boxes and a bike, a cargo van for a lounge suite, a pantech with a tail-lift for anything that cannot be lifted by hand.
A second pair of hands when it counts
Some items are a one person job and some are not. Where the weight, the stairs or the doorway calls for two people, the booking includes two.
What you get when you book a man with a van in Brisbane
The phrase is a hangover from the old way of moving bulky things: ring around, describe the couch twice, get a rough hourly rate, then wait most of the afternoon. PicUp keeps the useful part of that idea, which is one vehicle and one job, and fixes the rest. You describe the items and the access, the price comes back in about a minute, and the job is tracked from the moment the hauler loads.
It is the same service whether you have one item or ten. Anything up to 3m long and 150kg sits inside the fleet envelope, which covers almost everything a household owns short of a full container load. Too big for a parcel and too small for freight is exactly the gap PicUp was built for.
What the booking covers
A van on its own is only half the job. Every PicUp booking includes the lifting:
- Loading and unloading at both addresses, not just the drive between them
- Delivery to the door, or into the room of choice with stairs surcharged per flight
- Blankets and straps so the item arrives the way it left
- A booking window and live tracking, so nobody sits home guessing
When people search for a man with a van
A marketplace pickup across townThe seller wants it gone today, you have a sedan, and the item is a two person lift. A hauler with a van closes that gap the same day.
Moving a few things out of a share houseA bed, a desk, a chest of drawers and eight boxes. Real work, but nowhere near a full removal booking.
Borrowing a ute that never quite happensThe plan was a mate with a ute on Saturday. Two weekends later the wardrobe is still in the old bedroom.
A delivery the retailer will not doThe store sells the sideboard but will not carry it upstairs. PicUp collects it and puts it where it goes.
If you have a handful of items rather than one, the small move removalists page covers how PicUp handles studio and one-bedroom jobs. For exactly one piece, single item furniture delivery is the faster booking, and the Brisbane small moves service page has the local detail.
How the price is worked out
A man with a van is usually quoted by the hour, which means the meter runs while somebody measures a doorway. PicUp quotes a fixed price at booking, based on the items, the vehicle they need, the crew size and the distance between the two addresses. Access noted up front keeps that number fixed.
Every quote includes:
- A vetted hauler and the vehicle matched to your load
- A second person where the item cannot be handled alone
- Travel between the pickup and the delivery address
- Protective blankets and strapping for the trip
- Live tracking and a booking window you can plan around
Worth flagging at booking: stairs and how many flights, a lift with tight dimensions, a narrow driveway, a long carry from the truck to the door, or an item that only just cleared the doorway on the way in.
Handling tiers: to the door is standard, room of choice adds the carry inside with stairs surcharged per flight, and white glove adds basic assembly, unpacking, placement and removal of packaging and the old item.
To book: quote it online at picup.com.au/bookings, or call 1300 174 287 if the access is unusual. Photos of the item and both entryways make the price accurate first time.
Booked by Brisbane households since 2020
Google rating and review count pulled June 2026. The 50,000+ figure counts residential jobs since 2020.
Man with a van in Brisbane FAQs
What does a man with a van cost in Brisbane?
PicUp does not quote an hourly rate. The price is fixed at booking and depends on how many items there are, the vehicle and crew they need, the distance between the two addresses and the access at each end. You see the number before you commit, which is usually far less than paying for a full removal truck you will not fill.
Is it one person or two?
It depends on the item. A single hauler handles most boxes, bikes, mattresses and flat-packed furniture. Where the weight, a staircase or a tight doorway makes it a two person lift, the booking includes a second pair of hands, and full home removals run with two to three person hauler teams.
What size items fit in the van?
The fleet covers anything up to 3m long and 150kg. Vehicles range from utes to 1 to 3 tonne cargo vans and a 4 tonne pantech with a tail-lift for items that cannot be lifted by hand. Lounges, fridges, wardrobes, mattresses, desks and whitegoods all sit inside that envelope.
Can PicUp come today?
Small moves of 1 to 10 items are often available same day across Brisbane, depending on hauler availability in your area and the time you book. Bigger jobs and anything needing a specific crew size are worth booking a day or two out so you get the time slot you want.
Which areas does PicUp cover?
Residential jobs run across Brisbane, the Gold Coast, the Sunshine Coast and Northern Rivers NSW, including moves between those regions. If your pickup and delivery sit in different parts of Southeast Queensland, that is one booking rather than two.
Tell PicUp what needs moving and get a fixed price.
A vetted hauler, the right van, and the hands the job needs. Tracked from pickup to the room you choose.