We have engaged Girl with a Truck for packing services on THREE moves between 2011 and 2021--our most recent was cross-country (and hopefully the LAST move we'll ever do...). Isabella is a clear communicator, incredibly professional & EXACTING about packing--everything has arrived @ all three residences completely intact. I recommend her to EVERYONE who asks in the Bay Area for packing or organizing services. On this particular move, she also helped put us in touch w/ other moving resources that we didn't realize we needed until the last minute. Her recommendation saved our bacon--we were @ the point of deciding between burning everything in a large bonfire or crying. All to say, she's incredibly connected in the moving community, which only adds to what a great resource she is. I will continue to recommend her to folks in the Bay Area--hopefully the fact that we've engaged her services on 3 moves says it all. read more

A woman gets an income tax refund and wants to use a little of it to pamper herself. What should she indulge in? A trip to the spa for a facial and a seaweed wrap? A little shopping spree in the city? I've been waiting months for an excuse to treat myself... to another visit from Girl With A Truck. If you don't have a room or a closet or a garage or a shed or a filing cabinet that's a complete shambles, move on to the next review. But if you have that one cringe-worthy space, that space that you quickly close anytime you have company, read on. My office was that space. I wanted it organized, decluttered, cleaned and rearranged. I'd made several attempts myself, but it's been one step forward and two steps back. So I call Girl With A Truck (a Yelp find, of course). GWAT comes in like a tornado, clears everything out, cleans, finds a place for almost everything and leaves you with a brand new space. Very rejuvenating. Next year, we may tackle the garage. read more

I confirmed an appointment with Isabella over the phone. I received a text at ~7pm Friday night asking me to confirm (again) details by 9am. I missed the text and then, later that same day, I got a note letting me know that our appointment had been canceled. Frankly, with something as important as a move, you think that we'd get a little bit of a warning that without a prompt reply we'd be left holding the bag on our move (which is ~5 days from now). No warning, just dropped for another client. Really uncool, really unprofessional. Do not recommend. read more

My wife called them to help us move some furniture inside our house. They were 45 minutes late and when they got here they said they couldn't do the job, despite my wife's clear description of the job and its requirements to them. They left us in a lurch scrambling to find another mover on very short notice. Remarkably unprofessional! Update: within hours of me writing this review it had been "pushed down" the page, indicating that fans had been mobilized to "bury" or conceal this review, which I regard as unethical behavior. read more

Isabella (the Girl with a Truck herself) talked my husband into reorganizing his photography/art supplies stuff so that it no longer dominates over our living room, she talked my kidlet into cleaning out under her dresser, and she even talked me into purging my closet again (I'm pretty good about getting rid of stuff)....but the best prize of the Isabella experience was when I found in my closet the green men's sweater that I love and that I thought those goddamned Irish movers I found on Yelp had stolen. Oops! I had it all along? Never mind. Big plus marks for affordibility!! read more

In 2010, Isabella and her crew helped us move from a 800 sq ft 2 bedroom apartment to a 3+ bedroom, 1600 sq ft. house. Moving is one of the most stressful life events, and Bella Organizaing performed miracles. 7 years later, we bought our first home which is not as grand as our rental home. Not only we needed to pack, we had to downsize, declutter, sort and organize before we could pack. I'd stand in the middle of the attic, completely paralyzed and overwhelmed by the amount of stuff we've accumulated over the course of 7 years. Isabella and her crew came to the rescue. They helped declutter the attic and garage, helped with packing, unpacking, and organizing. Within 2 days of move, our new house is almost set up. Gone are over 100 boxes, and we have kitchen, bathroom, and bedrooms fully set up and nicely organized. On the actual moving day, Isabella showed up 15 min. before the movers got here. We went over the game plan. Everything went without a hitch. We could even get away for a couple of hours to attend our kid's friend's birthday party, because Isabella was there to help and coordinate the movers. Not many people can say that withn 2 days of moving, they can open the pantry and smile. I call Isabella the moving fairy. read more

Oh Isabella is a life saver! Let me tell you, I'm a mess. For years I couldn't imagine having someone come help me sort through old clothing, paperwork and general pack-rat crap, but I made the right choice. Isabella wasn't judgmental but came in with a great heart and action, action, action. After sorting and purging she took my donations to charity and garbage to the dump. That helped me a great deal. Basically, she is hard working, kind, and wonderful. If you're a pack-rat, you need Isabella in your life! Worth EVERY penny! I would absolutely hire her again. read more

I had 14 years of stuff collected from my old office space, 10 years of stuff stagnating in my home office, and a collection of tools in many toolboxes. Isabella did an initial consultation, just completed 1 of 2 visits (dream!) and I am so satisfied and happy! The wonderful thing is she gives you before and after photos so you can see just why you are so happy. Professional, detail-oriented, impeccably on time. I'd like to second someone else's review--if you want to pamper yourself, don't got to the spa, have the girl with a truck come to you! read more

I moved on the last day of the month. As morning turned into afternoon turned into late afternoon I got desperate. By the end of the day I was just dumping what was left into boxes and garbage bags and taking it all to my new place. I had imagined waking up on the 1st and having a cup of coffee on the deck of my lovely new place. But--where's the coffee? where's the espresso machine?? Hell--where's the kitchen counter??? I spent the morning assembling my big ol' desktop computer. Then I sent out a few S.O.S. emails! Isabella responded promptly with an estimate and an attached PDF document which covered all the questions that I didn't even think to ask. The "Unpacking Team" of Jessica and Justin arrived at noon on the 2nd. By 5 o'clock I had my lovely new place in tip top shape! Kitchen, bar, pantry, etc. all arranged in neat logical order. (I had them put all my emergency earthquake supplies in a corner so I could check out the expiration dates later.) Even my many boxes of books were arranged on the bookcase in alphabetical order by author! Many thanks to Isabella, Jessica, and Justin! Sure, this service is not cheap, but it was worth it. It was really worth it! On the 3rd I had a leisurely morning sitting on the deck sipping coffee. read more

For the record, I bought furniture and thought I would be able to put it together myself. Yeah, right?!?! Who was I kidding?!? The minute I tried to attach a leg to a table, I knew I was in for a ride, so I did the next best thing; search on yelp for furniture assemblers and found Girl With A Truck. I called on a Saturday evening and of course the whole weekend, was booked, however Isabella called me when they received a cancellation and was able to fit me in the following day. Isabella and Robin arrived prompt and were very professional. They assembled my coffee table set (three tables), dining room table, bar table and six chairs in about 2.5 hours. Each brought a set of tools and worked quietly. It was quite bizarre, I didn't know what to do with myself, so I chatted them up and both didn't seem too annoyed or distracted. All in all, I had a great experience with Girl With A Truck and to top it off, I received a hand written thank you card from Isabella the following week. I don't think you can beat that kind of service. Hire her, you won't be disappointed! read more

I hired Bella to help me pack for a move. My apartment was a mess; I had been completely overtaken by several years of back problems and stubborn pride that prevented me from asking anyone for help. The place was a terrible mess. She swept in, figured out in a few minutes how to approach it, and set to work. I made every keep/donate/toss decision, but they "presorted" things for me so that the job wasn't overwhelming. When emotional and physical fatigue set in, Bella was encouraging and helpful - she gave me small "assignments" to keep going without getting overwhelmed. It is hard to explain what a great mix of kindness and efficiency she and her assistants brought to my home, and how much better my life is as a result. I never once felt shamed or judged, just encouraged by the attitude they brought. She's an extraordinary person, and she has a great truck. Give her a call and make your life better. read more

So unfortunately, I had to move in a hurry, which is not normally how I roll, but life happens. I heard about Girl With A Truck from someone who had hired her for a previous move. I was like "what packing company is going to give me a decent rate on short notice, and how big of a headache is this going to be? I'm totally about to get ripped off." She showed up with boxes, which was a big help already, and not only helped me pack up my crap, but did a reasonably professional organizing job at the same time. I was just happy to be getting moved out of my apartment, and all of a sudden I could discern which boxes my plates were in. The packing went FAST, and when it came time to move in to my new small place, she even knew where I could get cheap storage for my extra stuff. I hate paying for storage, so getting a good deal there made me feel like my day had improved significantly. She charged me what we had agreed on and then we bid each other a pleasant farewell. I was seriously stunned that good service like this exists in the 21st century. She told me that she does random stuff like office organizing and furniture assemble, which sort of makes sense. All I know is that if I need a mover again, or a garage organizer or something, I'm so calling her. read more

I had six weeks to move from my house of forty-three years lived in. Bella and her assistant came for just three times and the job was done in record time. Their ideas were golden. I felt so good about where my donations were going. Responsible and reliable describe this talented team. They work hard and you will be able to live your dreams. Merle M. read more

Our family recently moved from San Francisco to Oakland and learned about Girl With A Truck when doing an online search for packers. To my glee I found Isabella, the Girl With A Truck herself. Not only was Isabella and her team available to pack our entire 3+ bedroom house and office, but she threw in the packing materials for free! Now that's a deal. But that's not all. The GWAT team helped my wife sort through the house to get rid of 20 years of clutter so that we wouldn't have to take it with us when we moved. They also worked with me to do the same in the garage and with the kids in their rooms. The kids loved Isabella and actually had fun rummaging through old toys and books to sell at our pre-move garage sale, which of course Isabella planned and did all the leg-work on. She even took pictures and posted furniture online to help us sell things faster and make more money off them. The team did all the packing, scheduled the movers (since they don't do moving themselves) and unpacked at the new house. They put everything away, arranged all the furniture, and did a great job organizing our new home so that we didn't have to lift a finger (our home business keeps us very busy so we actually had no time for it anyway.) Next they picked up new shelves from Crate and Barrel and a couple beds from Ikea for the kids rooms. Yes, these amazing ladies also do furniture assembly, and are fast and efficient about it. I am still really impressed at how quickly they can decipher Ikea furniture assembly directions. And they took away all the scrap packaging. The GWAT team is organizing our office files at this moment, which really needs an overhaul. Good work GWAT team! Too bad Comcast isn't as on time and reliable as you, or we would have our internet connection right now and I wouldn't have to be writing this review in a public library. I highly recommend Isabella and her team. Feel free to email me if you have any questions. read more

Hired her for my move this weekend. She was a little late - but called ahead to let me know. She was professional, came prepared, boxed up my kitchen beautifully. Everything was organized, labeled correctly, and packed with care. I would use her again in a heartbeat. Its reasonably priced and will make your move SO MUCH EASIER. read more

I've been reading all the other wonderful reviews of Isabella's and I'm so happy for this young woman's success. She truly has found her niche in the moving/organizing business. I knew when I hired her years ago that she would go far ! read more

Bella Organizing is amazing! Bella's team came in and packed a five bedroom, three bath home 3 months ago. We relocated farther north on the peninsula to a smaller place. Last Saturday, the team unpacked and organized us to the point that one day, our home was filled with moving boxes and chaos and the next day, we had friends over for dinner! Their professionalism and respect for our belongings was superb! read more

Isabella and her crew were fantastic. They helped us declutter our apartment and packed all of our things better then movers ever would have. They even organized as they packed to make things more efficient when unpacking. Then Isabella herself coordinated the move so that we wouldn't be as stressed by moving day. Even the movers were impressed with her and asked for her business card. Then Isabella and crew started in on the unpacking in the new apartment. In 6 hours they accomplished more than we would have in over a week! Her services were worth every penny. read more

Isabella and her team of amazing gals packed our 3 bedroom house for our move and things turned out great! I originally hired her to do some organizing a while back and so when we decided to move to a bigger home, who did we call? Girl With A Truck. Although she is not a moving company (I wish she was!) she helped with ALL the fine details of our move. She planned and scheduled the POD, packed everything, found a great crew to load and unload, then she and her team unpacked it all and put it away. They know what they are doing. I let her make all the decisions about what goes where and they did a fabulous job. Now that we have a bigger house we needed more furniture. We ordered a few things from IKEA but the deliver wait was backed up two weeks so we called GWAT again and voila! She delivered and did all the furniture assembly with her team. She even recycled all the packaging for me! Things are so seemlessly easy with Isabella, it's ridiculous. Everyone needs a gal like her. Thanks Isabella! read more

The Short: Girl with a Truck completely kicks butt. Hire her. Don't even question it. The Long: Thursday morning movers dumped 50 boxes of books and miscellany on my sidewalk in front of my house with about one day's notice. I called a bunch of movers and organizers, but no one responded. I called Isaballa (GWAT) and she sent her best organizer over within a couple of hours. The person she sent over, (Robin) carried up the remaining 35 boxes I couldn't carry, unpacked everything, put all my books on the shelves, organized a closet, and helped me put all the remaining boxes away. It was amazing. You couldn't tell that just a three hours prior, there had been 50 huge boxes on the sidewalk. I hired both Isabella and Robin to come in the next day - They helped me clean out all the closets in my house (8 years of stuff!), set stuff out on my sidewalk with a free sign (1/2 was taken away!) recycled all my clothing, computers, parts, and equipment, and then organized my linens, kitchen, and gave me the receipts for all my charity donations. They hauled off everything that people didn't take home, and left my apartment cleaner, more organized, and feeling good that I didn't throw out anything that someone else could have used. Yay Isabella and Robin! They were super sweet, constructive, helpful, and didn't push to throw things away, but pointed out ways to save time, space, and to 'lighten up." This was by far the best money I've spent on my home in a while. 100% approved. Send me a message if you want to know more! read more

NOTE: I only went as far as getting a quote. They charge $45 per person per hour, and they have a 3-person, 5-hour minimum - $675 minimum per day that they work. Since they do not actually move your things, that means they come back after a moving company has moved your things - and then there's another $675 minimum. I managed get a quote to have my 1-BR moved, that included packing, the actual move, and unpacking, all in one day, for a little under $900. Without even including the moving costs the Girl With A Truck would have cost me $1,350 minimum. Again - I did not hire them, but they were too expensive for me. read more

Isabella has come to my rescue several times to organize my garage. She is worth every dollar because she is quick and has so much information as where to bring old printer, clothes for women shelter, and my left over craft supplies for children program. I'm sure I will use Isabella again in the future when I need help in my place in the future. read more

Isabella does everything she promises and more. In no time, she will create a plan with you and give you a reasonable, precise estimate for your job. No critique, no embarrassment -- no matter what the condition of the space you need organized. I was mortified to have her tackle my garage and later my office - but in just a few hours she had everything organized according to my wishes and was ready to haul away the trash and the give-aways. She makes sure donations get to the right places and then brings you the receipts. Her services are worth every penny. I agree, treat yourself - not to a massage - but to a couple of hours of Isabella's magic. She's the best. read more

Our real estate offiice loves Isabella and we try to use her for all of our hauling needs. Not only is she a great deal, but so cool, smart, savvy and wonderful. She gets the job done without any hassle. Thanks Girl With a Truck!!! read more

I'd been putting off a home rearranging for months because I could not find anyone to help with it. Friends flake and moving companies want to charge a full move amount for just a small in-house move. Then I found Girl With a Truck and just like that everything is taken care of! Isabella was great and finished in an hour less time than she'd allotted. The best $ I've spent in a long time. read more

Isabella transported and set up our business office in a prompt and professional manner. GirlWithATruck provides a service with the utmost of care and detail at a very affordable rate. Isabella you are Hearted. read more

I found Girl With a Truck on Craigslist and got on her mailing list. She has monthly specials and I took her up on her most recent one, 2 girls - 2 hours of organizing for $90. They arrived on time and proceeded to completely organize my disastrous basement. I couldn't believe it was the same room! I hired her again to organize my loft the next day. It's the best money I've spent in ages. I will totally hire them again!! read more

I found Girl with a truck on Craigslist to haul my new used couch I purchased from Craigslist. She was available the next day. She called to say she was running late, only charged $25.00 to deliver the couch from Alameda. I will look her up when we make the major move. I am impressed with the courtesy, and the prompt service!!! read more

I just moved into a new apartment and bought some office furniture from Ikea, and she came over and put it all together, as well as organizing all my office materials. She also took away all my old office furniture to donate to Goodwill. Isabelle is professional, fast and has very reasonable rates! I recommend her and plan to have her help me with other organizational projects in the future. Call this woman. read more

If there were 10 stars, I would give them! Isabella is awesome. On time, ungodly cheap, and willing to accommodate the insanity of each individual move. Especially perfect for small moves, where the craigslist standard of "2 hour minimum at $65/hour" is just too painful to contemplate. read more

My two-car garage went from stuffed to organized in one visit from Girl with a Truck. Isabella and an assistant arrived and we pulled everything out of the garage, sorted through it in a systematic fashion, and when it all went back inside, I'd donated two truckloads worth of stuff, had multiple canisters worth of recycling, and many bags of garbage. Everything was neatly shelved, grouped by category, boxed and labeled, and ready for my upcoming move to a place with a ONE-car garage. Treat yourself--what's one day of pain and a very reasonable amount of money compared to the ongoing peace and efficiency of having a clean, organized space? read more

When I moved to a new place three years ago, several boxes were moved into the garage to be unpacked at a later date. To this day, lo and behold, the boxes just sat there unopened and taking up space. I was thrilled when Isabella, from Bella Organizing, came to the rescue. She came in accessed the situation and focused on organizing my garage. She moved some shelves into a convenient spot and helped me purge and sort stuff into clear bins. Then she organized the bins very neatly on to each shelf. The garage looks awesome now and clear of clutter! No more boxes on the ground! I could not have done this without her assistance! Thank you, Isabella! You are truly amazing! read more

These folks are the greatest. I've used them a few times for various jobs - as packers, paperwork organizers, professional movers, garage organizers. They are always professional, prompt, efficient, smart, efficient, fun to work with and more than fair in their pricing. I fully recommend them without any hesitation. read more

It's amazing how over the years how much junk a guy can accumulate and not really notice until he needs to find old taxes from 2006! Thank you Girl with a Truck for helping things get done quickly, right and I won't have to look for anything else in awhile. Call this place is you need to organize, find things or move! read more

Okay....so call me a skeptic...you would be telling the truth. I usually am very skittish about using varied services. Dry Cleaners, Shoe Repairers, Pedicurists....NO...NO...NO!!! Isabella rocks! She came to my house and helped me get organized. It was so worth it. I can now see my living room again; and best of all, my things are labeled and stored neatly so I can access them if I need to. She and her friend went through what I thought was a mountainous job of "OMG"....and knocked it out in like 2 hours. She was actually asking me if there was anything else we could tackle to use up the remaining time....and just as I thought there wasn't.....you guessed it....there was! She even helped me comb through my piles of unopened mail and paper work that needed to be shredded, recycled and separated, inclusive of lessons on "how to...." along the way! This was a great experience for me and I'm now looking forward to furnishing my home without the guilt of clutter! You Go "Skater-Girl w/ a Truck"! And BTW....she left that go get em' energy here and I was able to finsh up some things I never dreamed I would get done! My home and my back are both very happy! :) Thanks Isabella! read more

Disappointing experience. Didn't get past the 20 minute "free" consultation. Felt the "Girl" did not listen to my needs but tried to push getting an 8 hour gig out of me. While I was very clear about the extent to my need which would not take more than 3 hours, I got standard suggestions which showed no creativity considering the clarity of my needs. When she finally realized I wasn't going to book an 8 hour gig, I felt that her response was condescending that I had my own ideas whereas she wanted to do it her way. "Oh, you need someone to move furniture and help with files." I needed a solution to arrange a 200 square foot loft I use for my office and sleeping area not an easy project that would take some creativity which I thought she had. I hired someone else who is willing to listen and accept this 3 hour project. Too bad. I had high hopes. read more

I called her for a quote - and after discovering that I'm in Livermore, she noted she'd need four packers minimum and a six hour minimum to pack a kitchen and office. Clearly she wasn't interested in the business. A simple, "Livermore is out of our zone" would have been more appreciated. read more

fabulous service. on time, good price, fab job! i'll be using her again for sure!

She came, she saw, she conquered. 5 hours later I have my garage back! Thanks so much! Now for the rest of my house...

I can't tell you how wonderful my moving experience was because of Isabella and her crew. After the finished, I was home. What would have taken me weeks to do, they created in hours. They were so nice and professional. read more