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Step-by-step guide
Bakkie hire, small moves and furniture deliveries: your step-by-step start
Use your bakkie or trailer for small moves, furniture deliveries, rubble removal and collections, charging a minimum plus a rate per kilometre.
Is this guide for you?
Good fit if
- People with a bakkie or trailer, a valid licence and strength or a helper.
Think twice if
- You have no way to get to customers or move your kit.
- You do not want to find and talk to customers yourself.
Honest expectations
- First income usually takes about 7 days.
- Part time, most people earn a modest top-up from this. Treat bigger numbers you see online with care.
- The main risk to plan for: damage to goods: strap and cover everything.
What is inside
- Module 1
Is this right for you?
What it involves, who pays, and honest expectations.
- How bakkie hire, small moves and furniture deliveries worksFree · 5 min
- Honest expectations4 min (in the full guide)
- Module 2
Set up and price
What you need and what to charge.
- Your startup kit, costs and skills5 min (in the full guide)
- Pricing and getting paid5 min (in the full guide)
- Your numbers: a worked example in rands5 min (in the full guide)
- Module 3
Your first week
The first steps, in order.
- Your first week, step by step6 min (in the full guide)
- Week one, step 2: Buy straps and blankets3 min (in the full guide)
- Week one, step 3: Tell your insurer you carry goods for reward3 min (in the full guide)
- Finding your first customers: who to message5 min (in the full guide)
- Messages to copy: your first customers5 min (in the full guide)
- Module 4
Your first month
A routine that brings in customers.
- Your first 30 days: build a routine4 min (in the full guide)
- Month one, task 1: Post daily in Marketplace and community groups3 min (in the full guide)
- Month one, task 2: Keep a job log3 min (in the full guide)
- Module 5
Months two and three
Repeat what works, grow and stay safe.
- Days 31 to 90: repeat what works and grow4 min (in the full guide)
- Months two and three, task 1: Aim for partner with a furniture shop or hardware store3 min (in the full guide)
- Months two and three, task 2: Add rubble removal with a licensed dump site3 min (in the full guide)
- Getting paid safely and spotting scams4 min (in the full guide)
- Risks, rules, tax and staying safe5 min (in the full guide)
What it costs to start
R0 to R3 000 to get started, from our research
What you will use:
- Bakkie or trailer
- Straps and blankets
- Trolley
- Job log
Prices change and differ by area, so check two places near you before you buy.
Try it before you buy
Lesson one is free. If it helps, the whole guide is R149 once-off.
Start the free lessonReviewed 24 October 2026 by the Earn Path team. Next review due 24 October 2027.