Dyna, pickup or truck in Jeddah: which vehicle to book for your move
The right vehicle is the smallest one that takes everything in one trip. Measure your longest item, estimate the weight, and compare them with the cargo sizes below: a car, a pickup and five truck sizes.
The request often starts the same way: "I need a dyna." Then come the questions. How big a dyna? Will the sofa fit? Is a pickup enough for a bedroom? Will it take two trips?
You can answer all of them with a tape measure and ten minutes. This guide shows how, and lists the cargo size and the load of every vehicle you can book in the BeePlus app.
What people mean by dyna, wanet and truck
Dyna is what people in Saudi Arabia call a light truck with a cargo box. The word comes from one truck model and is now used for almost any truck of that kind, so two "dynas" can differ a lot in size.
Wanet is the everyday word for a pickup: an open bed behind the cabin, good for a few large items.
Truck or lorry usually means something bigger, for a whole home.
The words are loose, and that is the problem. What matters is not the name but three numbers: the inside length of the cargo body, its height, and the load it carries.
Start with a list, not with a vehicle
Write down the big things first. They decide the size.
Your longest item. Usually a sofa, a mattress or the side panel of a wardrobe. Measure it. A three-seat sofa can be a little over 2 meters long.
Your tallest item. A fridge, or a wardrobe that will not be taken apart.
A rough total weight. A fridge or a washing machine often weighs 60 to 90 kg; the label or the manual gives the exact figure. A box of books is heavier than it looks.
The number of boxes. Count them, or estimate room by room.
With ordinary household furniture, space usually runs out before weight does. Weight becomes the limit with appliances, books, tiles and gym equipment.
A car and a pickup: for a few items
A car takes items up to 200 kg, and the largest single item can be up to 200 × 100 × 60 cm. That is enough for boxes, a small table, a TV or a flat-packed shelf. For furniture bought in a store, see How to get your IKEA purchases home.
A pickup takes up to 600 kg, and the largest item can be up to 200 × 100 × 100 cm. That suits a washing machine, an armchair, a desk, a single mattress or a stack of boxes. For one item going across the city, see How to send an item across Jeddah.
Neither takes passengers. If you want to ride with your things, you need a truck: it has one passenger seat.
Five truck sizes
Trucks in BeePlus are not named by model. They come in five sizes, and for each one the app shows the cargo body in centimeters (length × width × height) and the load.
S: 170 × 100 × 90 cm, up to 400 kg, 1 loader suggested by the app.
M: 260 × 130 × 150 cm, up to 800 kg, 2 loaders suggested.
L: 380 × 180 × 180 cm, up to 1,400 kg, 2 loaders suggested.
XL: 400 × 190 × 200 cm, up to 2,000 kg, 2 loaders suggested.
XXL: 500 × 200 × 200 cm, up to 4,000 kg, 2 loaders suggested.
The driver is one of the loaders: 1 loader means the driver loads alone, 2 loaders means the driver and one more person.
How to read these numbers:
Compare your longest item with the first number. A piece longer than the body cannot lie flat; it has to stand up or go in at an angle, and that wastes space.
Compare your tallest item with the third number.
Compare your total weight with the load.
If your longest item is a 220 cm sofa, size S (170 cm) is out and size M (260 cm) is the first one to look at. If the sofa comes with a wardrobe, a fridge, beds and many boxes, look at the larger sizes.
Two mistakes that cost money
A vehicle that is too small. Not everything fits, and the vehicle has to come back. A second trip means the drive and the loading twice.
A vehicle that is too big. A bigger vehicle usually costs more. If you are between two sizes, do not guess: compare the estimate for both in the app, then decide whether the extra space is worth it.
If you are still in doubt, remember that one trip in a slightly larger vehicle is usually simpler than two trips in a smaller one. More on what moves the price is in Moving cost in Jeddah.
Do you need a dyna driver's number?
Many people look for the number of a dyna driver and call several of them to compare. With an app you skip that step.
In BeePlus you enter the two addresses with the floor and door number, choose a car, a pickup or a truck size, and see the estimate before you confirm. A driver is found within 15 minutes on average, or you book for any day and time. You see the driver on the map with the arrival time, and he waits 10 minutes free of charge. The app suggests the number of loaders for the size you chose, and if you select loaders they carry heavy items up the stairs even where there is no elevator.
BeePlus works in Jeddah only, and orders are placed in the app.
How to pick the vehicle: five steps
Measure your longest and your tallest item.
Estimate the weight of the heavy things: appliances, books, a safe.
Compare them with the sizes above and pick the smallest vehicle that takes everything in one trip.
If you are between two sizes, compare the estimate for both.
Before moving day, read how to choose movers in Jeddah: seven things to check with anyone you book.
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