Fast Haul

Ask for Leo. He’s fair and works to make your job a success. I was removing a concrete stair at my side door, to replace it with a wooden deck. Turns out, the thing was a solid block of cast in place concrete. Removing concrete is expensive: there are disposal/​recycling fees, and you need to have the right equipment, which I do not have and did not want to rent. Fast Haul has the tools to handle solid concrete (from sledge hammers, to jackhammers with compressors). Leo worked with me around my scheduling issues. He showed up on time, smashed and removed the concrete, then swept up as he completed the job, and I paid the agreed price. On schedule, on budget, completed scope, and friendly too.

I was quite impressed with how quickly they completed a huge job and that they were professional and friendly. I would suggest though that they make it a lot clearer how their pricing works on the website and when you call to schedule an appointment. While they were willing to work with me regarding the final cost, it was still much more than I had expected to pay and/​or could afford in the middle of a move! Their work was impeccable, in my opinion… I would definitely use them again!

I was told that it would cost $ 175 to get rid of three pieces of lightweight Ikea furniture my roommate left behind. I think the furniture probably cost less than that.
Also, sketchy: I called the local 1−800-GOT-JUNK contact number, and reached the exact same guy I spoked with from Fast Haul, so apparently this is just a contractor for them.

It takes a lot for me to leave a poor review. Fast Haul utterly fails in anything even the laziest would recognize as standard customer service. They’ve not returned the calls I’ve made to them asking why they did not complete the work I paid them for, and it’s very frustrating to, after having already paid for a service, find another company to finish Fast Haul’s «work.»
If you have options other than Fast Haul, take them. Otherwise there is a great change you will be disappointed.

Called in the morning, they came 2 hours later. Got rid of a upright piano, 2 box springs and a dresser in 45 minutes. Quick, communicative and charged the market rate. couldn’t ask for more. Thanks!

I’m a little late in writing this review, but better late then never.
Leo did a great job of hauling away a large pile of rocks from my back yard. He was quick, he left everything nice and clean and he charged me a fair price. I know, because I had another company come in and give me a price for hauling which was almost TWICE the amount Leo quoted me. After telling the guy from the other company that I had a much lower quote, he quickly changed his quote to $ 50 less than Leo’s. I spoke with my husband and we both decided that we would much rather do business with Leo because he gave us a fair price to begin with. We would rather do business with an honest man.

Leo from Fast Haul was amazing. Yes, he hauled some junk. He also cut some concrete which he hauled away. His quote was fast and competitive, and he came to do the work the very week after meeting me (on time no less!). From the time he was here to the time he drove away it was only three hours and him and his crew even swept up behind them.
Fast, quality, affordable. Perfect.

I just moved in and couldn’t stand another day of junk. I did an online request for same day, someone called me back and said between 1 – 3 and they came at 2pm… then they were done less than 20 mins. I will use them again

John of Fast Haul and a partner hauled half a truck worth of used furniture for me this morning. They arrived within the one hour scheduled window, and were professional, courteous, and got the job done quickly.
My understanding from speaking with John is the material goes to their yard where they decide what needs to go to the dump and what can be reused. Since my stuff was probably 75 percent reusable, and I would feel terrible putting it all in the landfill, this was important to me. (Of course I can’t vouch for what really happens after the truck leaves, but I’m hoping for the best).
This is my second five star review for Fast Haul. I will certainly call them again when I need that type of service.

Just got some dirt hauled away by Leo at Fast Haul and I couldn’t be more pleased.
The first time I got in contact with them I actually ended up going with another company and I regretted it. Fast Haul sized up the pile of dirt in person and gave me a flat fee, which seemed kind of high but I had never had dirt disposed of before so what do I know? The company I ended up going with gave me a range based off an estimate and some photos (no one came in person) and it sounded like it would be much lower than Fast’s estimate. However, when they showed up they suddenly jacked the price up because they had underestimated the volume. They were already there so we had them do part of the job, but we weren’t thrilled about the misleading pricing.
Anyway, so what I appreciate about Fast Haul is that they estimate in person so you know what you’re getting into. This time around I talked with Leo and he popped by to estimate the dirt the same day then came in to get it the next day. Job was done quickly and they cleaned up afterward, so I have no complaints! They even grabbed a couple pieces of crap concrete we had in the yard, with no extra charge or even mention of it.
Would totally use again/​recommend to anyone.

Wow, I have to say I am impressed! I called last night at 5:10 pm, confirmed for this morning between 8 – 10 am.
At 8:30 they were here, gave us an estimate, we said ok, and all of our junk was gone by 9:30!
The two gentlemen that were here were professional, very thoughful (they swept out our garage too!) and confirmed with me to make sure everything was done to my satisfaction before we paid. Very impressed.

Leo gave us a fair quote and returned with his bobcat and quickly removed a huge amount of concrete and dirt from our property. He is a really nice guy and did a great job. We will be calling him again soon for round two!

I’ve used Fast Haul three times now, and they’re great. I’ve been redecorating and cleaning out years of accumulated junk, so I’ve had a lot of boxes full of miscellaneous household items and some small pieces of furniture, as well as a lot of recycling.
I call them, they come a couple of hours later, and everything’s gone. Super easy and simple, and they’re nice. I can’t recommend them highly enough.

We needed some help excavating soil and hauling it away. The job was too big for us, but too small for a few companies. Fast Haul picked up my call and Leo was at my home within two hours to provide an estimate. They were able to do the job the same day. They did good work and cleaned up the yard and driveway. Very professional. The price was (according to another company I talked to just after Fast Haul) possibly a little high, but I chalked it up to same-​day-​service, and went with Fast Haul anyway. Glad I did!

Doing yard work in our backyard, my husband had rented a bobcat and moved 30 cu yards of topsoil (messy — roots, concrete, bricks & glass debris in it) to our FRONT yard. Needless to say, after 6 weeks of neighbor complaints about dirt on cars, and a nice notice from EBMUD that covering our water meter was less than ideal, we needed to get rid of the dirt and FAST.
Leo came the day I called for a quote, guessed slightly under the actual volume (which was pretty good in my view for eyeballing it), and then quoted a price that we thought was super expensive… until we considered all our other options. Turns out moving large quantities of dirt is extremely complicated and EXPENSIVE. He beat all other quotes by like $ 800, and was comparable in price to my husband hiring 2 guys, a bobcat and a dumptruck to do it himself, but without spending a whole day + in his own labor.
It ended up being a no-​brainer. Leo was on time, communicative, professional, courteous to me and to our neighbors, and fast. He did the job by himself which was impressive, and cleaned up well after he was done.
I would not hesitate to recommend Leo for any hauling job.

I called at 9:45 a.m. and someone was here to pick up my sofa at 11 a.m. on the dot, as promised. The men who came to pick up the sofa were very friendly and there wasn’t a «surprise» price change. They were in and out in 10 minutes. I wish that the Salvation Army was this easy to work with for picking up a donation! I highly recommend Fast Haul.

I worked with a guy named Leo. he gave me the best price for the job and it was was done very professionally. They cleaned up the site after they are done. I would definitely do business with him again.

I recommend you call Fast Haul and ask for Leo.
I live in the East Bay, Leo helped me dig & haul 5 cubic yards of dirt, concrete and debris from my backyard. He did an excellent job, it was fast, and he spent some time cleaning & finishing up.

I’ve since used Fast Haul to remove several more multi-​yard piles of green waste.
It hasn’t been as good a deal as the first time, but I’m only taking away one star given that they have consistently accommodated me same-​day, and done a decent job cleaning up after themselves.

Given the responses I got to my post, one on here and one via email, I am even more glad that I did not use this service.
I can’t believe that the owner suggests that because I got a quote for $ 450 that I didn’t «like», that I would be so irresponsible as to hire a hauling company that engages in illegal dumping and that hires undocumented workers. That is unbelievable!
The company I used is a legitimate company that does not engage in the illegal activities the owner mentioned. Also, the owner of the company I hired evaluates the site, gives the quote and supervises the hauling. They also recycle any materials they can.
I had not called the other company in the first place because I couldn’t remember the name of the business and my initial Internet search did not show the company in the results.
The fact is that our stuff was mostly organic which Berkeley charges $ 67 per ton (2000 lbs) to dispose.
The concrete was a single concrete footing and metal pole for a laundry line which my husband was able to pick up and remove from the ground so it could not have weighed that much. The minimum charge for this disposal is $ 29.
Basically the entire charge for dumping everything couldn’t have been very much and it took about 30 minutes so it didn’t take a lot of labor.
Fast Haul fees are listed on their website as follows:
Standard Truck: ¼ full fee is $ 175.
Heavy materials such as concrete, dirt, tile, stucco, construction debris, etc. will be priced separately. One 8 – 10 cubic-​yard load of dirt or concrete that can be easily loaded with a Bobcat is priced at $ 375-​$ 500 on average.
We didn’t have enough yard waste to have the truck ¼ full. In addition, the concrete and tree stumps did not even amount to 1 cubic yard and they certainly did not need to be loaded with a bobcat. Therefore, the company I hired charged us correctly ($ 165) according to Fast Haul fees.
The owner sent me an email saying that I was the first negative review on Unilocal and that I gave a review without getting any service from them. Both of these statements are false. There are other negative reviews for this business on Unilocal,even one negative review to which he posted a comment in 2010. Also, I did get a service. Fast Haul came to my house, evaluated the job, gave me a quote that was not appropriate for the amount of waste. Giving me a quote is part of their service.
I am very sorry that the owner had to disparage the services of competing businesses and the integrity of a client to prove that wanting to charge $ 450 for a job that according to their own fees should have been quoted at $ 200 tops was fair.
On my first review I said get several quotes before you choose Fast Haul to make sure that the person who comes to your site is being fair, now I say AVOID all together. Don’t even bother calling them.
Eek! Me thinks not! is very well deserved.