Disclosure: This guide is published by LoadUp. Earnings figures referenced are sourced from LoadUp’s Loader-facing resources and reflect real platform data.
Phoenix never really stops moving. New residents are arriving from California and other states every month, the suburbs keep expanding east and west, and the Valley adds tens of thousands of households every year. All of that movement generates junk hauling jobs in Phoenix and across the Valley, and there aren’t enough local truck owners on the LoadUp platform to keep up with it.
If you’ve got a trailer or pickup truck and want to put it to work without chasing down customers or bidding on jobs, here’s how LoadUp works.
How LoadUp junk hauling jobs in Phoenix work
LoadUp connects local truck owners with pre-paid junk removal, furniture assembly, and hourly labor jobs across the Phoenix metro. Customers book and pay for jobs through the platform before you ever see them.
You open the LoadUp Driver App, look through available jobs in your area, and claim the ones that fit your day. Every listing shows you what needs to be hauled, where the job is, and exactly what it pays before you accept. No haggling, no surprises. Drive out to Tempe or Gilbert and know ahead of time whether the payout is worth the trip.
LoadUp has paid out more than $62 million to Loaders across 724,000 completed jobs nationwide. Phoenix is one of the fastest-growing markets on the platform. New residents keep arriving and demand for hauling work is running ahead of the Loaders available to handle it.
How much do junk haulers make in Arizona?
Most LoadUp jobs pay between $55 and $200 per order. Faster single-item pickups can wrap up in under an hour. Bigger jobs like full garage hauls, multi-room removals, and estate cleanouts pay at the higher end, and full property cleanouts can reach several hundred dollars or more.
Loaders running five to seven jobs a week are often pulling in $2,000 or more. Phoenix has no real off-season. Moving activity, apartment turnovers, and property cleanouts happen year-round. The only time things slow down is during peak summer heat in July and August, and even then, the work doesn’t stop entirely. Loaders who get their jobs done early in the day stay productive through the summer months.
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What junk hauling jobs are available in Phoenix?
In Phoenix, a big share of the work comes from new residents moving into East Valley suburbs like Queen Creek, Gilbert, and Chandler. Many of them need furniture assembly and setup help when they arrive. Apartment turnovers in neighborhoods like Midtown, Roosevelt Row, and along the Central Avenue corridor keep haul-away jobs steady on top of that. You can also pick up furniture assembly jobs for customers settling into new homes, hourly labor gigs, and e-commerce delivery swaps through LoadUp’s retail partnerships, which tend to go to Loaders with box trucks or larger setups.
Student move-outs from ASU’s Tempe and Downtown campuses hit hard in late April and May, adding a burst of extra volume on top of the year-round work.
Who this works well for
Phoenix has a large workforce of contractors, drivers, and outdoor workers who already own trucks and are used to physical work. A lot of them have open days they’d rather fill with paying jobs than sit on. If that sounds familiar, LoadUp is worth a look.
It tends to be a good fit for:
- Contractors and trade workers with open days between jobs who already have the truck and know how to work
- Landscapers looking to fill slow gaps in their schedule with paying gigs
- Delivery drivers who want higher pay per job without package quotas
- Handymen and assembly workers who can take on furniture assembly and labor jobs alongside hauling
- Military-connected workers near Luke AFB in Glendale who are transitioning out or want extra income on a flexible schedule
- Anyone between jobs who needs income fast without signing on with an employer
Phoenix is spread out, but that works in your favor if you plan ahead. Keep your jobs in one part of the Valley on a given day, West Valley near Glendale and Surprise, or East Valley around Mesa and Gilbert. You’ll spend less time in the truck and more time getting paid.
How to apply for hauling jobs in Phoenix
Phoenix has a lot of contractors, drivers, and trade workers who already own trucks. If that’s you, you likely have most of what you need:
- A pickup truck, cargo van, box truck, or trailer in good working condition
- A valid driver’s license and vehicle insurance
- A smartphone to run the LoadUp Driver App
- A clean background check
No CDL required. No experience needed.
Apply online, pass your background check, and set your service radius in the app once you’re approved. Every job requires two people, so have a helper lined up before you apply.
Review the full Loader requirements before you get started. Based outside Phoenix? The LoadUp Arizona locations page can confirm coverage in your area.
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Earnings vary based on geography, job type, volume, and individual efficiency. Platform statistics current as of July 2026.
