How much does it cost to go over my PCS weight allowance?

The Army's benefits site puts the minimum at about $100 for every 100 pounds over your allowance. Under the Joint Travel Regulations you repay everything the government spent moving that extra weight, storage and accessorial services included, even if nobody warned you before the truck left.

Can I put bulk trash at the curb when I move out of Fort Campbell housing?

Not on move-out day. Campbell Crossing's move-out guide says its neighborhoods have bulk trash pickup, but no bulk trash is allowed at the curb on the day you move out, and no trash can be left inside or outside the home. Get bulky junk picked up before the final inspection.

Does pro-gear count against my household goods weight?

No, if you declare it. Service members can ship up to 2,000 pounds of professional gear and spouses up to 500 pounds outside the household goods allowance. Furniture never counts as pro-gear, even a desk, bookcase or file cabinet you use for work, so it stays in your weight.

PCS Move-Out Junk Removal in Clarksville, TN

Weight allowance: 9,000 lb for an E-5 with dependents, 13,000 lb for an E-7 (Joint Travel Regulations, October 2026)
Going over: the Army puts the minimum excess charge at about $100 per 100 lb
Left-behind trash on post: Fort Campbell's housing charge sheet starts trash removal at $25 and up
Notice to vacate: at least 30 days, in writing, for on-post housing

Clarksville Junk Haulers sets up a call back from a local hauler when orders land and the house holds more than the movers should weigh. The hauler takes the worn-out couch, the broken patio set and the garage leftovers before pack-out, priced on site by truck volume. Hauled junk never touches your weight ticket.

PCS Move-Out Junk Removal at Each Stage of the Move

A PCS sets fixed dates for everything: the movers' survey, pack-out, the final inspection, the day you drive away. Junk removal fits best at one of the points below.

Two-car garage lined with moving boxes, an old recliner, a rusty charcoal grill and a broken bike waiting to be sorted before a military move

Before the Movers' Survey

This is the cheapest time to purge. The Naval Postgraduate School's personal property office estimates about 1,000 pounds per room, not counting bathrooms, so a full garage and a spare bedroom can push a family close to the limit. If you're over, every 100 pounds costs at least about $100. Getting rid of 500 pounds of junk you'd never unpack saves you around $500 in excess charges. A hauler is usually cheaper than that, and the stuff is gone before anyone writes an estimate.

What Counts Against Your Weight

Pro-gear is declared separately and doesn't count: up to 2,000 pounds for the service member and 500 for a spouse. Medical equipment and gun safes are left out of the allowance too. Furniture is never pro-gear, and spare car parts and utility trailers count in full. So the sagging sleeper sofa, the old weight bench and the box of brake rotors in the garage are good things to get rid of before the survey.

Empty carpeted bedroom in base housing after move-out, freshly vacuumed, blinds down, a single trash bag by the door

On-Post Housing Move-Out

Campbell Crossing, Fort Campbell's housing operator, has a three-step process: a 30-day notice to vacate, the move-out guide and charge sheet, then a final inspection. Its rules matter for junk. No bulk trash at the curb on move-out day, and no trash left inside or outside the home. Its charge sheet lists trash removal at $25 and up and lawn cleanup at $25 and up. Empty propane tanks go to a propane retailer, and electronics can't go in household trash. Book the junk pickup a few days before the inspection, not the morning of it.

Off-Post Rentals and Houses You've Sold

Off post, the deadline comes from a landlord's walk-through or a buyer's closing date instead. Ask your landlord what has to be gone, including sheds and the garage, and schedule the haul after the movers but before the cleaners. If the whole house has to be emptied, a house cleanout is the better fit.

Gloved hands carrying two taped moving boxes toward a white trailer loaded with old furniture

Why Clarksville homeowners call Clarksville Junk Haulers

Your request goes to one local hauler, not a call list
Ask for the all-in price before anything is loaded
Free to call; you pay only the hauler, for the job you agree to
Tell us about stairs, heavy items or a deadline up front

PCS Weight Allowances by Pay Grade, 2026

From Table 5-37 of the Joint Travel Regulations (October 1, 2026 edition), with dependents first and without dependents second:

E-1 to E-3
8,000 lb and 5,000 lb.
E-4
8,000 lb and 7,000 lb.
E-5
9,000 lb and 7,000 lb.
E-6
11,000 lb and 8,000 lb.
E-7
13,000 lb and 11,000 lb.
E-8
14,000 lb and 12,000 lb.
E-9
15,000 lb and 13,000 lb.
O-1 or W-1
12,000 lb and 10,000 lb.
O-2 or W-2
13,500 lb and 12,500 lb.
O-3 or W-3
14,500 lb and 13,000 lb.
O-4 or W-4
17,000 lb and 14,000 lb.

Your transportation office has the final number for your orders.

See furniture donation pickup for pieces still good enough to give away before you go.