Two delivery models
Choose transport around your shipment size and the dates you can accept it.
Long-distance household moving
Move your household between states or to Canada with a clear delivery plan. Choose direct delivery with a dedicated truck and the same crew, or a smaller consolidated shipment with a wider arrival window. Your written flat rate covers the agreed inventory, access and selected services.
The delivery window starts after pickup and loading are complete. Packing, access and any storage stage are planned separately.
Choose transport around your shipment size and the dates you can accept it.
Agree the timing after both properties, the truck route and any border stage have been reviewed.
Extra travel time does not change the price for the same shipment and services.
The photographed inventory is checked piece by piece at delivery and placed to your room plan.
Start with the household
A long-distance move joins several tasks: prepare the contents, get them out of the first property, transport them and make the receiving rooms usable. A departure date is only one part of that plan. Keys, building hours, a person who can accept delivery and the belongings you need while traveling affect the choice of service.
We arrange household moves to US and Canadian destinations from our served pickup areas. A furnished temporary home and a small selected shipment can work with consolidated delivery. A complete household going to an empty home may benefit from a direct dedicated journey. The two options have different crew arrangements and delivery flexibility.
Send both addresses, your full item list and the dates that are firm. Include garage and basement contents, stairs, elevators, the loading position and any gated approach. Explain a closing, lease ending, additional pickup or building appointment while the written plan can still accommodate it.
A long journey within one state uses the applicable in-state household-moving rules and pricing basis. Tell us whether the route crosses a state or national border; the mileage alone does not establish an interstate flat rate.

Choose how your shipment travels
Compare the receiving arrangement and the work in the quote as well as the price. Neither bedroom count nor distance alone chooses the right model.
| Planning question | Direct delivery | Consolidated delivery |
|---|---|---|
| Truck space | Dedicated to your agreed shipment | Compatible shipments share a coordinated arrangement |
| Moving crew | The same crew at pickup and delivery | Crew and handling arrangements agreed separately |
| Best fit | Closer coordination between two ready properties | A smaller inventory with flexible arrival dates |
| Timing | A route-specific date or window | A wider confirmed window for the route |
| Packing and extra work | Included when listed in the written scope | Included when listed in the written scope |
| Price for unchanged scope | Your agreed long-distance flat rate holds | Your agreed long-distance flat rate holds |
A smaller shipment does not establish a fixed discount. Compare actual quotations for the complete work and the receiving flexibility you can accommodate.
Loading first, then the delivery clock
Packing, loading, travel and unloading are separate stages. The delivery clock starts only after pickup and loading are complete. A city-to-city driving reference cannot reserve an elevator, establish a truck route or guarantee a border-processing time.
For consolidated delivery, a suitable nearby domestic route can use up to 30 days; Florida and Canada use up to 60 days; California uses up to 90 days. Other long routes have individually agreed windows. The Canada window applies to a shorter border crossing as well as a long western Canadian journey.
Keep essential medication, keys, passports, customs papers, daily clothing and important work items with the household. A consolidated plan needs essentials for the full possible wait. At delivery, an authorized receiver needs access, the room plan and a usable contact method.

Examples from existing local plans
These city-to-city references illustrate planning after pickup and loading. The actual addresses, shipment, truck route and receiving access determine the confirmed schedule.
| Example route | Direct planning reference | Consolidated window |
|---|---|---|
| Boston, MA → Portsmouth, NH | 1–2 days | Up to 30 days |
| Poughkeepsie, NY → Orlando, FL | 2–3 days | Up to 60 days |
| Portland, ME → Stratford, Ontario | 1–2 days for the mainland journey | Up to 60 days; island stages also planned |
| Mansfield, OH → Los Angeles, CA | 4–5 days | Up to 90 days |
These are possible household situations from our city planning pages, not claims of completed customer jobs. A California window is not a blanket western-state window.
Four useful planning situations
New England · Boston to Portsmouth
An upper-floor Boston apartment is ready to leave, but the Portsmouth key handoff is later in the day. Record every stair return and the furniture entrance; a sofa passing through the ground-floor door does not prove it will turn at the next landing. Identify sealed cartons, contents still in use and the legal truck position.
Direct delivery has an illustrative 1–2-day window after loading. Same-day or next-day receipt may fit a suitable smaller job with workable access, but a short road journey cannot guarantee an afternoon building slot. The receiving key holder needs a contact method while the household is traveling.
A smaller shipment can instead be reviewed for consolidated delivery, illustratively up to 30 days on this nearby route, when the household can receive flexibly. Resolve the condition that could change the plan—keys, stair fit, packing completion or curb access—before committing to the connected dates.
Hudson Valley · Poughkeepsie to Orlando
A Town of Poughkeepsie household has bedrooms, garage contents and a treadmill to move. They travel separately and want the new home usable soon after they arrive. Direct dedicated delivery fits when the receiving home, gate arrangements and delivery hours are ready; the illustrative travel window is 2–3 days after loading.
Include the garage in the inventory. The treadmill’s model, dimensions and both carrying routes determine the gym-equipment work to put in the quote. A room plan helps the crew place beds and work furniture where the household needs them. Book any box unpacking according to the confirmed receiving arrangement.
If the family is already in furnished accommodation and needs only selected belongings, a suitable consolidated Florida shipment may fit the up-to-60-day window. Keep essential clothing, medicine, documents and work equipment with the family throughout the possible wait.
Maine to Canada · Peaks Island to Stratford
A household leaves Peaks Island for Stratford, Ontario. The pickup needs its own island arrangement: identify the accepted vehicle or freight method, operator booking and responsibility at any landing transfer. The island’s actual acceptance conditions are part of the move plan.
The mainland journey has an illustrative direct window of 1–2 days after the agreed pickup and loading are complete. A suitable Canadian consolidated shipment can use up to 60 days. Neither reference reserves a sailing or removes the island handling stage; receiving possession and street access at the Ontario property still matter.
Prepare the household-goods documents for your circumstances, including accompanying goods and goods to follow where applicable. Keep the accounting receipt and border papers with you. If a sailing, possession date or receiving arrangement changes, agree who can hold or receive the load and which additional work and costs arise.
Ohio to California · Mansfield to Los Angeles
A Mansfield household is moving into a Los Angeles condominium with bedroom furniture, a writing desk and living-room pieces. Confirm the approved entrance, truck position, moving hours and person who can receive the shipment. Direct delivery can provide a coordinated journey, illustratively 4–5 days after loading.
Decide which rooms should be usable first and who can approve placement. Include any specialist desk or exercise-equipment operation by model and dimensions. Furniture unwrapping is part of delivery; removing contents from boxes is optional work selected before departure.
A suitable smaller shipment whose owner can wait may use California’s up-to-90-day consolidated window. Compare handling, receiving flexibility and any storage stages against the actual quote. Oregon, Washington, Nevada, Arizona and Utah each need their own agreed consolidated window.
Know what your quote covers
The agreed interstate flat rate is the final price for the reviewed shipment, access and selected services. Extra driving or delivery time alone does not increase it. Added belongings, changed access or additional work need a separately agreed written change.
Choose full packing, selected rooms or fragile categories, and any preparation visit before pickup. Company-supplied boxes are charged separately. Moving blankets, shrink wrap and tape have no separate material charge.
Basic furniture disassembly and reassembly use moving labor time, with no separate basic assembly surcharge. Custom crates, complex furniture, gym equipment, pianos and other specialist operations need their own reviewed scope and quotation.
At the destination, pieces are checked against the photographed inventory, unwrapped and placed to your room plan. Optional box unpacking is charged for working time. Organizing, mounting and packaging removal are separate selected tasks.
Review the protection and consumer documents applicable to the journey. For interstate household moves, use FMCSA’s consumer guidance. A Canadian shipment and an in-state move each need the documents relevant to their own circumstances. Give us the destination building’s certificate-of-insurance requirements before scheduling delivery.

When the dates do not line up
A closing forecast or contractor date does not establish permission to unload. When the new home is not ready, first compare changing the pickup date with authorized staging, an agreed truck hold or storage and redelivery. Include who controls the goods, who can accept them and the condition for the final delivery.
An agreed one-night truck hold has an additional charge of $250 per small truck or $300 per large truck for that night. A longer or uncertain wait needs separate terms. Warehouse storage, handling, access and redelivery have their own costs and arrangements; storage is not automatically free under either delivery model.
Compare the complete alternatives. Holding a small selected load, sending the whole home into storage, and keeping a direct shipment for a confirmed overnight gap have different handling and living costs. Set the final room plan, contact person and access instructions before releasing goods toward the receiving address.

Cross-border household moving
For a move to Canada, prepare the inventory and personal-effects documents required for your status. CBSA’s moving guidance describes separating goods accompanying you from goods to follow, and keeping the Personal Effects Accounting Document and receipt for later arrivals.
Canadian eligibility and restrictions determine the customs treatment. A short drive across the border still needs the proper goods records and receiving arrangement. Customs processing and the actual truck route are reviewed before the delivery schedule is confirmed; there is no fixed border-completion promise.
Keep passports, accounting papers and personal essentials with you. Identify the person who will receive an unaccompanied shipment and make sure the inventory and instructions remain consistent through any agreed handover.

From first review to the receiving room
Review the inventory, packing, special items and full access at both addresses. Supply firm dates, key arrangements and any building requirements.
Agree direct or consolidated delivery, the flat-rate scope, pickup, delivery window, protection and any storage or specialist stages in writing.
Protect the contents and route, load against the photographed inventory and keep household essentials separate. Your coordinator stays in contact through transit.
An authorized receiver accepts delivery. Each piece is checked against the inventory, unwrapped and placed, followed by the extra work selected in the plan.
Choose the work and location for your household move, furniture purchase or business project. Each page explains local access, preparation and the agreed paid stages.
Plan a dedicated shipment around both addresses, receiving dates and the written scope.
Plan full or partial packing, priority unpacking and agreed finishing work around the household and receiving home.
Compare a known overnight gap with storage, handling, access and later delivery.
Direct and consolidated long-distance household moving from Wheeling to destinations throughout the United States and Canada.
Full and partial packing in Wheeling. Choose preparation visits, protection, destination labels, unpacking and organizing around the retained contents and receiving rooms.
Compare a known overnight gap with storage, handling, access and later delivery.
Direct and consolidated long-distance moving from Watertown and the Jefferson County area to destinations throughout the United States and Canada.
Direct and consolidated long-distance household moving from Binghamton and the Broome County area to destinations throughout the United States and Canada.
Direct and consolidated long-distance household moving from Clarksburg and the Harrison County area to destinations throughout the United States and Canada.
Direct and consolidated long-distance household moving from Mansfield and the Richland County area to destinations throughout the United States and Canada.
Direct and consolidated long-distance household moving from Zanesville and the Muskingum County area to destinations throughout the United States and Canada.
Direct and consolidated long-distance household moving from Elmira and the Chemung County area to destinations throughout the United States and Canada.
Direct and consolidated long-distance household moving from Morgantown and the Monongalia County area to destinations throughout the United States and Canada.
Direct and consolidated long-distance household moving from State College and the Centre County area to destinations throughout the United States and Canada.
Direct and consolidated long-distance household moving from Bangor and the Penobscot County area to destinations throughout the United States and Canada.
Direct and consolidated long-distance household moving from Plattsburgh and the Clinton County area to destinations throughout the United States and Canada.
Direct and consolidated long-distance household moving from Salisbury and the Wicomico County area to destinations throughout the United States and Canada.
Direct and consolidated long-distance household moving from Dover and the Kent County area to destinations throughout the United States and Canada.
Direct and consolidated long-distance household moving from Hagerstown and the Washington County area to destinations throughout the United States and Canada.
Direct and consolidated long-distance household moving from Albany and reviewed nearby addresses to destinations throughout the United States and Canada.
Direct and consolidated long-distance household moving from Rochester and reviewed Monroe County addresses throughout the United States and Canada.
Direct and consolidated long-distance household moving from Buffalo and reviewed Western New York addresses to destinations throughout the United States and Canada.
Direct and consolidated long-distance household moving from Syracuse and reviewed Onondaga County addresses throughout the United States and Canada.
Direct and consolidated long-distance household moving from Utica and reviewed Oneida County addresses throughout the United States and Canada.
Direct and consolidated long-distance household moving from Glens Falls and reviewed Warren County addresses throughout the United States and Canada.
Direct and consolidated long-distance household moving from White Plains and reviewed Westchester County addresses throughout the United States and Canada.
Direct and consolidated long-distance household moving from Newark and reviewed Essex County addresses throughout the United States and Canada.
Direct and consolidated long-distance household moving from Edison Township and reviewed Middlesex County addresses throughout the United States and Canada.
Direct and consolidated long-distance household moving from Toms River Township and reviewed Ocean County addresses throughout the United States and Canada.
Direct and consolidated long-distance household moving from Hartford and reviewed Capitol Planning Region addresses throughout the United States and Canada.
Direct and consolidated long-distance household moving from New Haven and reviewed South Central Connecticut addresses throughout the United States and Canada.
Direct and consolidated long-distance household moving from Stamford and reviewed nearby Western Connecticut addresses throughout the United States and Canada.
Direct and consolidated long-distance household moving from Philadelphia and reviewed nearby addresses throughout the United States and Canada.
Direct and consolidated long-distance household moving from Pittsburgh and reviewed nearby Allegheny County addresses throughout the United States and Canada.
Direct and consolidated long-distance household moving from Allentown and reviewed nearby Lehigh County addresses throughout the United States and Canada.
Direct and consolidated long-distance household moving from Harrisburg and reviewed nearby addresses in Dauphin and Cumberland counties throughout the United States and Canada.
Direct and consolidated long-distance household moving from Scranton and reviewed nearby Lackawanna County addresses throughout the United States and Canada.
Direct and consolidated long-distance household moving from Erie and reviewed nearby Erie County addresses throughout the United States and Canada.
Direct and consolidated long-distance household moving from Boston and reviewed nearby Greater Boston addresses throughout the United States and Canada.
Direct and consolidated long-distance household moving from Worcester and reviewed nearby addresses throughout the United States and Canada.
Direct and consolidated household moving from Springfield, Massachusetts and reviewed nearby addresses throughout the United States and Canada.
Direct and consolidated household moving from Cambridge and reviewed nearby addresses throughout the United States and Canada.
Direct and consolidated household moving from Baltimore City and reviewed nearby addresses throughout the United States and Canada.
Direct and consolidated household moving from Frederick and reviewed nearby addresses throughout the United States and Canada.
Direct and consolidated household moving from Richmond and reviewed nearby addresses throughout the United States and Canada.
Plan direct or consolidated household moving from Virginia Beach and reviewed nearby addresses across the United States and Canada.
Plan direct and consolidated household moving from Washington, DC and reviewed nearby addresses across the United States and Canada.
Plan a household move from Providence and reviewed nearby Rhode Island addresses across the United States and Canada.
Plan direct and consolidated household moving from Portland, Maine and reviewed nearby addresses across the United States and Canada.
Long-distance household moving from Jersey City, New Jersey, to destinations in the United States and Canada.
Direct and consolidated household moving from New Rochelle, New York, to destinations throughout the United States and Canada.
Long-distance household moving from Yonkers, New York, to destinations in the United States and Canada.
Direct and consolidated household moving from Paterson, New Jersey, to destinations throughout the United States and Canada.
Direct and consolidated household moving from Elizabeth, New Jersey, to destinations throughout the United States and Canada.
Direct and consolidated household moving from Morristown, New Jersey, throughout the United States and Canada.
Direct and consolidated household moving from Cherry Hill Township, New Jersey, to destinations throughout the United States and Canada.
Direct and consolidated household moving from Chester City, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, to destinations across the United States and Canada.
Direct and consolidated household moving from Easton, Pennsylvania, to destinations throughout the United States and Canada.
Long-distance household moving from Bridgeport, Connecticut, to destinations in the United States and Canada.
Direct and consolidated household moving from Norristown, Pennsylvania, to destinations throughout the United States and Canada.
Plan direct or consolidated household moving from Reading, Pennsylvania, throughout the United States and Canada.
Direct and consolidated household moving from York City, York County, Pennsylvania, to destinations across the United States and Canada.
Direct and consolidated household moving from New Brunswick, New Jersey, throughout the United States and Canada.
Direct and consolidated household moving from Quincy, Massachusetts, to destinations throughout the United States and Canada.
Interstate and Canadian household moving from Los Angeles City, California, with direct or suitable consolidated delivery.
Direct and consolidated household moving from Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania, to destinations throughout the United States and Canada.
Arrange direct or consolidated household moving from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, across the United States and Canada.
Plan a long-distance household move from Southampton, New York, with direct or consolidated delivery throughout the United States and Canada.
Long-distance household moving from Norwalk, Connecticut, to destinations in the United States and Canada.
Interstate and Canadian household shipments from Fredericksburg, with direct or suitable consolidated delivery and reviewed access at both homes.
Plan direct or suitable consolidated household delivery from Augusta, Maine, with the inventory, access and receiving arrangements agreed.
Interstate and Canadian household shipments from Hauppauge, with direct or suitable consolidated delivery, reviewed property access and a receiving plan.
Plan a long-distance household move from Burlington, Vermont, with direct or suitable consolidated delivery, prepared belongings and a confirmed receiving plan.
Direct and consolidated household moving from Silver Spring, Maryland, to destinations throughout the United States and Canada.
Direct and consolidated household moving from Gaithersburg, Maryland, throughout the United States and Canada.
Direct and consolidated household moving from Germantown, Montgomery County, Maryland, to destinations throughout the United States and Canada.
Direct and consolidated household moving from Newark city, New Castle County, Delaware, across the United States and Canada.
Direct and consolidated household moving from Leesburg, Virginia, to destinations throughout the United States and Canada.
Direct and consolidated household moving from Trenton, New Jersey, throughout the United States and Canada.
Arrange direct or consolidated household moving from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, across the United States and Canada.
Plan a long-distance household move from Arlington, Virginia, with direct or suitable consolidated delivery, prepared belongings and an agreed receiving plan.
Direct and consolidated household moving from Waldorf, Maryland, throughout the United States and Canada.
Long-distance household moving from Danbury, Connecticut, to homes in the United States and Canada.
Interstate and Canadian household moves from Mechanicsville in Hanover County, with a written choice of direct or suitable consolidated delivery and a receiving plan.
Direct and consolidated household moving from Somerville, Massachusetts, to destinations throughout the United States and Canada.
Direct and consolidated household moving from Clifton, New Jersey, throughout the United States and Canada.
Arrange long-distance household moving from Hyannis in the Town of Barnstable, Massachusetts, across the United States and Canada.
Direct and consolidated household moving from Newport News, Virginia, to destinations throughout the United States and Canada.
Direct and consolidated household moving from Suffolk city, Virginia, across the United States and Canada.
Arrange a long-distance household move from Alexandria, Virginia, with direct or suitable consolidated delivery, a reviewed written flat rate and an agreed receiving plan.
Direct and consolidated household moving from Bowie, Maryland, across the United States and Canada.
Interstate and Canadian household moving from Glen Allen, Virginia, with a choice of direct dedicated or suitable consolidated delivery, a written shipment scope and a ready receiving address.
Direct and consolidated household moving from Woodbridge, New Jersey, throughout the United States and Canada.
Direct and consolidated household moving from Tuckahoe in Henrico County, Virginia, across the United States and Canada.
Household moving from San Diego to another U.S. state or Canada, with direct dedicated or suitable consolidated delivery, a reviewed written scope and a receiving plan.
Arrange long-distance household moving from the Town of Littleton, New Hampshire, throughout the United States and Canada.
Arrange long-distance household moving from the City of Manchester, New Hampshire, throughout the United States and Canada.
Direct and consolidated household moving from Columbia, Maryland, to destinations throughout the United States and Canada.
Direct and consolidated household moving from Lakewood, New Jersey, throughout the United States and Canada.
Plan a long-distance household move from Newburgh, New York, with direct or suitable consolidated delivery, an agreed written flat rate and a workable receiving plan.
Long-distance household moving from Columbus, Ohio, to destinations in the United States and Canada.
Long-distance household moving from Cleveland, Ohio, to destinations in the United States and Canada.
Long-distance household moving from Cincinnati, Ohio, to destinations in the United States and Canada.
Long-distance household moving from Seattle, Washington, to destinations in the United States and Canada.
Long-distance household moving from Portsmouth, New Hampshire, to destinations in the United States and Canada.
Agree where the household waits and when the final address can receive it before choosing the delivery sequence.
Before you book
Answers to the choices that affect shipment, timing, price and readiness.
Ask a coordinatorWe arrange long-distance household moves from our served pickup areas to destinations throughout the United States and Canada. Your plan covers the actual origin and destination addresses, inventory, truck access and receiving dates. A local, interstate and Canadian move each uses the documents applicable to that journey.
Direct delivery uses a dedicated truck and the same moving crew at pickup and delivery. Consolidated delivery combines shipments on a coordinated schedule and suits smaller loads with flexible arrival dates. We agree the receiving arrangements for either option in writing.
After pickup and loading are complete. Packing time and the time before loading finishes are separate from the delivery window.
Next-day delivery may be available for a shorter direct route within a confirmed 1–2 day receiving plan. A small nearby job may allow same-day delivery if loading finishes early and travel, access and unloading hours permit. We confirm the schedule in writing for your move.
No. Extra driving or delivery time does not change an agreed interstate flat rate for the unchanged shipment, access and services. Added belongings, changed access or extra services need a separately agreed written change. A move entirely within one state uses its applicable pricing rules; a long drive alone does not make it an interstate flat-rate move.
Packing is included only when it is listed in your written scope. Specify the rooms and items to pack, any packing visit before pickup, cartons, optional box unpacking and packaging removal. The estimate identifies the work and materials included.
Consolidated delivery is especially worth discussing for a shipment up to roughly 300–400 cubic feet. That is a guide to a small load, rather than a minimum volume or automatic cutoff. We assess your item list, photos, route and handling needs.
From the end of pickup and loading: within 30 days for a suitable nearby route, within 60 days for Florida, within 60 days for Canada and within 90 days for California. Other long routes need their own agreed window. The Canada window applies even to a relatively short cross-border journey.
No. The 90-day window applies to California. Oregon, Washington, Nevada, Arizona and Utah each need an agreed delivery window. Florida’s 60-day window also does not apply automatically to other southern states.
We promise the same crew at both ends for direct dedicated delivery. For consolidated delivery, we agree handling and receiving arrangements separately; the crew may differ.
Prepare the inventory and household-goods documents required for your status, including goods accompanying you and goods to follow where applicable. Check current Canada Border Services Agency guidance and confirm the clearance steps before pickup. Allow for border processing and receiving access; clearance has no fixed time promise.
Identify both addresses and the complete shipment, then confirm the pricing basis that applies to that state. An in-state journey follows its household-moving rules even when the distance is long. For example, Pennsylvania’s estimate rule requires an estimated cost of services at least 48 hours before the move unless you agree in writing to shorter notice. The written plan identifies the applicable charges and delivery arrangements.
We can discuss a later pickup, authorized staging, an agreed truck hold or storage and redelivery. Agree the terms before moving: these options can add handling or storage costs. Free storage is not included simply because you choose direct or consolidated delivery.
Send photos of the driveway or street loading position, entrance, stairs, landings, corridors and elevators. Tell us about delivery hours, gates, parking requests and who is authorized to receive the shipment. We check the truck and full carrying route before agreeing the price.
Keep keys, passports, customs papers where applicable, medications, daily clothing, essential work items and irreplaceable personal documents with you. For consolidated delivery, pack essentials for the full possible wait. Mark everything travelling separately before loading starts.
You can appoint an authorized receiver who has keys, permission to use the property and the agreed room plan. Give us their contact details and building instructions before departure. If nobody can accept the shipment within the delivery window, arrange a different pickup date or a paid holding/storage and delivery stage in advance.
A plan for your actual move
Send the inventory, access photographs, firm dates and the result you want at delivery. We will help select the delivery model and prepare the written flat-rate scope.
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