Interstate and coast-to-coast relocations
Long Distance Moves
Cross-country moves handled end to end.
A single vetted carrier and a dedicated TruMove coordinator from origin to destination.
Overview
What this service actually is.
Long distance moves live or die on chain of custody. TruMove is a licensed household goods broker, and we route every interstate relocation to a single vetted carrier who loads at origin and unloads at destination.
You get a binding-not-to-exceed estimate rooted in the assigned carrier's published tariff, live status updates the whole drive, and honest numbers that hold up on delivery day.
A single dedicated haul, tracked door to door.
Real jobs, not brochure copy
Where long distance moves actually gets called in.
Bay Area to Austin tech relocation
Two-bedroom apartment, remote-work office setup, and a Peloton. Assigned carrier loaded Friday in Oakland, delivered Sunday afternoon in East Austin on a single 26-foot dedicated truck. TruMove kept the client informed the whole way.
Boston to Denver family move
Four-bedroom Colonial with a piano, three kids' bedrooms, and 42 boxes of books. Full pack Thursday, load Friday by the assigned carrier, drive over the weekend, unload Monday with beds made first.
Phoenix to Seattle retirement move
Downsized ranch home into a Bellevue townhouse. Climate-sensitive art and wine collection loaded last, unloaded first, and re-hung by the assigned carrier's install crew.
Gear, materials & paperwork
How it works
A predictable move, step by step.
Virtual survey
A 15-minute AI-assisted walkthrough builds an itemized inventory so the estimate reflects what you actually own, not a room-count guess.
Carrier match
We match your route, dates, and volume to a vetted long-haul carrier and lock in a binding-not-to-exceed price.
Origin day
The carrier crew arrives inside a 60-minute window, pads and wraps, loads, and confirms the manifest with you before the truck leaves.
In transit
GPS updates and a live ETA the whole drive, with your coordinator on call.
Delivery day
Furniture placed room by room, boxes staged where you want them, and inventory reconciled item by item before signoff.
Scope & pricing
What's included and what actually drives your price.
No lowball hooks. Estimates are binding-not-to-exceed, rooted in the carrier's published tariff and the specifics of your move.
- Dedicated move coordinator from booking through delivery
- Licensed and insured interstate carrier, DOT and MC verified
- Full-value protection quoted upfront
- Pad wrap, disassembly and reassembly of standard furniture
- GPS-tracked truck with live ETA windows
- Delivery-day walkthrough and inventory reconciliation
- Total shipment weight and cubic feet
- Origin and destination access (stairs, elevator, long carry, shuttle)
- Distance and fuel surcharge in the carrier's current tariff
- Packing scope: full pack, partial, or self-pack
- Full-value protection coverage tier
- Season and week (peak summer weekends cost more)
- Third-party crating for fragile art and antiques (available as add-on)
- Long-term storage beyond 30 days (available as add-on)
- Vehicle transport (referred to vetted auto carrier partners)
FAQ
Answers before you ask.
The questions we get most often about long distance moves.
How is a long distance move different from a local move?
Interstate moves are federally regulated by the FMCSA, priced by weight and distance under a published tariff, and require full DOT and MC authority. Local moves are hourly and state-regulated.
Will my stuff be transferred between trucks?
No. Every TruMove-coordinated long distance move is routed as a direct dedicated haul. The carrier crew that loads at origin is the same crew that unloads at destination.
How accurate is the estimate?
Estimates are binding-not-to-exceed off a virtual survey with your assigned carrier. If weight was underestimated, the carrier absorbs it. If you add items after the survey, we requote with the carrier before load day.
What is full-value protection?
FVP is the FMCSA's default liability tier: if something is lost or damaged, the carrier repairs, replaces, or pays cash value. It is quoted separately from the base move price.
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Ready to plan your long distance moves?
A TruMove specialist will build the right plan, match the right crew, and lock in a price you can trust.