Long-Distance Moving from Simi Valley and Ventura County

No, and we would rather say so plainly. We are a container-loading and coordination division, not a long-haul van line. The transit is done by the container carrier — PODS, 1-800-Pack-Rat, U-Pack, ABF Freight or similar. We do the packing, the clearance and the loading, which is the part that actually decides what the move costs.

It depends almost entirely on how much you ship and how well the container is packed, so anyone quoting you a flat percentage is guessing. What we can tell you is where the saving comes from: you pay a carrier’s published container rate instead of a per-mile premium on weight, you ship less because the junk went first, and tight loading routinely saves a whole container. Ask us what a house your size has actually cost to move to your destination, and we will tell you what we have seen.

Because you are renting volume, not weight. A container loaded loosely holds far less than the same container loaded properly, and the difference is frequently one entire extra container on the invoice. We have loaded well over a thousand of them, and the whole skill is in not paying to ship air.

PODS, 1-800-Pack-Rat, U-Pack and ABF Freight most often, and others where they serve the route better. We are not tied to any of them and take no commission, so the recommendation is based on your destination and dates rather than on who pays us.

Yes, and it is one of the most common things we do on this side of the business. You drive; we load the truck or trailer properly so it is packed tight, balanced and tied off. It costs a few hours of crew time and it is the difference between arriving with your furniture intact and arriving with a shifted load.

That is normal on a long-distance move and it is what storage is for. We can hold your goods in sealed vaults in our Newbury Park warehouse before the container ships, and most carriers will also store your container at their end for a monthly fee. Ask us to price both before you commit to a date.

Yes. If you need door-to-door service on a guaranteed date, if the house is very large, or if you have a lot of high-value items that need full-value protection and a single carrier accountable for them, a traditional van line is genuinely the right answer. We will say so rather than sell you something that does not fit.