Rent a truck: use your own muscle instead of California moving services

If your job is something you already have the staff for, do a little delegation and dispatch your best crew to take care of the matter themselves and maybe save some money. Rental agencies will give you the support you need to get goods across California.

I recommend: Budget Truck Rental will release trucks from one of many California locations. For other small jobs, there's always U-Haul, the old standard of residential moving job managers in California and elsewhere.

Get local CA movers

You can often find the best solution for moving to CA by contracting with locals who know the terrain you're dealing with in your move. Consider linking up with a California mover in your target area when you're shipping or transporting lots of cargo.

I recommend: Chatsworth-based NorthStar Moving Corporation, considered by some the best movers in Los Angeles, will get you settled into a SoCal location in style. FlatRate Moving offers competitive pricing for San Francisco and the Bay area.

Call in the big California moving companies

For a long-distance trip to or from the West Coast, a national California moving company may fit the bill. Find movers, California-based or otherwise, for a long-distance trip online or get in touch with multiple companies for a "bottom line" for your moving job.

I recommend: At TopMoving.com, reps from big firms like Allied and Wheaton will bid for your job through the online job submission process. Get up to six free quotes on a job at Moving.com.