Whether your move involves moving your home business across town or your 300-employee business to another state, its outcome will depend on how successfully you negotiate your way through the moving company selection process. The logistics involved in any move are complicated enough without your having to spend weeks finding the best commercial or residential mover to help you get transplanted.

Is there any way to quickly find your residential or commercial moving company? Luckily for you, there is. There are also ways for you to get an instant online estimate without having to take a call from a moving company representative; to find a corporate mover who has just the right professionals and trucks to meet your specific business needs; and to rent a reliable truck if you want to handle the actual business move yourself. Let's take a look at each!

Finding Corporate and Residential Movers Quickly on the Internet

Fortunately for you, the Internet has come along a moving company research tool. Once you've compiled the pertinent information about your move, you can get a list of potential movers by visiting sites like Moving.com or Washington Movers. Why should you use a mover location site?

Because by providing the basic information concerning your move (date, estimated weight of the property you're moving, and your current and future locations) you'll instantly be given the names of movers which can handle the job. More importantly, these movers have already been vetted by the websites, sparing you the need to verify their USDOT moving license status and insurance liability coverage.

By working with an online moving locator site, you'll both eliminate the need to do your own background checks on potential movers with the Better Business Bureau, and save yourself from having to ask among your acquaintances for recommendations.

These sites work with local, long distance, and international movers, enabling you to receive simultaneous estimates from multiple companies via telephone or e-mail with a single search. Their movers have great reputations as providers of value for price.

At Moving.com, you'll find a helpful Moving Quiz with which you can easily identify what you require in a moving company based on the size and distance of the residential move you're considering. My Moving Needs provides estimates not only from residential but corporate movers who can relocate your business with a minimum (or no) downtime as inexpensively as possible.

Getting an Instant Moving Estimate Online

Looking for moving companies which can provide you with instant online estimates or quotes, so you don’t have to wait for that follow-up up phone call or e-mail? Try U-pack, who will supply you either with trailer space or their special packing cubes, depending on how much furniture you'll be packing. You'll do the packing, but they'll provide door-to-door shipping.

One full service mover which provides an instant online estimate is Atlas World Group, They have a broad range of services, including moving military families and moving businesses both nationally and internationally.

Finding the Corporate Movers Who Can Meet Your Company Needs

If you don't want the hassle of having to move your business yourself, you need a corporate mover who can meet your company's specific needs. Atlas World Group fits the profile with trucks designed not only to safely ship your household goods, but with the air-cushioned systems required for shipping fine art pieces, exhibits, and the most sensitive electronic equipment.

Look for other corporate movers using the search terms "business movers" and whatever equipment you have which needs special handling. A search on "business movers" and "antiques," for example, will bring up a link to 1888 Moving Companies. These companies will have the right staff and trucks to relocate your business undamaged.

Finding Corporate Movers Who Offer Rental Trucks

If, on the other hand, you can handle the nuts and bolts of moving your business yourself, but need to rent a truck to get the job done, find a corporate mover truck rental specialist. You'll need a company known for the reliability of its vehicles, as well as one who can supply you with the type of truck you need for your particular business at the time of year when you need it.

So you'd be wise to stick with a national company like Ryder. Ryder has nearly 500 US rental offices and a wide variety of trucks from parcel vans to 33,000-pound gross vehicle weight capacity refrigerated trucks to cover almost any corporate move. Penske, with 1500 locations in the US and Canada, also offers business truck rentals.

Often, homeowners or businesses find that size restrictions in their new homes or offices will present the need for warehousing or self-storage units. Houston Storage, Los Angeles Storage, Baltimore Storage, Atlanta Storage, and San Diego Storage offer tips on selecting a self-storage company.

Whatever your business moving needs, there is a company who can handle them professionally. With the help of these tips, finding that mover can be much less stressful than you think!


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