Yes, we are. You can verify our license and insurance policies at the website of Bureau of Household Goods and Services: https://bhgs.dca.ca.gov/ Please note, that the San Francisco Bay Area office operates under License MTR 191707 while LA and San Diego offices - under License MTR 190460.
Route 66 Moving and Storage was found in 2008 with two offices: in San Francisco and San Diego. The company was split up in 2017. As of today, the San Francisco (plus Sacramento) office is run by Nick and Sean; the San Diego (plus Los Angeles) office is run by Mike.
The San Diego (plus Los Angeles) office offers interstate moving services.
The San Francisco Bay Area office (which is in charge of Northern California including Sacramento) offers only intrastate moving services.
Yes, we do.
Actually, we work 7 days a week: both office staff and moving crews.
Yes, we can. Please contact our local offices for an accurate estimate.
We offer full service moving including packing boxes, furniture protection, furniture dis- and reassembly, and unpacking boxes.
A local move is any move where the distance between the origin and destination is less than 100 miles.
If the distance is greater than 100 miles, then the move is considered as a 'long-distance' move.
We can provide a COI within 48 hours at no cost. Please let us know about your building’s insurance requirements and we will take care of the rest.
Route 66 Moving applies hourly rates for local moves depends on the size of a moving crew and the number of trucks needed to complete the job. Some extra services (full packing i.e. packing boxes, hauling, etc.) may incur additional charges. Please contact us and tell more about your moving project and we will offer you an accurate quote in writing: there won't be any hidden fees.
Per the Bureau's [Bureau of Household Goods and Services] guidelines, all time spent on the road between the origin (pickup location) and the destination (delivery address) is doubled. This means that 30 minutes spent on the road between the two locations would count as an hour. Double driving time is charged if the distance between the locations is in the range between 5 and 100 miles. You can learn more about double driving and other rules on the Burea's web-site: https://bhgs.dca.ca.gov/
Any move with more than 100-mile drive between an origin place and destination is considered as a ‘long-distance’ move. The San Francisco Bay Area office (415-915-5533) offers only flat rates for such moves. If you are moving from LA or San Diego, call San Diego office for more information at 858-271-1711.
We do not have an office in Sacramento but we still offer moving services in your town.
Our San Francisco office will take care of arranging your move in Sacramento. We will not add any additional fees to get at your place.
However, since we need to work at least at the breakeven point, currently we offer local moving services in Sacramento only for larger homes and any size moves going from Sacramento to Southern California (LA, Palm Desert, Orange County, and San Diego.)
This is your possible maximum price for the move considering that there are no changes to the ordered service. For example, if you request a quote to move 20 boxes and 5 pieces of furniture from San Francisco to Los Angeles, and you are given $1650 quote but on the day of the move you have 60 boxes the price may be adjusted accordingly to cover extra costs for labor to move those extra items. Please be as accurate as possible by providing your move details.
An inventory list is the list of your items you want to be moved. Such items include pretty much everything you are planning to take with you: rugs, boxes, pictures, mirrors, furniture and so on. Please be very specific providing your inventory list via email or online quote form if you want to get an accurate estimate as possible.
Yes, we do.
Please book your free on-site estimate at least 3 weeks prior to the move. Otherwise, we may be booked.
An alternative option is a FaceTime call.
Please call us immediately.
The more advance notice you give us about your date change the more likely we are to be able to provide you with the new date you want.
We operate professional moving trucks of various sizes:
We do move reasonably heavy household and office items such as pianos and armoires, for instance.
We do not move machinery, equipment.
We may be able to recommend another company to help with your industrial or one-piece move in case if we are not able to assist with such a move.
The simple answer is yes – we do piano moves.
However, we provide quotes for each piano moves individually because of many factors involved in estimating a piano move: the number of flights of stairs, the weight of a piano, moving distance, etc.
If for some reason we will not be able to do your piano move we will try our best to recommend other specialists.
Every mover is required to prepare a bill of lading for every shipment transported. The bill of lading is the receipt for your goods and the contract with your mover for their transportation. The driver who loads your shipment will give you a copy of the bill of lading.
It is your responsibility to read and understand the information on the bill of lading before you sign it. The bill of lading identifies the mover and specifies when the transportation is to be performed. It also specifies the terms and conditions for payment of the total charges and the maximum amount required to be paid at the time of delivery if you are moving under a non-binding estimate. Information regarding the valuation of your shipment and the amount the mover will be liable for in the event of loss or damage is also shown.
All loose items must be packed in boxes to prevent loss or damage. It is recommended that you pack all items into boxes and bins, and leave the drawers empty. We can assist you with packing. We recommend packing jewelry, passports and other very valuable items by yourself. If you want us to pack and transport such items we will need to have an inventory list filled in and signed with you upon pickup and sign it off upon delivery.
We will move your plants but we will not assume any responsibility for damaging them. It is just a common sense that moving a plant or ceramic pots in a truck carries a lot of risk of damaging such items. Nevertheless, we will be very careful while moving such items.
Items of extraordinary value such as jewelry, money, antiques and stamp collections can be included in your shipment. However, it is strongly recommended that you carry irreplaceable and expensive articles with you or make other arrangements for their transport.
Movers will use moving blankets of high quality as well as shrink-wrap (plastic stretch film) to protect furniture and other items. Normally we cover a piece of furniture with a moving blanket or a few if needed and then use shrink-wrap and tape to make sure that the piece will be protected through the whole relocation process.
Yes, but how much protection you have and its cost to you depend upon the valuation coverage you selected.
Route 66 Moving may offer either Basic Coverage or Full Value Protection:
Other options:
Call one of our local offices for more information about moving coverage and insurance options.
Make sure your home is ready for a moving crew. Move anything off the porch and walkways that may obstruct movement of your goods out of the home. Take doors of the hinges if you know certain items will not fit through. Remove all small throw rugs from traffic areas that could cause crew members to trip or slip.
Having some cold water on hand for the crew, especially on a hot summer day, would be very appreciated.
If you do packing by yourself make sure that all items, of course not including furniture, is boxed up, and no loose items or clothing are located on a couch, chairs, bed and so on. Otherwise, we will need to ask you where you would like those items to be placed – that is extra time = extra money.
We will park our truck at the closest safest and legal space possible. In order for us to do the move faster thus to save money for you, please, take care of finding and reserving the closest parking spot to your main door possible.
If you live in an apartment building you may want to ask your property management in advance about move-in and move-out procedures including a parking space or loading dock reservation.
If you are not sure about the parking spot, call us. In the case, if you need to obtain a parking permit, you should call your local municipal office and apply for a parking permit at least 5 business days prior to your move. A parking permit may cost anywhere between $150 and $300 in California (as of Janury 2020.) It seems a lot but it's a good investment because if your movers need to walk additional few hundred yards it may cost you a few hundred dollars more and you will be exhausted a moving taking more time than expected.
If customers are unable to provide a safe reserved parking spot for our crew then we will park the truck on the safest spot possible. That may be in violation of some traffic rules though.
In the case when customers are unable to provide parking space and we get a parking ticket the cost of the ticket will be added to the total cost of the move. A parking permit can be a very good investment.
Call the office which is in charge of your move to discuss the parking situation in advance in order to come up with the best solution possible regarding parking our truck during your move.
We do haul only household and office goods: furniture, used boxes, mattresses, appliances etc.
The price will depend on what exactly you need to get rid of and the distance between your place and a dump service.
Reach out for the office in charge of your move for a piece of advice.
Schedule your move as earlier as possible regardless of the time of the year, but in case you only have a short period of time before your relocation, we will work with you to come as close as possible to your desired moving dates.
Remember that booking early means, that you'll have a greater chance to schedule your move with your preferred moving company. If you wait too long to start the process, the company may not be available.
As soon as you know that you are moving, contact us to check on availability and get an accurate estimate for your upcoming move to San Diego.
Start planning your relocation well in advance, so you can have enough time to cover all the aspects that are part of this process.
We can offer you discounted rates Monday-Wednesday between the 5th and 18th of each month.
Basically, since most people prefer to move either early in a month or in the last decade of a month, we should be able to offer you 10-20% cheaper rates in the middle of any month except.
If you call one of our offices you should get
Keep your place organized: remove all miscellaneous items from your furniture and shelves (pictures, souvenirs, perfume, charges, etc.)
Pack fragile and not expensive items by yourself; otherwise, we will have to pack them, We can do this, of course. However, we will treat a $15 picture frame as your $5000 canvass, which means we will require to spend some time and supplies for packing = your money.
Take care of parking spots at all places where you need our movers to stop: long walking distance equals more time for our movers to complete the move.
Plan your move as early as possible: we tend to give lower rates for the days when we are not "almost fully booked."
Hire only licensed movers. Their rates are higher than the ones offered by unlicensed; however, you are risking to deal with rogue moves which will cost you more (canceled moves, hidden charges, damages, etc.)
Schedule a free on-site estimate 3 weeks before your move or earlier if you live in a 3-bedroom apartment or house.
