Alpha Moving & Storage Long Distance Moving Breakdown
Understanding the way long distance moving is priced and conducted is essential, if you would like to experience a successful relocation process.
In order to make your life easier when the time comes to move, you will need to familiarize yourself with some key terms such as: rate per cubic foot, rate per pound, delivery time and packing charges. Let’s take a look at those terms to give you a better idea about what to expect during your coming long distance move.
Pricing Units by Weight and Volume
Almost all professional moving companies charge for long distance moving either by weight or by volume.
Weight-Based Moving Pricing Model
Weight based charges and volume based charges are pretty similar and the formula movers use to translate between the two systems is to divide or multiply by seven, meaning a cubic foot equals seven pounds.
Your mover must provide you with the basic charge unit, which means a price per one pound / cubic foot. Having and understanding such a charge unit will allow you to compare estimates from various movers with ease.
Long Distance Moving Delivery Windows
The window of time for delivery that the movers provide you depends on your availability at the destination to accept the goods. This means that you will need to plan ahead and sometimes find a place to stay for a few days before your goods will arrive, depending on the distance between pick up and delivery spots.
Extra Fees Associated With Long-Distance Moves
Extra fees, beyond the basic charge unit, may include packing charges and difficult access charges. Be sure to mention any possible access issues to the mover in advance and ask if any extra fees will be incurred. Also, come up with a packing plan in advance and check for possible packing charges for electronic equipment, glass and marble items.
Alpha Moving & Storage
234 16th Street 2nd floor, Jersey City
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Bird, Sarge, Nemo did a great job moving us into our new place! Amazing attitudes from beginning to end. Very efficient and careful while moving all our … More things especially careful with our fragile items! Definitely would recommend them for future work. They’re the BEST!!! -
We had an exceptional moving experience with Alpha Moving when they handled the relocation of our 5 bedroom house to another state. From start to finish … More the service was outstanding. The team was punctual, professional, and incredibly efficient. They took great care in transporting our belongings, ensuring everything arrived intact.
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My husband and I have used Alpha for two moves—once from Manhattan to Jersey City and more recently from Jersey City to the Jersey Shore.
The first move … More was during Covid, but Alpha was super diligent and professional. The second move was on an incredibly hot and humid day, and our movers still worked so hard and fast.
For our second move, we also had to put our items in storage for a few weeks. Alpha made this super easy and had a thorough system for taking inventory of all our furniture and boxes.
I can't say enough about how great Alpha is. We would use them again and recommend them to anyone. Their office employees are very responsive and helpful, and the movers are extremely skilled and professional.
I've also found their prices to be much more reasonable than other companies in the area.
