"Removalist" redirects here. For the 1970s Australian play and movie, see The Removalists.
Early movers from 1885, Montréal, Québec
Movers in Salt Lake City, 1911
Moving van and lift, Germany, 2007
A moving company, removalist or van line is a company that helps people and businesses move their goods from one place to another. It offers all inclusive services for relocations like packing, loading, moving, unloading, unpacking, arranging of items to be shifted. Additional services may include cleaning of the place and warehousing facilities.
Contents
- 1 Overview
- 2 See also
- 3 References
- 4 External links
Overview
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 40 million Americans have moved annually over the last decade.[1] Of those people who have moved in the United States, 84.5% of them have moved within their own state, 12.5% have moved to another state and 2.3% have moved to another country.[2]
Professional piano moving, Christchurch, 2011
See also: Cost of moving house in the United Kingdom
In the US and Canada the cost, for long distance moves, is typically determined by the weight of the items to be moved, the distance, how quickly the items are to be moved, and the time of the year or month which the move occurs. In the UK and Australia the price is based on the volume of the items rather than their weight. Some movers may offer flat rate pricing.
The use of truck rental services, or simply borrowing similar hardware, is referred to as DIY moving in Australia, New Zealand and the UK. The parties moving borrow or rent a truck or trailer large enough to carry the load of household goods to be relocated and, if necessary, obtaining moving equipment such as dollies, furniture pads and cargo belts to protect the furniture and make things easier to move.
It also involves finding or buying materials such as boxes, paper, tape and bubble wrap with which to pack boxable and/or fragile household goods for their protection and for compact carrying and stacking on moving day. Self-service moving companies offer another viable option: The person moving buys space on one or more trailers or shipping containers. These containers are driven by professionals to the new location.
Nowadays moving companies provide transit insurance that covers the damages to moving objects.
See also
- Moving scam
- Relocation service
- Structure relocation
References
- ^ Stellin, Susan (2007-07-29). "The Movers Are Here. Have You Done Your Homework?". New York Times. Retrieved 2008-12-07.
- ^ "American Moving & Storage Association -- Industry Fact Sheet" (PDF). American Moving & Storage Association. American Moving & Storage Association. Retrieved May 9, 2015.
External links
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Wikibooks has a book on the topic of: Packing & Moving Household Goods |
- Glossary of Moving Terms
- NYTimes Articles about the moving industry
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