Welcome to a new series of posts from Alpha Moving and Storage called ‘Some essential facts you simply must know about…’. In each of these posts, we’ll examine a different topic that we feel is absolutely essential for a better understanding of the moving industry and how it works.
The first topic we’ll take a look at is long distance moving. Here are some essential facts you simply must know about long distance moving.
How Long Distance Moving is performed by Various Companies
Almost all long distance moving is transported to the destination with the aid of 50’ tractor trailers. This means that several moving shipments will be combined, each one separately inventoried and numbered to avoid confusion.
The vast majority of movers will provide you with estimates based on weight or space charges.
Once again, this is due to the fact the shipments share a single trailer and therefore, the percentage of the trailer load they take must be calculated.
How Long Distance Charges are calculated
With weight based estimates, the local moving truck, picking up the goods, is weighed before and after it is loaded in order to calculate the exact weight. The weight is them multiplied by a pre-agreed upon rate per pound.
With space based estimates, the amount of the space the goods will take on the local moving truck will be measured. The cubic footage will be multiplied by a pre-agreed upon rate per cubic foot.
Additional charges may be incurred if the customer requires assistance with packing and packing materials or in cases in which difficult access is involved.
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