Moving Guide

Moving Guide

Our moving guide will be helpful in preparing yourself for your upcoming move. Please read through the below links to learn more about what to expect on you move and about how our company works.

Moving Team
Moving Checklist
Packing Tips
Moving Terms
Restrictions
LocalMotion Moving Guide

Moving Team

Local Motion movers are specially trained to conduct your move with care. Your uniformed moving team will arrive promptly in a clean, well-equipped truck. They work throughout the day to make sure every last item is in place.

Morning Arrival Time

If you are scheduled in the morning, your move team should arrive at your first location between 8:30 to 9:00 AM unless you have arranged a special start time.

Afternoon Arrival Time

Afternoon moves start between 11:00 AM and 3:00 PM. If you are scheduled in the afternoon, we will contact you on the day of the move to let you know when your move team will arrive. The move team will give you between 30 minutes to an hour notice.

Bill of Lading

We ask that you sign a Bill of Lading at the time we arrive. Throughout the day we will ask you to sign off that you are satisfied during each phase of your move. The Team Leader will document the amount of time spent on your move and calculate the final cost on the Bill of Lading.

Calculating Move Cost

Your move cost includes a destination fee (trip charge), billable hours, and any additional service fees specific to your move. The trip charge covers travelling to and from your location. Your billable hours start when we arrive at your first location and stop when we leave your last location.

Standard Coverage Insurance

The Minnesota Department of Transportation requires all moving companies to provide a minimum standard of coverage. This is defined as 60 cents per pound per item. An example: a 100-pound table would have standard coverage of $60. There is no charge for standard coverage insurance.

Additional Coverage Insurance

There may be situations when you would prefer to have additional coverage on certain valuable items. In those cases we offer the option of purchasing additional coverage at the rate of $5 per $100 of declared value. Your move team will offer you this coverage the day of your move.

Moving Team Breaks

Throughout the day the move team will take small breaks to plan and organize the move. The movers will usually take a 30 minute lunch break in transit to the new location. The lunch break will be taken off of the bill when the services are calculated.

Gratuity for Movers

It is not uncommon to tip your movers for doing a great job. Gratuity is optional, never expected, but greatly appreciated.

Payment Methods

The Team Leader will review the final charges with you at the end of your move. Please have your preferred payment choice ready. We accept Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover, cash, and personal checks.

Deposit Refund Policy

We take a $150.00 per truck deposit on all moves to secure your move team. All deposits are applied to the cost of the move, and are non-refundable within fourteen (14) days of your move date.

Rescheduling Your Move

In the event that your move date changes please call us right away, we will be happy to reschedule your move. If the new move date is unknown we will hold your deposit for up to 90 days and apply it to the new move date.

Full Service Moving

Move into your new home with style. Beautiful trucks and uniformed movers reinforce your value, which says; "I care about my valuable possessions."

Local Motion's team of professionals will create a day that you enjoy. Instead of possible injury to your items and yourself let us do the work, while you spend time meeting your new neighbors.

Service Includes: Certified moving team and truck(s), specialized moving equipment, furniture blankets, shrink wrap, free use of moving boxes for 60 days.

Office Moving

Moving an office is great for morale, however having your employees pack and move is not. The success of your business is determined by your staff's productivity so keep them focused.

Office moving teams use specialized equipment to complete business moves with minimal downtime. Your staff will appreciate that they can focus on their work responsibility instead of yours.

Service Includes: Certified moving team and truck(s), specialized office moving equipment, furniture blankets, shrink wrap, free use of moving boxes for 60 days.

In-home Moves

The in-home move will relieve you of the painful chore of doing this awkward and backbreaking work yourself.

This is the perfect service for you if you are refinishing floors, remodeling or even if you need that larger oversized item moved out of the way.

Service Includes: Certified moving team, specialized moving equipment, Gaurdian floor and home protection.

Labor Only

Don't run the risk of thinking you can efficiently load a truck or portable storage unit yourself. Any spaces that are not filled will force you to make additional trips.

If you have access to moving equipment, use our level 3 certified movers to help you load. We have an "expert eye" on how to ensure everything is loaded in one trip.

Service Includes: Certified moving team, safety straps for carrying larger items, 20 feet of floor protection.

Packing and Unpacking

Packing is not fun... it takes weeks to pack and time away from the things you enjoy. Fortunately we can pack you in a single day so you can concentrate on the details of your move.

Our professionals are experts at packing and will avoid damage to the precious items. We even bring all the boxes to get you packed, now you will have time for more important things.

Service Includes: Certified moving team and truck(s), free use of moving boxes for 60 days, free delivery of boxes and supplies, Gaurdian floor and home protection.

Portable Storage

Don't use a portable storage container that sits on your property, they are susceptible to break-ins. We bring our containers to your home and load them for you in just a few hours.

We return them to our secure, climate-controlled warehouse where your prized possessions will remain... it's like their home away from home.

Service Includes: Certified moving team and truck(s), portable storage containers, specialized moving equipment, furniture blankets, shrink wrap, Gaurdian floor and home protection, free use of moving boxes - First calandar month is FREE!, daily pro-rate storage