1. Determine
the amount of space you require. Utilize average rules of
thumb (like 3 lineal feet per room) or visit our Space
Estimator. If you know the space you need, obtain an
"Instant Quote",
and reserve your shipment with MoveAmerica's office. MoveAmerica
will send you a contract with all the terms in writing for
you to sign and fax back to us. Confirm all dates and addresses.
2. On the
day you requested, a 28 foot long "pup" trailer is delivered
("spotted") at your home. You have 48 hours free of charge
(plus any weekends) to load the trailer, and if you need
more time that is available too. If we bring the trailer
on Friday, weekends are not counted as business days so
you have an extra 2 free days to load or unload. We would
pickup the trailer on Monday or even as late as Tuesday
depending on the time we brought it Friday.
3. You load
the front of the trailer with your shipment using the full
width and the full height of the trailer. In the MoveAmerica
system, you only pay for the actual amount of space in lineal
feet (the length of the trailer measured from the back wall)
that you use, but the entire trailer (28 feet long) is available
in case you need it. The minimum chargeable length is 3
feet of the trailer. Each trailer comes fully equipped with
"loadlocks", which are bars that help secure your load.
You erect a simple bulkhead behind your shipment using 2
sheets of plywood (you need to get this) and the loadlocks,
and you're ready to go. Call the MoveAmerica office and
we'll have the trailer picked up.
4. The trailer
returns to our terminal where the space behind your shipment
is filled out that evening with commercial dry cargo on
skids. Around midnight, your locked and sealed trailer begins
moving to your new home and travels about 500 miles each
business day.
5. When the
trailer arrives, MoveAmerica will put you in touch with
the destination delivery coordinator who will schedule your
delivery time on the date and time most convenient to you.
By now, the trailer has been emptied of all commercial cargo
and is delivered to your new home just as you left it with
your shipment intact behind its bulkhead. Once the trailer
is delivered to you, your last step is to unload the trailer
(again, you have 48 free hours plus weekends), call us to
pickup the empty, and enjoy your new home and new city!
But first, you need to get an Instant
Quote, which is just a click away.