When moving cross country one of the most important decisions you will make is which long distance moving company to use to relocate your home or office. It is imperative that the mover be a licensed and insured interstate moving company. This means that your mover carries all required insurances and is licensed by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and the United States Department of Transportation as a household goods mover. You can check the registration status of your long distance mover at the FMCSA website.

In order for you to receive a binding price quote your interstate mover will need to do an on-site estimate. If you are being charged by weight you will pay for either the estimated weight of your shipment or for the exact weight plus the cost of taking the truck to a scale to determine the exact weight. If you are being charged by volume you will pay for the space your shipment takes up in the truck; volume is charged by the cubic foot.

Elephant Moving generally charges long distance moves by volume. This method makes it easy to see how much your interstate move will cost without adding to the price by charging for a trip to the scales. Marks or bars in the trucks mark off 100 or 200 cubic foot intervals. As the customer observes the loading he can clearly see how much space his shipment takes up in the truck.

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Not sure precisely what moving boxes you need? Try our bundled moving box kits! Each kit contains 18 boxes (9 small, 6 medium, 3 large) and 1 roll of 55 yard tape. This mix of moving boxes is perfect for packing up all your non fragile items such as books, files, clothes, shoes, pots and pans, pantry items and all the various odds and ends you may have in your home or office. Each kit includes enough boxes to pack up to 500 square feet. Use as many kits as needed for the size of your home:

 500 – 1000 square feet: 2 kits
 1000 – 1500 square feet: 3 kits
 1500 – 2000 square feet: 4 kits
 2000 – 2500 square feet: 5 kits
 2500 – 3000 square feet: 6 kits
 3000+ square feet: 7+ kits

Supplement the kit as needed with wardrobe boxes, dishpacks, bubble wrap and packing paper.

Each wardrobe box will hold up to 2 feet of hanging clothes, and the bottom of the extra tall box is great for linens, comforters, pillows, cushions, shoes, small bags, and other non fragile and not heavy items (no bowling balls please!).

Use dishpacks to protect your fragile items such as dishes, china, small pictures, lamps, and breakable knick knacks. Small to medium sized kitchens will need 7 to 10 dishpacks, and large kitchens will need 10 to 15 dishpacks. If you have a china cabinet plan on another 3 to 5 dishpacks. If there are a lot of knick knacks, small pictures or lamps in your home you will need additional dishpacks. Use the packing paper for most items (see our instructions for packing fragile items) and use bubble wrap in addition to paper for vases, large crystal pieces and lamps.

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