From a two bedroom near Sam Hughes to a hillside house off Skyline, we plan the access problem before we plan the truck. Licensed, insured, and quoted in writing so the price you hear is the price you pay.
Tucson does not have one type of house, which is exactly why generic moving quotes fall apart here. A 1920s adobe in Barrio Viejo sits flush against a street with no driveway and doorways built for smaller furniture than anything sold today. Ten minutes north, a Catalina Foothills property might have a switchback driveway that a full size trailer cannot climb, so the load gets shuttled up in a smaller truck. Out in Rita Ranch and Vail the homes are newer and roomier, but the drive time adds up and the summer heat means an early start is not optional.
We plan around those differences instead of pretending they do not exist. Before we quote a job we ask about street width, parking, elevation, gate codes and whether the truck can actually reach the front door. That is also why our estimates hold: the surprises that inflate other people's invoices are the ones we already accounted for. Whether you are crossing town from Midtown to Marana or leaving Pima County entirely, you get the same crew, the same written number and the same phone line that a person actually answers.
Some customers want the whole thing off their plate. Others just need three strong people and a truck for four hours. Both are normal here, and both get the same care.
Apartments near the University of Arizona, midtown ranch houses, foothills properties and new builds on the far east side. Furniture gets disassembled, padded, loaded and put back together where you want it.
Tucson sits about a hundred miles from Phoenix and a good deal further from everywhere else, so cross state and cross country moves are routine for us. One crew loads, one truck travels, and you get a delivery window you can plan around.
August and May turn the blocks around Speedway and Fourth Avenue into a parking puzzle. We book those weeks early, bring a truck sized for the street rather than the load, and work around building move-in windows.
With Davis-Monthan on the southeast side, short notice orders are part of life in this city. We keep flexible slots open and can inventory a household quickly when the timeline moves without warning.
Full pack, partial pack or just the kitchen and the fragile shelf. Dish barrels, wardrobe boxes, art crates and mattress bags come off the truck so you are not driving out for materials the night before.
Suites downtown, clinics along Grant Road and shops on Fourth Avenue. We move evenings and weekends so your doors open on schedule Monday morning.
Tucson spreads out further than visitors expect, and the difference between a west side load and an east side load is real. These are the areas our crews are in regularly, along with the outlying towns we serve on the same rates.
Access is the thing we ask about first. Barrio Viejo and El Presidio have street parking only and historic curbs we are careful with. Foothills homes above Sunrise Drive often need a shuttle. Marana and Dove Mountain sit behind gates that want a certificate of insurance on file before the truck arrives. None of that is a problem when it is known ahead of time, and all of it becomes one when it is not.
Send us the addresses and the rough size of the house. We come back with a written estimate that accounts for the driveway, the street and the stairs, not an average pulled off a chart.
The reason moving companies get a bad reputation is almost always the same: a price quoted blind, then adjusted at the curb. We removed that step from the process. Here is what booking with us actually looks like.
Both addresses, the size of the home and your target date. If you are still deciding between two closing dates, tell us both and we will hold what we can.
We look at what is moving and how it gets out. Narrow historic doorways, a foothills driveway that needs a shuttle, or a third floor apartment with a single elevator all change the plan, and we would rather know now.
Crew size, truck size, hours, materials and any shuttle or long carry, all itemized. Nothing gets added on move day that was not on that page.
In Tucson summers we are on site not long after sunrise, because loading a truck at two in the afternoon in June is bad for your belongings and worse for the people carrying them.
Boxes go to the rooms marked on them, beds and tables get rebuilt, and the packing debris leaves with us. We walk the house with you before the truck pulls away.
If your dates shift, which happens constantly with closings and military orders, call us and we will rework the schedule rather than charging you to change it. Get started with a free quote
Anybody can rent a truck. What separates a smooth move from a long one is knowing that Speedway backs up badly during university move-in week, that monsoon storms in July and August can shut a load down for an hour, and that a saguaro in the front yard is protected and not something to back a trailer near.
Background checked, trained in house, and familiar with the access quirks of the older neighborhoods rather than seeing them for the first time on your move day.
Between July and September we keep shrink wrap and covered ramps on every truck and adjust the loading order so nothing porous sits exposed when a storm rolls in off the Catalinas.
When the big truck cannot make the grade or the turn, we bring a smaller vehicle and ferry the load. It is planned into the estimate up front, never sprung on you as an extra.
Adobe walls, saltillo tile and original wood floors do not forgive dragged furniture. Floor runners, door jamb guards and corner protection go down before the first box moves.
No fuel surcharge invented later, no stair fee discovered at arrival, no minimum that quietly grows. What you signed is what you owe.
Closings rarely line up. We hold your belongings securely and deliver on the date you name, so you are not paying for a rental unit and a second move.
These come up on nearly every call, so here they are in writing. If your situation is not covered, phone us and we will give you a straight answer rather than a sales pitch.
Local moves are priced on crew size and hours plus materials. A one bedroom apartment is usually a half day with two movers. A three or four bedroom house with a garage and a shed generally needs a larger crew and most of a day. We quote after a walkthrough so the number reflects your access, not an average.
Often yes, and when it cannot we shuttle. We ask about grade, turning radius and overhead branches during the walkthrough, then size the vehicle accordingly. Either way it is priced before the day, not renegotiated in your driveway.
Every August and May. Those weeks fill fast and street access around campus is tight, so book as early as you can. We work within building move-in windows and bring a truck that fits the block rather than one that blocks it.
You do not have to. Storms are usually afternoon events, so an early start avoids most of it. We wrap upholstered pieces, keep ramps covered and pause loading if lightning is close. In practice a July move needs a little planning, not a different month.
Constantly. It is a routine run for us, usually completed in a single day with one crew handling both ends. That matters because your belongings are never transferred between trucks or held in a warehouse along the way.
Propane tanks, fuel, ammunition, aerosols, paint and anything flammable stay behind, along with perishables on longer runs. Plants are fine locally but do not travel well out of state in summer. We flag all of it during the walkthrough so nothing is a surprise.
Two to four weeks covers most of the year. Month ends, the first weekend after the first, and the university turnover weeks are the hardest to get, so aim earlier for those. Short notice military moves we try to accommodate whenever a slot allows.
Free written estimates, licensed and insured crews, and a schedule built around your closing rather than ours. Tell us the date and we will tell you exactly what it takes.
Express Movers, prides on its uniqueness and on its excellence when it comes to moving hundreds, if not thousands, of people, businesses and more each year to their new homes and residences.
"Goods Moved Without Damage"