Moves that stay on the mainland
A move from Richmond to the Interior or up the coast is priced by the weight of the load and the distance travelled. We walk the home first, give you the figure in writing, and weigh the loaded truck so the final number is tied to something real.
Because we run these routes regularly, we know which stretches of highway back up on a Friday afternoon and roughly how long a full load actually takes once fuel stops and driver rest are counted in.
Crossing to Vancouver Island
Moves to Victoria, Nanaimo, and other Island communities mean a ferry crossing, and the whole schedule is built around the sailing rather than fitted around it after the fact. We book the crossing ahead of time and plan the loading so the truck reaches the terminal with room to spare.
Freight that crosses the water gets the same treatment as household goods: strapped down, weighed, and tracked from the Richmond side to the delivery address on the other end.
Freight beyond household moves
Alongside full household relocations, we run freight loads for businesses that need cargo moved between cities without hiring a dedicated logistics company for a single shipment. That can mean a pallet of stock, a set of office furniture headed to a second location, or equipment being relocated between job sites.
Each freight job gets the same written scope as a household move: what is being carried, where it starts, where it ends, and roughly when it will arrive.
Smaller businesses in particular tend to like this arrangement, since a single pallet or a handful of crates rarely justifies a dedicated freight carrier but still needs to move reliably and on a schedule someone can plan around. Repeat clients often just call ahead of a known shipping window rather than requoting the job each time.
Weather and seasonal planning
Winter travel through the mountain passes can shut down or slow to a crawl with very little warning, so long-distance jobs booked between late fall and early spring carry a buffer day built into the schedule.
Summer brings its own pressure, since ferry sailings and highway traffic both peak at the same time as moving season. Booking three to four weeks ahead gives us room to work around both.