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A walkthrough of both locations covering dock access, elevators, door widths, and building rules.
Commercial Movers - Business Relocation With Minimal Downtime
Office and facility moves planned around your operating hours, with after-hours and weekend crews so your team works Monday morning as usual.
Commercial moving
Business Moves Planned Around Your Downtime
We schedule commercial work when your business is closed, not when it is convenient for us.
The cost of a commercial move is rarely the invoice. It is the hours your staff cannot bill, the systems that are offline, and the customers who cannot reach you. Every plan we build starts from that number rather than the truck count.
We run a floor-plan-based labeling system: every desk, chair, monitor, and file box carries a tag that maps to a destination location. Crews place items at the right workstation instead of stacking them in a lobby for your team to sort out.
What is included
Every Commercial Move Includes
Floor-plan labeling
Colour-coded tags that map each item to a destination room, desk, or workstation.
Workstation service
Disassembly and rebuild of desks, cubicles, and modular furniture by crews who do it daily.
IT handling
Dedicated packing for monitors, servers, network gear, and peripherals with a documented inventory.
Records and files
Sealed, sequenced file transport so filing order survives the move intact.
Certificates of insurance
COI paperwork issued to both buildings ahead of move day, in the format management requires.
How it works
How a Commercial Move Runs
A documented sequence, so facilities, IT, and leadership all know what happens when.
1. Survey and scope
We walk both sites, confirm dock and elevator access, and document anything that needs a building reservation.
2. Move plan
You receive a written plan with crew size, truck count, sequence, and the exact hours we will be on site.
3. Prep and labeling
Labels and crates are delivered ahead of time. Staff pack personal desk items; we handle everything shared.
4. Disconnect
IT equipment is powered down, cabled, and packed. Workstations are disassembled and tagged.
5. Transport and place
Crews load, transport, and place every tagged item at its mapped destination location.
6. Rebuild and walkthrough
Furniture is rebuilt, debris removed, and a joint walkthrough closes out the job before we leave.
Pricing
How Commercial Moves Are Priced
Commercial work is quoted per project rather than per hour, because the variables that drive cost are access, sequencing, and timing rather than raw volume alone.
After-hours and weekend work carries a premium on the labour line, and almost always saves more than it costs in recovered business hours.
- Building access rules - dock reservations, elevator windows, and COI requirements - drive crew scheduling.
- Workstation counts matter more than square footage for labour estimates.
- IT equipment volume determines whether a dedicated technology crew is required.
- Phased moves across multiple nights cost more than a single weekend but reduce downtime further.
- Storage between lease dates is available and quoted monthly.
Before move day
How to Prepare and What to Ask Before You Book
The difference between a smooth move and an expensive one is usually settled weeks before the truck arrives. Get the paperwork right, be honest about access, and confirm what is actually included in the price you were quoted.
Ask any mover for their USDOT number and verify it. A legitimate interstate carrier is registered with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, and you can look up their licensing and insurance status in a few minutes. Be cautious with any company that will not give you a written estimate, demands a large cash deposit up front, or refuses to survey your inventory before quoting a price.
Be specific about access at both ends. Stairs, elevator reservations, long carries from the truck to the door, low-clearance garages, and narrow streets all change the crew size and the hours required. An access detail you leave out is the single most common reason a job runs past its estimate.
- Confirm the estimate is binding or binding-not-to-exceed, not a non-binding guess.
- Verify the USDOT number and insurance before you pay a deposit.
- Declare stairs, elevators, and parking limits at both origin and destination.
- Decide on valuation coverage: released value is free but pays only 60 cents per pound.
- Set aside documents, medication, keys, and valuables to move yourself.
- Photograph high-value and fragile items before they are wrapped.
- Confirm who signs for delivery if you cannot be there in person.
Licensing and protection
Licensed, Insured, and Accountable
Any company moving household goods across a state line is regulated by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and must hold an active USDOT number and operating authority. LD Movers holds both, carries cargo and liability coverage, and provides certificates of insurance for buildings that require one before move day.
How valuation coverage works
Valuation is not the same thing as insurance, and the difference surprises people at claim time. Every interstate shipment includes released value protection at no charge, which pays 60 cents per pound per article. On a 40-pound flat-screen television that comes to $24 regardless of what you paid for it.
Full value protection is the alternative. Under it, the carrier is liable for the replacement value of a lost or damaged item, and repairs, replaces, or pays out accordingly. It costs more and usually carries a deductible option, and on a full household shipment it is almost always the right call. Your coordinator walks through both options before you sign anything.
If something goes wrong
Note any damage on the inventory sheet at delivery before the driver leaves - that document is the basis of a claim. You have nine months from delivery to file, and carriers must acknowledge a claim within 30 days and resolve it within 120. We would rather fix a problem than argue about one, and our claims contact is the same coordinator you have worked with from the start.
Choosing a mover
How to Vet Long-Distance Movers for Your Move
Searching for movers near me returns a mix of licensed carriers, brokers who resell your job, and outright scams. A few checks separate them quickly.
- Verify the license. Every interstate mover must hold an active USDOT and MC number. Look it up on the FMCSA site and confirm the company name matches the one on your estimate.
- Ask carrier or broker. Brokers sell your move to whichever carrier bids lowest, which is how people end up with a crew they never vetted. LD Movers operates its own trucks and crews.
- Insist on an inventory. A written estimate without a walkthrough is a guess, and guesses get revised upward on move day once your goods are already on the truck.
- Read the valuation terms. Released value coverage is included by default and pays only 60 cents per pound - about $60 for a 100-pound television. Full value protection costs more and is worth it on a household shipment.
- Refuse large cash deposits. A reasonable deposit is a small percentage. Demands for a large sum up front, especially in cash or by wire, are the most reliable warning sign there is.
- Get the delivery window in writing. Reputable carriers commit to a spread of days and explain what happens if they miss it.
LD Movers is licensed and insured for interstate household moves, holds a 4.9-star average across 212 verified reviews, and quotes from a real inventory every time. You will speak to the same coordinator from estimate through delivery.
FAQ
Commercial Movers FAQ
Can you move our office over a weekend?
Yes. Weekend and after-hours scheduling is standard for commercial work so your team returns to a working office on Monday.
Do you handle IT equipment and servers?
Yes. Monitors, workstations, network gear, and server racks are packed and transported as a dedicated workstream with a documented inventory.
Will you provide a certificate of insurance?
Yes. We issue COIs to both buildings ahead of move day in whatever format property management requires.
Do you disassemble and rebuild cubicles?
Yes. Workstation and modular furniture disassembly and rebuild are part of the standard commercial scope.
Can the move happen in phases?
Yes. Phased moves across several nights are common for larger offices that cannot go dark all at once.
Related services
Other Ways We Can Help
One coordinator handles every service on your move, so you are not managing multiple vendors when dates or access rules change.
Local Moving
Same-metro moves billed hourly with crews, truck, and materials included.
Long-Distance Movers
Interstate relocations to all 50 states priced by weight and distance.
Apartment Movers
Walk-ups, high-rises, elevator windows, and building paperwork.
Office Movers
Corporate moves with floor-plan labeling and workstation rebuild.
Piano & Specialty Moving
Pianos, safes, pool tables, and antiques with the right equipment.
Packing & Storage
Full or partial packing plus secure short and long-term storage.
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