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Pricing Services

Why Do We List Our Prices Publicly?

We think all moving companies should be more transparent about the fact we file tariffs with the State, and that we are to follow that no matter what. We have been in business since 2020, and we believe in education, honesty and integrity. We do our best to assess the size of a move by video walkthroughs, communicating with our clients, and our own previous experiences of similar move situations.

The following charges listed, and the method in which they are charged, are specific to the Schedule / Item that we register our Tariffs with the Illinois Commerce Commission. All moving companies are required to follow their tariffs filed, and they should not deviate from those tariffs, regardless of time of year, how much business they are generating (or lack thereof), or in competition with other bids with other companies. 

Charges Regardless of Rate Type

Certification of Insurance Fee: A $25 fee will be assessed when required to provide a non-general Certificate of Insurance.

Valuation Charges: We charge $100 per $5,000 of declared valuation. 

Parking Permit Fee: At the request of the customer, the carrier will acquire parking permits at $50.00 per location, which includes time expended to acquire said permits and reimbursement of permit cost.

Short-Haul Charges

The following charges or pricing is for Short-Haul Moves, or moves that are either within Cook & Collar counties or where the distance between origin and destination is within 50 miles.

Hourly Labor + Vehicle Rules

Our minimum labor and truck charge is 2.5 hours, and travel time is not included.

The following sections show our hourly rate for the following dates:

  1. Summer (March 15 – Sept. 14) and Winter (Sept. 15 – March 14)
  2. Non-Peak (4th-24th per month) and Peak (25th-3rd per month)
  3. Monday-Friday versus “Overtime” (Saturday / Sunday)

Overtime charges will apply:

  1. Between the hours of 4:30 PM and 8:00 AM, Monday through Friday (except holidays)
  2. Any hour of Saturday and Sunday
  3. Any hour of all holidays (ITEM 2)
    (Items highlighted in yellow are added by A Move to Remember)

    • New Year’s Day
    • Memorial Day
    • Independence Day
    • June 19th
    • Labor Day
    • Thanksgiving Eve
    • Thanksgiving Day
    • Christmas Eve
    • Christmas Day
Summer Non-Peak
Summer Peak
Winter Non-Peak
Winter Mon-FriPeak
Crew Size
Mon-Fri
Overtime
Mon-Fri
Overtime
Mon-Fri
Overtime
Mon-Fri
Overtime
1 Man + Truck
$110
$120
$120
$130
$95
$105
$100
$110
2 Men + Truck
$170
$190
$190
$210
$150
$170
$160
$180
3 Men + Truck
$230
$260
$260
$290
$205
$235
$220
$250
4 Men + Truck
$290
$330
$330
$370
$260
$300
$280
$320
5 Men + Truck
$350
$400
$400
$450
$315
$365
$340
$390
6 Men + Truck
$410
$470
$470
$530
$370
$430
$400
$460
Ea. Added Truck
$50
$50
$50
$50
$40
$40
$40
$40
New Hire (<30 days)
$40
$40
$40
$40
$40
$40
$40
$40
Ea. Added Man (>6)
$60
$70
$70
$80
$55
$65
$60
$70

Extra Labor Charges

Extra Labor Charges are charged to the client when an accessorial service does not fall underneath our tariffs. We charge based on our “Ea. Added Man” charge for Extra Labor Charges, based on the date of the move. Overtime charges also apply to Extra Labor Charges. 

Charges for Extra Labor Charges include:

    1. Personal Organization Needs (Unpacking or Packing often have this need from our clients)
  • When a client provides their own boxes, then we charge for packing services based on our Extra Labor Charges

Hourly Rates shown for ITEM 15 (Labor), 16 (Vehicle), and 17 (Labor + Vehicles) are are calculated from arrival at origin to departure from destination PLUS:

    1. Travel calculated as total miles from carrier’s facility to origin plus from destination back to carrier’s facility.
    2. Charges would apply as follows:
      1. Miles total to 0-10 | Travel Charge will be three-fourths of an hour
      2. Miles total to 11-20 | Travel Charge will be one hour
      3. Miles total to 21 to 30 | Travel Charge will be one and one-fourths of an hour
      4. Miles total to 31 to 40 | Travel Charge will be one and one-half of an hour
      5. Miles total to 41 to 50 | Travel Charge will be one and three fourths of an hour
      6. Miles total to 51 and over | Travel Charge will be two hours
  • Travel Time charges shall apply to any Packing or Unpacking day that occurs on a separate day from the move date.
  • Mileage will be calculated from carrier’s facility to job location PLUS job location to carrier’s facility. 
  • If there are multiple locations, the total mileage between the carrier’s facility PLUS to each proceeding Job Location PLUS to the carrier’s facility will be the calculated mileage.

Accessorial Charges for Short-Haul Moves

Hosting or Lowering: We charge $100 a Hoisting or Lowering Fee only when we provide equipment used for hoisting or lowering.

Elevator: Stair carry charges as described apply for items that are too large to be accommodated with an elevator. 4th Floor through 9th Floor: $50 per item; 10th Floor through 14th Floor: $100 per item; 15th Floor through 19th Floor: $150 per item; 20th Floor through 24th Floor: $200 per item; 25th Floor and above: $250 per item.

Broken Elevator: If an elevator breaks, the charges would revert to the Stair Carry / Walk-Up charges.

Stair Carry: (Stair Carry/Walk-Up) Walk-ups including the 4th floor and above will incur an additional charge of $10 per person per hour per applicable location.

Retention on Van: For holding items overnight on our truck, we charge $300/Night on Peak dates and $200/Night on Non-Peak Dates.

Long-Haul Rates

The following charges or pricing is for Long-Haul Moves, which are considered weight-rate moves and are defined as moves within the State of Illinois and are NOT: 

  1. In the same municipality (which may then qualify as a “rate-exempt” move) OR
  2. Both Origin AND Destination are within a distance of 50 miles or less OR
  3. Within the area covered by the counties of Cook, DuPage, Kane, Kendall, Lake, McHenry, and Will.

Weight-Rate Base

We determine our pricing based on the mileage traveled one direction for your trip (no deadhead miles) and the true weight of your shipment. Our estimates are based on a seven pounds per cubic foot metric, however your pricing may change depending on the true weight of your shipment. This means that these rates are technically non-binding to our estimate, but binding in how we follow the rules of our Schedule.

This table is directly copied from the Illinois Commerce Commission Tariff Schedule 28. This follows a 4,000 pound minimum for shipments.

Miles
4,000 TO 7,999 LBS INCL
BREAK POINT
8,000 TO 11,999 LBS INCL
BREAK POINT
12,000 TO 15,999 LBS INCL
BREAK POINT
16,000 LBS & OVER
1 - 60
39.00
7,529
37.00
9,000
29.00
15,667
28.00
61 - 80
41.00
7,556
39.00
9,176
31.00
15,692
30.00
81 - 100
43.00
7,579
41.00
9,333
33.00
15,714
32.00
101 - 120
45.00
7,600
43.00
9,158
34.00
15,724
33.00
121- 140
47.00
7,619
45.00
9,300
36.00
15,742
35.00
141 - 160
49.00
7,636
47.00
9,429
38.00
15,758
37.00
161 - 180
53.00
7,660
50.00
9,600
41.00
15,778
40.00
181 - 200
55.00
7,680
53.00
9,750
44.00
15,795
43.00
201 - 240
60.00
7,709
58.00
9,736
48.00
15,814
47.00
241 - 280
66.00
7,738
64.00
9,966
54.00
15,837
53.00
281 - 320
72.00
7,761
70.00
10,154
60.00
15,855
59.00
321 - 360
78.00
7,781
76.00
10,310
66.00
15,869
65.00
361 - 400
84.00
7,797
82.00
10,442
73.00
15,881
72.00
400 - 440
91.00
7,814
89.00
10,571
79.00
15,892
78.00
441 - 480
97.00
7,826
95.00
10,667
85.00
15,900
84.00
481 - 500
101.00
7,833
99.00
10,723
89.00
15,905
88.00

Example:
The rate for a 7,610 lb load traveling 105 miles is $47.00.
The base rate for this weight-rate shipment is 76.10x$47.00 = $3576.70

Elevator / Stair Carry for Long-Haul Moves

Stairs: $50 per flight at origin and/or destination.

Long carry: $100 one time per applicable location.

Elevator: $100 per location per day.

Overtime Load / Unload for Long-Haul Moves

Overtime Rrates are $5.00 per 100 pounds of actual weight, subject to a minimum of 4,000 pounds.

Overtime periods are defined as 

  1. Between 6:00pm and 8:00am Monday through Sunday (except holidays)
    THIS DIFFERS FROM THE SHORT-HAUL OVERTIME WINDOW OF 4:30PM-8:00AM

Any hour on holiday

    1. Any hour of all holidays (ITEM 2)
      (Items highlighted in yellow are added by A Move to Remember)
    • New Year’s Day
    • Memorial Day
    • Independence Day
    • June 19th
    • Labor Day
    • Thanksgiving Eve
    • Thanksgiving Day
    • Christmas Eve
    • Christmas Day

Extra Labor Charges

Weight-Rate moves only include loading and unloading and the actual movement or transportation of property from origin to destination. All other services are considered Additional Services that warrant charging a client Extra Labor Charges.

Summer Non-Peak
Summer Peak
Winter Non-Peak
Winter Mon-FriPeak
Crew Size
Mon-Fri
Overtime
Mon-Fri
Overtime
Mon-Fri
Overtime
Mon-Fri
Overtime
New Hire (<30 days)
$40
$40
$40
$40
$40
$40
$40
$40
Ea. Added Man (>6)
$60
$70
$70
$80
$55
$65
$60
$70

Accessorial Charges for Long-Haul Moves

Hosting or Lowering: We charge $100 a Hoisting or Lowering Fee only when we provide equipment used for hoisting or lowering.

Extra Stops: $100 per stop on Long-Haul moves only.

Shuttle Services: We would charge our hourly mover + truck rate in a situations that require where we must use additional equipment such as a van or smaller truck because a tractor trailer or large vehicle (24’ for example) would not fit on your street or at a reasonable distance to your home.

Reweigh Charge; $100 per reweigh, at request of the customer.

Waiting Time: Waiting time charges will apply when loading or unloading services are delayed not by fault of the carrier. Charges named in this item will apply ONLY for the carrier’s vehicle.  Waiting Time is $50 per hour (regardless of season). Personnel (including vehicle driver) will be subject to the hourly charges named in Extra Labor Changes.

Empty Mileage Charge: An empty mileage charge will apply when empty miles are traveled at the request of the shipper. (NOT Deadhead Miles). This is charged at $3.00 per mile.

Retention on Van: For holding items overnight on our truck, we charge $300/Night on Peak dates and $200/Night on Non-Peak Dates.