Parking and Permitting

The departure and arrival destinations of your move can have a significant impact on your moving services. As your moving truck service provider, we want you to understand how parking and permitting issues will affect the moving process.

Moving Yourself utilizes 53’ moving trucks to make it easier for you to relocate large amounts of furniture, belongings and vehicles at one time. Our drivers are very skilled at parking these vehicles in designated loading and unloading zones, but these areas must be available for access.

Below, you will find questions and answers that might help you understand if Moving Yourself can provide relocation services in your area. You may also contact us with questions of your own.

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I'm not sure if the truck will be able to get in my street, but neighbors say the truck will, my husband is deployed and its just me and a friend loading, praying i wont have to get a Uhaul! costing me more money. will the driver do what they can to make it, or what can really prevent them from parking on street?
from Cima H. in FL - 8/12/2014

Cima, The drivers do everything that they can to get in front of your home. If that is an impossibility, you will need to bring your items to the closest safe parking spot. MovingYourself.com

I have a two door Explorer & about 50 sq ft of storage that needs to be moved from Los Angeles to Corla Springs Florida, can you guys actusally go to the Public Storage places?? Thanks!
from martin g. in CA - 11/19/2013

Martin, Most public storage places have a special area designated for loading and unloading of moving trucks. The professionals that drive the moving trucks are very capable of parking in any place that can accommodate a tractor-trailer. Making Moving Better, MovingYourself.com

What is price range for move from NYC to Hilton Head, SC, 1 BR apartment? Thanks.
from Vince V. in NY - 10/31/2013

Vince, Since MovingYourself.com utilizes 53' moving vans to provide the service, we are unable to help you with a move in New York City. We simply cannot navigate the tight streets. If you filled out one of the quote forms above, one of our relocation specialists will email you some ballpark rates shortly. Making Moving Better, MovingYourself.com

Here's the situation: One couple lives in southern IL One couple lives in northern OH Both couples will be sharing an apartment in New York, New York Is it possible for both couples to use the same transportation service or do we need to move separately?
from Lorna M. in OH - 9/7/2013

Lorna, The hard part for us is not the IL and OH piece. We could certainly get a moving truck for you both to share. The problem is the delivery in Manhattan. The moving truck is 53ft long and cannot maneuver in NY City. You would need to rent a smaller truck and shuttle from our truck into the city - which kind of defeats the purpose. Sorry I don't have a better answer for you on that. Making Moving Better, MovingYourself.com

I need to move about 15000 pounds of stuff to a small, narrow, one lane road in the hills of los angeles, should I use a 26 footer or better off with two smaller trucks?
from kate b. in CA - 8/30/2013

Kate, MovingYourself.com provides its service on full-size, 53ft moving trucks. If you have a narrow access like you are describing above, you would need to have a smaller truck available to shuttle your goods to your home. Making Moving Better, MovingYourself.com

I live in Manhattan on a major thoroghfare, Amsterdam Ave. Is there any reason why a standard moving van wouldn' be able to access my house? I see many large trucks pass through here daily.
from Kiara J. in NY - 8/1/2013

Kiara, You might see large trucks pass through, but you never see them park. Unforturnately, MovingYourself.com cannot provide service to Manhattan and Brooklyn. If you would like to use our service, you would need to shuttle your goods to a safe parking/staging location in New Jersey. Sorry we cannot be of more service to our friends in New York, but New York is not very moving van friendly. Making Moving Better, MovingYourself.com

we live in canada(windsor) ust over the border from Detroit. can you move us?
from karen h. in MI - 6/10/2013

Karen, Because we are a self service mover with the customer loading and unloading the moving truck, we cannot offer international shipments due to homeland security restrictions. You will need to use a full service mover that can provide you with a full manifest and border crossing liason. MovingYourself.com

We're moving into a place in Brooklyn with limited street parking only. Would we still be able to use your service? Also, can you store our belongings for apprx 3 weeks before delivering?
from teresa i. in CA - 5/9/2013

Teresa, Brooklyn is the bane of the moving industry. It is nearly impossible to get moving trucks in and out of most areas. What we recommend is finding a location nearby that can easily accommodate a 53ft moving van and then shuttling your goods on a smaller truck to your street that has limited parking. While we don't offer long-term storage, we can work with you in some situations to delay delivery. A call to one of our relocation specialists will help answer those questions. MovingYourself.com

do you service extremely northern calif (Klamath)to Deer Park Wa? I have 3 pieces of furniture and about 25 boxes that would take about 2.5 lineal feet, thanks, maggi
from maggi d. in CA - 5/7/2013

Maggi, Northwest California has some very goofy truck restrictions. I checked and we do not service Klamath (most cities west of I5 have truck restrictions that will not allow big moving vans into the area). Sorry we can't help you on this one. MovingYourself.com

Do you do US to Canada moves?
from BRee S. in CA - 4/28/2013

Bree, Sorry, we do not do international moves. MovingYourself.com

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