A moving company, or van line is a
company that helps people
and businesses relocate their goods from one place to another.
Typically they use moving vans, but for international moves or where
storage is required they may use special containerised vans or shipping
containers.
National companies are typically organized with local branches or
affiliated agents. That affiliation may be in the form of a franchise,
wherein the local agent is a franchise of a national company, or a
cooperative, wherein the local agent owns a share of the national company.
There are also many small independent moving companies who operate within
any given local area. In the United States all legitimate moving companies
must be licensed with the Federal Highway Administration and / or their
State Commerce Commission.
Household removals require careful wrapping and packing to avoid damage to
furniture and effects, so many household policies do not cover goods in
transit unless they are being packed, carried and unpacked by a
professional remover. In the moving industry, when a customer packs and
unpacks his own boxes it is referred to as PBO (packed by owner) and
policies do not insure these goods. On PBO moves it can become a point of
huge contention between the mover and the customer as to who is at fault
regarding damaged items within a box. Was it packed improperly by the
customer or did the mover mishandle the box?
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Moving - Moving Services
1605 Steele Canyon Rd, Napa, CA 707-966-4417
Beal's Moving
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Piano & Organ Moving
193 Hoff Rd, Santa Rosa, CA 707-585-3280
Global Van Lines Agent -
Packing and Crating
163 Yolano Dr, Vallejo, CA 707-643-2323
Holmes Van & Storage
- Packing and Crating
253 Walnut St # C, Napa, CA 707-226-7379
Lyon Van Lines
- Packing and Crating
523 Walnut, Napa, CA 707-226-3771
Napa Valley Crane Svc -
Machinery-Movers & Erectors
Hedgeside Rd, Napa, CA 707-258-1950
Turner Moving & Storage - Moving
Services
765 Skyway Ct, Napa, CA 707-255-8600 |
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The process of packing a van or container for a removal requires that
polished surfaces are protected (usually with special blankets or
cardboard). China and other fragile effects are packed in rigid boxes,
originally wooden tea chests but now usually cardboard, with layers of
bunched up blank newsprint commonly used to protect against scratches
and chips in transit. Soft materials may be packed in bags, suitcases
or boxes.
Removal vans will often have a Luton body, internal wooden wall bars
to which tall or heavy furniture can be secured with webbing, and a
ramp or tail lift to assist in loading. Space on trucks is at a
premium, so an experienced loader will pack into voids in furniture
and use awkward shaped items such as ironing boards to fill narrow
gaps.
Moving furniture in and out of houses, especially older properties,
presents challenges; in areas where there are many older properties,
furniture movers may be adept at removing and reinstalling sash window
panes. Most double bed bases can be split, folded or dismantled.
Pianos are a particular problem; removals contractors will usually
have specialist piano trolleys and there is a device colloquially
known as a shoe which is strapped to the side of a grand piano to
allow it to be rested on edge on the trolley without damaging the
polish or applying excessive force to the sides of the instrument. |
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