Commercial Moving in Long Beach, CA

Moves that start and end inside California are regulated by the Department of Consumer Affairs Bureau of Household Goods and Services (BHGS), not the CPUC, which stopped regulating household movers on July 1, 2018 under Senate Bill 19. Popeye Moving & Storage operates under CAL T 189749 for moves inside California, holds USDOT 1472924 and MC 498816C for interstate work, and is fully insured. You can check any mover's permit with BHGS at bhgs.dca.ca.gov or on (916) 999-2041 before you book, and complaints about a California household mover go to BHGS.

Yes. Estimates and quotes are free, including in-home and video estimates, and a video survey lets Popeye give you a guaranteed binding price. On a move inside California the price is set in writing before anything is loaded, with a Not To Exceed figure that caps the bill unless you agree to a written Change Order For Services for added work. A verbal rate over the phone is not an estimate. For offices and warehouses we usually walk the space with you, or review it by video, so the estimate reflects the actual inventory, elevators and dock access. Call (310) 823-9510 - the office is open 6 AM to 9 PM, seven days a week, including Sunday.

Yes, that is part of planning. Evening and weekend windows are discussed at the estimate, and the final schedule depends on what both buildings allow, since many property managers set fixed freight elevator and loading dock times. The office takes calls and schedules moves from 6 AM to 9 PM, seven days a week, so you can plan with us outside your own working day.

Popeye is fully insured, and Long Beach property managers commonly ask movers for a certificate of insurance before they release a freight elevator or dock. Send us each building's requirements, including any wording they need on the certificate, as early as possible so it can be arranged before move day.

It depends on the city. Each city in the service area sets its own rules on truck parking, notice periods and signs, so the permit position is confirmed for your specific address during planning rather than assumed. In Pasadena, Popeye has insurance on file with the city, which qualifies it for the two working day minimum for moving permit issuance.

As a typical Los Angeles range and not a quote, local residential moving runs $150 to $200 per hour for a two-person crew and truck, and a one-bedroom apartment local move runs $350 to $650. Full-service packing is $300 to $800 for a one-bedroom. Your actual price depends on the move and is set in writing, with a Not To Exceed figure, before anything is loaded.

Yes. Popeye holds CAL T 189749 for moves inside California and USDOT 1472924 and MC 498816C for interstate work, and is fully insured. Household moving inside California is regulated by the Department of Consumer Affairs Bureau of Household Goods and Services, the BHGS, on (916) 999-2041. The CPUC no longer regulates movers; authority moved to the bureau on July 1 2018 under SB 19.

Yes, free in-home and video estimates. A video survey works well for apartments and smaller homes, and Popeye can give a guaranteed binding price after one. On a move inside California the price is set in writing with a Not To Exceed figure before anything is loaded, and California requires a written estimate rather than a binding one.

Yes. Popeye offers full-service vaulted storage at its own warehouse at 5509 1/2 S Centinela Ave in Mar Vista. Goods are placed into vaults at the Mar Vista warehouse the same day as pickup, with no overnight hold on the truck. You have no unit or key; crews handle your goods, the warehouse is climate controlled for temperature and humidity, and there is no minimum or maximum term.

No. Signal Hill is a separate city that incorporated on April 22 1924 and is completely surrounded by Long Beach, with its own government and its own police department and ZIP 90755. A Long Beach permit does not cover a Signal Hill address, so Popeye confirms the rules for that city separately.

California Heights has been a designated historic district by local ordinance since 1990, with most homes built by 1939. Expect period doorways, stairs sized to the 1920s and 1930s, detached garages off alleys and narrow driveways. Popeye plans protection for original finishes and checks whether the alley gives a better loading position than the street.

Some Naples Island doors face the canal walks with no vehicle access, so the truck stands as close as the rules allow and goods are carried along the walk. Popeye qualifies properties with no vehicle access on the phone before a date is confirmed and includes the longer carry in the written estimate.