Long-Distance Moving in El Segundo, 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. Moves that cross a state line are regulated by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration under USDOT and MC authority, with different paperwork and a different complaint route. 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. On interstate moves, binding estimates are available under federal rules. California law requires a written estimate on in-state moves but does not require a binding one; the Not To Exceed figure is what caps an in-state bill. Call (310) 823-9510 - the office is open 6 AM to 9 PM, seven days a week, including Sunday.

A move from El Segundo to another California city is intrastate and falls under the Household Movers Act and Maximum Rate Tariff 4, administered by the Bureau of Household Goods and Services. A move from El Segundo to another state is interstate and falls under federal rules. The two regimes use different estimates, valuation rules and complaint routes, so your paperwork will say which one applies.

Loading time depends on the size of the household and the access at each address, and transit time depends on distance, route and scheduling. We discuss a delivery window for your specific move at the estimate and put the agreed dates in writing, rather than quoting a general figure that may not fit your route.

File a written claim with the mover within nine months of delivery. Under Maximum Rate Tariff 4 on California moves, the mover must acknowledge a written claim within 30 days and pay, decline or make a firm settlement offer within 60 days, and a claim cannot be denied only because the damage was not noted at delivery. Keep your estimate, Agreement For Moving Services and bill of lading, because that paperwork supports any claim.

As a typical Los Angeles range, local residential moving runs $150 to $200 per hour for a two-person crew and truck, and office moving runs $1,500 to $8,000+. Corporate long-distance relocations run $3,000 to $15,000+. These are typical market ranges, not a quote. Your actual price is set in writing before anything is loaded, with a Not To Exceed figure on a move inside California.

Yes. Popeye operates under CAL T 189749 for moves inside California and holds USDOT 1472924 and MC 498816C for interstate moves, and is fully insured. California household movers are regulated by the Department of Consumer Affairs Bureau of Household Goods and Services, the BHGS, not the CPUC, since July 1 2018. You can check a mover with the BHGS on (916) 999-2041.

Yes. Estimates are free, in your home or by video. After a video survey we can give 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 Change Order. At the estimate we look at the garage, loft and shed as well as the rooms.

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 warehouse the same day as pickup, with no overnight hold on the truck. There is no unit or key; our crews handle your goods. The warehouse is climate controlled for temperature and humidity, which is worth considering for sensitive contents coming from homes near the ocean. There is no minimum or maximum term, and vehicles are not stored.

Yes. Office relocations in the commercial district involve workstations, server and network equipment and confidential files, run in phased sequences with labeling and agreed after-hours or weekend windows. We confirm the building's dock booking, elevator dimensions, insurance requirements and permitted hours in advance. Controlled-access facilities may need crew details supplied ahead, badging or escort and vehicle checks, and those arrangements are agreed beforehand.

On many El Segundo relocations an employer or relocation management company authorizes and pays, with its own paperwork, approval process and reporting requirements, and often a firm date. We establish who authorizes and who pays at the first call so the paperwork matches the company's process.

They can. Main Street works as a real town center with regular community events that close or congest streets. We check the city event calendar against your move date so the truck is not planned for a street that will be busy or closed.