Long-Distance Moving in Redondo 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. 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 Redondo Beach 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 Redondo Beach 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.

Typical Los Angeles ranges are $150 to $200 per hour for a two-person crew and truck on local residential moves, and $350 to $650 for a one-bedroom apartment local move. These are typical ranges, not a quote. Your price depends on your move, including carry distance where no space can be reserved, and on a move inside California it is set in writing before anything is loaded, with a Not To Exceed figure.

Yes. Popeye holds CAL T 189749 for moves inside California and USDOT 1472924 and MC 498816C for interstate work, and is fully insured. California household movers are regulated by the Bureau of Household Goods and Services (BHGS), not the CPUC, since July 1 2018 under SB 19. California requires a written estimate, and the Not To Exceed figure agreed in writing is what caps your bill.

Yes. In-home and video estimates are free, and a video survey can lead to a guaranteed binding price. Show us the parking situation, the stairs or lift, and the distance from the curb to your door, because on a Redondo job those decide the hours more than the furniture does.

Yes. Popeye offers full-service vaulted storage at its own warehouse at 5509 1/2 S Centinela Ave in Mar Vista. Goods go into vaults at the warehouse the same day they are picked up, with no overnight hold on the truck. There is no unit or key; our crews handle everything, the space is climate controlled, and there is no minimum or maximum term.

It could be either. The Hollywood Riviera straddles the City of Redondo Beach and the City of Torrance, and the parcel decides which city's rules apply. It matters here: Torrance issues oversized vehicle permits through its Police Department, while Redondo Beach issues no moving truck permit at all. We confirm which side your address is on when you call.

Building rules rather than street rules. King Harbor's mid-rise and high-rise buildings typically require a booked lift window, a certificate of insurance, a designated loading area, and they have garage height limits that stop a full-size truck entering. Where a truck cannot get in, a shuttle is planned and priced at the estimate rather than decided on the day.

Some addresses on the walk streets and along The Strand have no vehicle access to the door, so the move is carried by hand, sometimes up or down steps. We qualify those properties on the phone before a date is confirmed, and crew size and hours follow the carry rather than the volume.