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Your minutes. Your crew. A clear calculation.

Choose your crew and enter the times you want to calculate. No 3-hour minimum. No 15-minute billing blocks. See how we calculate billable time →

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Crew + truckFirst 180 billable minutesMinute 181 onward
2 movers$2.50/min$2.15/min
3 movers$3.40/min$2.90/min
4 movers$4.30/min$3.65/min

180 minutes is a rate threshold, not a minimum purchase.

If your move uses 90 billable minutes, you pay for 90. The lower rate applies only to minutes after the first 180. The first 180 minutes retain the initial rate.

Choose your crew

Do not include the crew’s trip to your first address or return from your last.

Enter all three times to see your calculation. Not sure? Compare different scenarios or discuss your move with us.

How we calculate billable time

Billable minutes = work at the addresses + 2 × actual driving time between the addresses.

This formula describes a standard one-pickup, one-delivery move. For additional stops or multiple trips, we confirm the applicable travel calculation before moving day.

Work at your addresses

Time spent packing, protecting furniture, loading, unloading and completing the agreed work counts toward your billable minutes. Stairs and long carries take working time. They do not trigger a separate fee.

Driving between your addresses

We use double drive time between pickup and delivery. A 20-minute drive adds 40 billable minutes. This is how travel time is calculated on a standard one-pickup, one-delivery move.

Those minutes count toward the same 180-minute rate threshold as work at your addresses. There is no separate travel-rate tier.

Getting to you and returning afterward

You are not billed for the crew’s trip to your first address or its return from your last address.

One-minute billing

No 15-minute billing blocks. No 3-hour minimum.

How the lower rate works

For two movers and a truck, the first 180 billable minutes cost $2.50 each. Every additional billable minute costs $2.15.

240 billable minutes = (180 × $2.50) + (60 × $2.15) = $579.

A short-move example

Two movers and a truck, with one pickup and one delivery address:

Part of the moveActual timeBillable minutes
Loading40 minutes40
Driving between addresses15 minutes30
Unloading20 minutes20
Total75 minutes90

90 billable minutes × $2.50 = $225.

This example shows how the calculation works. Your total depends on the work and driving time for your move.

What is included?

What your minute rates include

  • Your selected crew and a moving truck.
  • Fuel, without a separate fuel surcharge.
  • Stairs, without a separate stair fee.
  • Long carries, without a separate distance fee.
  • Ordinary, non-specialty items weighing 250 lb or less per item, without a separate heavy-item fee.

Working time still counts toward your billable minutes.

Items over 250 lb or requiring specialty handling must be agreed separately before the move. The weight allowance does not automatically include specialty handling. Tell us about these items when requesting your move so we can confirm the scope and any separate charge in advance.

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Try a billing example

These scenarios demonstrate the calculation. They are not estimates for a particular home size or route.

90 billable minutes · 2 movers + truck

Pickup: 40 minutes
Delivery: 20 minutes
Actual driving: 15 minutes

40 + 20 + (2 × 15) = 90 billable minutes

90 minutes × $2.50 = $225

Total = $225

240 billable minutes · 2 movers + truck

Pickup: 120 minutes
Delivery: 60 minutes
Actual driving: 30 minutes

120 + 60 + (2 × 30) = 240 billable minutes

First 180 minutes × $2.50 = $450

Additional 60 minutes × $2.15 = $129

Total = $579

240 billable minutes · 3 movers + truck

Pickup: 100 minutes
Delivery: 80 minutes
Actual driving: 30 minutes

100 + 80 + (2 × 30) = 240 billable minutes

First 180 minutes × $3.40 = $612

Additional 60 minutes × $2.90 = $174

Total = $786

Choosing a larger crew changes the rates. It does not automatically change the work times you entered. Compare crew options using times appropriate to each scenario.

Before moving day

We confirm your crew size, both minute rates, arrival window, the agreed scope and any separately agreed services or charges by text before moving day.

Your move is handled by background-checked W-2 employees. No day labor.

Our arrival-window promise

If your crew arrives after the confirmed arrival window, you receive 10% off the total billable amount for that move.

The calculator does not subtract this discount in advance.

Your entries give us a starting point for the conversation. They do not reserve a crew or confirm a quote.

Tell us what’s moving.

Share your pickup and delivery locations, preferred date and what you need moved. Include stairs, access details and any heavier or specialty items so we can confirm the scope.

No 3-hour minimum. Published minute rates. Clear billing rules.

Plan access at your pickup and delivery

Use these local guides alongside your price calculation to prepare the building and truck access.

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