Long-distance rates out of Charleston, by the numbers
A cross-state move stops being an hourly job the moment it clears the Lowcountry. Savannah, Richmond, and everywhere between, weight and distance set the number, not a clock running in the truck, and everything the crew needs at both ends gets built in before Wade signs off on a figure.
One Way to Tell a Real Quote From a Guess
Ask who actually walked your rooms before that figure got written down. A number tied to a real walkthrough tends to hold. A number typed into a phone screen while you list rooms out loud is the one that grows later, once the truck’s loaded and you’re stuck arguing about a fuel line item or a stair charge nobody mentioned up front.
| Home size | Savannah (110 mi) | Richmond (440 mi) |
|---|---|---|
| 1-bedroom | $720 – $1,020 | $1,250 – $1,680 |
| 2-bedroom | $1,510 – $2,220 | $2,630 – $3,660 |
| 3-bedroom | $2,380 – $3,470 | $4,130 – $5,710 |
| 4+ bedroom | $3,530 – $5,100 | $6,130 – $8,400 |
Three things that actually change the total
- Distance. A same-morning run to Savannah is a short pull, while the full I-95 haul into Richmond runs as an overnight lane, and how far you’re actually going sets the starting range before anything else gets factored in.
- What’s on the truck. A two-bedroom condo and a four-bedroom house aren’t priced the same way, and Mara walks the rooms herself rather than guessing off a square-footage number read to her over the phone.
- Access on both ends. A historic-district alley here, a marsh-front driveway there, plus any packing help or a storage gap between closings, all of it gets folded into the one figure, not tacked on later.
Why the number doesn’t move once you’re loaded
Every long-haul quote starts with an actual walkthrough of your rooms, gets checked against real mileage, and is set before anything pulls out of the North Charleston yard. From that point on, the same hands that boxed your rooms are the ones unpacking them at the destination. The load never changes trucks or companies mid-route, and it lands on the agreed date, not sometime inside a window.
Federal Coverage Rules, Explained
Skip the valuation form and federal rule puts your shipment on released-value coverage at $0.60 per pound by default; put a real number down instead and full-value protection costs 1 to 3 percent of that figure. Either option keeps $1M in cargo coverage attached to the shipment start to finish, and a damage claim generally needs to be filed within roughly nine months of delivery.
Momentum Movers is South Carolina-registered and insured on every interstate lane we run. Give Wade the square footage and the destination, and a written number comes back the same day.
