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West Sacramento sits in Yolo County, across the Tower Bridge from the city it shares a name with. That matters more than it sounds: double drive time starts when pickup and delivery are more than ten miles apart, and most moves between West Sacramento and central Sacramento stay under that line.
We cover the whole city, 95605 and 95691. Hourly rates start at $159 for two movers and a fully equipped truck, and you get the price online before anyone comes to your door.
Do you need a permit for the truck? For an ordinary house or apartment move in West Sacramento, no. The city’s Transportation Permit applies to oversize loads only, meaning over 8 feet 6 inches wide, 14 feet high, or 40 feet long for a single vehicle. A 26-foot moving truck is under all three. If a job does need one, a single-trip permit is $16 and covers five days, an annual is $90, and the city asks for five business days’ notice.
Crossing the river changes that. The City of Sacramento requires an approved parking space reservation to hold curb space, with tow-away signs posted at least 72 hours before the truck arrives and photographs sent to the city as proof. Three miles and one bridge apart, and it is completely different paperwork. If your move crosses into Sacramento, tell us at least three days ahead so the reservation is in place.
Access is what moves the price. On an hourly job, how close the truck can stop to your door matters more than the distance between addresses. We check it before quoting. If you are in one of the newer riverfront or Southport apartment buildings, tell us about elevator booking and loading-dock hours when you ask for a quote. If you are in a house with a driveway, there is usually nothing to arrange.
Permit rules change. We re-check with the city before move day rather than relying on what was true last year.
Permit and access details confirmed against the city's own published guidance. Rules change — we re-check before move day.
Double drive time applies when pickup and delivery are more than ten miles apart. Moves inside West Sacramento, and most moves between West Sacramento and central Sacramento, fall under that line — but it depends on both addresses, and your quote shows which way it lands before you book.
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Room or 1-Bedroom apartment
2 professional movers + 16ft truck
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Studio or 2-Bedroom apartment
3 professional movers + 26ft truck
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House or 3-Bedroom apartment
4 professional movers + 26ft truck
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Office or Commercial relocation
5 professional movers + 26ft truck
self-service scheduling with no calls
Not for a standard residential move. The city's Transportation Permit covers oversize loads only — over 8 feet 6 inches wide, 14 feet high, or 40 feet long for a single vehicle — and a 26-foot moving truck is under all three. If your job does need one it is $16 for five days, and the city asks for five business days' notice, so tell us early.
Yes, and it usually stays under the ten-mile line where double drive time starts. The thing to plan for is not the distance, it is the paperwork on the Sacramento side: that city requires an approved curb reservation with tow-away signs posted 72 hours before the truck arrives. Three days' notice, minimum.
All of it — zip codes 95605 and 95691. Same crews and the same hourly rates across the city.
Rates start at $159/hour for two movers and a 16ft truck, $199/hour for three movers and a 26ft truck, $249/hour for four, and $299/hour for five. Add a one-time $99 flat rate for truck and gas, whatever truck size you need. You price the job yourself online — pick your crew, date and addresses and the quote comes back in minutes. No in-home visit, no sales call.
Six things, all of them listed up front: the $99 flat rate for truck and gas; packing supplies such as boxes, paper and bubble wrap; a $200 handling fee for any single item over 250 lbs (piano, gun safe, pool table, treadmill, massage chair); double drive time when your two addresses are more than 10 miles apart; overnight storage; and custom crating or specialty handling for antiques and delicate pieces.
Yes. Smoove holds MTR0192675 with the California Bureau of Household Goods and Services and USDOT 3810402 with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, and carries up to $1,000,000 in general liability cover. Basic cargo protection for your household goods is included in every move. Both license numbers are public records — look them up before you book, with us or anyone else.
The Sacramento region and the Bay Area — more than 70 cities, from Auburn and Elk Grove through to San Jose and Walnut Creek. We also handle long-distance moves within California, originating in either region. We are not currently authorized for interstate moves, so if you are leaving the state we will tell you straight away and point you to a carrier who is.
For thirteen of those cities we have written up the local parking rules, permits and truck access, and what each one actually means on move day: Sacramento, West Sacramento, Folsom, Rocklin, Placerville, El Dorado Hills, Stockton, Manteca, San Francisco, San Mateo, Walnut Creek, Vallejo and Petaluma.
