How far is considered a long-distance move?

Planning Your Sarasota Move

There is no single mileage cutoff that every company uses. What changes the job is the drive itself: the crew may be on the road for a long stretch, delivery happens on a set date or window rather than the same afternoon, and the price is often built differently from a local hourly move.

When the move crosses a state line, federal rules cover the estimate, the inventory and how claims are handled, and you should verify the mover's operating authority before booking. On a non-binding interstate estimate, the federal rule says you are not required to pay more than 110 percent of the estimate at delivery (49 CFR 375.405, https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/49/375.405).

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