Licensed long-haul moves up and down the I-95 corridor and beyond, on our own federal authority.
One written number, no walkthrough required.
An interstate move is a different job than crossing town, and it deserves a company built for it. Universal Moving Services runs long-distance moves out of Philadelphia under our own US DOT and MC authority on file – meaning your shipment travels on our truck, loaded and unloaded by our crew, from pickup to final delivery. We don’t hand your belongings off to a subcontracted carrier partway through.
We run five corridors often enough that our crews know the drive, the delivery windows, and the paperwork cold: New York City, Washington DC, Pittsburgh, Baltimore, and Boston. Outside those lanes, we still quote and run interstate jobs anywhere in the continental US – those five just happen to be where Philadelphia families and businesses relocate most.
| Route | Typical transit time |
|---|---|
| Philadelphia to New York City | Same day to 1 day |
| Philadelphia to Washington DC | Same day to 1 day |
| Philadelphia to Baltimore | Same day |
| Philadelphia to Pittsburgh | 1-2 days |
| Philadelphia to Boston | 1-2 days |
Crew chief Sean O’Brien has led enough NYC and DC runs to know the freight-elevator booking windows and loading-dock quirks of high-rise buildings in both cities, which keeps delivery day from turning into a parking-garage standoff. For moves originating from a Philadelphia rowhome or walk-up, the same tight-stairwell handling we use locally carries over to interstate loads – see our local moving page for how we handle narrow hallways and steep stairs on the pickup end.
Worth knowing: Long-distance pricing is based on weight or cubic footage, distance, and packing needs – not a flat per-mile guess. We itemize the estimate so you can see exactly what’s driving the cost.
If packing is the part you’d rather not do yourself before a long haul, pair your move with our full-service packing so everything is boxed, labeled, and inventoried before the truck leaves Philadelphia. Office manager Angela Ruiz handles most of the scheduling coordination between pickup and delivery dates, keeping both ends of the move on the same timeline.
Because we run our own trucks on these lanes rather than consolidating your shipment with other households, delivery windows stay tighter and more predictable. That matters most on shorter corridors like Baltimore or DC, where a next-day or same-day delivery is realistic instead of a wide multi-day estimate. We’ll tell you honestly if your move date and destination line up with a fast turnaround or need extra transit days.
Interstate moves need more lead time than local ones – ideally three to four weeks out, especially in summer. Get a free quote and we’ll map your route, timing, and crew size against one of our regular corridors or build a custom plan for wherever you’re headed.
One number covers the crew, the gear, and the care — nothing itemized after the fact.
Louis and Ethan we very efficient and professional. Fast, respectful and caring of my items. Their boss Paul met at the storage and helped unload and was very neat loading and unloading. Would definitely use them again and recommend using them. Thank you
Best moving experience I have had - and I have moved a lot! The estimate was easy and timely, and the crew of four movers were highly professional, friendly, careful, respectful, and efficient. And a very reasonable price. Highly recommend!
Jake, Alex, Darrin were great. Thank you for all your hard work!
One honest Philadelphia crew for every kind of move across Greater Philadelphia.
Crews who know Philadelphia's rowhome blocks, narrow streets, and parking permits cold.
Full household moves handled room by room, from twin rowhomes to Main Line colonials.
Walk-ups, tight stairwells, and building certificate-of-insurance paperwork, handled routinely.
Every box packed, labeled, and wrapped before moving day even starts.
Upright, baby grand, or antique uprights moved with skid boards and rigging built for stairs.
Gun safes and heavy safes moved with the same rigging gear as our pianos.
Send your pickup and dropoff and our Philadelphia office sends back a written flat rate — usually within the hour.