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Local Moving in Philadelphia & the Tri-State

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01 Overview

Flat-rate local moves across Philadelphia and the tri-state

A Philadelphia move almost never stays inside one zip code. You’re going from a Bella Vista rowhouse to a Fishtown rehab, from a Center City high-rise to a place out in the western suburbs, or across the bridge entirely. Anthony Russo started Pro Tri State in 2014 for exactly that reality — we run our own trucks and uniformed crews and hold our own moving authority in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware, so whether the new address is in South Philly or over in Cherry Hill, it’s the same company, the same crew, the same flat number from start to finish.

Across Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware, movers in Philly runs every move on one written number, with no add-ons after the truck loads.

Built for the way the city is actually laid out

Most local jobs here come down to access. The rowhouse with the stoop and the shared wall, the trinity with winder stairs you can barely turn a dresser on, the no-driveway block where the truck has to stage on the corner — that’s the everyday work, not the exception. We’ve been doing it long enough to plan around the narrow streets, the double-parking, and the permit-only curbs instead of being surprised by them on the morning of.

One clear price, two ways to get there

Run it on the clock if you like — two movers and a truck at $155, three at $215 — and because there’s no one-hour minimum hanging over you, the meter only turns while we’re carrying. Or take the flat rate, which opens at $399 for a studio or one-bedroom and pins the whole figure down before we roll out of the yard. We hand you both numbers and you keep the smaller one. A $125 deposit holds your date and lands back on the bill as a credit.

  • Crews working Center City, South Philly, Fishtown, Manayunk and the river wards every week
  • Cross-river local moves to Cherry Hill and the Jersey suburbs, no second company involved
  • Up to $1,000,000 in cargo coverage per shipment, $0.60/lb released-value as the standard, full-value if you’d rather

Tell us the two addresses and what’s in the place. We’ll send back an honest flat rate and the hourly figure beside it.

What’s included

  • Our own truck out of Philly and a uniformed Pro Tri State crew on it — the trucks are ours, the movers are on our payroll, and the moving authority is held in our name across PA, NJ and DE
  • Two-mover crews run $155 an hour and three-mover crews run $215; there's no one-hour minimum to clear, so the meter only counts the time we're actually carrying
  • Prefer a single locked figure? A flat rate that starts at $399 covers a studio or one-bedroom and is settled before the truck ever leaves the yard
  • Quilted pads, shrink wrap, four-wheel dollies, and a stair-climbing hand truck made for rowhouse stoops and the winder stairs in a trinity
  • Beds, bunks and tables that won't survive a narrow South Philly doorway or a tight turn in one piece get broken down and put back together
  • Every shipment carries up to $1,000,000 in cargo coverage; liability runs at the standard $0.60 per pound, and you can step up to full-value protection on request

How we set the price

Following a short walkthrough or video estimate, we set one flat rate from the inventory you actually have — never an hourly clock. Whatever that sheet reads is the entire price, with nothing tacked on later.

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02 How we protect your move

We treat your things the way we would our own

Every truck shows up stocked with pads, film, and floor runners — set to wrap furniture, guard hardwood, and cushion the breakables in tight Philadelphia rowhouses, trinity walk-ups, and Center City high-rises alike.

Quilted pads

Dressers, tables, and headboards get pad-wrapped in place, every one of them, before the first piece ever leaves the room.

Stretch film

Wrapped tight against road grime and humidity, drawers hold shut and upholstery rides clean across every bridge and mile.

Floor & doorway guards

Nobody lifts a box until the runners, rail wraps, and jamb pads are down, so hardwood, banisters, and trim finish the day untouched.

Built-to-fit crating

Mirrors, glass tops, framed art, flat screens — each one rides in a crate we build to its exact dimensions, corners and all.

Break-down & rebuild

Anything oversized — bed frames, dining tables, sectionals — breaks down for the ride and goes back together once it is inside the new place.

Straps, dollies & gear

Narrow rowhouse stairs, trinity winders, and the heaviest pieces each get the right tie-downs and equipment — no shortcuts on our truck.

03 Why us

The name on the contract is the name on the truck

When you book Pro Tri State, it is our paperwork you sign, our rig that parks on your block, and our own movers carrying the load — nobody hands your job off. A broker does the opposite: auctions it to the cheapest bidder of the week, then disappears.

Pro Tri State Movers
  • Full-time, background-checked movers on our own trucks — never a day-labor pickup
  • Your flat rate goes on paper and stays there — the signed figure is the settled figure, to the dollar
  • Load-out and unload are the same crew, beginning to end
  • Licensed in PA, NJ & DE plus USDOT/MC for interstate, and fully insured
  • One Philadelphia office and one contact, from the first call to the last box
What a broker does
  • Sells your move to whichever carrier underbids the rest this week
  • Lets the price climb on move day with fees nobody mentioned up front
  • Sends people you have never met to carry everything you own
  • Leaves it murky whose insurance is actually on the hook
  • Stands a phone bank between you and whoever finally shows up to lift
04 Reviews

What tri-state customers tell us about it

★★★★★

“Without a doubt the best movers I’ve ever used! I can’t say enough good things about Mike, Joey and Anthony. They were friendly, efficient, and very professional. They treated my items with great care! Thanks team for making my move so great! Highly recommend!!”

Theresa R., Bella Vista · Google
★★★★★

“10/10 experience. They were very professional and smooth with our move. The final quote ended up being less, which defines the company’s honesty and integrity. I would highly recommend them for moving within border or across the border lines!!!”

Mark L., Fairmount · Google
★★★★★

“Rob and Vince were so helpful and kind. I recommend them highly.”

Kevin B., Fairmount · Google
05 Good to know

Questions we hear about this service

We're a rowhouse with no driveway and permit parking — is that a problem?
Not for our crew; it's most of what we move. Our drivers know how to stage a truck on a one-way South Philly block, work the stoop, and carry past parked cars without blocking the street any longer than the neighbors will tolerate. Where the city wants a temporary no-park reservation we'll tell you how to pull the permit, and we walk the doorways and the turn at the bottom of the stairs before a single box goes down.
Hourly or flat — which one should I pick?
It turns on the place and how easy it is to reach. A tidy one-bedroom in Fishtown where the truck can pull to the curb usually wins on the $399 flat rate, whereas a stuffed three-story with a long haul up trinity stairs tends to come out cheaper on the meter — $155/hr for two movers, $215/hr for three. We run the math both ways and bill you on whichever side lands lower.
How do I hold a Saturday in the moving season?
Putting down a $125 deposit locks your date with a truck and crew, and that same $125 is knocked off the final invoice. Across the Delaware Valley the summer Saturdays and the end-of-month slots are the first to disappear, so the sooner the deposit is in, the wider your choice of dates.

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