If you're pricing a move in Tempe you've probably looked at Two Men and a Truck. Their rates vary by franchise and season, so we won't invent a number for them - but we can explain exactly how that pricing model works, and where a local crew comes out cheaper.
Every franchise sets its own rates, so always confirm with your local branch. The structure, though, is consistent across the industry.
You're billed by the hour for a two-mover crew, and the clock often starts when they leave the depot rather than when they reach your door.
Most national movers add a separate travel fee to cover getting the truck to you and back. It frequently works out to about an extra hour.
Two- to four-hour minimums are standard. A studio move that genuinely takes ninety minutes can still bill as four hours.
We're not a franchise, so several of those line items simply don't exist on our invoice.
There's no corporate royalty built into your bill. Our rate covers the crew and the truck, and nothing else.
You can book a fixed-price package instead of an open hourly meter, so the number we quote is the number you pay.
Our packages include mileage rather than bolting on a trip fee, and we tell you the per-mile rate for anything beyond it up front.
Rates are set by each individual franchise and change by season, so the only reliable number is a written quote from your local branch. Expect an hourly rate for a two-mover crew plus a separate travel fee, with a two- to four-hour minimum applied.
Franchise locations pay royalties to a corporate parent, and that overhead is built into the hourly rate. There is also typically a travel fee and an hour minimum, both of which raise the floor on a small move.
An hour minimum is the smallest amount you can be billed regardless of how long the job takes. A studio or dorm move that genuinely takes ninety minutes can still be invoiced as four hours, which is where most of the price gap on small moves comes from.
Yes. Our packages are fixed-price and include the crew, the truck and a mileage allowance, so the number we quote is the number you pay. We also tell you the per-mile rate for anything beyond the included miles before you book.
Ask your local franchise for a written estimate, then build yours with us online. We'll confirm a price within 24 hours - and we'll tell you if they came in cheaper.