Why choose SOS Moving?
As well as people moving to a new place in inspiring films, you’ll also literally snap your fingers and get everything in your new home. Our professionals can accomplish a move of any complexity, so even an antique piano of your grandmother will be safely transported to a new place.
With us, you can confidently rule out the fear of uncertainty when you don’t know where your belongings are. We are a phone call or email away from giving you peace of mind by sharing the latest updates about your shipment and informing you about the delivery date or window.
Enjoy our full-service moves, including moving, packing, unpacking, furniture disassembly and reassembly, and storage services. Request a free quote for a smooth long-distance relocation experience.
Our office movers in Pico Rivera deliver top-level commercial moving services. We’ll cope with any office furniture, professional equipment, and even medical practice. Due to a professional approach to all stages of your office move, we help you not to lose excitement and inspiration from your new office in the overwhelming packing, lifting, and unpacking process.
Sure, our movers can bring packing materials and boxes if you need them. Make sure you mention that you need them to our operators in advance.
No, tips are not included, and it’s up to you how much to tip your movers. Tips are always appreciated but not required.
Your apartment moving cost depends on factors, such as the type and size of your property, the complexity of your move, the number of bedrooms, the volume of your items, zip code, etc. At SOS Moving, we offer flat and hourly rates. The hourly rate depends on the number of movers to be involved and the size of the moving truck. Flat rate is based on the volume of belongings you need to move, and it’s the best option for long-distance moves. To know your moving cost, please contact us or submit a form on our website to request your free quote.
You should schedule your move date as early as you can. If you’re moving locally, at least 1-2 weeks in advance, for long-distance moves, we recommend getting a quote at least 2-4 weeks before your move date.
You can choose any convenient day for your relocation, and yes, we can help you move on weekends and holidays.
A safe relocation is our goal, so we’ll provide you with a detailed list of items that are prohibited to transport. It includes perishables, hazardous materials, firearms, batteries, etc. We also don’t recommend packing your personal and irreplaceable items, including family heirlooms, family photos, jewelry, documents, etc. Carry them with you during the move.
We accept cash, all major debit and credit cards, and certified checks. We don’t accept personal checks. There will not apply any transaction fee on card transactions.
Yes, we’ll contact you prior to delivery. We’ll deliver your belongings within the given moving arrival window. In case the window is no longer possible, we’ll also contact you in advance and set another delivery time.
Pico Rivera started as citrus, avocado and walnut groves on the plain between the Rio Hondo and the San Gabriel River, and after World War II developers cleared those farms for tract homes. The city's Housing Element dates about half of today's homes to the 1950s alone, and more than three in four are detached single-family houses, against fewer than half across Los Angeles County.
For movers in Pico Rivera, that stock sets the routine. Most jobs are a carry from the curb or driveway through a front door that has taken some seventy years of traffic. The crew pads floors and covers door frames before the first dresser leaves the room, and takes bed frames and tables apart when a hallway is tight.
Households run large here: 3.8 people on average, the highest when the Housing Element lines the city up against Downey, Montebello and Whittier, and two of every three households own their home. More people means more beds, dressers and boxes than the square footage suggests, so describe the job by bedrooms and occupants rather than square feet, and packing help for a full house can take the kitchen and closets off your list.
The newer layer sits out back. The city approved 44 accessory dwelling units in 2019, 46 in 2020 and 56 in 2021, and its ADU handout lets a new unit stand 4 feet from the side and rear property lines, with detached units capped at one story. The city's own examples address them with a fraction, 1/2 for an ADU and 1/4 for a junior unit, so book with the full address; the crew walks the side path and checks the gate before anything heavy goes back there.
The Housing Element also counts 386 mobile homes. Inside a park the lanes and guest spaces belong to the park, so ask the office where a moving truck may stop and for how long, and pass the answer along when you book.
With so many single-family blocks, the truck usually loads at the curb or in the driveway, and the plan starts with the sign on your street. Pico Rivera is plain about sweeping: rain does not automatically cancel it, and the posted hours still apply. Some blocks are also residential permit parking areas, where a vehicle without a current permit gets cited during the restricted hours.
Corners got tighter under California's daylighting rule: the city now cites vehicles parked within 20 feet of the approach side of a crosswalk, marked or unmarked. The truck needs a clear stretch of curb mid-block, and we ask clients to hold that space on moving day, which usually means a word with the neighbors the evening before.
Handle city business early in the week. City Hall on Passons Boulevard is open Monday through Thursday, 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., and closed Fridays and weekends, so for a weekend move, Thursday is the last day to ask Public Safety about a permit block or to get a Public Works encroachment permit for a roll-off bin at the curb. A bin set on private property needs a Planning Division permit instead.
Big households also mean big cleanouts. Residents get 10 free on-call bulky item pickups a year from NASA Services, the city's franchise hauler, counted from July 1 to June 30, which gives a worn sofa or mattress a way out without taking truck space. Paint, solvents and other household hazardous waste may not go in any curbside cart, so clear those garage shelves separately before the crew arrives.
The old town of Pico grew on the north side along the Union Pacific line, and Rivera grew on the south side along the Santa Fe tracks, now BNSF. Up north, Durfee Avenue dips under the Union Pacific tracks between Beverly Road and Whittier Boulevard, an Alameda Corridor-East underpass built at a crossing that carried 49 trains a day, so a loaded truck on that stretch no longer waits for freight.
Between Washington Boulevard and the BNSF tracks, the former Northrop Grumman site at Rosemead Boulevard is split by the city's specific plan into shops along Washington, distribution buildings, heavy industry and a BNSF rail yard. Homes near that corner share the lanes with delivery trucks, so the crew picks the curb spot and the approach before turning onto your street.
| Area or home type in Pico Rivera | What to plan for on moving day |
|---|---|
| 1950s tract house | Carry from the curb or driveway; floor pads and door-frame covers; curb space held from the evening before |
| Backyard ADU with a 1/2 address | Full fractional address at booking; side path and gate checked first, since new units can sit 4 feet from the property line |
| Mobile home park | The park office decides where the truck stops and for how long |
| North side, Beverly Road to Whittier Boulevard | Union Pacific tracks; Durfee Avenue now passes under them |
| South side near Washington and Rosemead | Rail yard, shops and distribution traffic; curb spot chosen in advance |
| Permit-parking or sweeping-day block | The posted sign rules even in rain; no parking within 20 feet on the approach side of a crosswalk |
The drive from our base on Jillson Street is about 5 miles on surface streets, around 11 minutes without traffic, and it enters town across the Rio Hondo. Weekday rush hours are what stretch it, when commuters fill east-west boulevards such as Washington and Whittier. Crews work Monday through Sunday, 8AM – 6PM, so an 8AM start puts the truck at your door early and leaves most of the window for the house itself.
Moving services in Pico Rivera run on the standard rate sheet: a 3-hour minimum, since the city sits well inside 30 miles of the base, and double drive time applies to moves over 10 miles. Crew sizes and hourly rates for a move across town are on the local moving service page, and same-day moves are possible when a crew is free that day.
Montebello, across the Rio Hondo to the northwest, leans toward renters, with 43 percent of households owning against 67 percent here, so more moves in Montebello come with a lease and a landlord. East across the San Gabriel River, Whittier Boulevard runs on into Whittier, the natural route for moving in Whittier from this side. To the southwest, Rosemead Boulevard continues into Downey as Lakewood Boulevard, one corridor the city is planning with its neighbors and the direct road for Downey moves.
