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Denver, CO

Long distance movers in Denver

In Colorado a mover’s permit number starts with HHG. A freight permit is the wrong one, and it is what the scam operators quote. We pull the right-of-way permit where your block needs one, and price the carry where it does not.

  • Check the letters HHG, not freight
  • Permit if needed depends on your block
  • Passes planned I-70 in winter
  • USDOT 2138595 · MC-744411 checkable on FMCSA SAFER
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Denver, CO

What a long distance move from Denver involves

In Colorado a mover permit number starts with HHG — check the letters.

We are federally authorized, and we quote one binding price in writing. It sits inside the price you were quoted rather than arriving afterwards.

The rest is the ordinary work: a survey that counts what you own, a binding price in writing, our own crew loading and delivering, and thirty days of storage if your dates slip.

Moving services in Denver

Why people book us for a move from Denver

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  • Two movers among cartons, one reading from a tablet Your quote is your final price, in writing after the survey
  • A mover carrying a large carton against his chest, close in Trained crews on our own payroll, never day labor
  • A mover carrying a carton through a kitchen as a resident stands aside Licensed and insured under our own USDOT and MC authority
  • A man at the door of a green storage unit, working the latch Thirty days of storage included on long distance moves
  • A hand marking a date on a wall calendar with a pen We file and pay the Denver street permit as part of the booking

What it costs

What moving from Denver typically costs

Price comes from weight and mileage first, then access — and in Denver access depends on which block you are on.

Home size Typical weight To Los Angeles To Phoenix
Studio or 1 bed one bedroom of contents 2,000 – 3,500 lb $2,359 – $5,699 $2,122 – $5,280
2 – 3 bedrooms the most common interstate move 4,000 – 9,000 lb $2,910 – $7,264 $2,800 – $6,381
4+ bedrooms often needs a trailer to itself 10,000 – 14,000 lb $4,959 – $9,609 $4,718 – $9,590

The dollar ranges are the MARKET rate for these lanes, not our quote: Denver to Los Angeles and Denver to Phoenix. moveBuddha's monthly dataset of live quotes across vetted movers, last updated 31 August 2026. Weights are the industry rule of thumb. We price your move from a survey of your actual inventory and give you one binding number in writing, which is why no figure above is presented as ours.

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Included and extra

What your final price includes

The complaint in this industry is always the bill that grew. This is the line between included and extra, before you have to ask.

  • Included One truck, one crew The crew that loads you is the crew that unloads you.
  • Included Storage for 30 days Useful when a closing slips.
  • Included Basic cover 60 cents for every pound an item weighs.
  • Extra Full cover Pays to repair or replace what we list together.
  • Extra Packing and crates Up to 15 boxes is partial, more than that is full.
  • Extra Car shipping Open or enclosed.
  • Extra The street permit Its own line on your estimate, not hidden in a total.

How the price is built

How your move from Denver works, step by step

Four points where something is decided. The first one you can do yourself, before you call anybody.

  1. Check the letters

    Ask any mover for its Colorado permit number and check it starts with HHG. A freight permit is the wrong one, and that single question rules out most of the risk.

  2. Survey, and the block

    We count the inventory and look at whether the truck will have to occupy a sidewalk, alley, metered space or fire lane — which decides whether a permit is needed at all.

  3. Permit and paperwork

    Where the block needs one it goes in with a few days of lead time. The estimate carries it rather than adding it later.

  4. Load day and transit

    One carrier, one crew, and a delivery window rather than an hour — westbound in winter that window allows for the Divide.

Long distance moving routes from Denver

Road distance and the transit window we plan against on the lanes we run most from Denver.

All routes
Permit number
Starts HHG freight permits do not qualify
Right-of-way permit
~$50 +$125 if it needs review
When it applies
By the block sidewalk, alley, meter or fire lane
To the west coast
3–6 days Denver to Los Angeles, 1,015 mi

Sources: Colorado PUC household goods movers consumer information; Denver Right-of-Way Services permit fees.

Colorado movers' permits start with HHG — check the letters

The most useful thing anybody can tell you about hiring a mover in Colorado takes one line: the permit number starts with HHG.

The Colorado Public Utilities Commission issues Household Goods Mover permits, and they carry those three letters. A general freight or property carrier permit is not sufficient to move residential goods — and quoting one is exactly what the PUC’s own fraud warnings describe operators doing. So before anything else, ask for the number and look at the front of it. It costs nothing and it eliminates most of the risk in the category.

The curb here is conditional rather than automatic. Denver requires a right-of-way permit when the truck, a container or a dumpster will block a sidewalk, an alley, a metered space or a fire lane. On a suburban street with a driveway, usually none of that applies. Downtown, in Capitol Hill or in RiNo it usually does. Most permits run about fifty dollars, with a further hundred and twenty-five where the application needs administrative review. Whether yours needs one is a question about your block, which is why we ask at survey rather than assuming either way.

Then the mountains, which are a scheduling fact rather than scenery. Westbound out of Denver, I-70 climbs over the Continental Divide, and in winter that means chain law, slow orders and closures that a loaded trailer waits out rather than drives through. We build that into the delivery spread instead of promising around it.

What decides a Denver move

Three letters, one block, and the Divide

The first one takes a glance and rules out most of the industry’s bad actors.

Denver brick storefronts behind a bank of purple flowers in spring

HHG what a real mover’s permit starts with

Why the permit begins with HHG

Colorado’s PUC issues household goods permits beginning HHG. A freight or property permit does not cover residential moving, and quoting one is what the PUC’s fraud alerts describe. Ask for the number, look at the front.

The rock face and stepped seating of the Red Rocks amphitheatre near Denver at sunrise

~$50 right-of-way permit, where needed

When Denver needs a right-of-way permit

Needed when the truck blocks a sidewalk, alley, metered space or fire lane — routine downtown and in Capitol Hill, rare on a suburban street with a driveway. A further $125 where the application needs review.

Denver's City Park from above with the downtown skyline on the horizon

I-70 chain law and closures in winter

Crossing the Continental Divide in winter

Westbound out of Denver the interstate crosses the Continental Divide. In winter a loaded trailer waits out a closure rather than driving it, which is why the delivery is a spread and not an hour.

Sources: Colorado PUC consumer information and fraud alerts; Denver Right-of-Way Services.

Protection

Moving insurance: what your belongings are covered for

Every interstate move carries released-value liability by law, and it is lower than almost everyone expects: sixty cents per pound of the item, not what the item is worth. Denver loads carry a lot of skis, bikes and outdoor kit — light, awkward and worth far more per pound than sixty cents.

Two movers lifting a washing machine on carrying straps
60¢ / lb
released value — free, but you have to choose it
Full value
the federal default if you choose nothing
$100k / $500k
auto transport, open or enclosed

Light and awkward is exactly where sixty cents a pound stops being enough.

What each level actually pays

Want to know whether your block needs a permit?

Two ZIP codes and a move size is enough to start.

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Where we load in Denver

Three kinds of address, three kinds of load.

Red-brick warehouse buildings along a street in Denver's lower downtown
New apartment buildings along the South Platte River in Denver with a light-rail bridge crossing it
Downtown Denver at night, lit towers standing above the streets
Snow on the red rock formations south-west of Denver with the Rockies behind
A large mural of a woman in a feathered headdress painted on the side of a Denver building

  • Downtown and RiNo

    LoDo · Union Station · RiNo

    A booked dock, plus a right-of-way permit at about $50 where the truck blocks a sidewalk, alley or metered space.

  • Older bungalow streets

    Capitol Hill · Highland · Baker · Park Hill

    Routine right-of-way territory. Where the application needs review a further $125 applies, which is why we file at booking.

  • Across the Front Range

    Aurora · Lakewood · Littleton · Arvada · Westminster

    Separate cities, so the Denver permit does not reach them. Driveways usually mean no permit and a short carry.

Denver's skyline behind the City Park lake and pavilion, with the Rocky Mountains on the horizon

Reviews from customers on our long-distance lanes

“This move was from Boulder, CO to Detroit, MI in the middle of winter. The team at Cross Country not only saved the day, they went above and beyond to make sure all our timing hit just right.”

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Where to go next

Common questions about moving from Denver

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How do I check a Colorado mover in one question?

Ask for the Colorado PUC permit number and look at the first three letters. A household goods mover’s permit begins with HHG. A general freight or property carrier permit does not cover residential moving — and quoting one is exactly what the PUC’s own fraud alerts describe operators doing.

Do I need a parking permit for the truck?

It depends on your block, which is why we ask at survey. Denver requires a right-of-way permit when the truck, a container or a dumpster will block a sidewalk, an alley, a metered space or a fire lane. On a suburban street with a driveway that usually does not apply; downtown, in Capitol Hill or RiNo it usually does.

What does that permit cost?

Most run about fifty dollars, with a further hundred and twenty-five where the application needs administrative review. Where your address needs one, it goes on the estimate rather than appearing afterwards.

How does winter affect my delivery?

Westbound out of Denver the interstate crosses the Continental Divide, and in winter that means chain law, slow orders and occasional closures. A loaded trailer waits a closure out rather than driving it, which is why we quote a delivery window rather than an hour.

You are an interstate carrier — what about a move inside Colorado?

Different regulator. Interstate is federal: USDOT 2138595 and MC-744411, checkable on the FMCSA register. A move that starts and ends in Colorado needs a PUC household goods permit — the one beginning HHG — from whoever performs it.

What is my furniture actually insured for?

By default sixty cents per pound of the item — the federal released-value standard, included at no cost. That is weight, not worth, and on Denver loads full of skis, bikes and outdoor kit the gap is wide: light, awkward and expensive is the worst case for a per-pound rule. Full-value protection is the paid alternative on an inventory we declare together.

Moving out of Denver?

The right permit, the block checked, and a binding number before you commit.

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Get a price for your move from Denver

Two ZIP codes and a date is enough to start. A coordinator confirms whether your block needs a permit and how the passes affect the window before anything is booked.