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Four long-distance lanes out of Belmont, run by the same crew that loads the truck.
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Long-distance work is a smaller share of what Next Step Moving and Storage does, but it’s run the same way as a local job: one crew loads the truck in Belmont, drives it, and unloads it themselves — no broker handoff to a carrier we’ve never met. Sean Doherty keeps these lanes limited to distances his own trucks can run without a second driver taking over partway. Below are the four corridors we run most, each with its own pricing and timing built around the drive.
Does the same crew that loads my truck in Belmont also unload it at the destination?▾
Yes. Next Step doesn't hand the job to a different carrier partway through — the crew that loads your truck in Belmont drives it and unloads it at the other end.
How far in advance do I need to book a long-distance move?▾
Two to three weeks gives us the most flexibility on scheduling, especially for the New York and Portland lanes, though we can sometimes work in a shorter-notice move depending on the week.
What if I'm moving somewhere that isn't New York, Hartford, Providence, or Portland?▾
These four are the lanes we run most often, but they're not the only ones. Call the office with your destination and Maureen can tell you whether it's a route Sean's trucks can cover.
Anyone loading your boxes cleared a background check before day one and stays on the Next Step Moving and Storage payroll year-round — we don’t pull in extra hands from a gig app when a week gets busy.
Every Review Posts As Written
Every Belmont review posts exactly as it was written, five stars or two — we don’t cut the parts that aren’t flattering.
Sean Doherty looks at the job himself — a call, a video walkthrough, or photos you text over — before he puts a number on paper, and that’s the number that shows up on the invoice.
Every Mover Is Ours, Full Stop
The crew on your truck trained under Tony Marchetti or Devon Walsh and draws a paycheck from Next Step — nobody’s pulled off a gig-work app the morning of your move.
Maureen Keeps Every Paper Ready
Every Belmont move runs on a Massachusetts DPU mover permit, and anything crossing state lines runs under our federal DOT and MC authority too — Maureen Kelly keeps both on file, plus proof of the $1M policy that rides along on every load, ready before you even think to ask.
Built Around a New England Calendar
A December ice storm that shuts down Trapelo Road gets a reschedule call before it hits, not after, and once the spring thaw turns the older driveways soft we walk the site first to make sure a loaded truck won’t sink it.
The Quote Already Covers the Hard Parts
A resident-permit street near Belmont Center, a third-floor triple-decker walk-up, the extra mileage out to Middlesex County’s far edge — all of it is priced in before we quote you, so the invoice never grows on move day.
Every Truck Rolls Out Fully Stocked
All 6 of our trucks leave the yard loaded with furniture pads, straps, dollies, and shrink wrap already on board, so nobody’s making a hardware-store run in the middle of your move.
Reserve Your Date Before September Fills Up
Lock in your Belmont move date online now — the first week of September disappears fast once every lease in Middlesex County turns over on the same weekend.
Moving The Date Costs Nothing Extra
A nor’easter lines up for moving day, or a closing gets pushed back a week — either way, rebooking ahead of time doesn’t add a dollar to your quote.
Priced Off Actual Middlesex County Jobs
Every quote is built from real jobs we’ve run around Belmont, not a generic online calculator, and veteran, teacher, and student-move discounts come off the price before you ever sign.
Straight From the People We Moved
Nothing below is trimmed or touched up — just Middlesex County households describing their own move day.
★★★★★
Devon’s crew got our piano down a staircase I was sure wouldn’t work, and never once acted rattled about it.
Meghan C.Watertown · Google
★★★★★
Tony walked the driveway before anything else, planned the truck angle, and had us loaded ahead of schedule.
Jack O.Arlington · Google
★★★★★
Next Step Moving and Storage quoted a number on the first call and the invoice matched it to the dollar.
Priya R.Cambridge · Google
★★★★★
No fuel charge, no stair charge, nothing tacked on — the price we agreed to was the price we paid.
Marcus D.Waltham · Google
★★★★★
They packed the kitchen the night before and had the truck unloaded before dinner the next day.
