Priority Waste
Interstate carrier
Legal name: Priority Waste LLC
- USDOT
- 3097519
- Based in
- Clinton Township, MI 48038 (5 mi from center)
- Service
- Local moves
- Fleet
- 859 trucks, 682 drivers
- USDOT registered
- 2018
Moving from Sterling Heights to Santa Cruz is a cross-country move of roughly 2,464 road miles, heading west from Michigan to California.
At this distance carriers price by shipment weight and mileage rather than by the hour. A two-bedroom home (around 5,000 lb of goods) typically costs $8,200 to $12,200 with a full-service mover, and delivery usually takes 7 to 14 days after pickup because long-haul trucks consolidate several households per trip. Driving it yourself takes about 43 hours (5 driving days).
On the Sterling Heights side there are 754 household-goods carriers registered with the FMCSA in and around the city (308 of them authorized for interstate work), and 27 around Santa Cruz (6 interstate). For an interstate move you can book from either end; movers near the origin handle loading and are usually the better first call, while a destination-side company can be useful if you need storage or delivery-day help in Santa Cruz.
Sterling Heights has a population of about 133,931 and Santa Cruz about 62,000. Santa Cruz is the denser city (4,942 people per square mile versus 3,691 in Sterling Heights), which often means shuttle trucks, parking restrictions or building move-in windows on delivery day. California is a higher-cost state than Michigan, so budget a little more for destination-side help, deposits and first-month expenses.
Cost of moving from Sterling Heights to Santa Cruz
| Home size | Est. weight | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | 2,000 lb | $3,280 | $4,000 | $4,880 |
| 1 Bedroom | 3,000 lb | $4,920 | $6,000 | $7,320 |
| 2 Bedrooms | 5,000 lb | $8,200 | $10,000 | $12,200 |
| 3 Bedrooms | 8,000 lb | $13,120 | $15,990 | $19,510 |
| 4+ Bedrooms | 11,000 lb | $18,030 | $21,990 | $26,830 |
Rental truck (DIY)
$3,430–$4,840
One-way truck for the distance, mileage and fuel included; you load and drive.
Portable container
$3,220–$4,730
Container delivered, you load, company transports; transit is slower than a mover.
Full-service mover
$8,200–$12,200
Two-bedroom reference; crew loads, hauls and unloads.
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Moving companies for this route
Near Sterling Heights (origin)
Universal
Licensed interstate
Legal name: Universal Intermodal Services INC
- USDOT
- 1162977
- MC
- 468507
- Based in
- Warren, MI 48089 (8 mi from center)
- Service
- Local moves
- Fleet
- 124 trucks, 116 drivers
- USDOT registered
- 2003
Rzs Express LLC
Licensed interstate
- USDOT
- 3171509
- MC
- 118718
- Based in
- Warren, MI 48093 (5 mi from center)
- Service
- Local & long-distance
- Fleet
- 110 trucks, 110 drivers
- USDOT registered
- 2018
Standard Trucking LLC
Licensed interstate
- USDOT
- 2512112
- MC
- 871317
- Based in
- Hamtramck, MI 48212 (12 mi from center)
- Service
- Local & long-distance
- Fleet
- 110 trucks, 110 drivers
- USDOT registered
- 2014
McClay Transportation USA LLC
Licensed interstate
- USDOT
- 2465324
- MC
- 852043
- Based in
- Harrison Township, MI 48045 (11 mi from center)
- Service
- Local moves
- Fleet
- 96 trucks, 110 drivers
- USDOT registered
- 2014
General Trucking INC
Licensed interstate
Safety: Satisfactory
- USDOT
- 1556061
- MC
- 578193
- Based in
- Warren, MI 48091 (8 mi from center)
- Service
- Local & long-distance
- Fleet
- 74 trucks, 85 drivers
- USDOT registered
- 2006
Logistic One LTD
Licensed interstate
Safety: Satisfactory
- USDOT
- 1339068
- MC
- 515593
- Based in
- Warren, MI 48089 (8 mi from center)
- Service
- Long-distance
- Fleet
- 74 trucks, 60 drivers
- USDOT registered
- 2005
Mra
Licensed interstate
Legal name: Mobility Resource Associates INC
- USDOT
- 896198
- MC
- 196605
- Based in
- Madison Heights, MI 48071 (6 mi from center)
- Service
- Long-distance
- Fleet
- 68 trucks, 42 drivers
- USDOT registered
- 2000
Near Santa Cruz (destination)
Lambert And Son Moving
Licensed interstate
Legal name: Bill Lambert
- USDOT
- 3528657
- MC
- 1220611
- Based in
- Santa Cruz, CA 95065 (5 mi from center)
- Service
- Long-distance
- Fleet
- 4 trucks, 7 drivers
- USDOT registered
- 2020
Edward W Grace
Licensed interstate
- USDOT
- 1559365
- MC
- 643222
- Based in
- Santa Cruz, CA 95062 (3 mi from center)
- Service
- Local & long-distance
- Fleet
- 1 truck, 3 drivers
- USDOT registered
- 2006
Denise Hoselton Living Tr
Interstate carrier
- USDOT
- 4197804
- MC
- 1618833
- Based in
- Brookdale, CA 95007 (10 mi from center)
- Service
- Local moves
- Fleet
- 1 truck, 1 drivers
- USDOT registered
- 2024
Delivertron
Interstate carrier
Legal name: Delivertron LLC
- USDOT
- 3592367
- Based in
- Boulder Creek, CA 95006 (15 mi from center)
- Service
- Local moves
- Fleet
- 1 truck, 1 drivers
- USDOT registered
- 2021
Locatelli Moving And Storage INC
Intrastate carrier
- USDOT
- 1891836
- Based in
- Santa Cruz, CA 95060 (4 mi from center)
- Service
- Long-distance
- Fleet
- 7 trucks, 5 drivers
- USDOT registered
- 2009
Coast Paper & Supply
Intrastate carrier
- USDOT
- 2666577
- Based in
- Santa Cruz, CA 95060 (4 mi from center)
- Service
- Local moves
- Fleet
- 4 trucks, 4 drivers
- USDOT registered
- 2015
Rational Moving INC
Intrastate carrier
- USDOT
- 3393511
- MC
- 1565780
- Based in
- Scotts Valley, CA 95066 (7 mi from center)
- Service
- Local & long-distance
- Fleet
- 3 trucks, 3 drivers
- USDOT registered
- 2020
Full Load
Intrastate carrier
Legal name: Robert D Joseph
- USDOT
- 2773290
- Based in
- Santa Cruz, CA 95060 (4 mi from center)
- Service
- Local moves
- Fleet
- 2 trucks, 2 drivers
- USDOT registered
- 2015