Rob The Mover

Specialties

Quality service in a New York minute. We do our best to take the time to hear what you need done for your move. Do you need a few packing materials on the day of your move or do you want a full service move? Would you like an in home estimate or do you prefer to do everything over email or the phone?

Get that small business feel from a company that can still provide insurance for your building and the right size truck. We started with a pickup truck and a desire to just help people move a piece of furniture here and there, now we have three trucks and a dozen workers to help move any size apartment, house, or office space.

History

Established in 2007.

The actual truck I used to drive into Ground Zero… I was working for a non-​profit and would bring loads of gloves, boots, masks, food, etc into the zone to assist with the workers. When our operation was over, a woman who was associated with the organization starting using the truck personally.

When gas prices started to rise in 2005, she wanted to get rid of the truck. I got word of it, and thought I could make a little extra cash helping people move things from place to place. I bought the truck and started placing ads on Craigslist. Soon, I was getting more business than I could handle.

I liken my business to the teachers in the midwest (where I grew up) who would mow lawns, do landscaping, paint houses, etc as summer income… this is that kind of work… NYC style! It gets me outside and talking to adults (as opposed to teenagers…) and helps ease the burden of a low teacher salary.

Meet the Business Owner

Robert M.

Business Owner

Rob is was a high school teacher, starting his business on a shoestring, much how he travelled through Africa while in the Peace Corps.

He grew up in Galesburg, IL

B.S. in Mathematics from Purdue University

M.S. in Educational Technology from New York Institute of Technology

Spent three years teaching in the Peace Corps in Malawi, Africa. (Would love to tell you stories as we travel to your destination!)

Have taught in New York public, charter, and private schools.

I have hired «real» movers to assist me with moving so I learned the tricks of the trade. I learned how to cover, pad, and tape all kinds of furniture.