Tucson Movers doing it right for 30 years
Family owned and operated, fully licensed, and Tucson’s award-winning movers for three decades. Full-time trained crews, no combined shipments, everything pad-wrapped — and 784 five-star reviews to prove it.
Voted Tucson’s Best Mover · Arizona Readers’ Choice winner · Licensed & insured · Family owned
Accredited, Guaranteed & Recognized
At a glance
What our Tucson movers include on every move
The essentials, included on every move — trained crews, the right trucks, and the little things that make moving day faster and easier on you.
Real-time oversight on every move
Your crew posts updates to our team group chat all day — arrival, wrapping, loading, delivery. Damian and the office watch your move happen live and catch anything before it's a problem.
Full-time, fully trained pros
No day laborers off a corner. Every mover is a trained, full-time professional before they touch a single piece of your furniture.
Everything padded & shrink-wrapped
We pad-wrap and shrink-wrap your furniture before it moves, protecting both homes. Bonus: you don't even have to empty your dresser drawers.
Fully equipped 26-ft moving trucks
Ten 26-foot trucks means we handle a studio, a full house, one office or several. No move too small, none too big.
Disassembly & reassembly included
Beds, tables, wall units — we take them apart and put them back together at the other end. You point; we handle the rest.
Family owned & operated
A local Tucson family business — not a national chain or a franchise. You reach the people who actually run your move, and Damian stands behind every job personally.
What we move
Tucson moving services — start to finish
Full-service moving from Tucson to anywhere in Arizona — homes, offices, and the tricky stuff other crews turn down.
Straightforward pricing
Tucson moving rates — two ways to price your move
No games and no hidden fees — pick whichever is simplest for you.
Simple hourly rate
Only pay for the time you actually use. The clock starts when we start and stops when we're done — no padding, no surprises. Ideal when you want to keep things simple and straightforward.
Free in-home estimate
Want a number locked in? We'll come out, walk through everything in person, and give you a guaranteed all-in price. The amount we quote is the amount you pay — no move-day surprises.
Either way, the price we give you is the price you pay.
Customer reviews
What Tucson says about Smart Move
Our number one goal has always been happy customers. When people have a great move, they tell their friends and neighbors — and that's how we've grown into a moving company we're proud of. Here's what our customers are saying.
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Less work for you
We pad and shrink-wrap everything — leave your drawers full
Because we wrap and pad every piece before it moves, you skip the worst part of moving day — and both homes stay protected the whole way.
- No emptying and repacking dresser drawers
- Walls, floors, and doorways stay protected in both homes
- Furniture wrapped tight against scuffs, dust, and dings
- We disassemble and reassemble it all — no tools, no stress
Moving out of town? Your things never share a truck — no combined shipments, ever.
On a move anywhere in Arizona, your shipment goes direct — arriving fast and safe, on your schedule instead of someone else's route.
Start my moveThe details
Full-service Tucson moving, explained
Everything our crews handle — and how we do it right.
Professionally trained moving crews
Every Smart Move mover is full-time and completes a hands-on training program before working a job solo — lifting and carrying technique, dolly and strap use, stair and tight-doorway navigation, blanket-wrapping, truck loading, and home protection. There are no day laborers on our trucks and nobody learning on your move; even our newest crew member has already run the full program.
Packing & unpacking services
Our packers use professional-grade boxes, dish packs, and wardrobe cartons, plus custom crating for mirrors, artwork, and glass tabletops. Hand off the whole house or office, or just the kitchen and other fragile rooms — every box is labeled by room so unpacking goes fast. Want it put away too? We'll unpack and haul off the empty boxes.
Labor-only loading & unloading
Already have a truck, trailer, or POD? Book our crew by the hour to load or unload it. We handle rental trucks, PODs and containers, storage units, and in-home moves when you just need heavy furniture shifted to another room or floor. You provide the vehicle; we bring the dollies, straps, and experience.
Specialty & heavy-item movers
Safes, pianos, and oversized pieces take the right gear and a crew that's done it before. We move gun safes and 500-plus-pound floor safes, upright and grand pianos, pool tables, gym equipment, antiques, and other high-value items — with the dollies, ramps, and padding to get them down stairs and through tight spaces without a scratch.
Student & senior moving specialists
Students usually need quick, affordable moves that fit dorm and apartment move-in windows; seniors often need a slower, more careful pace and help downsizing. We coordinate timing with apartment complexes, HOAs, and assisted-living or 55+ communities, and we're glad to work room by room at whatever pace feels right.
Full furniture & home protection
Beyond wrapping your furniture, we protect the house itself — floor runners on high-traffic paths, padding on door jambs and banisters, and shrink wrap to keep drawers and doors shut in transit. Mattresses go in mattress bags, TVs and mirrors get boxed or crated, and every piece is set down exactly where you want it at the new home.
On the job
Real crews, real Tucson moves
Not stock photos — this is our team wrapping, hauling, and protecting Tucson homes.
Pad-wrapping every piece
Careful through every doorway
We wrap it all — drawers stay full
Protected top to bottom
Professional packing
10 trucks — any size moveWhere we move
Movers serving Tucson & Southern Arizona
Local movers for the whole metro — and long-distance to anywhere in Arizona.
Don't see your town? We move all across Arizona — see our full service area or just ask.
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Locally owned, right here in Tucson
Serving Tucson and all of Southern Arizona from our local office. Check our reviews, get directions, or reach out — we're a real Tucson business, not a national call center.
About the area
Moving in Tucson & the Old Pueblo
We've spent 30 years moving families and businesses all across the Tucson metro — from the historic barrios downtown to the newer developments out in the northwest, and everywhere in between. As a local company, we know the area the way only people who live and work here can: the tight historic streets in Sam Hughes and Armory Park, the hillside driveways in the Catalina Foothills, the gated communities in Oro Valley and SaddleBrooke, and the growing neighborhoods in Vail, Sahuarita, and Corona de Tucson.
Moving in Tucson comes with a few local realities most national companies don't plan for — and we do. Our desert heat is hard on furniture and electronics, so we pad-wrap and shrink-wrap everything and keep loads protected from the sun. Many of the communities we serve, especially the 55+ and gated developments around Green Valley, SaddleBrooke, and the Foothills, have HOA move-in rules and time windows we coordinate around. And every summer we handle the University of Arizona move-out and move-in rush, so student moves near campus are second nature to us.
Whether you're relocating across town, downsizing into a retirement community, moving a student into a dorm, or heading out to another city in Arizona, you're working with a Tucson team that treats your move like it matters — because this is our home too.
Quick answers
Tucson moving questions, answered
Where in Arizona do you move?
Anywhere in the state. We move locally around Tucson and statewide to anywhere in Arizona — and because we never combine your shipment with anyone else's, your belongings go straight there.
Do I really not have to empty my dresser drawers?
Correct. We shrink-wrap and pad-wrap your furniture before it moves, so drawers can stay full and protected. It's one of the biggest time-savers we offer.
Can you handle a piano, a safe, or other heavy items?
Yes. Heavy and specialty items are one of our specialties — safes, pianos, and awkward pieces get the right crew and the right equipment.
What size moves can you do?
Any size. With ten 26-foot trucks, we handle everything from a single studio apartment or dorm to a full house, and from a small office to multiple offices.
How do you charge?
Two simple ways: a straightforward hourly rate where you only pay for the time you use, or a free in-home estimate that locks in a guaranteed all-in price. Either way, the price we give you is the price you pay — no hidden fees.
Are you licensed and accredited?
We're BBB Accredited, Google Guaranteed, HomeAdvisor Approved, and multi-year winners of the Arizona Readers' Choice award for best movers — with 30 years of local experience behind us.
How do you keep my move on track?
Your crew posts updates to our team group chat throughout the day, so the office monitors your move in real time. If anything needs attention, we catch it as it happens instead of after.
A promise from the owner
"My name is Damian Perkins, and I want to personally thank you for considering Smart Move. My team and I know you're trusting us with everything you own — and that's not something we take lightly. From your first phone call to the last piece placed in your new home, we're here to make sure your move exceeds your expectations."
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