Burlington, NC Moving Company Since 1976
Burlington sits right at the crossroads of I-40 and I-85 in Alamance County. It's the kind of town where you can buy a solid house, raise a family, and still get to Durham or Greensboro in under 45 minutes. Truckin' Movers has been moving families through this corridor since 1976, and we know it well. The narrow streets near the old textile mill district downtown. The long driveways in the neighborhoods off Alamance Road. The apartment complexes near Elon University that fill up every August. We've handled moves in all of them. Burlington City Park still spins its hand-carved Dentzel carousel from around 1910, one of the few antique menagerie carousels left in the country, and it's the kind of landmark that tells you this town has deep roots.
Our office is in Durham, about 40 minutes east on I-85. When you call us, you're talking to people who know the Triangle and the Triad, not a national call center. We'll walk through your move and give you a real number, not a lowball estimate that doubles on moving day.
Every Kind of Move in Burlington
We handle the full range of moves that come through Alamance County:
- Residential Moves: Houses, apartments, condos, townhomes. A local Burlington move or a cross-country haul. We do both.
- Commercial Moves: Office relocations, warehouse moves along the I-85 corridor, retail buildouts. We work fast and stay out of your operations.
- Specialty Moves: Pianos, antiques, artwork. If it's heavy, fragile, or expensive, our specialty crew has moved something like it before.
- Storage: Climate-controlled and secure in Durham County, about 40 minutes down I-85. Good for a gap between closings or a corporate relocation that's still finalizing. Container stays sealed, a week or a year.
Moving to Burlington from Out of State
More people are finding Burlington every year. The value is hard to beat. Home prices are well below what you'd pay in Durham or Raleigh, and you're still close enough to commute to RTP or downtown Greensboro. Burlington is also LabCorp's global headquarters, one of the largest lab-testing companies in the world, so a good share of our moves here are people relocating for that job. Our long-distance moving services bring families in from all over the country. We give you an exact delivery date, not a window.
New to the area? Here's what we see on move day. The historic district near downtown has character homes with narrow hallways and older staircases. Newer subdivisions on the outskirts have wider streets but sometimes unfinished landscaping. And the Elon University area has its own rhythm during move-in season. We plan around all of it.
Why Burlington Families Trust Truckin' Movers
Our crew members aren't day laborers. They're career movers, averaging over a decade with us. They know how to protect hardwood floors in an older home, how to handle a tight turn in a downtown apartment, and how to get a loaded truck through the I-85/I-40 interchange without breaking a sweat. Moving is hard. We don't pretend it isn't. But 49 years of doing this means we've figured out how to take the edge off. We show up when we say we will, handle your stuff with care, and get it done.
Get Your Burlington Move Started
A move in the historic district. A relocation for a job at LabCorp. A commercial move along the I-85 corridor. Truckin' Movers has handled Burlington moves since 1976. Give us a call at (919) 682-2300 and we'll put a plan together.
