Service area · Middlesex County

Movers in New Brunswick, NJ.

Rutgers and the hospitals, on their calendars rather than yours.

Fresh Start Movers serving New Brunswick, NJ
Moving in New Brunswick

What a move in New Brunswick actually looks like.

New Brunswick moves run on two schedules that are not the property market: the Rutgers academic calendar and hospital onboarding at Robert Wood Johnson. Faculty, graduate students and medical staff all move to a start date, and the last week of August is the busiest week of the year in this city by a wide margin. Practically, that means high-rise buildings with a service elevator to reserve and a certificate of insurance to file, and campus-area streets where a permit is the difference between parking at the door and carrying two blocks.

New Brunswick is part of our Middlesex County coverage, about 45 minutes from our Wall Township base. We are in Middlesex County multiple times a week, so scheduling stays tight and the same crew loads and unloads — no contractor handoffs.

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We had an amazing experience with Fresh Start Movers. Christine was amazing and the entire team did a fantastic job!! We made multiple stops from North Jersey to South Jersey dropping off furniture along the way to family and everything was absolutely seamless! We also were in a pinch to move our daughter out of her apartment on short notice and Fresh Start was able to accommodate us. Great experience all around and we would highly recommend Fresh Start to anyone!!

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FAQ

Common questions.

Quick answers to what NJ movers ask most. If yours isn't here, call — we will not put you through an automated phone tree.

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Are you licensed and insured?

Yes. We are NJ Division of Consumer Affairs registered for in-state household-goods moves — NJ Public Movers License #39PM00129400. For interstate work we hold USDOT 3855223 and docket MC-1609840, which you can look up yourself on the FMCSA SAFER registry. Long-distance moves out of NJ are conducted under full FMCSA-compliant household-goods paperwork, bill of lading, and full-value protection. Insurance carries $2M general liability and full-value protection is available on every move. A Certificate of Insurance is issued to your destination building on commercial jobs by default and on residential jobs on request.

How do you price a move?

Most in-state residential moves are quoted as a written estimate after a consultation by video or in person, so you have a number in writing before anything is booked. It is an estimate rather than a binding price, so the final number reflects the job as it actually runs. The walkthrough is what keeps it close. Hourly is available for partial-day jobs and genuinely ambiguous scopes. Long-distance moves are estimated the same way, never by final weight after loading.

Do you handle long-distance and interstate moves?

Yes. Every interstate move uses a dedicated truck — your shipment is the only shipment on the vehicle, loaded once in NJ and unloaded once at the destination. No terminal transfers, no shared loads. Delivery is a specific day in writing, not a 14-day spread. Most-requested routes are NJ-to-Florida and NJ-to-Carolinas.

Do you offer packing services?

Yes. Full-service packing wraps the whole house in 1–2 days; fragile-only is the more common configuration where we handle the kitchen, art, china, and electronics and the homeowner packs closets and books. Materials (boxes, paper, wrap, tape) are included in the packing quote. Unpacking is available as an add-on.

Do you provide a Certificate of Insurance?

Yes. For commercial moves we issue a COI to the destination building by default, naming the property manager as an additional insured if requested. For residential moves we will issue a COI to your HOA or building management on request — typically within one business day of a written request.
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