Updated July 8, 2026
I started CostToMoveGuide after watching two "identical" moving quotes land $2,000 apart with no way to tell which one was closer to reasonable. This page is the accountability layer: who's responsible for what's published here, where the figures come from, and how to get something fixed.
Who's Behind CostToMoveGuide
I'm Chris Terry, founder and editor. I built the four calculators and set the rate assumptions each one runs on, and I sign off before a new tool or a pricing update goes live. Jessica Martinez writes most of the guides you'll find across the site; see the authors page for both of our backgrounds. Nothing publishes here without a name attached to it.
Where the Numbers Come From
The hourly rates in the local-move calculator, the per-mile and per-pound figures in the long-distance tool, the truck rental day rates, and the packing cost ranges all trace back to published mover and carrier pricing, industry rate surveys, and FMCSA guidance on how interstate movers are required to estimate. Each calculator's own page documents the specific formula it runs, so you can see exactly how an output was produced instead of taking it on faith.
How Often Figures Get Updated
Moving costs shift with fuel prices, seasonal demand, and labor rates, so I review the assumptions behind each calculator at least once a year and sooner if a reader flags something that looks off. The "updated" date on a guide reflects the last time I actually checked its numbers against current sources, not a cosmetic republish.
Corrections
If a figure looks wrong, tell me directly. I read every message that comes through the contact form myself. When a correction is warranted, I fix the number, update the page's date, and for anything that meaningfully changed a published estimate, I say so rather than quietly editing it away.
Affiliate Links and Editorial Independence
Some links on this site are affiliate links, and I may earn a commission if you book through one. That relationship never changes a calculator's output or what a guide recommends. The math runs the same whether a given link happens to pay a commission or not.