Whether you're negotiating a move around the "Windy City," or trying to get to Illinois from adjacent Wisconsin, Indiana or Iowa locations, you may need the help of Illinois movers. Business moving services, IL-based shops or regionals offering long distance help can get you situated to expand your operations.

Commercial clients often rely on regional movers to handle freight. Business operators might be looking for Illinois movers and moving companies for any of the following situations:

1. As part of providing residential moving services to home buyers or for public facilities in the Chicago area or around rural Illinois, where Illinois building movers can quickly supply a multi-family residential area.

2. To ship high-tech items into a facility or get bulky machines into an office or work space for specialized purposes, where business moving companies in Illinois can help navigate and get your items to their destination.

3. To transport goods and supplies for existing businesses along the highways and interstates of Illinois.

Action Steps
The best contacts and resources to help you get it done

Get support from Illinois moving services and rental shops

For smaller jobs, you may only need a vehicle and staff driver to get your stuff where it needs to go. Local truck rental shops and moving support services can help you accomplish this with good backup and deals on vehicles for your move.

I recommend: Illinois Central Truck and Car Rental LLC serves Chicago's southern suburban area. The company "has created a partnership with Thrifty Car Rental (DTAG) and Illinois Central School Bus Co. providing several locations in the southern suburbs of Chicago serving both the consumer and light-duty commercial sectors." On the other side of the state, McBride Mack Sales Inc. will rent you a Mack truck and provide support for an Illinois move.

Get help from local Illinois moving companies

You can often get good support for a moving job from movers in Illinois. Find local companies who are in-the-know about the terrain and surrounding area, and who pride themselves on keeping up a good reputation locally. This is ideal for Chicago moving or jobs that depend on local knowledge.

I recommend: Olympic Moving & Storage invites you to take a look at their array of relocation services. Specialty Moving Systems, Inc., out of Glendale Heights, offers a range of commercial services for managers looking to ship around Chicago or out of state.

Use long distance corporate movers in Illinois

Other, larger movers are set up to cover larger regions of the country. National moving companies can help you with long-distance shipping to or from Illinois or with international moving needs.

I recommend: Ace Relocation Systems, Inc., based in Elgin, IL, can help with employee moves, company relocation or other commercial services either domestic or international. Ace offers information on dealing with pricing and tariffs, and generally helps move goods long distances. Baillie Moving Systems in Batavia brings 17 years or experience to the table as a full-scale national mover.

Tips & Tactics

Helpful advice for making the most of this Guide

• •  Do the negotiating ahead of time. Though most moving companies are reputable and do good business, getting critical deals made early can help you avoid having to hash out problems later. Take a long hard look at your contract with professional movers in Illinois before signing.