We are a mobile home transport company built on a simple observation: the industry splits one job into four contracts, then blames the weather when the schedule collapses. Transport is brokered. Installation is subcontracted. Permits are “the customer’s responsibility”. Anchoring is whoever is available. The homeowner absorbs every seam.
Table of Contents
Part of our services. This page is one of six that sit under the services overview, where the whole job is explained stage by stage.
We are a mobile home transport company because we wanted to finish the job, not hand it off. That single decision shapes everything below: who we hire, what we quote, what we refuse, and what you receive when the work is done.
We do it as one job. Transport, setup, leveling, anchoring, permits and inspection paperwork under one licence, one schedule and one point of contact.
How we work
We quote what we can see. A phone estimate is a placeholder; a site and route review is a quote. Before you pay a deposit, we ask for dimensions, photographs of the access, the destination address and the home’s age. If something in that picture cannot work, we say so.
We itemise. Tear-down, haul, escorts, permits, set, anchors, skirting and hookups appear as separate lines. You can remove what you do not need, and you can compare our quote to a competitor’s without guessing what is excluded.
We document. Level readings, anchor layouts, photographs, permits and certification filings get assembled into a file. That file is what protects you at resale, at insurance renewal and in a dispute.
We finish. The job is not done when the home is on the piers. It is done when the inspection passes, the skirting is on, the steps are safe and the site is clean.
What we are licensed and insured to do
Licensing for manufactured housing work is state-specific and, in several states, split between transport and installation. We hold the registrations required in the states where we perform work directly, and where a jurisdiction requires a locally licensed installer we work with one rather than around the requirement.
Certificates of insurance are provided before mobilisation, including additional-insured wording when a park, dealer or commercial client requires it. Cargo coverage applies to the haul; the declared value of the home and the policy terms are confirmed in writing before the move.
Ask for the licence number and the certificate for your state. Any operator who hesitates on that question is telling you something.
The crew and the equipment
Transport is done with toter trucks and trailers rated for the section weight, with the hitch, frame support and tie pattern set to the manufacturer’s designated points. Setting is done with jacks, piers, caps and blocking sized to the installation instructions, and leveling is measured with a laser and a water level rather than by eye.
Anchoring hardware is specified to the wind zone at the installation address, not to whatever is on the truck. Where a job needs a crane, a winch truck or a second crew, we say so at quoting instead of discovering it on the day.
Where we work
Local moves inside our home region, and long-distance hauls along the corridors we know: the Southeast, Midwest, Texas and the Mid-Atlantic, with interstate moves quoted after a route review. We do not quietly broker a move outside our coverage and let a stranger represent us. See service areas.
Who we work for
- Homeowners moving a family home onto land, into a park, or to a new state.
- First-time buyers who need the sequence explained before they sign anything.
- Sellers who need the home movable and documented to close a sale.
- Park and community operators turning units and upgrading anchoring ahead of inspection.
- Dealers delivering and installing customer homes without warranty headaches.
- Commercial clients placing modular offices, classrooms, clinics and workforce housing.
What we will not do
We will not move a home whose frame cannot take the load. We will not set a home on a site that will not drain. We will not run an oversize load without a permit. We will not promise an inspection date we do not control. And we will not tell you a repair is unnecessary when it is the reason your floor is soft.
That stance loses us jobs to operators who say yes to everything. It is also why our clients tend to call us for the second move.
Our standards
HUD 24 CFR 3285 for installation and anchoring, the state installation code where the home lands, the manufacturer’s installation instructions for the specific home, and the permit scope as issued. Where those four disagree, the strictest one wins and we document why.
If you want the regulatory detail rather than the marketing version, our compliance guide is written for exactly that.
Talk to us
Send the home size, the route, the dates and photographs of the site access. You will get an itemised quote, the permit requirements and a realistic calendar. Request a quote.
Why we built the company around one crew
The mobile home transport company model most homeowners meet is a broker with a call centre. It works for a simple haul and fails at every seam: the carrier who has never seen the site, the installer booked separately, the permit nobody filed because the contract said it was the customer’s job.
We are structured the other way. Transport, set, level and anchor are one scope with one project manager. That is a smaller business by design, and it is why we can tell you on the first call whether a move is realistic.
What a licensed mobile home installer actually checks
Licensing varies by state, but the substance does not: support and blocking to the manufacturer’s instructions, level measured and recorded, anchoring to the wind zone with hardware rated to the code load, compliant utility connections, and documentation filed where required.
As a licensed mobile home installer, the work we sign is the work we can defend to a code officer, an insurer or a buyer five years later. That standard is why we turn down jobs: a home we cannot install compliantly is a home we will not install at all.
Insured mobile home movers: what the certificate should say
Ask for the certificate before mobilisation and read three things: the general liability limits, the auto liability limits for the towing vehicle, and the cargo coverage with the declared value of your home. Additional-insured wording is normal for park and commercial work.
“Fully insured” on a website is a claim. A certificate is a document. Insured mobile home movers should send one without being asked twice.
How we handle the jobs other companies avoid
Tight access, steep approaches, homes that have not moved in thirty years, park rules that conflict with the state code, and inspections that have already failed once. Those jobs need a site visit and an honest scope, which is more work than a phone quote — and it is most of what we do.
If your move has already gone wrong with another company, tell us what happened. The inspection service is usually the right starting point.
What to ask any mobile home transport company
| Question | Why it matters |
|---|---|
| Who holds the installer licence here? | A mobile home transport company that cannot name it cannot legally sign the install |
| Is the quote itemised? | Every mobile home transport company quotes a total; few show the lines |
| Who files the permits? | The answer decides who owns a delay |
| What is excluded? | Roofs, skirting, utilities and site prep are the usual gaps |
| Who is on site at delivery? | A mobile home transport company should name a person, not a department |
| What does closeout include? | Level readings, anchor layout and the certification filing |
We answer all six on the first call. If the company you are comparing us to will not, that is the comparison.
What we do, in short
- Transport: single, double and triple-wide, permitted and escorted.
- Installation: piers, blocking, marriage line, level and anchoring to code.
- Paperwork: permits, inspection filings and the close-out file.
- Coverage: local moves plus interstate corridors, quoted after a route review.
- Licensing: state transport and installer registrations where we perform the work.
- Insurance: certificates issued before mobilisation, with additional-insured wording where required.
- Refusals: homes that cannot travel, and sites that cannot drain.
- Documentation: permits, level readings, anchor layouts and photographs.
- Crews: our own, on the sites we quote.
As a mobile home transport company, our measure of a good job is simple: the inspection passes, the file is complete, and the homeowner can explain what was done and why. If a mobile home transport company cannot give you that, the price is the least important difference between you.
How to vet a mobile home transport company
Five questions separate a mobile home transport company that finishes jobs from one that subcontracts them.
- Who is on site? Ask whether the mobile home transport company sends its own crew or brokers the work.
- Who pulls permits? A mobile home transport company that files permits knows the county, not just the highway.
- What is in writing? Scope, exclusions and the mobile home transport company insurance certificate, before any deposit.
- What happens after? Level readings and anchor documentation are what a mobile home transport company should hand over.
- Who answers later? One number, one file, one mobile home transport company accountable for the settlement.
How we price, and why we will not quote blind
Every quote we send is built from the same six inputs, and if one is missing we ask rather than guess. It is slower at the start and much faster at the end, because the number you accept is the number you pay.
The home
Year, make, length, width, number of sections, roof type and condition. Height is measured, not assumed.
The route
Origin and destination, the counties at both ends, the corridors between them, and the access at each site.
The permits
Which authority issues them, what the fees are, and how long the review takes at this time of year.
The escorts
Whether the load triggers them, how many, and for which segments.
The site work
Pad condition, grading, drainage, pier count, anchor pattern and utility distance.
The calendar
Your deadline, the permit lead time, and the weather window for the region.
What we do not do is send a number designed to win the comparison and then recover the difference on site. If the job cannot be done safely or legally for the budget, we say so before the deposit, not after the home is loaded.
Licensing, insurance and the paperwork you should ask for
This trade has a low barrier to entry, and the difference between a professional operator and a person with a truck is almost entirely paperwork. Ask any company for the following, and treat a refusal as an answer.
| Document | What it proves | Why it matters to you |
|---|---|---|
| Motor carrier authority and DOT number | The haul is being performed lawfully for hire | An unlicensed haul can void your insurance claim |
| Certificate of insurance | Cargo and liability cover, with limits | You need the limit, not the word “insured” |
| Installer licence (where the state requires one) | Who may legally set a home in that state | An unlicensed set can fail inspection and cannot be signed off |
| Written warranty terms | What is covered, for how long, by whom | Workmanship warranties are not transferable by default |
| Sample inspection file | What you will receive at handover | It is what your insurer and lender will ask for |
Licensing is state law, not a national standard. Some states license installers directly; others license the business, or require certification through a third party, or delegate enforcement to the county. We tell you which applies where your home is going, and we do not claim a licence we do not hold. The federal side of the same picture is published by HUD’s manufactured housing program.
Who you actually deal with
One of the reasons people dread this trade is that the person who sells the job is not the person who does it. We work the other way round: the crew that surveys your site is the crew that sets the home, and the person who answers the phone can tell you what is happening on your job without transferring you.
- One quote, one scope. No broker margin hidden between a sales company and a subcontractor.
- Direct access. A number that reaches someone who knows the job, not a call centre.
- Documented handover. Photographs, level readings, anchor pattern and warranty in one file.
- Straight answers about what we do not do. We do not pour driveways, build decks or run a full general contracting service, and we will tell you who does.
Our standard, in one sentence: the home is set the way we would want our own family’s home set — leveled at the frame, anchored to the zone, documented, and handed over with the paperwork that proves it.
The equipment behind the work
Most of what distinguishes one operator from another is invisible to a customer: the toter, the trailer, the jacking gear and the measuring equipment. It is also the part of the business that costs the most to do properly, which is why so much of the trade is subcontracted.
- Toter and trailer. Sized for the loads actually carried, with axle ratings checked against the loaded weight rather than the empty weight.
- Jacking and blocking. Hydraulic jacks used at the frame, with cribbing that spreads load instead of concentrating it on one point.
- Measuring. A laser reference and a spirit level that reads in fractions, because “looks level” is not a measurement and will not satisfy an inspector.
- Anchoring equipment. The right anchor for the soil and the zone, installed to the pattern rather than to habit.
- Documentation kit. Cameras, forms and a filing process, because the file is part of the deliverable.
How we hire, and why it matters to you
Setting a home is skilled work that looks unskilled from a distance, and the difference between a good crew and an average one shows up a year later in doors that close and floors that do not slope. We hire for three things: mechanical judgement, willingness to measure, and the habit of finishing.
Training happens on real jobs under supervision, starting with the parts that teach the structure — piers, blocking, jacking — because someone who understands how the load travels will not take shortcuts with it. The person who signs the certification is accountable for the work, so the crew is built around that accountability rather than around a labour pool.
What our customers actually say, and what they complain about
Two themes come back in feedback. The first is that they knew what was happening: dates, permit status, and what the crew would do on the day. The second is the file at the end — homeowners who have moved a home before are surprised to receive one.
The complaints are equally consistent, and worth stating plainly. We are not the cheapest quote on the board, and we will not pretend to be. When a job cannot be done on the date a customer wants because a permit will not issue in time, we say so and lose the booking rather than promise a date we cannot hold. Both of those cost us work. Both are the reason the rest of the work goes the way it does.
Our position on price: a quote that cannot be delivered is not a low price, it is a delayed invoice. We would rather lose a job on the first call than explain a shortfall on the last day.
If you want to know how that works in practice, the inspection page shows what we document, and the HUD manufactured housing program is where the underlying standard comes from.
Questions we get about this mobile home transport company
People ask the same things before they book, and the answers say more about a mobile home transport company than any brochure does. Here they are, without the sales language.
What makes this mobile home transport company different?
One crew from survey to certification, one quote with itemised lines, and a documented file at handover. A mobile home transport company that brokers the work cannot offer the third.
Which states can this mobile home transport company work in?
Transport across the lower 48 with permits filed per state. Installation depends on licensing, and we confirm it per state rather than claiming national coverage.
Is this mobile home transport company licensed and insured?
Yes, with motor carrier authority, cargo and liability cover, and installer credentials where the state requires them. Ask for the certificate and read the limits.
How long has this mobile home transport company been operating?
Long enough to have learned which counties inspect what, and to know that a missed permit costs more than a slow quote. Ask us for references in your state.
Does this mobile home transport company subcontract the set?
No, where we hold the credentials. Where we do not, we say so and either coordinate a licensed local installer or decline the installation rather than improvise.
How does this mobile home transport company handle complaints?
In writing, against the warranty terms, with a site visit where the issue is visible. A mobile home transport company that only answers by phone is avoiding a record.
What does this mobile home transport company refuse to do?
Haul without permits, set a home that will not pass inspection, and quote a date the permit office cannot support. Those three refusals cost us work.
This mobile home transport company in short
- This mobile home transport company surveys before it quotes.
- One crew performs the work for this mobile home transport company, not a broker.
- This mobile home transport company files permits rather than leaving them to you.
- A written warranty backs this mobile home transport company’s workmanship.
- This mobile home transport company hands over level readings and photographs.
- Licensing for this mobile home transport company is confirmed state by state.
- This mobile home transport company will decline work it cannot do legally.
- References for this mobile home transport company are available in your state.