Before the unload day in Newark
Newark sweeps its streets on a weekly plan by ward. The South, Central and West Wards are swept on Monday and Tuesday, the North, East and Lower West Wards on Wednesday and Thursday, one side of the street each day, and the city corridors and downtown district on Friday (Newark Public Works). City rules bar parking and standing on the swept side during the posted hours, so read the signs on your block and tell us which side is clear on your unload day. If your building has a loading area or a driveway, ask the manager to keep it clear for the truck. A condo board or a managed building may also set move hours, an elevator booking and the insurance wording it wants; send that wording to us and the certificate follows it.
Down I-95 and over the George Washington Bridge
From Boston the truck runs west on the Mass Pike, takes I-84 to Hartford and I-91 down to New Haven, then follows I-95 through Connecticut and the Bronx to the George Washington Bridge. In New Jersey it takes the Turnpike's western spur and I-280 into Newark. The parkways a car app may pick in Connecticut and New York are closed to trucks, so the 230 miles are measured on the truck route. The drive takes about four hours, one driving day, and delivery is planned for 2 to 3 days after loading. An unload the same evening or the next morning can be set up when you book, depending on mover availability. Fuel and tolls are part of your rate. Moving to Manhattan, Brooklyn or Queens instead? See our Boston to NYC page.
- Boston, loading day: the crew pads and wraps the furniture, and you check the inventory sheet before the doors close.
- On the road: about four hours of driving, or the truck holds your load until the delivery day you picked.
- Newark, unloading: tell the crew where each piece goes, look over the beds and tables once they stand again, and anything damaged goes on the Damage Report while the crew is still there.
The smoke alarm certificate
New Jersey's fire code requires a certificate of smoke alarm compliance before a one-family or two-family home is sold, leased or gets new occupants. The owner gets it from the town where the home stands (NJ Division of Fire Safety). The state's certificate today also covers the carbon monoxide alarm and a portable fire extinguisher (DCA fire safety portal). Buying or renting a house like that? Ask the seller or landlord when the town inspects, and set the unload day after the certificate is issued, so the truck is not waiting on paperwork.
Old furniture and electronics in Newark
Newark collects bulky items at the curb twice a month: Zone A on the first Wednesday, Zone B on the second. Each home may put out up to ten pieces such as couches, mattresses, dressers and rugs; a pile bigger than ten has to go with a private hauler that day, and paint, drywall, glass and tires are not taken (Trash and Bulk Collection Schedule). Computers and TVs go to the DPW headquarters at 62 Frelinghuysen Avenue, open on weekdays from 8 AM to 4 PM and on Saturday mornings.
New Jersey's 60-day rule
The MVC gives new residents 60 days from the move to switch the license and to retitle and register the car, or less if the Massachusetts license or registration runs out first. One transfer appointment can cover both; bring the car's original title and your insurance information (NJ MVC). Keep the Massachusetts title in your bag on moving day, since the MVC wants the original.
The Boston end
On the Boston side, what your street and your building allow sets the loading day. If the curb needs a permit, you apply to the City for it, and you book any freight elevator or dock with the building. When both the Boston building and the New Jersey one ask for insurance certificates, forward the two requests in one email and we answer them together. How a long-distance rate is worked out is on our pricing page, and the Boston office takes calls before you book.
