★★★★★ 5/5 from 11 local reviews

Long-Distance Movers From Dayton, OH

Out-of-state hauls out of Dayton up I-70 and down I-75, carried the whole way by the same crew that loads your house — no swaps, no strangers, no warehouse hand-off. Kevin and I run every mile ourselves under our own US DOT and MC authority.

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Tobin Brothers Moving and Storage crew loading boxes into the moving truck in Dayton

Same-day figure on paper

Point us through the place room by room, flag the stairs and tell us where a truck can sit — a firm number comes back that same day, in writing.

One flat rate, nothing bolted on

Pads, shrink wrap and tape already sit inside that figure, so nothing gets re-tallied after the ramp comes down.

Packing, some of it or all

Kitchens get dish barrels, closets get wardrobe cartons, and anything glass or stone rides in a crate we build to fit.

One lead from first box to last

Whoever sizes up your home is the lead on the truck and the one who runs the closing walk-through — no hand-off midway.

Interstate moves handled truck-to-door under our own authority. The written estimate is binding, so the number doesn’t creep once the tailgate is shut.

How a long haul out of Dayton goes

  • We walk your home — in person or over video — and hand back a binding written price.
  • Terrell’s crew that loads on Wagner Ford Rd is the crew that carries it inside at the far end. No terminal, no transfer.
  • Choose full-value protection and you get a firm delivery window — solid enough to book the week’s help against.

Common runs from Dayton

From Dayton to Drive 2-bed range
Columbus, OH ~1 hr $1,100–$1,700
Indianapolis, IN ~2 hrs $1,500–$2,300
Nashville, TN ~4.5 hrs $2,500–$3,700
Chicago, IL ~4.5 hrs $2,400–$3,600

Staying inside the Miami Valley? See local moving instead.

What the Flat Rate Already Covers

Everything listed here is baked into every job as standard — not one line reappears as an extra when the final bill lands.

  • Every mile driven by our own Tobin truck and crew — no load board, no carrier we've never met
  • A binding flat price on paper in your hand before the truck leaves Wagner Ford Rd
  • Released value set at sixty cents per pound by default, upgradable to the full-value protection option
  • Furniture blanket- and shrink-wrapped at pickup as part of the rate, never charged as a materials add-on
  • Bed frames, tables and mirrors broken down at the Dayton end and reassembled inside the new home
  • One named crew chief, Terrell, answering for your shipment from loading straight through to unload
  • Up to a million dollars of cargo coverage per shipment, with a nine-month window to file a claim

What Dayton Customers Say

★ Google
★★★★★

“Had a great experiences with Chris W and Charles J. They were fast and efficient. Made the process seamless! Would hire them again.”

Alleene L.
Oakwood, OH · Full-service packing
★ Google
★★★★★

“Noah and Keshawn were absolutely AMAZING! They went above and beyond and made my move so easy and hassle free. 10/10 recommend”

Kylie B.
Englewood, OH · Apartment move
★ Google
★★★★★

“Robert and his crew were professional and did a great job in a timely manner!”

Sam L.
Huber Heights, OH · Local move

Common Questions

Do you run your own interstate moves, or hand them off?
We run them ourselves. Tobin Brothers is a family-owned, licensed and insured Dayton mover with US DOT and MC authority, so your household stays with our crew and is never brokered out to an unknown carrier.
Will my things ride one truck all the way, or get shuffled between vehicles?
One truck, start to finish. Terrell loads in Dayton, drives the full run up I-70 or down I-75, and sets each piece inside at the other end — no terminal stop and no swapped trailers.
Is the driver your employee or hired just for the trip?
Our employee. Terrell leads our long-haul crew full-time, loads the trailer himself, drives it, and handles the unload, so one person you've already met owns the whole shipment.
Are you allowed to cross state lines on your own?
Yes. We hold US DOT and MC authority alongside our Ohio PUCO registration, which is why a Columbus, Indianapolis or Nashville move is ours to drive rather than sold off to a carrier we've never worked with.
What decides the total on a longer haul?
We weigh the loaded distance against your volume in cubic feet and the access at both doors, then lock the figure before load day — that's why a short Columbus hop and a long Chicago haul come out at different totals.
The move, start to finish

How Our Crew Runs a Move

  1. 1

    Free quote — ten minutes, tops

    We handle: Tell us how many rooms, whether it’s stairs or an elevator, and the nearest legal spot for the truck; a flat written price follows.

    What helps most: Keep any building COI rules and elevator windows nearby — that’s what turns the number from a guess into an exact figure.

  2. 2

    We nail down the date and access

    We handle: Any freight elevator gets reserved and we clear curb space with the city, so the truck parks at your door instead of down the street.

    What helps most: Line up the two dates — when you’re out of the old place and into the new one — and pass us the tighter of the two.

  3. 3

    Wrap & protect

    We handle: Every piece of furniture goes under a moving blanket, upholstery gets shrink-wrapped, and bed frames and table legs come apart into bags tagged with their own hardware.

    What helps most: Mark each box with the room it’s headed to, and carry papers, keys and anything small and valuable yourself rather than loading them.

  4. 4

    Load, haul, set down & review

    We handle: Whoever loads the truck is who unloads it — pieces land where you point, beds go back together, and we haul off the packing debris.

    What helps most: Walk the place with the crew lead before the truck rolls off, while anything still left to fix costs you nothing.

Get my written price

Curious what your move will run?

Give us the particulars and a flat, written quote lands in your inbox by end of day — priced around your place, your date and every item going on the truck. Nothing owed, just a straight figure you can build a budget on.

  • Ohio-licensed and insured — PUCO plus US DOT & MC authority
  • A flat price signed in writing before the truck loads
  • Our own trucks, our own uniformed movers

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4,200Moves completed in the Dayton area
15Years of experience since 2011
5Average rating from 11 reviews
Tobin Brothers Moving crew loading furniture at the truck in Dayton
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