Owner-Operated · Elmwood Park, Illinois
About Packed Moving Solutions
Professional, Adept, Considerate, Knowledgeable
An owner-operated moving-labor company working out of Elmwood Park, covering Oak Park and Franklin Park through Schaumburg, Des Plaines and Park Ridge, out to Addison and Bloomingdale.
Our Story
An owner-operated moving crew based in Elmwood Park
Packed Moving Solutions is owned and run by David Martinez, who works jobs alongside the crew rather than only quoting them. There is no showroom and no counter to visit. It is a service-area business out of Elmwood Park, so the phone is the front door and the movers come to you.
A lot of the work arrives through the moving-labor marketplaces, where somebody rents the truck or has a container dropped at the curb and needs movers to fill it. That is roughly 2,000 reviews on U-Haul Moving Help, another 432 on HireAHelper and 131 on Thumbtack, and it is why loading a POD, a U-Box or a U-Pack trailer is what we get asked for most. One customer watched a crew lead stack a trailer to the ceiling and still fill only a third of it, motorcycle included.
The rest is the ordinary work of moving people: studios and apartments, brick two-flats, townhomes, family houses, small offices and showrooms. The same movers keep turning up by name in the reviews, which is the part David pays attention to. Google shows 4.8 stars across 70 reviews, and the Better Business Bureau rates the business A plus.
Packed is Black-owned, veteran-owned and Latino-owned, and the Google Business Profile lists it as LGBTQ+ friendly. There is a military discount and a senior discount, so mention either while we are quoting and it lands in the number instead of being argued about afterwards.
Why it matters
Careful moving is the whole job
Moving is one of the most stressful things people do, and most of that stress is a single worry: will my things arrive safe, and will the day go the way I was told. The northwest suburbs have their own version of it. Elmwood Park and Oak Park run to brick two-flats with a narrow gangway down one side and an alley garage instead of a driveway, and plenty of Oak Park blocks have no curb space out front at all.
Further out it changes again. Schaumburg and Roselle are full of townhome complexes with a management office, a marked loading spot and an elevator that has to be booked. Park Ridge and Des Plaines add mid-rise condos where the building sets the move-in window. We ask about all of that while we quote, protect floors and doorways before the first box moves, and park the truck for the shortest carry we can get. In February it matters more, not less.
What we stand for
The promises behind every move
Careful with your belongings
We blanket-wrap furniture, guard floors and doorways, and handle every box like it is our own. Careful moving is the whole point, not an afterthought.
Clear, warm communication
You hear from us before the crew sets off, and again if anything changes. Pre-arrival communication is one of the things customers write about most.
Honest, no-surprise quotes
You get a clear quote up front and pay what we agreed on move day. No hidden fees, no pressure, no surprises when the truck is loaded.
Coverage explained up front
We walk you through what is covered and what is not before the crew arrives, so nothing about the cover is a surprise on move day.
What we do
Seven services, one crew
Book the whole move, or just the part you cannot do yourself. Plenty of customers pack their own boxes and hand us the furniture.
Loading & Unloading Labor
Moving labor to load or unload the truck, trailer or container you rented, across Elmwood Park and the Chicago northwest suburbs.
Learn more →U-Box Delivery, Loading & Unloading
U-Box container delivery to your door plus the crew that loads or unloads it, across Elmwood Park and Chicago's northwest suburbs.
Learn more →PODS & PackRat Container Loading
Movers to load or unload a PODS, 1-800-PACK-RAT or Zippy Shell container in Elmwood Park and the Chicago northwest suburbs.
Learn more →Packing & Unpacking
Full packs, partial packs, unpacking and furniture assembly across Elmwood Park, Oak Park and the Chicago northwest suburbs.
Learn more →Home Staging Labor
Crews for stagers and realtors in Elmwood Park and the northwest suburbs: furniture in, placed to the plan, then out again after the sale.
Learn more →Event Staging & Venue Labor
Load-in, set, strike and load-out crews for venues and production companies across Chicago's northwest suburbs.
Learn more →Skilled Labor for Specialty & Heavy Equipment
Pianos, safes, arcade cabinets, gym and shop machinery moved by crews sized to the weight, across the Chicago northwest suburbs.
Learn more →Freight Loading & Unloading
Crews to load or unload pallets, box trucks and LTL deliveries at docks and curbs across Elmwood Park and the northwest suburbs.
Learn more →Long-Distance & Van Line Loading Crews
Load and unload crews for out-of-state moves and van line freight, working out of Elmwood Park and the Chicago northwest suburbs.
Learn more →Where we move
Serving Chicago's northwest suburbs
Based in Elmwood Park and working out to Schaumburg, Park Ridge, Addison and Bloomingdale. If your town sits just past the edge of that map, ask us anyway.
Ready to plan your move?
Tell us what is in the house, where it is going and what the access looks like at both ends, and you get a number back. Quotes are free and there is nothing to sign to get one.