NEW ORLEANS, LA &RARR; MEMPHIS, TN

New Orleans to Memphis Movers

One truck leaves New Orleans, LA, and that same truck pulls into Memphis, TN — your boxes never sit in a warehouse waiting on a second driver.

Number locked before the truck moves
Filed DOT/MC authority, checkable on request
Covered the entire drive, not just the local leg

Get this route priced

Jamal prices this lane often enough to answer fast.

Up the River Corridor to Memphis

The drive to Memphis runs about 390 miles north on I-55, tracing the Mississippi River corridor most of the way. It’s a 6-7 hour trip, and for most loads our truck makes it in a single day without needing an overnight stop. This route sees a mix of college moves and full family relocations, so our crew sizes and truck loading plans vary more here than on some of our other lanes.

A Mixed Customer Base

Memphis draws Loyola and UNO students heading home, but it’s also a common route for families relocating for work along the river corridor, and for Xavier and Dillard alumni settling in Tennessee after graduation. Because the loads range from a single dorm room to a full house, our office asks a few extra questions when you request a quote so the truck and crew match the job. Whether it’s one bedroom or five, it’s one moving company handling the whole route, no subcontracted trucks involved.

What Affects Your Quote

Load size is the biggest factor on the Memphis lane, followed by how much packing help you need. Households that pack their own boxes and just need loading, driving, and unloading pay less than those who want full packing services. Specialty items matter too — pianos and safes need extra hands and padding, so let us know about those when you book through the long-distance moving page.

Jamal on the Memphis Lane

Crew chief Jamal Broussard has run this route more times than almost any other outside Texas. “Memphis is a good middle-distance move — long enough that we plan the day carefully, short enough that we almost never need to stop overnight,” he says. “I always walk the truck with the customer before we pull away, especially on the bigger household jobs, so everyone knows what’s loaded where and nothing gets missed at drop-off.”

Timing It Around the School Year

May move-out and August move-in both push demand up on this route, similar to our other student-heavy lanes, but Memphis also sees steady non-student traffic throughout the year that smooths things out somewhat. Booking two to three weeks ahead is the safest bet during the May crunch. If your move-out date doesn’t line up with your Memphis move-in date, ask about summer storage to bridge the gap. Read more about our crew’s approach on our about page or browse real customer reviews from this route.

The route itself