Phyllis Grant
Metairie · Local move · Google
Marcus got us scheduled fast and Jamal's crew did a great, friendly, quick job. I would recommend.
NEW ORLEANS · LA
Long-Distance Moving from New Orleans
Jamal runs the same truck all the way home to Houston or Atlanta — nobody hands your boxes to a stranger halfway.
- Written before Marcus books the truck
- Payroll crew, our own trucks
- Louisiana household-goods standing on file
Start your estimate
Desiree can often quote it from your description alone.
Plenty of New Orleans college moves aren’t local at all — they’re a student heading home to Houston for the summer, a graduate taking a job in Atlanta, or a family relocating the whole household to Nashville or Dallas. Fast Affordable College Student Movers runs long-distance routes from New Orleans to Houston, Atlanta, Memphis, Nashville, and Dallas on our own trucks, with our own crew handling both ends.
What’s included
Long-distance jobs include a written estimate, professional loading with load-bearing straps and blanket-wrapping for the drive, and delivery on a scheduled window rather than a vague multi-week spread. We’re a Louisiana-licensed household goods carrier with DOT and MC authority on file, fully insured, so your belongings are covered the whole route — not handed to a subcontractor you’ve never spoken to.
Who this serves
This service covers full household relocations as much as it covers a single student’s dorm-sized load heading home for summer break. If you’re moving an entire apartment, pair this with our packing services so nothing shifts on a six-hour drive to Memphis. If you just need a few boxes and a mini-fridge back to Houston, tell Desiree the load size — long-distance pricing scales down for small loads, it isn’t a flat cross-country rate regardless of what you’re bringing.
Pricing factors
Rates depend on distance, total weight or cubic footage, and timing. Trucks running Nashville or Atlanta routes can sometimes combine partial loads headed the same direction around move-out week, which brings the per-person cost down for students splitting a truck. Ask about this when you call — it isn’t always advertised but it’s real and it saves money.
Team callout
Jamal Broussard has run our long-distance routes for seven years and handles the rigging on anything oversized that’s coming along for the ride, from a piano to a gun safe. He’s driven the Houston and Dallas corridor enough times to know which loading docks and apartment complexes have tight turnaround windows and which don’t.
Scheduling around the academic calendar
May move-out and the week after finals is our busiest long-distance stretch, as students head home for the summer all at once. August has a smaller reverse wave as families relocate students back into New Orleans housing before move-in week. Book three to four weeks out if your date falls in either window. For routes outside peak weeks, we typically have more schedule flexibility — start with a quote and Marcus will confirm a realistic pickup and delivery date.
Bundled in, not billed separately
Here's what shows up on the truck with your crew
You won't see these listed as extras on the invoice — they're just part of how a New Orleans job gets done.
- Our own truck and crew for the whole route under our own DOT/MC authority
- Estimates built around your actual move-out date, not a vague window
- Delivery windows communicated by Marcus's dispatch desk directly
- Summer storage at our own bay if your ride home and your lease dates don't line up
- Jamal personally rides specialty loads with a piano, gun safe, or other awkward pieces
Real New Orleans jobs
What New Orleans customers told us
Sarah Norris
Freret · Dorm move · Google
Jamal and Katie were so professional, helpful, and efficient, and did an outstanding job with everything. Thanks so much, guys.
Kayce Danna
Freret · Apartment move · Google
Fantastic experience. Jamal and his crew were friendly, efficient, and professional. They turned a stressful move into an easy one. Would absolutely use them again.
The rest of the lineup
Need a different kind of move?
Same New Orleans crew handles all of these across Greater New Orleans, not a separate subcontractor per service.
Local Moving
Katie's crew has hauled enough futons up Freret Street stairwells to size a truck from the address alone.
Residential Moving
A shotgun house off Magazine and a Metairie split-level get the same careful crew, different equipment.
Dorm & Apartment Moving
We know which Freret and Broadmoor complexes need a certificate of insurance before the elevator opens up.
Full-Service Packing
Nobody has time to box a whole kitchen during finals — give Desiree a date and it's done before the truck even backs in.
Piano Moving
An upright and a baby grand don't move the same way, so Jamal wants to know which one you own before he'll put a number on the stairs.
Safe & Gun-Safe Moving
Gun safes and floor safes don't come loose with a dolly and good intentions — Jamal's crew brings the straps and the plan first.
Questions that come up on this job
Answered before you have to ask twice
How long does a New Orleans to Houston or Atlanta move take?
Houston and Memphis routes typically run same-day or next-day delivery. Atlanta, Nashville, and Dallas usually land within one to two days depending on load size and scheduling.
Is my long-distance move covered by insurance?
Yes. Our trucks carry $1M cargo coverage, and we're a licensed, insured household goods carrier for the full route, not a broker handing your items to a third party.
Can I book a long-distance move for just a dorm room's worth of items?
Yes, small-load long-distance pricing is common for students heading home for summer. Tell Desiree your item list and she'll quote it as a partial load, not a full-truck rate.
Do you combine loads to lower the cost during move-out week?
When schedules line up on the same route and timeframe, yes. Ask when you call, since availability depends on what else is booked that week.
Whenever you are ready
Put your Long-Distance Moving on the calendar
Two addresses is enough for our New Orleans office to send back a written flat rate, usually the same business day.