Moving Forward
Moving Forward
Moving Forward is a Charlottesville-based residential and commercial moving company founded by Abby Bartee. It serves Charlottesville and beyond with local and long-distance moves, including safe and vault relocations using hydraulic dollies, lift gates and reinforced padding.
Business Highlights
- Moving Forward says it is fully licensed, bonded and insured.
- Its residential movers are full-time, background-checked professionals.
Service Area
Charlottesville, Lynchburg, Harrisonburg, NOVA, DC and Richmond.
Featured Local Business
Moving Forward is one of 9 movers ProsGrade lists in Charlottesville, Virginia.
9 services listed, including Residential moving, Commercial moving and Loading and unloading. Open 7 days a week. Rated 5.0 from 732 reviews.
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How This Business Compares
How Moving Forward compares with the other 8 movers on ProsGrade in Charlottesville, using public Google ratings and review counts.
- Ranks in the top quarter of the 9 Charlottesville movers on ProsGrade by Google rating and review volume.
- Rated 5.0 on Google, at or above the 4.9 average of other Charlottesville movers on ProsGrade.
- Has the most Google reviews (732) of the 9 Charlottesville movers on ProsGrade.
- One of 8 Charlottesville movers on ProsGrade rated 4.7 or higher from at least 10 reviews.
Services Covered
9 services- Residential movingPacking, loading, transportation, unloading and furniture disassembly/reassembly.
- Commercial movingOffice furniture, tech and sensitive documents.
- Loading and unloadingLabor-only help when customers use their own truck, trailer or storage pod.
- Large-item deliveryFurniture and appliances; Roadie-partnered shipping.
- Long-distance movingCross-state relocations for families and businesses.
- Safe and vault movingHydraulic dollies, lift gates and reinforced padding.
- StorageShort- or long-term, climate-controlled storage.
- Junk removalFurniture, appliances, yard waste and renovation debris; donation and recycling when possible.
- Packing and unpackingFull, partial or fragile-only packing; complete unpacking.
Reviews
What customers say
Customers describe crews as punctual, professional and careful with belongings, and several say the moves went smoothly. One customer says Finn and Michael completed a local apartment-to-house move in three hours; another says Abby arranged a Sunday morning move on two days’ notice.
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Echo Buffalo-Ellison
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Sandy Kawano
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does Moving Forward ask customers to prepare before moving day?
It asks that large appliances—including washers, dryers and refrigerators—be disconnected and ready to move.
How does Moving Forward price a move?
It offers flat-rate and hourly pricing, based on the move’s size, distance and complexity.
Can Moving Forward load and drive a customer’s rental truck?
It can load a rental truck, but says it is not insured to drive vehicles outside its fleet.
How does Moving Forward handle unsafe weather on moving day?
For unsafe weather, it says it will contact customers to reschedule and that weather-related delays carry no rescheduling fee.
How far ahead does Moving Forward recommend booking?
It recommends booking 2–4 weeks ahead, especially for weekends and busy seasons.








