Starving Students Movers Inc

What Starving Students Movers Inc does

Starving Students Movers Inc is a privately held, for-profit transportation and relocation services company founded in 1973 in Hollywood, California. The company provides residential, commercial, and specialty moving services through a hybrid operational model combining company-owned trucks with a contractor network, and it serves customers across 12+ U.S. states with its deepest footprint in California (15+ county/metro service areas) and additional presence in Washington, Arizona, Utah, Nevada, Texas, Louisiana, Maryland, and Virginia. Its service portfolio spans local moves (under 100 miles), long-distance moves (over 100 miles), corporate relocation, commercial/office moving, international moving, packing services, storage, estate cleanouts, specialty moves (pianos, antiques, artwork), senior moving, and event/trade show logistics, supplemented by the sale of moving supplies.

The company generates revenue on a transaction-fee basis through quote-based pricing for each move, with customers requesting free estimates via phone (888-931-6683) or an online form. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; customer testimonials indicate quoted prices run at least 50% below competing movers. The go-to-market motion is direct-to-consumer, relying on the 45+ year brand, over 1 million lifetime customers served, word-of-mouth referrals, location-specific SEO service pages, and a content-marketing footprint (blog, packing tips, moving checklist, moving supplies). Service quality is managed through an internal 12-point performance-review rating system and DOT registration (DOT 318223) for interstate operations.

No proprietary technology, mobile app, API, or AI/ML capability is disclosed. The customer base is entirely transactional and fragmented across individual residential and small commercial jobs; no named enterprise accounts or recurring contracts are evidenced. The company remains privately held with no disclosed institutional investment, parent company, acquisitions, leadership changes, or funding activity in the available data.

Name

Starving Students Movers Inc

Legal name

Starving Students Movers Inc

Website

https://ssmovers.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1973

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Starving Students Movers Inc is a privately held moving and relocation company founded in 1973, providing local, long-distance, commercial, and specialty moving services across 12+ U.S. states via company-owned trucks and a contractor network, serving residential and small-business customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Moving Services

NAICS

Used Household and Office Goods Moving (484210), Used Household and Office Goods Moving (48421)

SIC

Trucking & Courier Services (No Air) (4210), Public Warehousing & Storage (4220)

akta.pro primary industry

Local Moving for Homes (Single-Family, Townhome) (HSAKAAAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Local Moving with Packing/Unpacking Add-On (HSAKAAAH), Local Storage-to-Home / Home-to-Storage Moves (HSAKAAAL), Interstate Student & Dorm Moving (HSAKABAD), Senior & Assisted-Living Local Moving (HSAKAAAD), Move Scheduling, Time-Window Booking & Calendar Management (HSAKAOAF)

Keywords

• Local moving services
• Long distance moving
• Residential relocation
• Corporate relocation services
• Packing and storage

Headquarters

HQ city

Los Angeles

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Moving Services Revenue: The company generates revenue through one-time, transaction-based moving services. Customers pay for local moves (under 100 miles) and long distance moves (over 100 miles). Additional revenue streams include packing services, storage, and specialty moving services. The company operates their own trucks as well as with contractors to deliver services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Starving Students Movers provides residential and commercial moving services across 12+ U.S. states, including local moves (under 100 miles), long-distance and interstate moves (over 100 miles), packing and unpacking, secure storage, corporate and office relocations, international moves, estate cleanouts, specialty item moves (pianos, antiques), senior moving, and event/trade show logistics. The company delivers these services using a combination of company-owned trucks and contracted drivers, with customers able to obtain free quotes by phone (888-931-6683) or via online forms.

Product overview

Starving Students Movers Inc operates as a single-service moving company offering a comprehensive suite of relocation services. The core offering consists of local, long-distance, corporate, commercial, international, and specialty moving services. Add-on services include professional packing, secure storage, event/trade show moving, and senior moving assistance. The company also sells moving supplies and provides a free quote system. Services are delivered through company-owned trucks and contractor networks, with operations spanning California, Washington, Arizona, Utah, Nevada, Maryland, Virginia, Texas, and Louisiana.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Local Moves Moving services for households and apartments within the same metropolitan area or under 100 miles in California and other served states. Targets residential customers planning in-state or in-city relocations.
• Long Distance Movers Interstate and long-distance relocation services for moves over 100 miles between served states. Targets households relocating cross-state or across longer distances.
• Corporate Relocation Business relocation services for companies transferring employees or offices across served states. Targets HR, relocation coordinators, and corporate buyers minimizing employee transition disruption.
• Commercial & Office Moving Professional office and commercial space moving services focused on minimizing business disruption. Targets offices, commercial establishments, and business facility relocation buyers.
• International Moving Overseas relocation services including international shipping and destination coordination. Targets households and businesses relocating internationally.
• Moving and Storage Secure short-term and long-term storage solutions for belongings during housing transitions or relocations. Targets residential customers needing storage between moves and during decluttering or estate events.
• Packing Services Professional packing and unpacking services by trained crews to protect belongings during transport. Targets residential and commercial customers needing expert packing for safety and time savings.
• Estate Cleanouts & Moving Combined moving and cleanout service for estates, downsizing transitions, and property liquidations. Targets families managing estate transitions and seniors or households downsizing.
• Specialty Moves Specialized moving services for pianos, antiques, artwork, and other valuable or oversized items requiring specific handling techniques. Targets customers with fragile, valuable, or non-standard belongings.
• Senior Moving Senior-focused moving services with compassionate handling for older adults transitioning between living arrangements, often involving downsizing. Targets seniors and families helping older relatives relocate.
• Event and Trade Show Moving Setup, teardown, and transportation of equipment for events, trade shows, and exhibitions with multi-venue capability and tight timelines. Targets event organizers, trade show exhibitors, and corporate event teams.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 1 million satisfied customers served since 1973
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments11 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Atlas Van Lines: National interstate household goods mover with agent-based operations. Comparable in long-distance residential, corporate relocation, and storage services; competes for the same interstate customer segment.
• Allied Van Lines: Major national interstate household goods mover operating through agent-based affiliates. Overlaps with Starving Students on long-distance and corporate relocation services but serves a broader geographic and enterprise scope.
• United Van Lines: One of the largest interstate household goods carriers in the U.S., operating through a nationwide agent network. Comparable to Starving Students' long-distance and interstate residential offering but at substantially greater scale and via an agent model.
• North American Van Lines: Large interstate household goods and corporate relocation carrier with nationwide agent network. Comparable in long-distance and corporate relocation segments where Starving Students is active.

Emerging players

• Dolly: App-based on-demand moving labor and small-job delivery platform operating in multiple U.S. metros. Competes for the lower-friction, smaller-job residential moving segment that overlaps with Starving Students' local moves offering.
• PODS: Portable container-based moving and storage company serving residential and commercial customers nationwide. Comparable in the moving + storage service line where Starving Students competes, with a differentiated portable-container delivery model.

Direct peers

• College Hunks Hauling Junk & Moving: Franchised junk removal and moving brand with nationwide footprint, founded by college students. Closely comparable to Starving Students in founding narrative (students), service mix (moving + hauling/cleanouts), and target residential/commercial segment.
• Gentle Giant Moving Company: Regional and long-distance moving company operating across multiple U.S. states, offering local, long-distance, and specialty moves with company-employed crews. Comparable to Starving Students in service scope and multi-state operation with employed (rather than purely contractor) labor.
• Two Men and a Truck: Largest franchised local moving company in North America, offering residential and commercial local moves, long-distance, packing, and storage across 40+ U.S. states. Direct comparable in operating model (local + interstate household goods), service mix, and target customer (residential and SMB).

Regional players

• Meathead Movers: California-based residential and commercial moving company founded by student-athletes. Direct service-line overlap (local, long-distance, packing, storage, specialty) with regional focus in California—directly competitive in Starving Students' home market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ssmovers
• Facebookfacebook.com/starvingstudentsmoving
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/starvingstudents

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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