Unless you're moving a very short distance and can do many hops in your own transport - or if you're moving with a group of people (such as in the Military), or your family has access to a suitable van, its important to book your van as far in advance as possible, to allow you to ensure that you get your van.

You can collect quotes online based on your move date and expected destination - and the phone and confirm and discuss these quotes if necessary. During this phone call, you can also ask about anything you've got concerns about, if anything.

You'll need to decide whether you're moving yourself and just hiring a van, or hiring a van and moving team. Or even hiring a company to take care of it all, from packing to moving you to your new home and arranging your belongings so that you can unpack.

You may also need some basic information on the amount of items you want to move, the sizes of your bulky items, and whether you'll be moving into a house that's up stairs or an elevator - and what access you have, as some companies charge premiums for this if you're using their team to move. Access includes whether it’s a long way to your front door, or if parking is readily available, or conversely, difficult.

Booking your own van can be pretty straight forward - once you work out how large a van you need. An average four bedroom house requires around a ten tones van, but some families have less belongings, and some have more, so it’s important to judge carefully and ask around rental firms for their opinion. You'll may also have to pay a deposit on your van so you should take that and your petrol requirements into account - so that you can budget accordingly. These may or may not be included in your final price for rental, so you may need to look closely at each quote before deciding which one works for you.

Eastern Connection movers company suggest that if you are going to rent a moving van from a rental agene never to rent one with a steel or metal floor as this is a big mistake. The metal can scratch and damage your furniture just like that. Never rent a van that has a garage roll up door as that takes away precious space that is or could be needed to fit your entire household goods in. Always rent a van that has barn doors that close into the cargo body. Eastern Connection movers professionals suggests that you if renting rent a van that has a step up less then two feet from the ground as this will reduce load time.

If you will be using a mover to move you give Eastern Connection Movers a call as they have award winning trucks that are specially designed to move your home furnishings. 2007 Direction magazine's award winner for the most unique moving trucks anywhere.