Storage-in-Transit and Long-Distance Timing
Long-distance timelines rarely line up perfectly. Your Tacoma lease ends on one date, your new home closes on another, and there's a gap in the middle. Storage-in-transit (often abbreviated SIT) is the industry's answer: your shipment loads on schedule, sits in a secure warehouse, and delivers when your destination is ready.
How SIT is arranged and billed
Storage-in-transit is written into your moving contract rather than arranged separately — the same provider stays responsible for your goods from loading through final delivery. Billing typically involves warehouse handling at entry and exit plus a recurring storage charge for the time your shipment is held. Ask for all three components in writing before you book.
SIT is designed for gaps measured in weeks or a few months. If your gap stretches longer, the shipment usually converts to permanent storage, which can change both the billing and — importantly — the liability terms. Ask where that conversion point is in your contract.
Car shipping and other add-ons
Households leaving Tacoma with two cars and one driver often ship a vehicle alongside the household move. Some moving providers arrange auto transport as an add-on; others will point you to a dedicated auto carrier. Either way, vehicle transport runs on its own schedule with its own delivery window — don't assume the car and the furniture arrive together. Mention a vehicle in your quote request so providers can price it from the start.