LeadQuasar's Movers category has 566 contacts in 20 states. 543 (96%) have a phone number, 509 (90%) carry a person's name and 169 (30%) have an email. It is a small, focused list of moving companies, and the timing of your outreach matters as much as the pitch.
What you are working with
Be clear about scale first. 566 records across 20 states is a regional prospect list, not national coverage. The six states with their own pages hold most of it:
| State | Contacts | With email | With phone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | 97 | 46 | 96 |
| Arizona | 66 | 14 | 64 |
| California | 53 | 16 | 50 |
| Georgia | 50 | 12 | 45 |
| Nebraska | 47 | 6 | 45 |
| Texas | 44 | 25 | 44 |
Wisconsin (36), Ohio (35), Oklahoma (30), Indiana (28), New Mexico (22) and Missouri (20) add smaller groups.
By city, Atlanta has 48 of Georgia's 50 movers, and Omaha has 44 of Nebraska's 47. Tucson has 39, Houston 31, Chicago 29, and Cleveland and Oklahoma City 27 each. If you serve one of those cities, you can realistically call every mover in the list in a few days.
Email coverage varies. Illinois (46 of 97) and Texas (25 of 44) have the most emails. In Nebraska and Georgia, plan on phoning.
The moving calendar
Moving is seasonal, and the owner's availability follows the season.
- Late spring through summer is peak. School holidays and lease cycles push most household moves into these months. Owners are on trucks, short of crew and not buying anything that takes setup time.
- The end of every month is busy. Leases turn over on the first, so the last few days of a month are packed year-round.
- Autumn and winter are planning time. This is when owners replace trucks, change software, hire for next year and think about marketing. It is the best window for almost any pitch.
So the ideal first call is a mid-month weekday between October and March. Outside that, keep it to a short introduction and ask when to follow up.
What moving companies buy
People who sell to movers usually offer one of these:
- Box trucks, trailers, lift gates and fleet financing
- Boxes, pads, wrap, dollies and other moving supplies
- Cargo, liability and commercial auto insurance
- Estimating, booking and crew-scheduling software
- Seasonal labour and recruiting help
- Storage partnerships and overflow warehouse space
- Marketing: search, review management and referral programmes with real estate agents and property managers
For most small movers, the pressure points are crew and reviews. A company that cannot staff a Saturday loses the job, and a company with poor reviews does not get the call in the first place. Pitch to one of those.
Getting to the owner
Moving companies of this size tend to be owner-operated, and the owner often answers the phone because the phone is where bookings come from. 90% of records carry a name. The data does not include job titles for this category, so confirm you are speaking to the owner.
A few practical points:
- Sound like a vendor, not a customer, in the first sentence. Movers answer expecting a quote request. Say who you are quickly so they do not feel misled.
- Call mid-morning. Early morning is crew dispatch, and late afternoon is often estimates and callbacks.
- Check the website first. 69% of records have one. It shows whether they do local moves, long distance, commercial, piano and specialty, or storage, and how many trucks appear in their photos.
- Follow up by email. Only 30% of records have one, so ask for it on the call. Our guide to finding business email addresses covers other ways to get one.
If you sell to larger carriers and freight companies as well as local movers, the Transportation & Storage category is a much larger pool worth browsing.
A practical movers outreach plan
- Browse movers leads by state and city. Searching and filtering are free.
- Check the quality score and data tier before you unlock. The category has 166 CONNECTED records, 380 STANDARD and 20 LEAN.
- Pick one city and work it by phone, logging when each owner said to call back.
- Save your main push for the off-season.
A free account unlocks 50 contacts a day with no card, which covers Atlanta or Omaha in a single day. To load every state into a dialer at once, go unlimited for $3.99/month with CSV export. Follow any calling rules that apply where you dial.
Frequently asked questions
How many moving companies does LeadQuasar list?
566 contacts in 20 states. 543 have a phone number and 169 have an email address. It is a small list, strongest in Illinois (97) and Arizona (66).
When is the best time to sell to movers?
Autumn and winter, mid-month. Summer and the last days of each month are when movers are busiest and least likely to talk.
Which cities have the most movers in the list?
Atlanta (48), Omaha (44), Tucson (39) and Houston (31), then Chicago (29), Cleveland (27) and Oklahoma City (27).
Can I email moving company owners?
For about 30% of the list. Texas and Illinois have the best email coverage. Elsewhere, call first and collect the address.
Browse movers leads by state and city, then create a free account to unlock 50 contacts a day with no card.