Men In Trucks Moving Inc. — déménageurs Rockland depuis 2010 / Rockland movers since 2010. We move households out of and into Rockland, Clarence-Rockland, Bourget, Hammond, and the surrounding bilingual east-Ottawa communities along Highway 174. Same hourly rates as our Ottawa-proper jobs, transparent travel-fee disclosure, and dispatch out of our east-end warehouse on Sheffield Road — the closest Ottawa-region warehouse to Rockland.

Why hire local movers in Rockland

Rockland sits about 32 kilometres east of Ottawa City Hall, on the south shore of the Ottawa River. The town is bilingual, the population is around 13,500, and the commute to Ottawa Centre or Gatineau pulls a steady stream of families through Highway 174 every weekday. We see Rockland moves in two patterns: families buying a single-family home in Morris Village, Clarence Crossing, or the older streets between Edwards and Caron; and downsizing customers heading either into the Rockland retirement residences or back across the river to family in Gatineau and Buckingham.

Most Ottawa hourly movers will quote Rockland and then surprise the customer with an opaque travel charge on the final bill. We do not. The travel fee on a Rockland move is disclosed in writing before the deposit is paid: one hour at the crew’s hourly rate plus $2.50 per kilometre for the round-trip distance outside our 30 km Ottawa-City-Hall flat radius. Rockland is right at the edge of the flat zone, so the per-kilometre add is small — usually one to two hours of travel-equivalent on a typical move.

The east-end warehouse on Sheffield Road dispatches the truck. The crew leaves Sheffield Road, takes the 174 east, and arrives at your Rockland address in 25 to 30 minutes outside of rush hour. For a fuller view of how Men In Trucks runs an Ottawa-region move, see our Ottawa movers page.

Services bilingues — bilingual service for Rockland families

Notre équipe est bilingue. We answer the dispatch line in English and in French. The quote, the contract, the deposit confirmation, and the moving-day paperwork are all available in either language at your request. Our crew leads include francophones who handle the on-site conversation in French when the family prefers — particularly common on the older streets where multigenerational households are still the norm.

Quebec-side moves into Rockland (Buckingham, Masson-Angers, Plaisance) and Quebec-bound moves out of Rockland (Gatineau Hull secteur, Aylmer, Chelsea) are routine. We know the bridge timing and we plan the route around the rush-hour patterns on the Cumberland and Macdonald-Cartier crossings.

Rockland moves we handle every week

The most common Rockland move types — and how we crew them:

• Single-family family moves into Morris Village and Clarence Crossing — three- and four-bedroom homes with finished basements. Three-mover crew on average, four-mover for the larger lots with garages and sheds to clear. Typical job lands between 6 and 10 hours.
• Apartment moves around Laurier Street and the downtown commercial corridor — two movers, three-hour minimum, all-in on most of these jobs. Many are first-apartment moves for young families and we keep the quote tight.
• Retirement community moves into Rockland’s senior residences — careful pacing, full labelling, and a same-day move-in where the suite is ready. Our crews include experienced senior-move staff.
• Cross-river moves from Rockland to Gatineau — common for francophone families with relatives across the river. We bridge the route and the quote includes the river crossing time.
• Long-distance moves out of Rockland — Montreal is the most common destination (one hour east on Autoroute 50), followed by Cornwall and Kingston. These are quoted per-job. See our long-distance moving from Ottawa page.

Pricing — what a Rockland move actually costs

Our hourly rates are uniform across our Ottawa-region service area, which means a Rockland customer pays the same hourly rate as a Vanier or Westboro customer. The travel-fee disclosure is what adjusts.

• $140 / hour — 2 movers and a 26-foot truck. Right size for one-bedroom apartments and small two-bedroom moves with limited stairs.
• $180 / hour — 3 movers and a 26-foot truck. Our most common Rockland crew. Right for two- and three-bedroom homes, condos with restricted elevator booking, and apartment moves where speed matters.
• $220 / hour — 4 movers and a 26-foot truck. Right for larger three- and four-bedroom homes, homes with both a basement and a garage to clear, and homes with heavy items.

Minimum billing is 3 hours at your crew’s hourly rate. Travel fee for any Ottawa-region address: one hour at the crew rate for any address within 30 km of Ottawa City Hall (Rockland is right at that edge), plus $2.50 per kilometre for the round-trip distance outside the 30 km radius — disclosed in writing before booking. A deposit confirms the date. We accept Interac e-Transfer or credit card on the deposit. Final invoice is paid by the same methods or by corporate cheque on commercial accounts.

To book online, our order online page takes a deposit in three minutes and confirms the truck and crew on the spot.

How we schedule a Rockland move

Peak season (May through August) fills six weeks in advance. If you are aiming for a Saturday in June, the booking conversation needs to happen by mid-April. Off-peak (November through March) can usually be booked with one to two weeks of lead time on a weekday — sometimes less if a truck is returning empty from a morning Ottawa east-end job.

The dispatcher confirms the truck and the crew the evening before the move with a 30-minute arrival window. The crew lead calls the morning of the move when the truck is loaded and ten minutes out — a phone-ahead that takes one of the most common moving-day frustrations off the table. We do not bill for the dispatcher call or the crew-lead call. Both are part of how we run the day.

Rockland neighborhoods and access notes

Rockland is small enough to know intimately. Five access notes that matter for moving day:

• Morris Village and the south-side new builds — generous driveways, wide subdivision roads, the 26-foot truck pulls right to the front door. Loading takes less time on these streets and the hourly total drops accordingly.
• Clarence Crossing and the Edwards-end of town — newer subdivision with the same easy access pattern. Some lots have longer walkways and we sometimes add a third mover when the walk from the curb is over 50 feet.
• Laurier Street and the downtown core — heritage homes, narrower lots, occasional one-way patterns. We park where the parking is allowed and the crew works the dolly route from there.
• Highway 174 commercial corridor — apartment buildings and small commercial moves. Our crews know which buildings have loading-bay access and which require curb-side loading from Laurier Street.
• Rural-residential east of Rockland (toward Hammond, Bourget, Curran) — longer driveways, occasional gravel sections, and rural-route addresses. The crew lead confirms the approach on the morning-of call.

Storage in Ottawa for Rockland customers

A real-estate gap between closing dates is the most common reason a Rockland customer asks about storage. Our 10,000-square-foot warehouse on Sheffield Road in Ottawa east end is climate-controlled, dry, and secure. Our crews load the warehouse on closing day and re-load the truck on possession day. We do not charge re-handling fees on storage-in-transit moves — the storage rate is the only rate during the gap. The warehouse is 25 minutes from any Rockland address. See storage in Ottawa for the rate sheet.

Packing services for Rockland customers

About half of our Rockland customers ask for packing help on the day before the move. We pack kitchens, china, art, lamps, and electronics — the items most likely to break in a fast self-pack. Packing rates are the same as moving rates, and we typically send a two-packer crew on a four- to six-hour day-before pack. See packing services from Ottawa for the supplies list and rates.

What’s included in our Rockland quotes

The quote covers the truck, the fuel, the labour, the protective blankets, the wardrobe boxes for hanging clothing (on request), the stretch wrap, the dollies, and the basic furniture disassembly and reassembly for bed frames, table legs, and standard furniture assemblies. Specialty items — pianos, gun safes, antique pieces — are still moved by our crew but may add a per-item charge that depends on weight class. We disclose the per-item charge before the move, never on the invoice. Standard cargo liability is included; optional full-replacement coverage is available on request.

How Rockland moves are different from Ottawa-proper moves

Three differences that change the planning:

• Travel-fee disclosure — Rockland sits just outside the 30 km Ottawa-City-Hall flat radius, so the round-trip mileage add is small but non-zero. We disclose it in writing before the deposit and we don’t add it later on the invoice.
• Bilingual handling — about 40% of our Rockland customers prefer some part of the conversation in French. We handle that without flagging it as a special request.
• Highway 174 patterns — winter weather and the Cumberland-Orleans pinch on the 174 can affect timing. We build it into the dispatch window and we don’t bill for road delays caused by closures or weather.

Common Rockland routes we move every month

The most common Rockland routes our dispatch sees:

• Rockland to Orleans (15 min west on 174) — short hauls, full hourly rate, typical $700–$1,200 ticket
• Rockland to Ottawa Centre — 35–45 min depending on rush hour, typical $900–$1,500
• Rockland to Gatineau (cross-river) — 50–60 min via Macdonald-Cartier, typical $1,000–$1,700
• Rockland to Hammond / Bourget / Curran (rural east) — 15–25 min east, typical $800–$1,300
• Rockland to Montreal (long-distance, per-job quote) — see long-distance page

Booking your Rockland move

Two paths to confirm a date:

• Call 613-800-0917 — dispatch line, 8 AM to 8 PM Eastern, seven days. Notre équipe est bilingue.
• Book online at mitmoving.ca/order-online/local-movers — choose crew size, date, deposit checkout confirms the booking inside three minutes.

Frequently asked questions about Rockland moves

Do you charge extra for moves to Rockland?
We charge the same hourly rates as we do for Ottawa-proper moves. The travel fee is hourly-rate for the first hour, plus $2.50 per kilometre for the round-trip distance outside our 30 km flat radius from Ottawa City Hall. Rockland sits right at the edge, so the per-kilometre add is small. The exact dollar amount is disclosed in writing before any deposit.

Do you offer bilingual service for Rockland customers?
Yes. Our dispatch line, our quotes, and our crews are bilingual. We will run the entire conversation, the contract, and the moving-day paperwork in French on request.

How far in advance should I book a Rockland move?
Peak season (May through August), six weeks ahead. Off-peak (November through March), one to two weeks is usually enough on a weekday slot. Same-week moves are sometimes possible when a truck is returning empty from a morning east-end Ottawa job.

Do you move from Rockland to Montreal, Toronto, or other long-distance destinations?
Yes. Long-distance moves are quoted per-job after a walk-through inventory because route distance and load size shift the structure away from hourly billing. Montreal is the most common Rockland long-distance route — one hour east on Autoroute 50.

Will the truck fit on my Rockland driveway?
Our 26-foot trucks fit most Rockland driveways, including the new-build subdivisions. Where the driveway is too narrow or the slope too steep, we stage at the road and the crew uses dollies to load. The crew lead confirms the parking on the morning-of call.

What about insurance and damage protection?
Standard cargo liability is included at 60 cents per pound per article — the industry baseline for hourly local moves. Full-replacement coverage is available on request, and the rate depends on the declared value.

Do you provide packing materials and boxes for Rockland customers?
Yes. We deliver moving boxes ($4 each), wardrobe boxes ($20 each), and dish-pack boxes ($12 each) to your address before the move. We refund unused unopened boxes after the move on request.

How is the deposit handled?
A deposit confirms the booking and is applied against the final invoice. Interac e-Transfer or credit card. Refundable up to 72 hours before the move; inside 72 hours, it is held against the truck-and-crew block we’ve already committed.

Do you move antiques, pianos, gun safes, or other specialty items in Rockland?
Yes. Pianos and safes have a per-item charge disclosed in writing before the move because they require additional crew and equipment. Antique furniture is moved by our standard crew using extra padding.

Ready to book your Rockland move?

Call 613-800-0917 or book online at mitmoving.ca/order-online/local-movers. We will quote your move in five minutes and confirm the date with a deposit. Men In Trucks Moving Inc. — déménageurs Rockland depuis 2010 / Ottawa-region movers since 2010.