Orders and PPM
Military and state employee moves
Military PCS and Personally Procured Moves (PPM) with Mayflower, and CA State Employees relocations.
Where a move on orders goes wrong
A Permanent Change of Station move runs on dates and regulations that do not bend for the movers. Miss the pack date or misread what a plan has to cover and the cost lands on a family that is already juggling a new duty station, new schools and a house to hand back.
State work moves carry their own pressure. A job in another part of California, or beyond it, starts on a day somebody else picked, and the household goods have to be there when the family is. Either way the question is the same: who is accountable for the whole shipment, from the first carton to the last piece set down at the far end.
Five Farnsworth and Mayflower vans parked outside the Francisco Blvd warehouse
How Farnsworth and Mayflower run it
Earl Farnsworth Express and Mayflower Transit handle military moves domestically or internationally. The Farnsworth site says its team is well-versed in the intricacies of military relocations, including Personally Procured Moves (PPM), and that it works with each family to build a customized moving plan that meets the family's needs and adheres to military regulations.
From packing and loading to transportation and unpacking, one provider carries every step. For the interstate leg, Farnsworth, an authorized Mayflower agent, moves goods on licensed Mayflower equipment, with customs clearance handled for international shipments.
CA State Employees get the same packing, loading, transport and unpacking for household goods moves within California and beyond. The Farnsworth site offers tailored plans for state employees, whether the move is across town or across the state.
What families say, and the next step
Charles F., from the Farnsworth site, is an active duty Naval Officer. He wrote: "As an active duty military Naval Officer, this has by far been the BEST and I mean VERY BEST move my family and myself have EVER EXPERIENCED!!!" The company has its own Navy roots: Earl Farnsworth himself served a three-year Navy hitch before founding the company in 1971.
If the new home is not ready on arrival day, storage-in-transit holds your belongings at the Farnsworth warehouse in San Rafael until the destination can take delivery. Items worth more than $100 per pound go on Mayflower's High-Value Inventory form before the move.
Call (415) 459-6683 with your dates and where you are headed. Mention whether it is a PCS, a PPM or a state employee move so the office starts the right plan.
As an active duty military Naval Officer, this has by far been the BEST and I mean VERY BEST move my family and myself have EVER EXPERIENCED!!!
Related on this consignment
Orders
Distance
Moves across state lines run through long-distance moves with Mayflower, and overseas orders through international moves.
Packing
How the crew wraps and crates is in packing and crating.
Questions
Send your dates through the contact page.