Skip to main content
Warehouse, Ag & Light Industrial

Records Storage Moving in the Sacramento Valley

Barcoded archive cartons moved range by range in shelf order, placed at the bay and shelf your inventory assigns, and scanned in by your staff.

(530) 354-8089
Records Storage moving in the Sacramento Valley: Murdock's crew at work
  • Licensed & InsuredUSDOT 3421940 · MC 1416634
  • Locally OperatedChico + Yuba City
  • Sacramento ValleyChico · Yuba City · Sacramento

Start your records storage move quote

verifiedFor estimate purposes onlycredit_card_offNo credit card required

Planning a Records Storage Move

A records center is a warehouse where every box has an address. A customer requests a box by barcode, staff pull it from a bay and shelf, and the inventory system has to know where it is at every moment, including the day it spends on a truck. Moving a records operation, whether a room of archive cartons behind a Sacramento office or a records building near McClellan Park or along Hwy 99 in Chico or Yuba City, is mostly about keeping those addresses intact.

The work goes by range. Your inventory lead releases an origin range, usually a set of bays, and assigns each shelf a new bay-and-shelf location. The crew pulls cartons from that range in order, keeps them in sequence on carts and pallets, and sets them at the new locations your map shows. Your staff scan them in, and the next range is released.

High-density mobile shelving and anything stored above reach belong to your shelving installer and your own equipment operators. See light industrial moving.

Who usually signs off
Records center operations manager or archive manager, with the inventory lead releasing each range and signing off on placement
Timing that works
One released range at a time, with the most-requested ranges moved in short windows, after hours if needed, so retrievals can continue.

What typically moves

  • Barcoded archive cartons by bay and shelfPulled and loaded in shelf order, barcode facing out, so staff can scan each group at its new bay.
  • Pending-retrieval staging shelvesBoxes already pulled for customer requests stay a separate group and move last, ready to go out the door.
  • Freestanding steel shelving unitsEmptied and taken down by section, with uprights and shelves bundled and tagged to their new row.
  • Intake and refile cartsEmptied first; cartons waiting to be refiled become their own labeled group.
  • Carton make-up tables and supply stockFlat cartons, lids and tape move as supplies, kept apart from customer records.
  • Scanning stations and label printersDesk equipment is reconnected at the new stations; your systems contact checks the inventory software.

Access and scheduling

Records buildings usually have one or two dock doors and aisles sized for carts, so we look at aisle width, turns at row ends and the distance from the far bays to the dock. Shelving above head height is picked from the floor by your staff with your own equipment. The crew takes cartons from the reachable shelves and from staging.

Retrieval requests set the pace. Tell us which ranges customers ask for most and which can be paused briefly. Paused ranges move first. Busy ranges move in a short window and are scanned in quickly, so requests can be filled from the new location. Dock time, loading hours and any certificate of insurance the landlord wants are sorted out before the first range is released, and a range can go out after the retrieval desk closes for the day, or on a Saturday if you ask.

Protection and handling

Every carton the crew touches is already labeled by your system, so the crew's job is to keep it in sequence. Cartons go onto carts or pallets in shelf order, stacked no higher than the cartons can bear, and each load carries a slip with its origin range and destination bays. At the new building the crew sets cartons at the bay and shelf on the slip, and your staff scan them before the next load comes in.

Crushed or split cartons are set aside for your inventory lead, who decides whether to rebox and keeps the barcode with the contents. The crew never opens a carton, and if a label and the list disagree, the carton waits for your staff. Shelving sections are padded at contact points and kept with their hardware.

Who does what

Some of this job belongs to other trades. The written plan names each one.

Inventory system, barcodes and scanning
Your inventory lead and systems contact own the location data and scan every carton in. The crew moves and places closed cartons to your slips.
High-density mobile shelving and anchored shelving
Your shelving installer takes it apart, relocates it and reinstalls it, then releases each aisle for cartons.
Cartons stored above reach
Your staff bring them down with your forklift, order picker or rolling ladders. The crew handles cartons once they reach the floor.

Not part of our work

  • Opening cartons, reconciling mismatched barcodes or making retention decisions.
  • Operating lift equipment or working above floor level on high shelving.
  • Taking apart, relocating or installing mobile or anchored shelving.

Around Chico, Yuba City and Sacramento

Records storage in the region sits in industrial space: McClellan Park and the I-5 and I-80 corridors around Sacramento and West Sacramento, light-industrial parks in Roseville and Rocklin, and buildings along Hwy 99 in Chico and Yuba City. Summer dock work in those buildings is hot, so loading starts early from June through September.

The crew that shows up

Murdock’s movers working the loading ramp of an open box truckThe Murdock’s crew lined up behind the truck on an orchard road in Butte CountyMurdock’s crew rolling a shrink-wrapped piece on dollies through a building lobby

Records Storage Moving FAQs

Another question? Call (530) 354-8089.

Our customers can request boxes any day. How do we keep filling requests during the move?

Split the building into ranges and move the quiet ones first. The busiest ranges move last, in a short window, and your staff scan them in right away so the system shows the new location. Boxes already pulled for requests stay in their own group and go out from the new building.

What happens when a carton's barcode and the release list disagree?

The carton stays behind, set aside and flagged for your inventory lead. The crew does not open it or guess where it belongs. Once your staff correct the list or relabel the carton, it joins the next load and goes to its assigned shelf.

Who takes cartons down from the top shelves?

Your staff, with your own lift equipment or ladders, since working at height is outside the crew's scope. Cartons brought to the floor are staged by range, and the crew takes it from there: sequencing, loading and placing them at the new bays. At the new building, your staff put away anything bound for upper shelves.

Can the new shelving go in while cartons are still arriving?

Yes, if the installer finishes aisles in the order cartons will arrive. Share the installer's schedule, and we release origin ranges to match the aisles that are ready. Cartons for an unfinished aisle wait at the old building rather than in a pile at the new one.

Plan your business move

Tell us both addresses, the building rules you know about, and the dates you cannot move. We will send back a written plan and estimate.

Call (530) 354-8089

Mon–Sat 8:00 AM–6:00 PM · Sun 10:00 AM–4:00 PM

Call Nowcall530-354-8089