Live Oak is a small, tight-knit farm town roughly 10 miles north of Yuba City, and Murdock’s regularly runs crews up Highway 99 from the Garden Hwy yard rather than treating it as an outlying stop
MURDOCK’S / LIVE OAK
Moving Live Oak Without Guessing the Route.
Local moving, packing, storage and long-distance planning for Live Oak, CA, coordinated through Murdock’s Northern California operations.
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CHICO HUB → YUBA CITY HUB → LIVE OAK → YOUR NEXT ADDRESS
LOCAL MOVE BRIEF
What Changes the Plan in Live Oak.
Every address is different. Access, parking, stairs, weather and timing shape the crew and equipment more than a city name alone.
Most Live Oak housing sits on larger in-town lots than Yuba City proper, with detached garages, sheds, and backyard storage that often get folded into a "simple" move without being mentioned up front
The town is surrounded by almond and walnut orchards, and many customers live on ag-adjacent properties with long driveways, gravel access roads, or shared easements that a crew needs mapped before move day
Harvest season (August-October) brings heavy almond and walnut hauling truck traffic through town on Pennington Rd and Live Oak Blvd, which can affect timing for a move scheduled during that window
SERVICES ON THIS ROUTE
The Move, Built Around the Address.
ACCESS / HOME TYPE / CREW PLAN
Addresses We Plan Around.
- Single-story ranch homes on larger in-town lots
- Older farmhouses on ag-adjacent acreage just outside city limits
- Modest post-war homes near downtown Pennington Rd
- Newer single-family infill construction on the town's edges
AROUND LIVE OAK
Neighborhoods and nearby areas already represented in the project.
Before moving day
- Mention any detached garage, shed, or backyard storage building when you book — Live Oak lots tend to run bigger than Yuba City lots and it changes the truck size we bring
- If your property sits on a gravel driveway or shared ag-road easement, let us confirm access and turnaround space before move day
- Avoid scheduling a move during peak almond/walnut harvest (Aug-Oct) on Pennington Rd or Live Oak Blvd if your timeline is flexible — hauling truck traffic can add delays
- Ask about portable storage if you're timing a move around a farm sale, escrow, or new construction completion
Do you move homes in Live Oak, or just Yuba City and Chico?
Yes, Live Oak is inside our regular Highway 99 corridor, so a Live Oak move gets the same crew and truck we run out of Yuba City, just scheduled around the shorter drive.
Is Live Oak mostly single-family homes or apartments?
Live Oak is overwhelmingly single-family and small-acreage properties rather than multi-unit apartments, so most of our Live Oak jobs are full-house moves rather than the stair-and-elevator apartment jobs we see in bigger cities.
Do orchard and farm properties around Live Oak need special handling?
Yes - many Live Oak addresses sit on working almond or prune orchard parcels with long unpaved access roads, so we confirm driveway length and surface before move day to make sure a full-size truck can turn around without cutting through the orchard.
How does harvest season affect a Live Oak move?
Late August through October, Highway 99 through Live Oak carries heavy ag-truck traffic during almond and walnut harvest, so we build extra transit time into moves booked during that window.
Can you move Live Oak households into Yuba City or Chico storage?
Yes, Live Oak sits almost exactly between our Chico and Yuba City yards, so we can stage a Live Oak move through either yard - whichever is closer to your destination.
NEXT DISPATCH
Tell Us Where You’re Going.
Share the Live Oak address, the destination and what you’re moving. We’ll help plan access, crew size and the right next step.