Intelligent Labor & Moving

Intelligent Labor and Moving is a small, family-run moving company in Arlington offering packing, local and long-distance moving, and storage. It puts heavy emphasis on sustainability: the company runs electric moving trucks, offers a petroleum-free moving option, and uses reusable European furniture covers for sofas, mattresses, televisions and chairs in place of plastic wrap. Its hourly moving rates include the truck, equipment, fuel and supplies rather than adding them separately.

Founded in Cambridge in 2005, the business later moved to Arlington and now operates five trucks, ranging from 16-foot trucks to a tractor-trailer, along with 10 to 15 movers. It owns its storage warehouses in Arlington and Hudson. The Arlington warehouse runs on rooftop solar and heat pumps, charges electric forklifts and vehicles on site, and turns used cardboard into packing material. The company does not use subcontractors and says it keeps overhead low to pay its movers well.

What to Know

• The company is licensed for interstate moves with the U.S. Department of Transportation.
• Its electric trucks have logged about 45,000 miles, according to the company.
• Paper tape replaces plastic tape on its green moves.
• It serves Cambridge, Somerville and the wider Greater Boston area.
• The company has worked with groups such as MassCEC and Green Energy Consumers Alliance.