Estimate Engine

Price every move by your own rules

Tariffs that follow the calendar, crews sized by volume, travel timed from your own yard. Every job gets the same clear estimate — in seconds, worked out the same way every time.

Formula builder

Build the formula once. Every quote follows it.

Labor, packing, trucks, fuel, travel, overnight storage and the minimum charge are steps in one pipeline. Add one, reorder them or switch one off, then try the result on a sample move before a customer ever sees it.

  1. Add a stepflat fees, percentages, caps, distance tiers
  2. Switch one offit stays in the formula, skipped
  3. Live Testa sample move, priced step by step
Settings · Pricing Engine
Pricing Formula BuilderDrag components into the pipeline — each step adds to the running total in order.
Live Test Save Formula
Components — click or drag to add
↓ drop here to append
Live Test · sample move
Live TestEdit values — the formula recalculates instantly.
Move size2 Bedrooms (L)Movers3Trucks1Distance18 miTravel to · return25 · 30 min · 22 miAccessHouse → HousePackingPartial Packing HelpRateRegular
Step-by-step breakdown
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Price a move yourself

Pick a date, a home and a route. The panel on the right is MoveConsole’s own System Estimate, recalculating with the same formula the office uses. Until a customer lists their items, the home size and extra rooms stand in for them.

Crew8 movers× Hours8–9 h× Rate$459/h+ Travel$803.25+ Fuel$55.21+ Trucks$50= Estimate$4,580 – $5,039
Move date Regular · $159 / 2 movers
Home
Extra rooms +1,080 ft³
Crew auto · from volume
8
Hardest stop
Route from your yard

Rates, speeds and fees of a demo company. In MoveConsole every number comes from your own settings.

Tariffs

Your tariffs. One calendar.

Name as many crew rates as you need — a regular rate, cheaper weekdays, busy weekends — and paint them onto dates. A job takes the rate of its move day automatically, and you can still set one by hand.

  1. Your tariffscrew rates by name
  2. Aug 28 → Peakpainted on the calendar
  3. Peak ratefor every move that day
  4. On the formcustomers see the cheaper days
Settings · Pricing
Tariff RatesNamed crew rates — one is always the default; assign per job to override.
Add Rate
Rate CalendarAssign rates to dates — jobs without a manual rate use the calendar rate for their move day. Click a day, shift-click for a range.
Show colors on request form
‹Jul – Sep 2026›Today
✕ Clear rateDeselect all
Your request form
Select your moving date
‹August 2026›
SuMoTuWeThFrSa

With colors on, customers see which days cost less before they pick one.

Volume

Hours come from the inventory, not a guess

The customer lists their things room by room in the portal, and the office sees the same list in the job. Every item carries its volume in cubic feet, and that volume sets the crew, the trucks and the hours.

  1. 351 itemslisted room by room
  2. 2,880 ft³their volume, from your catalog
  3. 8 moverscrew size by volume
  4. 338 ft³/hspeed on 2 flights of stairs
  5. ≈ 8.5 h2,880 ÷ 338
Items · KM-229

Listed by the customer in the portal, the same list the office sees

0Pieces0.0 ft³Volume
Adding to 0 items · 0 ft³ in this room Search items…
AllAppliancesBaby & KidsBeds & MattressesBoxes, Bins & BagsElectronics & MediaSeatingStorage & ShelvingTables & Desks
Volume

Each item's cubic feet, room on room

0ft³

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 movers

0movers

No list yet? Until the customer adds items, the move size gives a starting volume: a 5-bed house starts at 1,800 ft³.

Crew speed · 8 movers
  • House / ground357
  • Elevator338
  • 1st floor376
  • 2nd floor357
  • 3rd floor · 2 flights338
  • 4th floor320
  • 5th floor +301

0ft³ an hour

The slowest stop of the move sets the pace.

Hours

2,880 ft³÷338 ft³/h

≈0h

8–9 h
0246810 h

The estimate shows 8–9 h for eight movers.

MovePilot AI

Photos in. Inventory out.

Customers share photos from their portal and crews snap them on site. MovePilot spots the furniture, matches it to your catalog and suggests each item with its volume.

  • Matched to your catalog, so volumes are the ones you already use.
  • Nothing is added on its own — someone approves the items into a room.
  • The estimate follows the moment the items land.
A living room with a sectional sofa, coffee table, TV and bookcase
Suggested itemsLooking at the photo…
    0 ft³

    Every mile and minute, accounted for

    Travel from your yard

    Drive time is billed in 15-minute steps

    Real driving routes from your garage to the pickup and from the drop-off back. Fuel is charged on the round-trip miles at your truck’s MPG.

    Travel time49 + 54 = 103 min → 1.75 h × $459$803.25
    Fuel63.1 mi ÷ 8 mpg × $7$55.21
    Long distance & multi-day

    Each day priced on its own

    A two-day move takes the tariff of each date, its own crew and its own hours. Overnight storage, the minimum hours and the truck fee are added once per move.

    Day 1 · Load Fri, Aug 14 Subpeak
    6 movers × 7 h× $379
    $2,653
    Overnight storage $300
    Day 2 · Unload Sat, Aug 15 Peak
    4 movers × 5 h× $299
    $1,495
    Labor and storage, two days$4,448

    Clear for the customer. Honest on move day.

    What the customer sees

    A range with the reasons behind it

    The portal shows the hours, crew and trucks behind the price, and the coverage they choose updates the total in front of them.

    9:41
    Your estimate · Jul 20 $4,580 – $5,039 8–9 hours · 8 movers · 2 trucks

    An estimate, not a flat rate: the final bill uses the crew’s actual hours.

    Coverage
    Basic Liability$0.60 per lb per itemIncluded
    Standard ValuationUp to $25,000 declared value+$149
    Estimate → final invoice

    Same formula. Real hours.

    On move day the crew’s timer replaces the estimated hours. The rate, travel and fees stay exactly as quoted.

    Estimate · Jul 2
    Labor · 8–9 h$3,672–4,131
    Travel + fuel$858.46
    Extra truck$50
    Total$4,580–5,039
    00:00crew timer
    Final invoice · Jul 20
    Labor · 8.25 h$3,786.75
    Travel + fuel$858.46
    Extra truck$50
    Total$4,695

    Also in the engine

    Distance tiers

    A flat fee once a move passes 10, 20 or any number of miles.

    Extra services

    Heavy items, parking permits, crating — priced once, added to any job.

    Minimums & caps

    A minimum charge, minimum hours and a ceiling, applied in the order you set.

    Discounts & add-ons

    Take a percentage off or add a fixed amount right on the estimate total.

    Packing levels

    Partial, full or packing-and-unpacking, each with its own share of the labor.

    Valuation plans

    Free basic coverage or Full Value Protection priced per cubic foot.

    Questions about pricing

    Still wondering how it would price your moves? Bring your rates to a demo and we’ll set them up with you.

    Get a demo
    Can I use my own rates and rules?
    Yes. Tariff rates, crew speeds, move sizes, extra rooms, fees and the order of the formula steps are all set in Settings by you. The numbers on this page belong to a demo company.
    How is travel time worked out?
    From your garage to the pickup and from the drop-off back to the garage, along real driving routes. The minutes are billed in 15-minute steps at the crew’s hourly rate, and fuel is charged on the round-trip miles.
    What if the hours the system suggests are off?
    Set the hours by hand on any job. If the inventory later changes so much that your hours no longer fit, the job tells you, so nobody quotes from a stale number.
    Does it handle long-distance and multi-day moves?
    Yes. Every day of a multi-day move is priced on its own — the crew, the tariff of that date and the hours. Overnight storage, the minimum hours and the truck fee are counted once per move.
    What does the customer see?
    A price range with the hours, crew and trucks behind it, plus the coverage they picked. When the move is done, the final bill uses the crew’s actual hours with the same formula.
    Can the price change on move day?
    The rate stays the one on the estimate. Only the hours change — they come from the crew’s timer — and anything added on site, like an extra service, is listed on its own line.
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