If you work the oilfield, you already know the calendar does not care that you need to move. A two-week hitch runs long, the week off disappears fast, and a rig can push your schedule with almost no warning. It’s Your Move has been booking around Permian Basin rotations since 2019, and we have learned that a hitch-change move is really a scheduling problem more than a lifting problem. Get the timing right and the rest falls into place, so you spend your days off resting instead of wrestling a loaded truck.
Why a hitch change makes moving hard
A standard move assumes you are home, rested, and free on a Saturday. Oilfield life rarely lines up that neatly, and the friction comes from a handful of predictable places.
- Two-week-on schedules leave a single short window to pack, load, and unload
- Rig delays and crew swaps can slide your days off by 24 to 48 hours
- You are often worn out coming off a hitch and short on prep time
- Your spouse may be running the move solo while you finish the rotation
- Cross-basin jobs in Midland or Andrews add drive time to an already tight day
None of that is a reason to overpay a national van line or gamble on a crew from a load board. It just means the move has to be planned around your work, and planned early. That is the part most movers get wrong out here, and it is the part we built our whole booking process around.
How we work around your rotation
We treat your hitch schedule as the fixed point and build the move to fit it. Here is the order we usually work through with a rotation family.
- Hold the date with a small deposit. A $75 deposit reserves your slot and comes off the final bill rather than adding to it.
- Give dispatch your rotation. Tell Annaliese your on and off days so we can pre-stage the crew and truck around your real window.
- Lock a flat figure early. Wade writes a flat rate up front, so a rushed week never turns into a meter-running surprise at the curb.
- Split the labor if you are away. Our crew can pack and load while you are still on the rig and a family member points the way.
- Stay reachable for one shift. If your days move, a single call re-slots the job instead of canceling and starting over.
Packing before your window opens
The families who move most smoothly during a hitch change do a little each evening in the weeks before load day, instead of saving it all for the 48 hours they are home. If you box the kitchen, closets, and garage yourself as you go, our crew can walk in and load rather than wait on you. That alone can turn a two-day scramble into a half-day job.
If the packing time simply is not there, that is fine too. Our office can schedule a full pack the day before load day, so you come home to a house that is boxed, labeled, and ready to roll. Either way, clearing a straight path from the front door to the driveway and taking beds apart ahead of time keeps the crew moving and the clock honest on hourly jobs. A clear driveway also means the ramp goes down once and stays down, which saves real minutes on a hot West Texas afternoon.
Common hitch scenarios and our fix
Every rotation is a little different, so here is how we handle the situations we see most often across the basin.
| Hitch scenario | Your window | How we handle it |
|---|---|---|
| Standard 2-on / 1-off | One clear week | Single-day load and unload, booked weeks ahead |
| Rig pushes days off | Slips 24–48 hrs | Flexible re-slot with one call to dispatch |
| Still on the rig | Spouse home only | Full pack-and-load crew, no owner needed on site |
| Last-minute transfer | 48 hours or less | Priority booking on our last-minute service |
| Cross-basin to Midland | Half a day | Twin-city route, loaded and delivered same day |
Quick answers
What if my days off move after I book?
Call dispatch the moment you know. We build slack into the schedule for rotation workers and will re-slot your date rather than charge a change fee for something the rig decided.
Can you move my house while I am still on the rig?
Yes. Our W-2 crew is background-checked, so plenty of families have us pack and load with only a spouse or relative on site. You approve the flat figure ahead of time and nothing changes without your say-so.
How far ahead should I book?
Two to three weeks is ideal, but we take last-minute jobs when a transfer lands early. Even a few days of lead time lets us pre-stage a truck and crew around your rotation, which is usually all it takes. See our last-minute moving page for tight-window bookings.
Do you move to other Permian towns?
We run Odessa, Midland, Andrews, Stanton, and Big Spring every week. A cross-basin job is usually a same-day load and delivery for our crew, not a multi-day ordeal.
Working a rotation and need a mover who actually gets it? Send dispatch your dates for a written free quote, or see how our Odessa crew keeps the whole job in-house from the first box to the last.