Taking a job in Silicon Valley? Our Bakersfield to San Jose movers pack your home, haul it north up the valley on our own truck and unload room by room. Request a price.
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Most of the drive
West over the Coast Range
Pacheco Pass summit
Of driving each way
Your move rides on a Mentors truck driven by a Mentors driver, from the curb in Bakersfield to your new San Jose address. The company is owned and run by Jesse Lovan and Chris Shipp, who were both raised in Bakersfield, and your move is booked through their Gilmore Avenue office.
Most of the drive follows Interstate 5 up the west side of the San Joaquin Valley before the truck turns toward the coast range and the South Bay. One truck carries your home the whole way, with no transfer to a second vehicle.
The table shows the usual cost of this move by home size. Each range covers the movers, the truck, the drive north and the fuel surcharge.
A first-floor apartment with parking at the door sits low in its range. Stairs, an elevator, a long walk from the truck or a busy summer weekend moves the price up.
Packing, materials, storage and extra valuation coverage sit outside these ranges as separate lines.
Most of the trip runs up the west side of the valley, then climbs Pacheco Pass, where Caltrans keeps a climbing lane for slower trucks on the westbound grade.
You get a call if weather holds the truck.
Work down this list in the weeks before loading day.
California rules call for a visual inspection with your estimate, so schedule it as soon as you know your moving month.
Many San Jose apartment and condo buildings set moving hours and elevator bookings. Ask your manager for them in writing.
Sell, donate or recycle what you will not use in the new place. A smaller load takes less time to carry.
Take photos or video of furniture and electronics before packing, and keep jewelry and papers with you.
Pack sheets, chargers, medicine and coffee in a box that rides in your car to San Jose.
The Bureau of Household Goods and Services sets four steps for in-state moves in its consumer guide to household moving.
For moves within California, a visual inspection of your belongings is required with the estimate, and the guide recommends doing it in person.
The mover must sign the written estimate, which lists transportation and service charges, the payment method and the coverage type.
If you add items after the inspection, you and the mover sign a change order before the shipment is loaded.
At least three days before the move you receive the moving agreement with a Not to Exceed Price, and both of you sign it before work starts.
If San Jose Water serves your new address, send the start-service request at least two business days before move-in. Service begins the next business day after approval, so the taps work when the movers carry in the first box.
For old furniture and move-in leftovers, book a no-cost Junk Pickup through the city portal or app, with up to 12 items per request on your regular collection day. Set items at the curb no more than 24 hours ahead, and keep them out of red zones and away from hydrants and parked cars.
I had an excellent experience with Mentors Moving & Storage Company! The team was professional, efficient, and took great care with all of my belongings. They arrived on time, worked quickly, and made the entire moving process seamless. Highly recommend their services for anyone looking for a stress-free move.
They were on time. They did a good job taking the recliner furniture apart and putting it back together at the new address. They were good at moving the washer and dryer too. Alex and Michael were professional and friendly. Prices are reasonable. I highly recommend Mentors Moving.
Mentors Moving made this as easy as possible. They were great getting the move scheduled and the movers were very professional and friendly to be around. Thank you.
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Our Gilmore Avenue office quotes, schedules and dispatches your move to San Jose. If your dates shift, one call there moves the loading day and updates your paperwork. The owners still work from that office, so a question about your San Jose move reaches the people who run the company.
Compare another California move from Kern County or add a service to this one.
We build your range from the details that change it: your bedroom count, both addresses, stairs or elevators, large pieces and the week you have in mind.
Packing and storage can be added to any move, and each one appears as its own line on your quote.
Heading to the Bay Area, Los Angeles, San Diego or Sacramento? We load in Kern County, drive your household north or south on one truck and unload it room by room at the new address.
Leaving California? We inventory and pad your home in Bakersfield, then drive it to your new state with a delivery window in writing and an arrival call before the truck pulls up.
If your San Jose lease starts late, your things can wait in climate-controlled storage until move-in, then head north. Tell us the target date and we schedule delivery around it.
Our packers box the kitchen, books and fragile pieces, or the whole house, and label every carton by room. Unpacking help is available at the San Jose end too.
Fine furniture, art and electronics get extra wrapping, careful placement and full setup in the new home, with packing debris hauled away.
Uprights and grands are padded, strapped to a board and carried by extra movers so they arrive ready to tune in San Jose.
Also from our Bakersfield office: senior movers, labor-only movers and corporate relocation, all quoted together with your San Jose move.
Expect a full day of driving plus loading and unloading. Many homes load one day and deliver the next, and we agree on both dates with you before loading.
Yes. Your household rides on a Mentors truck with a Mentors driver from Bakersfield to San Jose. The same truck that loads in Kern County unloads at your door.
Yes. California rules require one for moves within the state. We can walk your home in person or by video before sending the range.
Yes. Climate-controlled storage holds your household between loading and delivery, and it is priced on its own line.
Yes. Monitors and towers are wrapped and boxed, cables are bagged by desk and the setup goes back together in the room you choose.
Send the form or call with your Bakersfield address, your San Jose address, the week you want and your bedroom count. We reply with a written range and a loading day.
We only contact you about this request. Your number is never shared.
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Bakersfield, California:
3101 Gilmore Ave,
Bakersfield, CA 93308
(661) 325-6683
Santa Rosa, California:
3000 Dutton Ave Ste B,
Santa Rosa, CA 95407
(707) 326-4479
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5325 S Kyrene Rd #105,
Tempe, AZ 85283
(480) 619-8240
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