Alex's Moving and Labor
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Alex’s Moving and Labor is a locally owned Rock Island crew moving homes, apartments, and offices all across the Quad Cities, both the Illinois and Iowa sides, and long-distance out of state. Book a full-service move or just the muscle to load your own truck, all for one flat price instead of a meter that keeps climbing.
- Flat-price quotes
- Movers or labor-only
- Licensed & insured
A flat price up front, whether you need full movers or just the muscle
Plenty of Quad Cities movers put you on an hourly rate and let the clock run up the bill. Alex does it the other way: you get one flat price up front for the whole job, whether that is a full-service move or just loading help, so the number never climbs while the crew works.
Tell us about it
Run Alex through the place, the stairs and the parking, whether you need full movers or just labor to load a truck or POD, and the dates you have in mind, by phone, text, or a quick video walk-through.
Get a flat price
One flat price comes back from Alex, usually the same day you reach out, with nothing left to guess at.
Book when it works
The quote is free and there is no pressure. You only lock it in once the price and the day both sit right with you.
Alex’s own crew. Movers or muscle. Nobody farmed out.
Your job is never sold to a broker or handed to strangers you have never met. The guys carrying your couch or loading your rental truck are on Alex’s own crew, right here in Rock Island, and Alex runs every job himself from the first call to the last box.
- Alex’s own crewTrained, hard-working, background-checked movers working the Quad Cities all year round.
- Movers or labor-onlyBook a full-service move, or just the muscle to load a truck, POD, or trailer.
- Careful is the standardBlanketed furniture, padded door frames, and floor protection before a single piece is lifted.
What we do
Local Moving
Homes and apartments all over the Quad Cities, wrapped and carried for one flat price.
02Loading & Labor
Just need the muscle? We load, unload, or rearrange your truck, POD, or trailer.
03Long-Distance
Out-of-state moves on our own truck and crew, loaded once and set down by the same guys.
04Packing & Materials
Pack the whole place or just the breakables, in sturdy boxes and moving blankets.
05Commercial / Office
Nights-and-weekends office and storefront moves, so you open the next morning.
06Piano & Heavy Items
Pianos, safes, gym gear, and the heavy, awkward stuff, muscled out the right way.
Old river-town homes, third-floor walk-ups, two states, and the muscle to handle them
A Quad Cities move has its own quirks: tall old homes on the Rock Island and Davenport bluffs, narrow century-old staircases, apartment walk-ups near the colleges, and jobs that cross the Mississippi between Illinois and Iowa. Alex and the crew plan around every one of them, and we bring the muscle for the heavy stuff.
Old-home ready
Tall bluff-top homes and century-old staircases in Rock Island, Moline, and Davenport, padded and planned ahead.
Labor when you need it
Loading a rental truck, a POD, or a trailer, or just muscling one heavy piece, book the crew for as much or as little as you want.
Both sides of the river
Illinois to Iowa and back, Rock Island to Davenport to Bettendorf, the bridge crossing is just part of the day.
What your flat price is based on
Recent jobs around the Quad Cities
Snapshots from Alex’s Moving and Labor jobs around Rock Island, Moline, and Davenport lately: full moves, loaded PODS, pianos, and heavy pieces, each one wrapped and handled our way.
Reviews from both sides of the river
Serving Rock Island & the Quad Cities metro
From our base in Rock Island, we cover the whole metro on both sides of the Mississippi, from Moline and East Moline to Davenport, Bettendorf, and out to Geneseo and Le Claire.
Long hauls Alex’s crew runs out of the Quad Cities
Leaving the area? Our long-distance moves keep the same flat-price promise, and one crew and truck stay with your load the whole way, with nothing dropped at a warehouse for strangers to reload.
- Quad CitiesChicago, IL~165 mi · 1-day
- Quad CitiesDes Moines, IA~165 mi · 1-day
- Quad CitiesPeoria, IL~90 mi · same-day
- Quad CitiesIowa City, IA~60 mi · same-day
- Quad CitiesCedar Rapids, IA~85 mi · same-day
- Quad CitiesSt. Louis, MO~250 mi · 1-day
The Alex’s Moving and Labor promise
If a job ever goes sideways, owning it and making it right is on us. You get a firm arrival window, a real person to talk to, and a crew that treats your home and your things the way they would their own.
✔ On time — the crew shows up inside the window we gave you, or you get a call first.
✔ One flat price — you get the number up front and that is what you pay, no meter, no rounding up.
✔ A real person — Alex answers, and anything that comes up is handled straight, no runaround.
✔ Nothing hidden — fuel, stairs, and the heavy lifting are already in the price.
Quad Cities moving FAQ
How is the flat price kept firm?
Alex looks at what you are actually moving, or how much labor you need, and how tough the access is, then gives you one price and holds to it. As long as the job matches what you told us, it lands on that exact flat price, with no meter and no rounding up at the end.
Are the movers Alex's crew or hired out?
Our own, every time. Alex keeps a trained, background-checked crew right here in Rock Island and runs every job himself, so no broker takes a cut and no stranger walks into your home.
Can you move through Quad Cities winters and summers?
All year. Through a hard Midwest January we salt the steps and load fast so nothing sits out in the cold; in the humid summer we start early and keep a steady pace. Your date holds whether it is an ice storm or a muggy July afternoon by the river.
Do you move pianos and heavy items?
Yes, and it is already in your flat price. Pianos, gun safes, gym equipment, and the other heavy, awkward pieces ride on the right board with proper straps and padding, muscled out by a crew that has moved plenty of them.
Do you do labor-only, or load a POD or rental truck?
We do, and it is half of what we do, it is right in our name. Book Alex's crew just for the muscle: we will load or unload your rental truck, POD, or trailer, or move a few heavy pieces, packed tight and padded, all for one flat price.
Can you handle downtown and apartment building COIs?
Yes. Plenty of downtown Davenport and Moline buildings and the college-area apartments ask for a Certificate of Insurance and a booked elevator or dock time. Send us the building rules and we file the COI and reserve the window ahead.
Do you handle old bluff homes and two-state moves?
All the time. The tall old bluff-top homes in Rock Island and Davenport with their narrow century-old stairs, the college-area walk-ups, and moves that cross the Mississippi between Illinois and Iowa are everyday work for us, planned and priced ahead.
How much notice should I give?
A week or two out suits most jobs, and month-ends and college move weeks fill up soonest. If the crew has an opening we will still take a short-notice or next-day job, even labor-only, so it never hurts to give Alex a call.
Do you take a deposit?
Just a small refundable hold to lock in your crew and your date, and nothing else. The rest is due once the job is done, and the estimate is always free.
How do you deal with the river bridges and Quad Cities traffic?
We plan around it. The crew times the drive against I-74, I-280, and River Drive, works the Centennial and I-74 bridge crossings around rush hour, and the window we gave you still holds.
Locally owned, Rock Island-based
Alex built Alex’s Moving and Labor around a simple idea: give Quad Cities folks a fair flat price, show up and work hard, and let people book a full move or just the labor, whatever they actually need. He runs his own crew out of Rock Island and still works the jobs and answers the phone himself, on both sides of the river.
Reach us
Alex's Moving and Labor
1425 43rd St, Rock Island, IL 61201
(515) 381-2875
Open 7 days, 7 AM–8 PM
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