Hank's Moving & Hauling in New York

Hank’s Moving & Hauling in New York

Hank’s Moving & Hauling has been loading, hauling, and delivering peace of mind across New York since 2005. Hank Dolan founded the company on a simple idea that still guides every job: the estimate you sign is the price you pay, and the crew that loads your first box is the crew that unloads your last one. As part of the Locally family, Hank’s brings New York homeowners the same standard that started with a retired county extension agent’s complaint back in 1997 - a name you can verify, an address you can drive to, and a phone that Hank answers himself. Whether you’re moving across town or across the county, you’ll know who’s on your driveway and what it’s going to cost before the truck door rolls up.

Why New York Homeowners Choose Hank’s Moving & Hauling

New York’s older homes, tight staircases, and rural routes aren’t a training exercise for Hank - they’re the work he’s been doing since George W. Bush’s second term. Hank started writing binding estimates in 2005, and he’s still driving the truck himself. That means no handoff to a crew you’ve never met, no day labor pulled from a parking lot, and no move-day phone call saying the price has changed because your couch weighs more than somebody guessed.

Hank puts his number in writing and signs it. A guess is not a price, and he’s never treated it like one. His movers are background-checked employees on his own payroll, and the same faces wrap your grandmother’s china that unwrap it three hours later. If something goes wrong, Hank’s 90-day written guarantee means one call brings him back - not a complaint line, not a regional manager, Hank.

He publishes his name, his address, and his license number because he wants you to check. Ask for him when you call; he picks up. Seniors and veterans always get 10% off. There’s no trip charge inside the county, and if another mover handed you a written estimate that smells wrong, Hank will give you a free second opinion. His $40-off repair deal on any job over $200 applies to hauling work too - because not everything that needs moving is part of a full move.

The L.O.C.A.L. values code isn’t decoration on his website. Local roots means Hank lives here, hires here, and sponsors the team here. On time means the window he gives you is the window, and he calls if it slips. Community first means your money stays in the county. Accountable means his name is on the truck and his cell is in your hand. Loyal means he’d rather move you again in ten years than pad the bill today. That’s the framework every job is built on, not just marketed around.

Backed by the Locally Family

Every Hank’s Moving & Hauling job in New York carries the Locally guarantee: the owner’s name, a local address you can drive to, and a license number you can look up before you ever dial the phone. The person who answers is the person who shows up, and the price on the phone is the price on the invoice. Ward Selby started this standard in 1997 because he was tired of watching neighbors get burned by out-of-state trucks and disconnected numbers. Locally’s mission hasn’t changed - to make “are you actually local?” a question you can answer before you call, not after you’ve been burned. When you hire Hank, you’re not getting a franchise or a call center. You’re getting a name you’ll see again at the hardware store on Saturday, which is the oldest accountability mechanism there is.

Written by Hank Dolan, Owner at Hank’s Moving & Hauling, serving New York since 2005.