One flat rate, one Robb & Messer crew — nothing new gets tacked on once the truck backs up to your doorReserve your Petaluma move date online in under five minutesCo-owned and still run day to day right here in Petaluma, CA-licensed, and insured on every job
Petaluma-based crews covering Sonoma County and southern Marin.
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Call or text us and walk Marcus or Denise through the rooms — nobody hands you off to a script
Your flat rate goes into writing before you hang up, not after a follow-up call
Hector or Bryce parks the truck in your driveway at the window you picked, not somewhere close to it
4.9 from 24+ Petaluma reviews
★★★★★
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Robb & Messer Moving and Storage is based in Petaluma, but our trucks run the whole North Bay. Sonoma County work takes us from downtown Petaluma’s Victorian-era homes near the historic depot out to the wine-country estates east toward Sonoma, where a long gravel driveway and a gate code are part of the job. South of the county line, we also cover Novato and San Rafael in Marin. Crew chief Hector Reyes handles most of the narrow servant-staircase walkthroughs himself, and every area below gets the same flat rate quoted in writing before move day.
Don’t see your neighborhood listed? Tell us where you’re moving — if it’s in Sonoma County or southern Marin, our crew already knows the route.
Answers Before You Keep Scrolling
Is there a mileage fee once we leave Petaluma proper?▾
No — the flat rate already accounts for the whole footprint above, so a job in Sonoma or San Rafael costs the same as one three blocks from our office.
Can you move between two cities on this list, like Santa Rosa to Sonoma?▾
Yes, that's a local move for us. Our crew works city-to-city jobs across this whole footprint under one flat rate.
How does wildfire season affect scheduling in these areas?▾
From August through October, a smoke advisory can push a move date on short notice. We build that into scheduling for west Petaluma and Sonoma County jobs instead of surprising you at the truck.
Based in Petaluma, Robb & Messer Moving and Storage runs moves across North Bay / Sonoma County — including Santa Rosa, Rohnert Park, Novato, San Rafael — one crew and one set of trucks, wherever the job takes us.
Marcus Robb looks at every job himself — a phone call, a video walk-through, or photos you text over — before he puts a number on paper, and that same number is what shows up on the invoice.
Every Mover Draws a Robb & Messer Paycheck
Hector Reyes and Bryce Coleman trained this crew themselves, and all eight full-time movers on our trucks stay on payroll year-round — nobody’s pulled off a gig app the morning your job is scheduled.
The Paperwork Beats You to the Question
Denise Messer keeps two folders current at all times — California’s Cal-T permit for jobs that start and end inside the state, and the federal US DOT/MC authority that applies the moment a truck crosses into Nevada or Oregon. Ask for the certificate of insurance and the $1M cargo figure is already printed on it.
Built Around a North Bay Calendar, Not a Generic One
When a wildfire-smoke advisory grounds outdoor loading west of town, we call to reschedule before the smoke rolls in, not after, and once winter rain turns the dirt driveways past the river soft, we stage the truck on the road instead of risking it getting stuck.
The Hard Parts Are Priced Before We Show Up
A downtown Victorian’s narrow servant staircase, a wine-country estate with a gate code and a long gravel approach, the extra miles out past Cotati — all of it gets built into the number before you sign, so the invoice doesn’t grow once the truck is in your driveway.
Every One of Our 8 Trucks Leaves Fully Stocked
Pads, straps, dollies, and shrink wrap ride on every truck before it leaves the yard, so nobody’s making a hardware-store run in the middle of your move.
Book Before Summer Fills the Calendar
Lock in your Petaluma move date online now — Sonoma County’s summer weeks go first every year once school lets out and lease turnovers stack up on the same weekends.
Rescheduling Never Adds a Dollar
An evacuation warning goes out west of town, or an escrow closing slides a week — either way, moving your date ahead of time doesn’t change your quote.
Real Local Numbers, Not A Web Calculator
Every figure traces back to an actual job Marcus or Denise has priced around Petaluma before, with veteran, teacher, and student-move discounts already folded into the total.
Word for Word, From the People We Moved
Read them as they were posted — Sonoma County households talking about their own move day, no editing on our end.
★★★★★
Hector walked our downtown Victorian staircase before a single box came in and had a plan for every turn — nothing scraped, nothing rushed.
Whitney L.Santa Rosa · Google
★★★★★
Bryce called two days before the smoke rolled in and moved our date up without charging us a dime for it.
Dario P.Rohnert Park · Google
★★★★★
Robb & Messer Moving and Storage quoted a flat number on the first call and the invoice matched it down to the dollar.
Priya N.Novato · Google
★★★★★
No fog-season surcharge, no fuel line item — the price Denise wrote down over the phone was the price on the invoice.
Colin M.San Rafael · Google
★★★★★
They packed the wine-cellar boxes the night before and had the whole house unloaded before dinner the next day.
