Matthew Collins
Moving Cost & Route Researcher
Matthew Collins researches moving costs, long-distance routes, pricing factors, and the variables that affect interstate moves for BestMovers.info.
About
Matthew Collins is a Moving Cost & Route Researcher at BestMovers.info.
He works on research related to moving costs, long-distance routes, pricing factors, and the practical variables that can affect the cost and complexity of an interstate move.
His work helps translate moving-industry pricing concepts into consumer-friendly explanations while distinguishing estimates and typical cost ranges from guaranteed prices or individual mover quotes.
Work at BestMovers.info
Matthew contributes to BestMovers moving-cost resources, route research, calculators, and related editorial content.
His research focuses on explaining how distance, shipment size, timing, origin and destination, and other variables can affect a move.
Areas of focus
- Moving costs
- Long-distance moving
- Interstate routes
- Cost factors
- Moving estimates
- Route research
Editorial responsibilities
Matthew Collins researches and writes the pages listed below and documents the sources behind material claims on them. Federal record facts are sourced from the federal datasets cited on each page: editorial attribution does not mean a member of this team issued, certified or approved a federal record.
Last reviewed August 2026.
Research by Matthew Collins
Moving cost research (8)
Articles and research (8)
- The cheapest way to move out of state in 2026
- Cheapest way to move cross country in 2026 (real numbers)
- Cheapest way to move long distance (2026 buyer's guide)
- How much does it cost to move a 2-bedroom apartment?
- Why interstate movers do not charge by the mile
- Hidden moving costs: every fee that didn't show up on the estimate
- Moving from California to Texas: what it costs and who regulates each end
- Moving from New York to Florida: what it costs and who regulates each end
How this work is governed
Editorial standardsResearch methodologyCorrections policyEditorial team