Long Distance Moving Between Lethbridge And Calgary: On The Road With Mayank Parmar

Long-distance moves in Southern Alberta are like running a marathon amidst obstacles. There's winds that knock a truck over, insane snow in the winter, and long stretches of highway that test mental limits. Two Small Men mover Mayank Parmar has become accustomed to all the hurdles and has dealt with them regularly, especially when travelling between Lethbridge and Calgary for the sake of moving businesses and families.

A memory that stands out to Mayank centres around a winter move involving a piano.

“The weather was… it wasn’t windy or anything like that, which is like common here,” Mayank recalls. “But there was a lot of snow around.”

This winter move featured lots of snow but thankfully little wind. “It was cold, basically. There was no wind, so that was a good part, but it was cold and there was a lot of snow around.”

Lethbridge is notoriously windy and when the snow gets mixed in, it's almost impossible to do anything.

“Nobody wants to work in that time,” Mayank says, laughing.

Wind makes everything harder to move.

“Sofas or like frames… counter tables,” Mayank explains. “We have to take it horizontally, right? When it’s windy, we have to figure it out. We can do it vertically or maybe more than two people, just to keep it stable.”

This is the reality of professional moving in Lethbridge. Going long distance often means a trip to Calgary, a route Mayank knows well. “To Calgary sometimes, it’s around like 200 kilometers,” he says. “So I have been to that kind of moves before.”

When the weather is good, it's manageable. “It typically takes like one and a half hour,” Mayank explains. “When the truck is full, I take around like two hours. I prefer to drive like a little bit slower.”

In these conditions, slower almost always mean safer.

The long distance moves are actually more simple sometimes.

“Whenever they do long moves, they just get rid of a lot of stuff,” he says. “They just want to take the minimum as much as possible.”

This leads to more efficient packing and easier unpacking. When asked how he protects customers’ belongings during long-distance moves, Mayank has a straightforward answer: “Nothing special,” he says. “Just usual things.”

Just as he takes care in protecting people's possessions, he also seeks to protect his crew.

“I always try to say them to carry water bottles… just to stay hydrated,” he notes. He also make sure they have the right gear: “I have some good gloves and non-slipping shoes.”

It's the little things that add up. He shares a story that emphasizes the importance of safety. There was an unfortunate accident a previous manager had gotten into heading back from Calgary with an empty truck.

“It was super windy, so the truck wasn’t stable,” Mayank explains. The truck didn’t tip, and “they managed to save it somehow.”

“When I don’t feel safe, I just prefer to stop somewhere,” he says. “At a gas station or somewhere like that, it’s better than getting into an accident.”

The drive might sound boring, but it's not without character.

“It’s not like that,” Mayank says. “Just like… long, long fields.”

It's the kind of drive that demands patience.

When he was moving in Vancouver, Mayank would go on even longer trips.

“Vancouver to Calgary is around like a thousand km,” he says. “I have been on those kind of trips like four or five times.”

At this point, Mayank is bursting with confidence and willing to take on any voyage: “Yep, I’m ready for that.”

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