Highland to Columbus
Columbus sits east, around 285 miles on a route that picks up the Indiana Toll Road on I-90, drops south to I-65 for a short stretch, then finishes on I-70 into the city, a different kind of lane than our straight north-south runs. Households make the move for a logistics or insurance-industry job, a transfer near Ohio State, or a change from Region winters to a milder stretch of Ohio.
- Distance285 mi east
- RouteI-90 / I-65 / I-70
- Drive timearound 4 hours 45 minutes
- LicenseIndiana-registered and insured
- Our crew carries the load across three interstates into Columbus, no truck swap partway
- Everything inventoried and wrapped, with heavy items boarded before the long haul begins
- Departure timed around the interstate connectors and, November through March, any lake-effect band trailing the Toll Road
- Short-term storage available if your Columbus place hasn’t closed yet
Assembling a three-interstate run
This route runs longer than most of our Ohio-bound jobs because of the interstate connectors, long enough that we plan it as a full day rather than a same-morning push. Marcus pencils the I-90-to-I-65-to-I-70 handoffs into the schedule before your move date is ever confirmed, so it isn’t something the crew improvises on the road.
Three interstates, one schedule
Connector traffic where I-90 meets I-65, and again where I-65 meets I-70, can back up hard on a weekday afternoon. Marcus checks all three legs the morning of a Columbus move and builds a buffer into the schedule rather than pushing a load into rush hour at the end of a long day.
| Move size | Rate on this lane |
|---|---|
| 1-bedroom | $990 – $1,390 |
| 2-bedroom home or condo | $2,060 – $3,010 |
| 3-bedroom house | $3,250 – $4,730 |
| 4+ bedroom or full home | $4,850 – $6,850 |
Three interstates and 285 miles still add up to one number, settled before the truck ever leaves the Ridge Road yard. — Jeff Nowicki, owner