“Is Springfield close enough to just rent a truck ourselves?” is the first thing Dale Hutchins hears about half the time this route comes up. The honest answer: at 150 miles and with a full house, most families are glad they didn’t.
US-169 to US-54 to Route 13
The drive runs US-169 south to Fort Scott, then east on US-54 across the state line into Missouri, picking up Route 13 south into the Springfield metro.
- Distance: about 150 miles
- Corridor: US-169 south to Fort Scott, then US-54 east, then MO-13 south
- Transit: same day to one day, depending on load size
Dale’s Take
“I started this company because Miami County didn’t have a mover who’d tell you the truth about a job like this. Springfield’s far enough that we plan it properly, close enough that it still gets one truck, start to finish.” — Dale Hutchins, owner
That’s still the whole operation seventeen years later: the same small crew handles the walkthrough, the load, the drive, and the delivery.
What to Expect
- Walkthrough sets the written figure.
- Load at your Osawatomie or Miami County address.
- US-169 south to Fort Scott, then US-54 east, then MO-13 south.
- Unload, reassembly, signed delivery sheet.
Continuing further southwest? See Osawatomie to Joplin or Osawatomie to Tulsa. Full terms sit on the long-distance moves hub; a figure is one contact form away from our homepage.
Osawatomie → Springfield — Estimated Cost
| Home Size | Estimated Flat Rate | Typical Transit |
|---|---|---|
| Studio / 1BR | $675 | same day |
| 2BR | $1,100 | same day to 1 day |
| 3BR+ | $1,600 | 1 day |
Treat these numbers as a starting budget — the binding figure gets locked once someone from our office has walked through your home size and the access at both ends with you.
Moving Osawatomie to Springfield?
One family crew — Megan’s usually running this stretch — handles both ends of the haul, from loading off Old Kansas City Road to carrying it in at the other end
The same people who load the truck in Osawatomie ride the whole route and unload it themselves in Springfield — nobody hands your things off to a different crew partway, there is no reweigh at a scale, and there is no broker splitting the job between two outfits. Cole and Megan have covered these long-distance runs enough times that a gravel-lane pickup and a multi-state haul are just another Tuesday.
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