About Eckert's Moving & Storage

Eckert's Moving and Storage was established under the name Eckert and Son's, Inc. in 1953 by Paul Eckert, Sr. and his wife, Anna Mae Eckert.

Paul's experience in the industry goes back to the days before North American Van Lines was a company. Paul worked for an agent in Cleveland, Ohio; one of a group of agents sharing shipments based on where each other's individually owned trucks were.

When North American Van Lines bought their first company-owned truck, a 1938 Ford moving van, Paul Eckert was asked to be the first driver for the new corporation. Paul was later given the task of finding a location for the new company. This eventually led the company to its headquarters in Ft. Wayne, Indiana.

Eckert and Son's Inc. opened for business in 1953 at 400 N. Santa Fe in Vista, CA. We had approximately 3000 sq. ft. of open storage and 3000 sq. ft. of palletized storage. We were the first moving company to ever store household goods in enclosed pallets and stack them. A full-service fleet of moving trucks and vans to fit all needs was also assembled.

We built our current location in 1967 and moved in 1968. We went from approximately 3000 sq. ft. of open storage and 3000 sq. ft. of palletized storage at the Vista location to 6000 sq. ft. of palletized storage. When we moved to San Marcos, our new warehouse was built tall enough to stack the vaults three high for better space utilization. In 1969, we added another 5000 sq. ft. warehouse. In 1971, we added another 12,500 sq. ft. warehouse and recently (2000) we added another 8000 sq. ft. to our first building, giving us a total of 31,500 sq. ft. of warehouse space.