At Hilldrup, the safety of your family and your valuables are extremely important to us. For that reason, we are unable to move hazardous or perishable substances as well as a number of other miscellaneous items. Please read the below list carefully and plan accordingly.

Perishable Items

  • Frozen foods
  • Produce
  • Refrigerated foods
  • Open food without adequate preservation
  • Plants

Miscellaneous items

This third category of non-transportable items can create problems should your shipment be delayed. We suggest that irreplaceable items or sentimental items be carried with you instead of being packed with your shipment.

  • Address books
  • Airline tickets
  • Car keys
  • Cell phones
  • Checkbooks
  • Computer disks
  • Currency
  • Deeds/titles
  • Family albums
  • Financial documents
  • Insurance policies
  • iPods/MP3 players
  • IRAs
  • Jewelry/precious stones
  • Keys to furniture, safe and/or home
  • Laptop computers
  • Medical and dental records
  • New home documents
  • Personal videotapes
  • Prescribed medicine
  • Professional files
  • School records
  • Wedding albums

Hazardous materials

Due to Department of Transportation regulations we cannot transport the following:

  • Fuel of any kind
  • Gasoline
  • Sterno
  • Kerosene
  • Motor oil
  • Propane tanks
  • Lamp oil
  • Lighter fluid
  • Matches
  • Charcoal
  • Household batteries
  • Car batteries
  • Cleaning solvents
  • Ammonia
  • Liquid bleach
  • Pesticides
  • Poisons such as weed killers
  • Fireworks
  • Paint thinner
  • Paints
  • Aerosols
  • Nail polish
  • Nail polish remover
  • Chemistry sets
  • Ammunition
  • Loaded guns
  • Firewood