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Storage-in-Transit (SIT)is a federal regulatory term defined by the FMCSA. It refers to temporary storage — typically 90 days or less — that's part of the continuous service of an interstate (state-to-state) move. It's the industry term for the gap between when your stuff leaves the old house and when it arrives at the new one.

SIT is built into the way Bekins Van Lines (and every legitimate van line agent) handles cross-country moves. Your shipment can pause at our San Jose warehouse for up to 90 days under the same Bekins coverage that protects it during transit. After 90 days, SIT converts to permanent storage, which is governed by warehouse storage rules instead of interstate-transit rules.

Why this matters: if you're doing a cross-country move and the new house has any chance of slipping, building SIT into the booking up front protects your shipment under continuous coverage instead of forcing you to scramble for a self-storage unit at the last minute.

For local and California-only intrastate moves, the term is just "storage" — same warehouse, same containers, same flexibility, different regulatory category.