Emeryville
Laboratory Movers
Ontrack Moving® has moved robots, measuring equipment, lab benches and office contents from San Francisco into Emeryville. We plan the physical move with your lab team; your lab and its vendors handle preparation and return to use.
Moving + Storage under one roof, one company, one point of contact Plus complimentary moving blankets, wardrobe boxes, and floor protection with every move.
Who moves robotics and lab equipment in Emeryville?
As of September 2026, Ontrack Moving® has completed a robotics, lab and office relocation from San Francisco to Emeryville. On that project Ontrack Moving® moved high-value robots on Ontrack-owned robot carts with antistatic wrapping for their sensitive electronics, along with sensitive measuring equipment, tools, parts, lab benches and the office around them. The customer dismounted the robotic arms and cages before the move; Ontrack handled the physical relocation. Read the San Francisco to Emeryville case study.
Ontrack Moving® is an asset-based carrier under USDOT #2551548 with a DOT inspection record that exceeds the national average and a 4.9/5 rating from 2,847 reviews. Our $10,000,000 Combined Protection Tower applies to building and premises liability; your equipment carries standard $0.60/lb cargo liability per article under the applicable moving agreement.
What did the San Francisco to Emeryville robotics move involve?
The plan split the work into two phases. Factory, storage-room and assembly areas moved in one phase; general office, kitchen and conference-room areas moved in the other. The details, all from the completed project:
- Robots: antistatic wrapping for sensitive electronics, Ontrack-owned robot carts, and painted or anodized aluminum framing wrapped and padded to reduce the risk of scratches. Panel carts carried the cage-tower components.
- Origin access: Ontrack handled the SFMTA parking-permit request and planned loads around the building's freight elevator.
- Destination: a ground-floor space in Emeryville.
- Office: privacy phone booths disassembled and reassembled, with the booth glass soft-crated.
Who prepares lab equipment before an Emeryville move?
Your laboratory and its qualified vendors handle decontamination, certification, calibration and the sample plan. Ontrack Moving® handles the agreed physical move once the lab releases equipment for handling, and does not transport hazardous materials. The robotics project followed the same split: the customer dismounted the robotic arms and cages, and Ontrack moved them. For specific equipment, see our guides to biosafety cabinet decontamination before moving and moving an ultra-low freezer.
What should an Emeryville lab confirm before move day?
Emeryville sits between Oakland and Berkeley on about 1.3 square miles of land, along Interstate 80 just north of the MacArthur Maze interchange. The City of Emeryville's Economic Development Strategy, adopted in 2017, names life sciences a strategic growth sector. Before the survey, confirm:
- Loading dock, freight elevator or curb access at both buildings, and any time windows the property manager sets.
- The building's certificate of insurance specification. The COI reflects our actual policies, and the building reviews it.
- An equipment list with dimensions and weights, and who will prepare or dismount each item.
- Whether the move runs in phases. Our Phase-Shift Protocol™ stages the move so part of the operation can keep running, and our 15-point commercial protocol covers the planning steps.
Completed Bay Area laboratory projects
What other lab moves has Ontrack completed?
Each project below is listed with its real location.
South San Francisco: a biotech lab moved up six floors
A 7,000 square foot lab and office for Plasmidsaurus moved from the 9th to the 15th floor of 2 Tower Place over two move days with a crew of eight. The lead foreman moved two Oxford Nanopore PromethION sequencers on a padded instrument platform.
Read the case studySan Francisco Dogpatch: a clean-space lab
Wild Type Foods moved from 790 Tennessee Street to 970 Illinois Street over two days with a crew of thirteen, including seven biological safety cabinets and two autoclaves. The crew worked to the facility's decontamination protocol at the clean area.
Read the case studyBay Area: biosafety cabinets hoisted by forklift
Four biosafety cabinets were hoisted about 17 feet from a lobby to a second floor with a four-stage mast forklift and a reinforced custom pallet.
Read the case studyBay Area to Houston: a lab on one dedicated truck
A working laboratory's reactors, ovens and instruments traveled from the Bay Area to the Houston area on a single dedicated truck with one crew, with no broker and no transfers between carriers.
Read the case studyCommon questions
Frequently Asked Questions About Lab Moving in Emeryville
Ontrack Moving® is an asset-based carrier (USDOT #2551548) that has completed a robotics, lab and office relocation from San Francisco to Emeryville. On that project Ontrack Moving® moved high-value robots on Ontrack-owned robot carts with antistatic wrapping, along with sensitive measuring equipment, tools, parts, lab benches and office contents. The customer dismounted the robotic arms and cages; Ontrack handled the physical relocation.
The laboratory and its qualified vendors handle decontamination, certification, calibration and the sample plan. Ontrack Moving® handles the agreed physical move of benches, instruments and equipment once the lab releases them for handling. Ontrack does not transport hazardous materials.
Yes. Send the building certificate of insurance specification before booking. The COI reflects Ontrack Moving®'s actual policies, and the building reviews it against its requirements. On a South San Francisco biotech tower move, Ontrack filed a certificate with primary and non-contributory general liability before move day.
The $10,000,000 Combined Protection Tower applies to building and premises liability, not to your equipment. Equipment carries standard $0.60 per pound per article cargo liability under the applicable moving agreement. Ontrack does not sell insurance or valuation; ask about a referral to a third-party provider for separate protection.
Yes. Ontrack Moving® has moved a working laboratory from the Bay Area to the Houston area in Texas on a single dedicated truck with one crew, with no broker and no transfers between carriers.
4.9/5 from 2,847+ reviews
What Bay Area Lab and Office Customers Say
Moved the laboratory on a Saturday to minimize downtime
I hired Ontrack Moving for a relocation of both an office and lab space in South San Francisco. Because we had two separate "workflows" to move, Ontrack provided a staggered relocation. They delivered materials promptly for us ahead of time, so we could prep accordingly. We moved the laboratory on a Saturday, in order to minimize pause in operations. And we completed the office move the following Tuesday... Super satisfied with the service provided by the South SF team and have already contracted them for additional work.
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COI handled quickly for office move
We had a great experience with On Track Moving. From the start, they were quick with providing us a quote and COI for our office move. A special thanks to Paul who answered the dozens of questions we had. He's been incredibly diligent and helpful throughout. And Carmina who scheduled the move and parking permits. Also, the amazing crew we had over the weekend, Hugoa and his team!... When we ran into issues with our furniture layout, On Track was quick to solve them, worked beyond their hours, and even came the next day to help us.
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Standard Limited Liability: Standard equipment liability is $0.60 per pound per article under the applicable moving agreement. The $10,000,000 Combined Protection Tower applies to building and premises liability, not to your equipment. Ontrack does not sell additional insurance or valuation. For separate protection, ask about a referral to a third-party provider and review that provider's terms.
