Barrett Moving & Storage has been making moving easier since 1901. We bring you more than cartons and moving vans. We bring you experience and teamwork that you can trust. That's why we're the mover of choice for hundreds of corporations and thousands of individuals every year. Locally, nationally, and internationally, we've been a leader in our industry throughout the 20th century and we're ready to move into the 21st century with the innovation and creativity that will meet your needs. Barrett started out as a family-owned business, and it remains that today. We've built our agency into one of the largest at United Van Lines on a strong foundation. Our personnel are focused on you, the customer. Read on to find out more about why moving with Barrett is the choice of so many, year after year. Humble beginnings In 1928 Robert E. Eidsvold bought a trucking company from the Barrett family in Minneapolis. The Barretts, a local North Side family, had established Barrett Transfer & Storage and Barrett Northside in 1901 at 501 West Broadway. The company's primary business was hauling coal and fuel oil, and furniture, with its two trucks. R.E. Eidsvold kept the Barrett name to take advantage of its public recognition in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area. After coal and fuel oil deliveries were finished in the morning, the driver came back to the office, showered and changed clothes, and took the other truck out for furniture moving. In 1941 Barrett moved from its original Minneapolis facility on West Broadway to expanded quarters on North Washington Avenue. Six years later, Barrett acquired Dawn Transfer & Storage. This moving company traced its roots back to 1870 when it started as a horse-drawn baggage dray line, operating from the train depot.