Five Transportation Companies. One Family.
The DeWitt Companies is a fourth-generation, family owned operation whose mission is to provide world-class transportation services to households, businesses and military personnel around the globe.
Our
Experience
Our
Family of Companies
Royal Hawaiian Movers – With terminal facilities on the Big Island, Oahu, Maui and Kauai, we offer direct weekly sails to neighbor islands for expedited household goods and freight service. A four-time “Hawaii’s Best Mover” with an A+ Better Business Bureau rating, we’ve got you covered.
- Residential Moves
- Freight Services
- Trucking Services
DeWitt Move Worldwide – For more than 30 years, we have been providing specialized relocation services to household, corporate, and military clients all over the world. Moving to and from 100+ countries every year, our simplified approach makes moving easy, affordable and safe.
- Moving Services to Hawaii
- International Moving Services
- GSA, NGO, DOS Moving Services
Approved Freight Forwarders – Since 1991, Approved has been your link to the Pacific, offering ocean freight consolidations, air freight and over-the-road transport of goods and commodities. As a Top 100 3PL Provider, we are the only freight forwarder in Hawaii with terminals on all four major islands. With more than 300,000 square feet of space, our warehouses can accommodate all of your logistics needs.
- Freight Forwarding
- Supply Chain & Logistics
- Warehousing & Distribution
DeWitt Guam – In service since 1983, we are Guam’s largest shipper of household goods and freight. In addition to our hassle-free moving services, we provide warehousing, distribution management, records management, document shredding and installation services.
- Residential Moving
- Records & Storage Management
- Freight Forwarding
Royal Alaskan Movers – Based in Anchorage, we have earned a reputation as Alaska’s mover of choice, providing northbound and southbound relocation and freight services with a weather-tested fleet that meets and exceeds the Last Frontier’s demanding conditions.
- Residential Moving
- Corporate Relocations
- Heavy & Specialized Equipment Moving
Our time-honored solutions
Moving Services
In service since 1927, our mission is to provide our customers with a world-class moving experience.
Logistics
Don’t leave your supply chain to chance. We’ll handle all of your logistics management needs.
Warehousing & Distribution
We provide flexible, scalable inventory management solutions custom-fit for your business.
Freight Forwarding
Whether it’s by ocean, air or over-the-road transport, we got your freight covered.
Office & Industrial
We have the teams, trucks, storage facilities and know-how you’ll need when it’s time to move your business.
FF&E Services
We often are called on by hotels and retailers for their furniture, fixtures, and equipment (FF&E) projects.
Trucking
We’re equipped to move any cargo or heavy equipment anywhere in your community or around the world.
Our
Core Shipping Routes
With terminal locations in Hawaii, Guam, Alaska and California, we have been serving these parts of the world for decades. We thrive on working in hard-to-reach places and overcoming logistical barriers to best serve our customers.
Our
History
Cool Timeline
1927
Humble Beginnings for DeWitt Moving Business
The DeWitt family moving business got its start when Robert DeWitt would meet families at Union Station in downtown Los Angeles and offer to help truck their belongings to their new homes in nearby Pasadena.
1962
Establishment of Leading Moving Association
Woody DeWitt, son of Robert, grows to become an influential leader in the moving industry and helps establish the Household Goods Forwarders Association of America, now called the International Association of Movers (IAM).
1982
Royal Hawaiian Movers Opens in Oahu
Woody DeWitt and his son, Richard, open their doors in Hawaii. The small warehouse location they take over in Honolulu on Ualena Street is the site of a former tennis academy.
1983
DeWitt Guam Opens
Seeing an opportunity to serve the Guam market, Richard DeWitt opens his doors in the commercial port at Cabras Island in the village of Piti.
1991
Approved Freight Forwarders Opens
Seeing an opportunity to serve the Guam market, Approved opens a small operation in the Pacific, which soon grows into a Top 100 3PL that primarily serves Hawaii.
2002
DeWitt Move Worldwide Opens
Late founder Richard DeWitt opens DeWitt Move Worldwide in San Diego, Calif., where it soon will grow into an international operation serving more than 100 countries.
2008
Woody DeWitt Enters Hall
For his years and dedication to the moving industry, Woody DeWitt is inducted into International Association of Movers’ Hall of Honor.
2010
Royal Alaskan Movers Opens
Based in Anchorage, the company provides northbound, southbound and local and bush moves. The company also provides moving services for oversized and medical device equipment.
2011
Richard DeWitt Enters Hall
Following in his father’s footsteps, Richard DeWitt is inducted into International Association of Movers’ Hall of Honor.
2012
Expansion into Government Service
DeWitt Move Worldwide begins providing services to the General Services Administration (GSA) and the U.S. Department of State.
2019
Approved Celebrates 5 Years Accident-Free
Safety being one of its key core values, Approved celebrates five years without a lost-time accident or injury. It’s a significant milestone considering the transportation and warehousing industry reported more than four workplace injuries per 100 workers occurred in 2018.
What our
Clients are saying
Our Core Values
Our mission is to deliver a world-class transportation experience. By land, air or sea, we aim every day to deliver this for our customers in a way that’s easy, affordable and safe.
Work Hard & Have Fun
Honesty
Growth
Safety
Care
Our Community. Our Family.
At The DeWitt Companies, we consider our community as family. It’s an honor for us to lend a helping hand when we can and show appreciation for the causes we care about. We are proud supporters of the following organizations:
