How to choose the best moving company

Choosing a moving company is easier than it seems. Some moving specialists can be of great help, telling you how to manage your self-storage, and many also provide multiple services and charge good rates. Others may charge a lot of money and provide little more than basic services at inflated rates.

Problems

Removers have gotten a bad rap for good reason. Some services are seriously flawed and quite indefensible as business practices. You have to question the logic of someone in the business providing so much fodder for comedians and consumer complaints.

Property damage, shoddy service, overcharges, you name it, movers have had possibly more complaints than their fair share. You don’t hear much about good removers though. Tens of thousands of people move every day of the year, and it’s worth remembering that not all movers are idiots.

The problem is finding good removers in a directory that could have literally hundreds of removers listed. It is very important to know how to distinguish a good remover from a poor quality one. In practice, the differences can cost a lot of money. It is better to define a good moving company rather than provide a series of “Don’ts” in this case.

Good removers are easily identified:

  1. Competitive Rates: Good removers may not have the lowest charges, but they won’t have the highest either. After all, movers are a business and they work to sell services competitively. You should also ask yourself about anyone who doesn’t recognize the problems of pricing outside the competitive zone.
  2. Range of services: Good carriers provide packing materials, storage containers, packaging services, and often good direct customer service and troubleshooting solutions for moving problems.
  3. Corporate image: Ironically, for once the corporate image means something. The best carriers provide good materials for their staff and don’t use old trucks that look like they’re from the Stone Age.
  4. Let’s compare: The best movers tend to provide more services at mid-range rates, and you’ll find that their quotes are more comprehensive. Comparisons will soon weed out less attractive removers and narrow down the options to a few good companies.

Talking to the moving specialists

The next stage is direct contact.

Ask some questions:

  • What type of packaging do I need?
  • Do you have any containers I can buy?
  • Do you have furniture covers?
  • I have to move some electronics. What do you have for these?
  • Do you offer a packing service?

The best removers will answer each question:

  • What type of packaging do I need? We have a full range of packaging materials for anyone, I will send you a list of our products.
  • Do you have any containers I can buy? Yes, what do you need?
  • Do you have furniture covers? We have fabric, bubble wrap, canvas, etc.
  • I have to move some electronics. What do you have for these? We have special containers for computers, televisions, DVD players, game consoles, whatever you need.
  • Do you offer a packing service? Yes, and we can organize your packing according to your moving schedule.

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