US moving companies

[Yoveeta 36]

Hi forum people,

I guess some of you had moved from one location to other while living here in the states. Maybe someone has personal recommendations for moving companies? It would be 900-1100 miles move.

Thanks in advance and may all have a good day

P.S. Moving advices are welcome too

[Chris and ZhiJia 146]

Moving companies are very expensive, it is actually very common for people in the US to rent a Truck and haul their stuff themselves.

An alternative to a moving company, you could have a POD delivered http://www.pods.com/

They will drop it off at your home, and you will fill it up, once you're done, and you are ready to move, you call them, they come pick it up, and deliver it to your new location.

They bill you month by month for use of the POD. I have used them in the past to move, and have no complaints.

[TBoneTX 45,267]

Whether you hire a company or adopt one of Chris' recommendations, many people here tend to hold garage sales or "moving-sales" to lighten their load of furniture, appliances, et al. This makes the move more wieldy, and new items can be bought in the destination city at prices equivalent to or even cheaper than what it would have cost to move the big, heavy stuff.

[Chris and ZhiJia 146]

Whether you hire a company or adopt one of Chris' recommendations, many people here tend to hold garage sales or "moving-sales" to lighten their load of furniture, appliances, et al. This makes the move more wieldy, and new items can be bought in the destination city at prices equivalent to or even cheaper than what it would have cost to move the big, heavy stuff.

This as well, I highly recommend selling off the stuff you don't use or need, as it helps make the move faster, easier, and put extra money in your wallet.

[DaisyD 12]

Just find 3 or 4 local moving companies and get estimates from them. Some local firms have partnerships with national firms. We found estimates can vary widely so it is worth spending the time to get the estimates as well as talking to the firms to see which ones you trust more to move your belongings. Also beware to check the cost of all the extras: boxes and packing etc. It is very convenient to get someone else to do it all, but the cost adds up and the packers, although good, do not always pack things in the most space efficient ways. If you have the time, most companies allow you to pack things yourself, although they will not cover you for insurance for breakages.

[DaisyD 12]

We used a local firm btw who were part of Beakins. On the whole the experience was ok. Everything arrived in one piece as far as I remember. Getting a final packing and delivery date was a bit last minute (but I think this is the same for any moving firm, especially as we went long distance from Oregon to Chicago). Getting hold of someone was a pain, but I think that was more due to our local office than Beakins themselves. The final cost was slightly more than the estimate, mainly because of the number of boxes used and because they had to move our stuff from the big truck that it was transported in across the States, to a smaller one so that they could access our property (look out for all the extras). We did get a slightly cheaper quote from another firm, but chose to go with Beakins because we trusted their sales guy more, not sure if that was the right move in the end, but it probably did not make much of a difference.

I hate moving, and having someone else pack everything up and move it and deliver it for us was really nice even if some parts were slightly stressful or annoying (living for a couple of weeks without most of our things).