Moving Tips: How to Find the Right Moving Company
After the sale is finalized, you need to find a moving company that will get your household goods to the new homestead safely and efficiently. Here are a few tips on how to pick a moving company.
Start Local and Save
Pick up the local phone book or cruise the internet to find a short list of moving companies that are operating out of your area. Once you have a list, do some preliminary research and discover which companies also have offices in your new community.
Selecting a local moving company will save you money in the long run because you pay for every mile that the company must travel. Exhaust your local possibilities before trying to find movers in another city.
Research the Moving Company
Find out what types of services that the moving company offers in a given price range. Ask if the moving company subcontracts jobs. If they do, they are not the right moving company for you. Request a Rights and Responsibilities booklet for a more detailed look at your rights and responsibilities as a consumer.
Rights and Responsibilities Booklet
Every mover is required by the Federal Motor Carriers Administration (FMCSA) to give you a rights and responsibilities booklet rights and responsibilities booklet if you are considering hiring that moving company. Reputable companies offer this booklet as a matter of course.
Other vital information that you need to find out includes the Department of Transportation motor carrier license numbers. That’s right—moving companies need to be licensed and you can use the number along with the name and address of the company to check out the movers
check out the movers before the majority of your worldly belongings is in their truck.
Get Estimates
Ask the sales representative for the moving company if the movers can do an in-home estimate before agreeing to use their services. Here’s a tip for getting estimates from moving companies: start with your least favorable prospect and work toward your most favorable prospect. Once you have some estimates on hand, run the numbers to discover the right moving company for you.
Good luck with the move and best wishes to you in your new home!