Home Moving, Office Moving, Packing, Storage
The Comprehensive Guide on Moving, Packing and Storage
When it comes to moving, there are a couple of tricks that moving or packing companies can do to make your moving, (packing costs) go up dramatically. It is important that you are around all the time, if you are having professional packers, professional movers do your move. These tips will … [Read more...]
When choosing an interstate mover, there are some possible pitfalls you can encounter if you don’t do your homework. Interstate moves can be subcontracted or “brokered” meaning the person you talk to and book with initially may not be the mover that actually performs your interstate move. … [Read more...]
 The FMCSA (Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration) has a hotline for consumers to file complaints against household goods carriers (or other commercial carriers). The number is 1-888-368-7238 (1-888-DOT-SAFT) and is in place for people who make interstate moves (moves across state lines) … [Read more...]
 It has been brought to our attention, there are several emails that are in the circulation and an ad on Craig’s List by someone using the identity of a legitimate moving company trying to sell a vehicle. The actual company, Absolutemovingandstorage.com  has nothing to do with the … [Read more...]
 Moving scams are still occurring these days, and that is why we stress the importance of researching the moving company before you choose who you are moving with. This lady was smart enough to call the police, and stop this “rogue mover” before they got away with thousands of her … [Read more...]
 If you’re movers quotes are not guaranteed on a weight/distance shipment, there are ways that the shipments weight can be falsified and exaggerated to inflate the cost.  The driver can get an empty weight with a smaller lighter tractor than the tractor used for the heavy weight. The … [Read more...]
 There are various websites out there that are great resources for selling that old piece of furniture or finding that trinket from your youth. These websites have a ton of traffic and serve a great purpose but they are not a viable option when finding a mover. When scouring the … [Read more...]
 The article from the Long Island Moving & Storage Association “An Open Letter to New York Area Consumers about Rogue Operators and How to Avoid Them” gives a brief description for all consumers and how to avoid rogue operators who rip off the consumers with low bidding, and demanding … [Read more...]
What is a "rogue" or "bandit" mover, you ask? These are companies that you should stay away from, and look the other way. “Red Flag”, you do not want to hire these companies. They are no action movers that promise people things that they have no intention fulfilling. Some of these … [Read more...]
