What I have always told people about tipping your mover is that it is “customary” not “mandatory”.  This means, yes most people do it, but you don’t have to tip your movers, if you don’t want to.  By all means, if your moving crew does a good job, and [...]

Written By:  Jason Bacues, Bacues Billiards When it comes to moving pool tables, whether you are using a professional pool table mover, or doing the move yourself, there are certain tips that can insure your move goes smoothly. The 4 Most Important Things to Remember When Moving a Pool Table Yourself  Absolutely [...]

Written By: Dave Hauenstein, Vice President, Compliance Services & Government Affairs-AMSA  The professional moving industry is organized differently for different types of moves and it will help you to have a better move if you understand the differences.  First, there are important differences between local moves (called “intrastate” moves because [...]

  When you’re looking to hire a qualified moving company to safely pack up and transport all of your belongings to your new home, you want a professional, honest and reliable firm.  But opening the Yellow Pages or searching the Internet will turn up many options, leaving you not sure [...]

Working in the moving industry, there has been one question that comes up every day.  How much should I tip the movers?  Do they take gratuities?  Are they expecting me to tip them? A mover is hired by a moving company and paid his wages by the moving company.  Most [...]