Two local companies that would be happy to quote are Geiger (United) and Shetler (Atlas). Probably others, but we have worked with these two, and both are good.

Archie, I'll add a 2(b)......LTL freight companies.

Of course, no one has yet explained how they get around regulations that govern household carriers.

When I was speaking to the MoveBuilders folks the woman told me that ABF + MoveBuilders IS the same as a full service moving company. Am I missing something? Did she state that ABF and MoveBuilders are a full service moving company, thus subject to the same rules and regs as the rest of us? I'm ver...

The Moe, Curly and Larry story should be required reading for every potential household customer.

.........and he's gone.

Well said Rick.

Hey, didn't we have this same conversation about five years ago?

Have I been lurking here that long? Wow. And by the way, you're up awfully early this morning.

you can't get insurance covering possible damage to your goods, since you and your mom are the ones who are going to be packing and loading. Diane, Penske offers customers opportunity to purchase cargo insurance. Not sure of limitations or restrictions. Cargo Insurance Cargo Insurance protects your...

Drivers are running away from DP3 shipments. Rates are really bad. As an OA, you can't afford to service anything that's not right in your back yard.

Who will you talk to if your fine china gets broken? Would it be the people who YOU hired to pack, the people YOU hired to load, the truck the YOU hired to transport the shipment, the people that YOU hired to unload. What if one of the laborers is injured? Do you, as the "employer" have the necessa...

Depends on how much risk you're willing to assume.

And maybe you pay 50% up front and get a reciept...

Consumer should run away; find new mover. Reputable companies have no need for deposit of any kind.

Even people who have posted here for six or seven years are sometimes unable to influence which companies are endorsed.

Yeah, bummer.

Well, the site is titled 'movingscam'. Good to know they don't discriminate. Obviously, in addition to rogue movers, there are rogue shippers as well.

Yet another example of what this site has 'morphed' into. Interesting.......