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Need help finding good moving company (Vanity)
11/5/2012 | Dan Grdoc

Posted on 11/05/2014 11:13:18 AM PST by dangerdoc

Looking to move from Kansas to Colorado. I'll be paying for the move.

Looking for recommendations for a good moving company. Also any names to avoid and tips about avoiding trouble.

Thanks.


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KEYWORDS: moving; movingcompany; penske; rentaltruck
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To: dangerdoc

Try Mesa Movers out of Grand Junction. I’ve got several family members that work for them. =D


21 posted on 11/05/2014 11:34:27 AM PST by dware (3 prohibited topics in mixed company: politics, religion and operating systems...)
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To: dangerdoc; Cowgirl of Justice

Cowgirl of Justice #7


22 posted on 11/05/2014 11:35:51 AM PST by knarf (I say things that are true .. I have no proof .. but they're true.)
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To: BluH2o

I’ve heard of that too, that’s why I’m here for advice. Thank you for yours, this is just the sort of help I’m looking for.


23 posted on 11/05/2014 11:37:38 AM PST by dangerdoc ((this space for rent))
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To: dware

How far do they go to pick up?


24 posted on 11/05/2014 11:38:32 AM PST by dangerdoc ((this space for rent))
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To: dangerdoc

From what I understand, they’ll go cross country. My cousin was just telling me the other day they were looking at going to Washington to move someone here.


25 posted on 11/05/2014 11:41:32 AM PST by dware (3 prohibited topics in mixed company: politics, religion and operating systems...)
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To: dangerdoc

I used “Two Men and a Truck” for my last big move. They did an excellent job!


26 posted on 11/05/2014 11:42:34 AM PST by piytar (So....you are saying that Hilllary (and Obola) do not know what the meaning of the word "IS" IS?)
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To: dangerdoc

If you can pack/load it yourself, there are a couple of really cheap alternatives to hiring a company. PODs is reasonably cheap from bigger cities to bigger cities (some friends looked into it, and to get it to their destination was more expensive - small town in Iowa), I think they went with ABF, who dropped off a trailer, picked it up when it was loaded, and dropped it off at the destination a week later. ABF charges by the number of feet of the trailer you load. You can order furniture pads online for cheap, and keep ‘em when you’re done. I think their whole move was around $2,000 from the Albuquerque metro area to central Iowa.


27 posted on 11/05/2014 11:44:45 AM PST by IYAS9YAS (Has anyone seen my tagline? It was here yesterday. I seem to have misplaced it.)
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To: dangerdoc
We used Bekins to move back from NC to Arizona. They quoted us substantially lower than the other companies. They gave us a flat weight quote and we ended up quite a bit over that and they still honored the quote. (I think we got a hungry sales rep who deliberately quoted it low)

Much depends on the driver. We got a great guy, got there very quickly, was careful with our stuff, etc.

28 posted on 11/05/2014 11:44:48 AM PST by riri (Obama's Amerika--Not a fun place.)
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To: dangerdoc
Depending on your age and physical ability, you might be better off renting a Penske Truck, and go ahead and get a 26 ft truck, in diesel.
Box up as much of your stuff as you can before you rent the truck, and you can put it in your garage,
or rent a storage shed for a month and put it there until you're ready to rent the truck.
Pack it yourself and move it yourself.
No one will pack your stuff more careful than you.
If your wife can't follow you in your vehicle, rent a trailer to tow behind the truck to haul your cart, and get a trailer long enough to carry all 4 wheels of your vehicle, and not one that just carries the front axel.

Trust me, you'll be a lot happier, and you wont fall into the storage cost trap, holding your household goods for a hostage price.
Penske trucks are automatic transmissions, and get fair fuel milage.
Double the rental time you think you;ll need the truck, so you won't be rushed into loading and unloading your household goods.

You don't need a commercial license, either.
A normal drivers license will do.

My experience?
Only 26 plus years of moving around in the military and 5 years moving around in the FAA.
29 posted on 11/05/2014 11:50:34 AM PST by Yosemitest (It's Simple ! Fight, ... or Die !)
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To: piytar

Interesting. I saw two of their trucks at a nearby house this morning. Had never seen them before. They were HUGE trucks. Looked very professional.

Thought it was a cool name for a moving company.


30 posted on 11/05/2014 11:51:03 AM PST by KoRn (Department of Homeland Security, Certified - "Right Wing Extremist")
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To: dangerdoc

If you hire a company that uses a big rig to transport multiple customers at the same time, make sure your new home has a driveway that can accommodate the size of the truck. If the truck gets there and they feel they can’t get up the driveway to your house, they will charge you for a shuttle truck. The contract should say what size truck your property should be able to accommodate.


31 posted on 11/05/2014 11:52:38 AM PST by Render
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To: dangerdoc
One other thing.
Take a really good look at your stuff.
You might be better off selling most of it in a yard sell, and buying replacement stuff after you get to where you're going.
You'll be surprised how much weight you can cut down on your move that way.
Weight is money, and some of your older stuff might not be worth the move.

Think about it.
It's only money in your pocket.
32 posted on 11/05/2014 11:56:18 AM PST by Yosemitest (It's Simple ! Fight, ... or Die !)
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To: dangerdoc
Common Moving Frauds and Extortion Scam Schemes
33 posted on 11/05/2014 12:03:45 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum (Any energy source that requires a subsidy is, by definition, "unsustainable.")
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To: dangerdoc

As an alternative thought exercise, consider how attached you are to your furniture. If not very attached, consider selling it on craigslist and buying new when you get to your destination. Sometimes the cost of the move is more than what the furniture replacement would be. That that is usually true for longer moves that your case.

If you don’t mind working more (or buying more beer and pizza for the guys), you could move the furniture into a local storage unit and rent a U-Haul for a couple of days and make two or three trips. Yeah, I know it is likely 6+ hours one way.


34 posted on 11/05/2014 12:04:42 PM PST by taxcontrol
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To: dangerdoc

In Colorado I’d be looking for a company called
Just Say No Movers.


35 posted on 11/05/2014 12:05:03 PM PST by Buckeye McFrog
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To: dangerdoc

The last couple of move3s we made I found....we moved everything in the house. Once we were in our furniture either didn’t actually fit right in the rooms or the style was all wrong. I wound up selling all the furniture and a lot of the wall décor etc and replacing it anyway.
A while back we were planning on moving to Hawaii from California. I told hubby....just personal stuff and stuff we can’t replace. They have a Walmart and furniture stores there too. We were planning on taking nothing more than would fit in a small shipping container.
Its just stuff. It can be replaced.


36 posted on 11/05/2014 12:07:18 PM PST by sheana
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We experienced such a 'road block' with Atlas. It was a company paid move in which we were limited to 10k lbs. each way for a one year contract. With four children - including newborn - 16 years, the 10k limit presented a challenge since none of the available unfurnished rentals included fridge or washer/dryer. Moving to the new temp location went smoothly. The return, not so much. The driver arrived alone with a packed 18 wheeler in 96 degree heat/90% humidity. He refused to unload unless we wrote a check for $10k for weight overages. After a few phone calls, we agreed to ride to a weigh station with the loaded truck..then help unload...& then return the empty truck to the weigh station to determine whether our load was over/under the 10k lb limit. All told, we were under by 60 lbs and the driver was miffed we wouldn't tip him for 'his' trouble.

Also, if possible, have friends and family handy to take photos and note any 'dings' noted on the paperwork by the movers. Every scratch, dent, stain is marked on those inventory sheets without any clarification on the extent of the damage. When the items are unpacked, if the damage exceeds the original state of the item, it's tough luck unless you can prove the damage was done by the moving company.

We are currently seeking compensation for my daughter's last move where the mover's destroyed her brand new crib. We disassembled it and handed all the components to the movers to pack appropriately. They delivered each rail with separate split spindles and the drawers cracked in half...insisting the damage was done prior to pick up. We have photos, but await final determination on any reimbursement.

GOOD LUCK with your move.

37 posted on 11/05/2014 12:11:46 PM PST by wtd
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To: Yosemitest

This was us to a T, except we hired people to load and unload the truck.

We used Two Men and a Truck to move us in our new house, prior to moving to Ga. Our movers were a black guy and a white guy and they joked that their names were Salt and Pepper. They did an awesome job, laughing the whole time and made the move as stressfree for us as possible. They were extremely careful with our belongings so we were happy to recommended them to neighbors of ours who were moving just out of the city limits. When the movers showed up, I went over to say hello to them. It wasn’t the black and white guy that had moved us and they said to tell our neighbors that their names were Salt and Pepper! ! I guess our guys weren’t available!!!! Hubby and I about died laughing! !


38 posted on 11/05/2014 12:27:49 PM PST by Cowgirl of Justice
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To: BluH2o

Yes, lock in the price. They may pad the estimate a little, but that’s normal. Get quotes. Some won’t lock in, so don’t use them. I’ve never had a moving estimate come even close - it’s always way under the actual.


39 posted on 11/05/2014 12:29:28 PM PST by ReaganGeneration2
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To: dangerdoc

It all depends on the crew. I had a great move by a company in MA, three Italian guys built like fireplugs, very professional. I used the company again, three college boys, horrible, did damage.

When I was in high school, I worked for a company that used garbage men - they get off work at two or three, used to lifting heavy objects. Except people need movers at seven in the morning, and they don’t like people dropping their pianos.

The insurance offered by moving companies is expensive and only applies if you assume the even greater expense of having them pack everything. Otherwise their liability is limited to pennies on the pound.

My take - if you can physically move yourself, you probably should.


40 posted on 11/05/2014 12:33:14 PM PST by heartwood
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