Interstate Moving

Interstate Moving

Who Not to Hire?

Relocation is never easy. With so many choices in moving companies, how does one choose a reputable mover? There are, indeed, ways consumers can protect themselves from some of the worst consequences of a move and the first way is to hire a Registered Mover.

In recent years, over 40 million Americans have chosen to move and far more will be moving in

The future: For financial reasons, job relocations, or both.

Recent economic trends and job market changes will have even more impact in the future, increasing the number of families finding it necessary to move themselves and their belongings, in the safest way possible. But, rest assured, the government has provided some guidelines for mover’s safety, as well as registration requirements for all moving companies.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, or the FMCSA, has determined specific standards for all movers, yet in recent years; there has been an increase in non registered movers, many of whom have contributed to fraud in the moving industry. These are called “Rogue Movers.” The federal government has been warning movers to beware of these, as they are the companies who cause movers the most problems.… Continue reading

The Arbitration Program

The Arbitration Program

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), standards help in safe guarding consumers’ interstate moves and describes the rights and responsibilities of consumers and household goods movers. Household goods movers who employ interstate movers must conform to the arbitration program requirements contained in 49 CFR 375.211.

Arbitration is an alternative to court action (litigation) and is a form of quarrel resolution and involves private, judicial determination of a disagreement by a self-governing third party. The arbitration hearing can use an individual arbitrator or a tribunal. A tribunal usually consists of a number of arbitrators, although some official systems insist on an odd number for the reason of avoiding a tie in the decisions made. One and three are the most common numbers of arbitrators. The contradicting parties hand over their power to decide the differences of opinion to the arbitrator(s) and their decision is final. A moving company which caters to interstate moves should offer an Arbitration Program to individuals who are moving. The customers however reserve the right to join in the arbitration program. On the other hand, they can request judicial verdicts through court actions under 49 USC 14706.

An Arbitration Program should have the following rudiments. First, they must prevent the moving company from fleecing the customer because his place of stay is far away. Before making a contract with the customer, the moving company must advise the customer of the availability of neutral arbitration. The three things included in this disclosure are a summary of the arbitration procedure, costs involved and a disclosure of the legal effects arbitration.… Continue reading

No to Scoundrel Movers!



No to Scoundrel Movers!

No to Scoundrel Movers!

Aside from the stress of moving, another burden for the home owner would be hiring of the movers. Numbers of complaint have been raised lately against interstate moving company, most of it where deceitful doings of small ratio of dishonest movers.

Although the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), initiated to affiliate with both Federal State and local law enforcement agencies, and concern bodies, it is still important that consumer knows their responsibilities to take cautious when moving from one house to another.

Typically, scoundrel movers would give the lowest quote compare to other leading moving companies. They would not even bother to visit customer’s home for estimates, and would only use telephone and or internet to deal with customers. Their tactic here is during the move day itself, when they already have the things loaded in their trucks, they will then demand additional payment from the customer before transporting or unloading the goods to its new destination.… Continue reading

Checking my Day Out – Checklist for an Efficient Moving

Checklist for an Efficient Moving

Whether it would be an intrastate or interstate move, one should have great knowledge in what are the things that must be done when doing a move. From the preparation, to the move day, until the final delivery, one must be very cautious with his or her things for transport.

Before Moving Out

• You must pick a moving company which is well-known for exemplary performance and is trustworthy. You would not want to have your things be gone, or pay large amount of charges which are unreasonable.
• Have your things quoted, and get a copy of the movers’ booklet to be your guide on your rights and responsibility in relation with your move.
• Check with the government regulating bodies such as USDOT (Department of Transportation) and FMCSA (Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration) regarding the mover. Simple background checking.
• Check on different movers and compare the prices and add on services to compare what moving company would suit your requirements. This includes insurance coverage.

Be Informed: Plan your Move Ahead of Time

Be Informed

Best way to have a good home move is to plan ahead of time. An in planning, one should be well informed so as to avoid any unexpected bad things to happen. Normally things that are not so good happens if your have choose the wrong moving company to provide the transfer services.

Before the move, you should know your rights and responsibilities as customer. This can be done by securing a booklet from the moving companies. It contains basic information that a customer should know to understand various documents that movers will ask them to sign. It does explain also your privileges once your belongings got damaged or lost.

Customers must also know that in picking a moving company, aside from its explicit capability and performance, they must look into its DOT (Department of Transportation) number assignment and has FMCSA (Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration) registration to provide interstate transfer of household goods and must have proper insurance coverage.… Continue reading