would you hire this mover? (insurance, rent , home)

[martyworth]

I recently contracted a mover through uShip.com to move me from SW Florida to New York State, approx. 1,300 miles. A few of the bids were $2,300; this particular mover bid $2,000. He is a new company out of Atlanta, does not have any references through the uShip website, utilizes a business name that I cannot seem to find via any Internet searches. It is his plan to rent a 26' Penske truck for the move of my 3/2 home. He has sent me copies of his and his employee's driver's licenses and I can purchase full coverage insurance for $20/day through Penske. We have spoken a few times on the phone & emailed back & forth approx. 8 times. I need to move at or around the end of this month/beginning of June and have concerns about this mover - any thoughts or suggestions?

[mytimenow]

If he is a business out of Atlanta, have you tried the Georgia Sec'y of State website? I would also contact the Better Business Bureau.

Personally, I would be a little bit nervous about it, and would probably spend the extra $300, to have someone I could track information on and know for sure they were insured and bonded, but that is just me

[121804]

Originally Posted by martyworth

I recently contracted a mover through uShip.com to move me from SW Florida to New York State, approx. 1,300 miles. A few of the bids were $2,300; this particular mover bid $2,000. He is a new company out of Atlanta, does not have any references through the uShip website, utilizes a business name that I cannot seem to find via any Internet searches. It is his plan to rent a 26' Penske truck for the move of my 3/2 home. He has sent me copies of his and his employee's driver's licenses and I can purchase full coverage insurance for $20/day through Penske. We have spoken a few times on the phone & emailed back & forth approx. 8 times. I need to move at or around the end of this month/beginning of June and have concerns about this mover - any thoughts or suggestions?

Nope. Do you really want to entrust someone with your valuables who can provide no references nor can you find any info on them. BBB is a good suggestion though some times not all businesses are tracked through BBB.

We used 22' w/ UPack/ABF & were extremely pleased. Moved from SWFL to NEOH. Stuff left on a Wed & was there by Fri.