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10-15-2008, 08:08 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2008
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Cheap/Reliable Moving Company??OH toAZ??
Well, the things are packed and in storage. we will load and unload. I am looking for 28 to 32 ft of truck space from a reliable, honest company. OH to AZ. I'm on a tight budget, any one have any suggestions?
Thanks!
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10-17-2008, 01:15 PM
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Visitor from Planet Quatt =^..^=
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Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Cosmic Consciousness
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I don't understand whether you want to rent a truck or hire a moving company. For a truck from a "reliable and honest" company, I'd look to Uhaul or Penske. Usually "cheap" is just that.
You do get what you pay for... Money you can always make more of; cheap vehicles are likely to give you more headaches in money, time and anger than they're worth.
For a moving company, I'd stick with one specifically affiliated with Allied, Atlas, Mayflower, Northwest or United Van Lines, which are nationwide companies, licensed, bonded, in business for well over 50 years, and easily checked with the Better Business Bureau. Otherwise, you stand the chance of never seeing your items again.
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07-09-2009, 12:46 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2009
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I had two very bad experiences with U-Haul. Once I rented a truck, I went to pick it up but they didn't have it!!! Nobody bothered to call me or anything like that. It was bad! On another occasion my mother in law rented a U-Haul truck to move from San Diego to Vegas. The truck overheated several times and I had to stop to let it cool down. A trip that should have taken 6 hours took 10 hours! I know U-Haul is the cheapest but I don't know if it's worth the hassle.
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07-09-2009, 08:32 AM
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Senior Member
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"Same as it ever was."
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Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Philadelphia, PA
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I recently moved cross-country and used ABF UPack (we loaded/unloaded, they drove). We had a great experience with them - on-time, could track the vehicle on the journey, nothing broken or damaged when our things arrived, courteous and knowledgeable staff, and less expensive than a full-service mover (I believe it was $3200 for 20' door-to-door).
We had 3 of the "big 5" movers do free home estimates first to compare options and also to confirm that our estimate for space needed was accurate. Nice because we ended up coming in under our estimate and the price decreased accordingly from the estimate from ABF (they DON'T do in-home estimates).
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07-10-2009, 02:17 PM
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Senior Member
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Columbia , SC
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Cheap and Reliable are to different things, you can not have your cake and eat it too.
You either get cheap and take your chances or pay a fair price and get good service.
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