Moving companies are the ones that usually get lot of complains. They either broke your piano, charged too much, or took forever to get the job done. I’ve moved a few times in recent years and had actually very good experience with the moving companies until the recent one. I didn’t take enough cautions in choosing the moving company because the past good experience. A troubling moving company is actually easy to spot if you ask right questions and pay enough attention to what they said.

When you call a small local moving company, you’ll likely talk to the owner of the company. That’s your chance to spot the signs of a troubling company. The first sign of a troubling moving company is that the owner talks too much. This is someone who will talk the talk, not walk the walk. The second sign of a troubling moving company is the owner is concerned about whether he’ll be paid. This is the sign of over-charge in hidden cost in the past. The guy likely charged too much too often in the past and some customers refused to pay. Materials used is the major source of hidden charge for moving. For many moving companies, the charge of the materials is about 10% of the labor cost. A troubling moving company could charge you 30%. Simply asking specifically how much they’ll charge for materials will make the mover charge less because they know you know what they’re doing. If you failed to spot a troubling mover before they get to your door, working positively and proactively with the movers will reduce the damage of the mistake you made. Most movers are professional and doing good jobs. The nature of the operation attributes to much of complains they get.

If the moving is local, most moving companies don’t actually send a salesperson to your house to give you an estimate. Moving companies charge by per hour per person, and some of them charge extra for truck too. If the moving is local, you are likely have more options. For instance, you move within Boston, you’ll have dozens of Boston moving companies or Boston movers to choose from. If the moving is long distance, or even international, you’re limited to a very few companies to choose from. A local Boston moving company may not be your best option. Established moving companies are reliable and expensive. Small local moving companies are cheaper and will likely have more troubles than established ones if you failed to do your homework.