An experienced mover can make the entire moving process a breeze. It is very critical to choose the right company, though. You wouldn't want to trust your hard-earned possessions in the hands of just about anyone. The right company should offer a combination of reliability, service, price, convenience, and expertise.
Define your needs first
Moving companies offer a range of options-full service, self service, relocation service, interstate moving, local moving, truck rental, and more. Ask the following questions:
How much budget can I allocate?
Will I need a full service provider or do I have adequate labor supply to manage the move myself?
Will it suffice to just rent a moving truck?
How far is my destination? Will the mover provide a one-way service?
Undertake research
Lookup the yellow pages, surf the Web, and call friends and associates to ask for recommendations. If you know someone who has moved recently, talk to them about their experience. Based on your research, you should come up with a list of service providers.
Don’t take their word
Do some reference checks and call
transportation authorities and BBB (Better Business Bureau) to do some more research about the company.
Based on the above steps, you should be able to narrow down your options to one or two service providers to choose from.
Call Them
It is now time to start calling the service providers. Create a spreadsheet to facilitate comparison of prices, services, options, pros and cons, location, accessibility, etc. for each company. This should help you narrow down your choices to a few providers.
Don't hesitate to ask tough questions:
Since how many years has your business been in existence?
Is your company licensed/certified?
Do you offer inter-state services?
What are the costs?
Tell me something about your drivers and movers?
What additional features do you offer?
Get the point? Now prepare your own list of questions.
Prepare a list of what-I-want-from-my-mover questions. Once you have completed this preliminary process you should have a fair idea about the type of moving company you will need.
