The moving industry is getting big and the competition is sky-high. So much it reaches the SUN,.. I mean the NY SUN : 

 
“Starting Monday, October 30th, we will be advertising on the home page (main banner) of the New York Sun ( http://www.nysun.com/ ). This campaign will be enhanced with a few print ads in the real estate section (Thursdays)”. Dana Rahav, Marketing Director FLATRATE Moving.

More moving companies does not necessarily means more quality. Stick to our guidelines in this BLOG to maximize you moving experience. This is your starting point choosing the right mover: http://www.themovingplanner.com/category-the-perfect-movers.html

You want to drive here Moving Companies Responsibilities to cover your base.

Especially look for the marked in red: Active and valid USDOT license, Crashed & accidents, moving you home allowance (you don’t want lumber truck will move you, right? ;) 

Perfect Moving Company

Terrible Moving Company

You don’t want a “General Freight” company will move you, and not a company with history of crashes and injuries!

Best Mover 2006 - You voted for the best Mover in New York, and we counted. Check out the results below. 

1. Flat Rate Movers [ Audience Winner] [Editorial Winner]
466 Broome Street, 5th Fl., New York, NY. 1-800-486-FLAT
A bill with no surprises is the appeal of this New York mover.

2. Volt Relocation Services
47 Hall St, Brooklyn, NY
Everything needed for residential and commercial moves including packing and storage. Handles local, long-distance and international moves.

3. INTEGRITY MOVERS, Inc
210 W 22nd St, New York, NY
Free in-home estimates for commercial and residential moves; packing, crating, moving supplies and furniture disassembly available, plus warehouse and self-storage.

4. Advantage Movers
1079 Bedford Ave., Brooklyn, NY
Residential and commercial movers offer packing supplies, online quotes, and warehouse and mini-storage. Local and long-distance services are available.

5. Divine Moving & Storage
New York, NY
Full moving services for households and businesses within the five burroughs and the tri-state area. Long-distance moving also available.

6. West Side Movers
644 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY
Movers specialize in antiques and fine arts, offer residential and commercial moves, and sell a variety packing supplies.

7. Moishe’s Moving Systems
450 W. 15th Street., New York, NY
Since 1983, uniformed movers pack, transport boxes and unload trucks for residential and commercial moves. Warehouse, commercial and mini-storage available.

8. Advantage Movers
217 E. 86th St., New York, NY
Residential and commercial movers offer packing supplies, online quotes, and warehouse and mini-storage. Local and long-distance services are available.

9. NewYorkMovers.org
270 Lafayette, New York, NY
Moving-company referral service allows customers to post reviews of movers, offers moving tips and customers’ rights education.

10. Active Moving Inc.
300 East 72nd St, Manhattan, NY
No extra charge for moving weekends or holidays; one month free storage for long-distance moves. Can move on short notice.

The guys did a great job packing up my belongings and I really felt like it was a great experience. I’m not fully moved into my new place yet so the move is halfway done.

The entire experience was surprisingly easy. The movers, especially Ivan, were courteous, knowledgeable about the move, and very professional from pick-up to delivery several days later. I was especially impressed with the excellent manner in which my furniture was wrapped for the move. I have had movers before, but FlatRate’s method was far superior to the others. In addition, knowing that the quoted rate is the rate one pays (and not some inflated rate at the end) was the best part. I would definitely use FlatRate again

Mario, Domingo, Estebaya and Matildo were terrific. They worked well as a team and made this painless. Thank you

From the initial meeting with the estimator to the moment we waived good-bye to the truck pulling out of our driveway our experience has been excellent. We were extremely impressed by how diigent and hard working your staff was the day of the move. The group of guys that came to pack up our home were true professionals. Our household goods are now on their way from CA to NY under your care and I could not feel any better about it. You have an excellent organization and I will recommend you to everyone I know who moves! I am confident our items will arrive in NY as scheduled.

Our movers were very professional, hardworking, and efficient. We would highly recommend Flat Rate Movers and will also use Flat Rate Movers again for our next move in a few years.

Cory, Lazaro, Charlie, and Alex were courteous, hard working, and respectful. They worked very hard. Cory was organized and a good leader. The other guys were very helpful and polite. They did a great job! All four were extremely professional and efficient. They took great care in protecting our belongings. I would highly recommend them to my family and friends. If I have to move again, I will use Flatrate again, and would request those four guys! It was the easiest and smoothest move ever!

Your crew chief and workers were all very polite, professional, and hard working. They were very personable

I had 2 moves booked - one for Monday and then another for the following day, Tuesday. The first day not only were your men there on time, but they were there early. The second day they were there right on time. All five of the movers I dealt with on both days were very professional and pleasant. They were all quick, but not rushed. Nothing was damaged and the packing job they all did was excellent! Thank you!

The movers were great! I have moved over 10 times in 7 years and this was the easit move ever. The best part is I did not have to do anything, just sit back and let them do there job. Also the individuals that helped me move myself were very pleseant and hardworking. I could tell that they cared about the work they did. If I have the capability to use Flatrate again, it would not even take a second thought!

Our mover, Gerson, and his helper where great. On time and moved quickly. I was very satified.

The move was a fantastic experience overall. The movers misplaced one of the pegs for supporting a shelf in one of our bookshelves (I didn’t notice this until after they had left), but that was about the only negative thing from the entire day. Great job all around — THANKS!!

Our movers were fast, professional and thorough. They packed everything well and nothing got broken! Because of the excellent service from the movers, I would use flat rate again, and I will highly recommend flat rate to others.

Corey, Lazaro, Jason, and Charlie were the best movers we’ve ever worked with. They were not only thorough and professional, but wrapped every potentially fragile item in bubble wrap, wrapping paper, quilting, AND shrink wrap. As the shirts they were wearing said, “no stress, no surprises.” Well, actually we were surprised - we were pleasantly surprised that the move was so easy and that the cost was exactly the same as had been quoted.

The workers headed by Boris Torres were all extremely hard working courteous and responsible with our belongings. My wife and I were very pleased and relieved for our move to be handled so professionally and with extreme grace considering how difficult the work can be. We would not hesitate to use Flatrate again or recommend it to anyone. Best Regards Nancy and FrankScerbo

Reasonable prices! Great and helpful staff! Fast and efficient! And I LOVED the guaranteed price (NO surprises!!). EXCELLENT experience!

Thanks for a seamless move. I was concerned since I was off-site and you were moving my children’s belongings from one apartment to another, but your drivers handled the job efficiently and were very friendly and helpful. Thanks for taking care of everything!

This is the first time that I moved using movers instead of myself and friends, and with the price you gave me and the time it took and the little I had to do it was amazing! The salesperson on the phone was very nice and professional. The movers knew what they were doing and packaged everything neatly and securely in a very short time. GREAT MOVERS! I would definitely recommend you for my friends and will use you if I move again!

FLAT RATE movers did a great job! They made the moving experience seem effortless. They were professional, organized, and efficient. I was quite impressed and would definitely use their services for future moves. Thank you to Gerson, Omar and Alex!

Boris and his team were great to work with and I was very impressed with how smoothly everything went. Great, great job.

Manny and the gang were awesome! Quick, very professional, polite and even fun! It was the best moving experience we have ever had. We will recommend you to our friends and family and use you again in the future. Thank you so much for all you hard work and making moving so much easier.

Your guys were very careful, curteous and really hustled. I would highly recommend Flat Rate to anyone needing relocation - Great job!

Great Company! Would use their services for my next move for sure.. very happy and highly recommend them to anybody who wants to have a smooth move Roz

I was extremely pleased with the move. The moving crew was professional and worked very hard. I hope the delivery of the items is just as great!! I will definitely recommend very highly!!!! And will use FlatRate again. Thank you very much…. Mary Kay Gilmore & Kris Klabacha

Your movers, Boris and his crew, were very nice and very friendly. They took extra time to help us and make the move run smoother. I hope you commend them and let them know how much they were appreciated. I did tip them but I did not have as much money to tip them as I would have liked. They were worth much more than they made!!

The three movers themselves were the best I’ve used. Very smart, considerate guys. Salespeople tend to be good anywhere. But the three moving guys you sent were what made the move the best I’ve had.

Richard, Julio and Ernesto (?) were my movers and they were awesome from start to finish…i will absolutely recommend you guys to my friends.

The guys who came were early, professional, and nice. Definitely worth the money and surprisingly proactive to do the job correctly and considerately. I rarely leave feedback on websites but I was definitely that impressed.

First off, you probably want to e-mail my mom, Mary Kay, at j-k.gilmore@comcast.net, for her feedback, as she’s the one who organized everything and worked with Troy, and was also the main contact with the movers. The freight elevator in my apartment broke shortly after the team arrived but they persevered and continued to be in good spirits. I can’t say enough about how friendly and helpful they were. Every single person on the team worked hard, and they worked extremely well as a team. I wish we could have afforded to tip them more! That’s what I was mostly concerned with - making sure they earn enough money for everything that they do. They packed everything so carefully and thoroughly, and never rushed, even though the move took longer than expected. I was blown away by their ability to disassemble my Ikea furniture. I thought it’d be near impossible, but the foreman knew exactly how to handle each piece, and took time to communicate to his team how to dismantle and pack the parts. They were able to take the furniture apart easily and without any damage. I hope that the movers on the other end are as good as these guys are! Again, I wish that we could have offered them more money as a tip. Please give them all a bonus. They’re great guys, and dealt with a difficult situation (the broken elevator, the heat, things taking longer than they had planned) with ease and maintained a great attitude. Lots of people would have taken it out on us, or would have griped or complained, making us feel uncomfortable or guilty somehow. Not these guys - they were there to do the job and were committed to a high standard of work and professionalism. In addition, they were very personable, which made me and my family feel comfortable and at ease during the move.

We actually did two moves, one on the 8th and another on the 1st April. We jumped around a lot changing our dates many times and Troy just flowed with it all. We had Cleo and his team both times and they worked really really hard, but did everything we asked with a good attitude. We used them for both moves because they did such a good job on the first, we wanted to work with somebody we knew again. Good guys, good attitude and good job. Thank you FlatRate.

Very professional as they did an amazing job of protecting and wrapping all my furniture. I would highly recommend them and wouldn’t hesitate to use them in the future.

I love that my customer service rep, Richard, was friendly and called me… also to work with my budget… also I loved that the movers on the day of the move were early and moved everything in amazing time… and also helped me with all of the little things… they were very nice and respectful! I loved that when they unloaded they ask me where I would like things placed. I would highly recommend FlatRate moving to anyone who is planning to move… it was the easiest move I have ever had… thank you!!

FlatRate prices are very reasonable for the service that you are provided. Not only was our furniture moved with care, but we even had to store our stuff for a month and a half and the price could not be beat. Our crew was the best and a great group of guys. They were very easy to talk to and very friendly. Of course, they were very hard workers as well. Upon delivery to our new house, we had just got new wood floors put in. The movers happily carried all of our furniture without using equipment that could damage the floor. Even with the heavier pieces, the smiles never left their faces. We definitely had a great experience with the company and wouldn’t hesitate to use it for our next move. With all the horror stories about moving companies out there, we are happy to have found a professional, trustworthy business that we can count on.

This is our 2nd move with FlatRate.. both times have been 100% perfect. Very friendly movers.. My wife and I are very happy. We appreciate their excellent sense of integrity & professionalism. Thank you very much!

I really appreciated Ilia, my sales person, driving down from LA to do a complete walk through of my house in San Diego. The movers arrived promptly as expected on the day of the move. The crew was very pleasant and respectful of my furniture and items. They packed most of my items for me, and I was amazed at how quickly and efficiently they did it.

Excellent movers, polite and helpful, went above and beyond to make my move easy and painless. thanks omar and jerson!

Hi Flatrate Moving Team, Thank you very much for your support! It was the most professional, convenient and the fastest move ever. Your guys are friendly, fun, and very professional! We can only recommend your service and performance to everyone who doesn’t want to stress out. We’ll book you again for our next move, no question! Take care.

The team leader, Cory, was great. Nice and polite man, and good with his team He anticipated everything I needed and more. Terry and Travis were also excellent. Nice guys who were very skilled at their jobs and very strong! They packed everything carefully and I had NO PROBLEMS what so ever. I will recommend you to all my friends and coworkers. I am so glad I used your company. I think your men went above and beyond., they really cared about my move and you could tell. As we know, moving can be stressful but they made iit (almost haha) easy. Thank you for a great service!

I wanted to take a moment and thank all of the movers which came out and moved our Corporate office. They were all very professional, courtious and very helpful . All of the movers had good attitudes and worked well together. We had many very heavy and expensive pieces and were pleasently surprised with the amount of care taken to ensure everything was moved without any damage. Thank you again Alison Belvin

I have moved more times in my life than I care to think about. My most recent move (with FlatRate Movers) was, without a doubt, the easiest, fastest, and most professional move of them all. Every detail was carried out with precision, care and speed. FANTASTIC!!

Every aspect went smoothly. It was a pleasure to not have the movers hold my furniture and valuable hostage while they raised the price of the move on me. All involved were very professional. I must admit I was surprised though to see in the contract papers on the day of moving that a 15% tip was customary and expected. I gave 10% and thought that should be verbalized before the movers arrived. All in all I was very pleased and would most definately use FlatRate to move again.

You guys are awesome. Everything from the initial contact with the salesperson Ilya to the excellent service of the foreman and the other 2 movers, you have done a tremendous job. Moving can be quite a stressful activity and FlatRate made it as easy as possible with your well trained staff. The people who work at FlatRate had positive attitudes and were knowledgable. I would highly recommend FlatRate to anyone who is moving and will use you guys in the future. Cheers, Cliff

Straight-forward, timely, professional, customer-service oriented, flexible, kind and relatively stress-free. all the things you want your move to be.

The crew that you sent to do our move was EXTREMELY professional. The worked very efficiently. I will definitely use your service again, I would LOVE to have the same guys!!!! You exceeded our expectations (we move a lot, and have used several companies)

I’d like to commend Gerson for his personal attention to detail and reassurance. As any one of us knows, it’s hard to watch your property being handled by others, but he thoroughly explained the team’s plan, and was confident in what they were capable of doing. Great leader. The team seemed to work well together, and were exceptionally friendly. Thanks guys, very much.

Our pick-up,delivery and set-up was handled very professionally. The consultant and moving day supervisor helped me feel at ease and made sure I was pleased with the entire moving experience. I would use FlatRate again and recommend their service to my friends!

It will be nice if you get me mobile phone number of cab driver or movers truck
 

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Ever since I did that, my moving process couldn’t have gotten any easier. The guys from Flatrate helped me all the way from arranging the technical details, to the actual packing. They told me “If you ever need any help at all, with anything that has to do with packing we are always available”. The next day by about mid day every thing was unloaded and in its place. All the big things were pretty much in their place. They had such good service that the guys even started unpacking kitchen utilities and more things.

If you are looking for a reliable moving company Flatrate moving is it.

I truly recommend Flatrate moving.

I did find a company you can call and will tell you for free what to do! Their website is http://www.shadesco.com/ ann the phone number in NYC is (toll free): 888-454-4344 

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Won’t Deliver My Goods?
Increases the Agreed Price?
Disappears with My Possessions?

What If My Mover Won’t Deliver My Goods?
If you have paid the mover 110% of the non-binding estimate or 100% of the binding estimate and the mover fails to deliver your goods, they have violated the Federal regulations for the protection of household good shippers. You should call 1-888-DOT-SAFT (1-888-368-7238) to file a complaint.

What If My Mover Increases the Agreed Price?
If the mover increases the price you are not required to pay no more than 100% of the binding estimate or 110% of the non-binding estimate. The mover is required to bill any additional charges 30 days after delivery of your goods.

What If My Mover Disappears with My Possessions?
You should call 1-888-DOT-SAFT (1-888-368-7238) to file a complaint. You may also contact the State Attorney General’s office or appropriate enforcement agency in your State.
Source: http://www.protectyourmove.gov/consumer/awareness/faq/faq.htm

Today, for the fun of it, I moved a bunch of stuff (Surprise, surprise). Mostly more kitchen stuff, and the food from the fridge. I also took some nice naps.

The following pictures show the great guys that helped me move in. Everything was so smooth and all my stuff came with no damage! Here is some pictures of the great people that moved me in:

Step 1 - Planning

When you have made your decision and are sure you are going to move within the next two months, find a reliable moving company that will help you plan your move.You may think what does planning your move mean ? The answer depends on you. You may want to plan with the movers how to move the fragile objects, and where to put them in your new apartment. You may also want to plan the details of the moving hours (what will be moved, to where, how, and when).The planning  strictly depends on you.

Step 2 - Packaging

The packing process to me was a difficult task because it seemed endless. As a single guy  I had a huge mess in my apartment, and I didn’t know where to start. So I called up some experienced friends, and they told me to call the moving company I was using to help me through this messy crisis. I called the movers, and they told me:”The first step to moving is getting the right boxes”. Start by packing the things you need the least such as old clothes and furniture, and slowly move on to things that are needed but you can survive without them, till you move to your new home.

The major work starts when you get to fragile objects such as glass cups china and silverware. Before you start packing these fragile objects you must cover each cup, plate, and anything else that might break with paper(any paper),this is to make bumping in the box softer so that nothing cracks in the box. This is frustrating work because you must make sure that everything is covered with paper from all sides and is packed well into the box. 

When you already packaged everything in the house, the last part in the packaging process is the kitchen. Pack all your pots and food on the last day. Package your food well so it doesn’t spoil.

Step 3 - Moving

On the day you move, make sure you go over the plan you made with the moving agent, and make sure the movers know it well. Make sure the movers see the fragile signs on the boxes, and that they place them on top of the other boxes so their fragile content stays whole. Also make sure that the movers are working efficiantly and are on schedule. All you have to do now is set up your new apartment, and enjoy it.