A Moving Guide: All moving companies are not created equal!

To help alleviate the stress of moving, Reviews.com is offering a moving guide that incorporates 500 recent customer surveys and quotes from 20 moving companies. They looked for companies that can accommodate travel anywhere in the country, have helpful FAQ sections on their websites, a “painless” quote process (which typically takes about 10 minutes), and a readily available claims department.

“Moving is a pain, and even if you hire the best moving company, it’s no guarantee that it will be any less so,” Reviews.com notes in its guide. “But a great service will be friendly and efficient online, on the phone, and in person—and if it has a good track record of getting from point A to point B without a mishap, all the better.”

Reviews.com picked the following top moving companies:

Atlas Van Lines
Bekins Moving and Storage
United
Mayflower
Source: “The Best Moving Companies,” Reviews.com (2017)

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