National Moving and Storage National Moving and Storage Could not be more disappointed with this company and how they handle business. Hollywood FL

My husband and I were shopping around online for good moving companies that would handle our stuff carefully while not being extremely expensive.  Let's make this abundantly clear - there is no such thing as a good mover you find on the internet that will handle your stuff carefully.  Virtually every scam mover out there lives on the internet and their primary source of customers come from the internet.  Without the internet, they would be unable to obtain a customer.  

The gasoline alone from Chicago to South Carolina costs $1,600 or more, and since the moving quote you received isn't binding on anyone, the information in the quote is worthless.  They won't have you sign a contract until they show up and tell you it's 2X or 3X that cost - which is the real cost of the move.  Of course over the telephone or the internet, you won't know that.

They won't event give us enough to compensate for even half of what ONE of these pieces cost. Offered us a total of $96 total...what a RIP OFF. All of our boxes written FRAGILE were completely smashed, almost as if it were on purpose.  Most movers like this offer free valuation at $0.60 per pound.  So if they offered you $96, it basically means the items you claim were demolished weighed 160 lbs.  Yes, they can do that because it says in the contract that they can, and no they don't have to give you more.  The law even protects the mover so that if you tried to sue the mover for more, they can have the case tossed due to Federal law preventing such a lawsuit.  Your only choice is to take the $96.  Anything you marked as fragile that you packed would not be covered by the mover - it would be referred to as PBO (packed by owner) in your contract.

Moving is not an inexpensive venture and choosing an inexpensive mover will almost always cost you far more in the long run.  Never select a mover off of the internet - instead research what you should be looking out for in an interstate move.  Once you do your research, then look for a mover local to you - not one in FL.  Have them come out to see what needs to be moved before the move - if they hesitate and give you an excuse, or say no, cross them off your list.  Obtain a written quote at that time in pounds - not cubic feet.  If a mover quotes you in cubic feet, then cross them off your list.  After you get a few quotes and you realize it's outside of your budget, then rent a truck and hire a few guys at origin and destination to load and unload everything.  Yes, you'll do more work and driving isn't much fun sometimes.  But it will be cheaper....and you are in control of the whole process 

Best of luck to you..