Reviews
How to read moving reviews
A star average with no count and no date is a decoration. Read the count, the as-of, and the lowest-sorted page before the highest. A 3.5 from a mixed crew and a 4.7 from a small local shop sit in the same template on this site, on purpose.
Anthony BaleMoving industry professional, author and writerReviewed 29 September 2026
What the licensed review rows say. 31087 dated rows, as of 2026-10-29. Counted by phrase, not by sentiment.
| Phrase family | Rows | Share of rows |
|---|---|---|
| Damage, broke, scratched, dented | 9876 | 32% |
| Late, delay, delivery window | 3924 | 13% |
| No-show, never showed, cancelled on us | 932 | 3% |
| Estimate changed, price went up, extra charges | 1699 | 5% |
| Held our things, would not unload, hostage | 732 | 2% |
| Careful, wrapped, padded | 5006 | 16% |
| On time, early, punctual | 5098 | 16% |
Four things to read before the stars
The count. Ten reviews and 1,400 reviews are different evidence. On this site a mover with ten rows is a sample from a dump, and the card says so.
The date. A perfect run in 2022 and a no-show last month are both true. Sort by newest first, then read the lowest.
The pattern. One damage story is a bad day. Five in a season is a crew problem. The table above is how often each phrase family shows up across all the rows we hold, so you can tell a rare complaint from a common one.
The paper. A review that names the USDOT, the estimate type, and a delivery date is worth ten that say great guys.
Why the same template for 3.5 and 4.7
A hybrid mover that also hauls junk on a 24-hour schedule collects more mixed reviews than a three-truck local shop. Same page, same rows, same sort. The chrome does not get nicer because the score is higher.
We do not print a not-recommended pile we did not filter ourselves, and we do not invent first names for reviewers. The initial is from the text we hold.
What we will not do
No scraped Google reviews. No combined 4.8 from five sites. No star markup in search results from other people's ratings. Visible stars, dated rows, a source label on the row it came from.
Before you hire
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Written estimate after a look
Interstate movers must give the booklet and a written estimate after a survey or a full description. A $499 ad is not an estimate.
FMCSA Protect Your MoveLegal name matches SAFER
USDOT on the paper, the truck doors, and the census. A different name is the walk.
USDOT / Companies House lookupWalk from cash and blank paper
FTC: unregistered interstate, huge deposit, cash only, or a blank contract. Photograph and leave.
FTC: hiring a mover110% on a COD non-binding job
Pay up to 110% plus agreed extras and they must hand over the load. Not a cap on extras you signed.
US interstate rules
Reviewed 29 September 2026 by Anthony Bale. Numbers on this page carry their own dates; the official pages below are the sources.
Sources
Links go to the publisher. Haulest does not add findings. Checked September 2026; if the live page moved, believe the agency.
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Questions people ask
- Why do your star counts look small?
- Because they are. This dump holds up to ten dated rows per mover. We print that count and label it a sample instead of inventing a bigger one.
- Can I write a review here?
- Yes. Every profile has a Write a review button. A person reads it before it goes live, and it stays dated.
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About Anthony Bale
A moving industry professional, author and writer. Anthony has been at different positions in the industry for the last 10 years, gaining significant knowledge on the relocation process. He himself has moved 6 times already, which helped him explore the other side of the moving process.
At Haulest he writes the US cost, hiring, and rights pages, reading the licensed review file every week so the numbers on the page are the numbers people reported.
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