| Moving can be local (within 50 miles), long distance, or | | | | distance involved. Ask half-a-dozen movers to send |
| international. It may be domestic or commercial, a | | | | representatives to give on the spot quotations. Look |
| single piece or a whole range of goods. The delivery | | | | for hidden costs. Discounts may be possible on |
| required is door-to-door, warehouse-to-warehouse or | | | | interstate moves. Good movers settle damages |
| port-to-port. Irrespective of the type, moving | | | | quickly even though regulations permit 120 days for |
| involves careful planning, packing, documentation, and, | | | | resolving claims. Check about insurance |
| in the case of international transporting, customs | | | | coverage.County and city lists of movers are |
| clearance. Professional expertise makes the process | | | | available. Apart from quotations, ask them for |
| much simpler and efficient than the do-it-yourself | | | | references. The list of past and present customers |
| approach.A number of dependable and efficient | | | | could give a fair idea of the dependability of the |
| movers, who charge reasonably, are available all over | | | | mover. If necessary, you can directly contact the |
| New York. Most of these van lines are open 24 | | | | customers and verify the credentials of the mover.All |
| hours a day, seven days a week. The vehicles they | | | | reputable movers would have the requisite licenses |
| operate have air-ride suspension, which reduces the | | | | from the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) or |
| possibility of damage to the materials transported. | | | | Federal Highway Administration, and the New York |
| They also carry dollies for material handling, fire | | | | State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT). The |
| extinguishers and blankets for protection, and | | | | NYSDOT, American Moving & Storage Association |
| toolboxes for dismantling furniture.Movers normally | | | | (AMSA) and Better Business Bureau list movers. A |
| charge by the hour for local jobs. For longer | | | | dependable mover would be found on all the three |
| transfers, the pricing criteria include weight and the | | | | lists. |