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Packing Services – Avoid Scams

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Packing Services – Don’t Get Trap in False Promises.

With the growing demand of the packing services, the numbers of fraud companies making fool out of many innocent people have increased gradually. So, take precaution while selecting a movers and packers for shifting your belongings. Do not hesitate in asking them for this information else they may hide some important information that is supposed to be disclosed. Once you are through with the query section, you can compare the services of different companies and take your final decision.

Packing services have become a necessity for people whether they are shifting for a short distance or a long distance. Hiring professional packing and shipping companies for your relocation would let you have a great experience as you’ll not have to lift heavy packed goods, heavy boxes or drive the vehicle yourself. You can feel quite relaxed knowing that the experts have taken charge of your task. These professional movers and packersare expert in doing their job carefully and dedicatedly.

However, some packing services companies make fool out of many innocent people by making false promises of providing quality and punctual services. Many families are fooled into hiring scam movers and packers or companies that claim to be professionals, experienced and registered. Though you can take benefit of many moving and packing services, you may sometimes even get trapped into a moving scam if you cannot choose the right and professional moving and packing company. You must be aware of how to nail the signs of experienced and truly professionals.

Take a look at the online directory, yellow pages or public directory listing to find the most reputed moving firms. You can search on many business website in order to get information about many reputed, experienced and professional companies that provide moving and packing services for their clients. You can get their fax number, contact number, address, etc. from these websites and then make a query if they provide the same service as you want. The website’s standard can also be a factor for judging whether the company is good or not.

Apart from these professional ways, you can also contact your co-workers, office colleagues, friends, relatives, neighbours as well if they can guide you to any such professional company that you can rely on. Once you have shortlisted the deserving companies, you can ask them about their experience, company registration, insurance policy, services, facilities, mode of payment, mode of transportation, etc. It is suggested not to go with a move that hesitates in disclosing the correct information. If you can follow these precautions, you are likely to enjoy your relocation task.

Make a list of the packing and shipping services that you want from the service provider and also keep in mind that your choice and selection should not make you spend more than your budget. Now it’s turn to contact each and every shortlisted mover and to find out if they can match your requirements or not. You can also ask them about their previous performance or about any feedback that they have got from their customers.

After getting stuck to a single company you should now look for the project handling process of the company. Always make sure that the company performs its job following all the legal terms and conditions required. If in case, there is any issue in the process, it is your luggage that would have to suffer.

Following these factors, you can surely choose a packing services provider that suits your needs and budgets. Fix your desired time, date and desired destination and fix your adventure with the relocation.

This article was sponsored by Packing Service, Inc. which is a national packing, loading, palletizing and carting services company, chain dedicated to protecting consumers from moving scams and providing flat rate moving quotes. Call now for a Flat Rate Quote 888-722-5774.

Moving Scam – Before and After

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Moving Scam – Before and After.

The Challenge of Getting Insurance Compensation When You’ve Been Victimized by a Moving Scam.

Insurance claims against scam movers may require some special procedures to insure that you get compensation for your lost and damaged goods.

The classical moving scam includes a low ball moving cost estimate followed by rapid escalation of the price, after the goods are loaded onto the truck. With virtually all moving scam companies, your goods will be put into storage, until the move is subcontracted to the delivery company.

When your possessions finally reach the destination they have passed through the hands of at least two moving companies, and one storage facility, and are probably going to be damaged and broken, with many items missing.

The basic requirements for filing a claim include making an immediate inventory of the damage, in the presence of the truck driver, and getting him to sign. The next two steps are based on regulations detailed in the Carmack Amendment, and preserved for nearly 90 years by the Federal laws and regulations governing interstate moves.

You must file your initial complaint with the moving company before the lapse of 9 months, and go through any recommended arbitration process. If you don’t put in your complaint, in a timely fashion, you lose the right for subsequent claims. Should the moving company be unwilling to come to terms with you, the next step, is to put in a claim in civil court. However, by law, you must wait until the end of the 9 month negotiation period before going court.

The last step is particularly pertinent to people who have been victimized by a scam outfit. But it isn’t that hard to do. The victim must track down the insurance carrier the mover was using when he moved the goods. I say “was using,” because many scam movers will have multiple company names, and will often change their insurance policy or carrier. This last step must actually begin before the move, because all homeowners moving with a lesser known carrier must be sure the companies making the move have a active license. If not, they won’t have insurance either.

Be sure to check out the company’s DOT number to make sure they are licensed. If a moving company is not actively licensed, then they have no insurance. Check out their BBB status, and check for information on the BBB website, that will show you how to see if the company is licensed.

Once you’ve gotten to the last step, there is a handy way to track down a company’s insurance carrier, and that is to use the FMCSA web site. Go to web address
http://lipublic.fmcsa.dot.gov/LIVIEW/pkg_menu.prc_menu and put in the DOT number of the company, and their MC number and you should be able to pull up their current insurance record. The FMCSA web site not only lists the carrier’s current insurance, but also previous insurance policies, and dates. You must claim your money based on the insurance policy the company had at the time they moved you.

Just as a reminder, all of these steps taken after the move is over, won’t help at all if you didn’t make a packing list and have it signed by the mover before the move began. If movers do not agree on the Inventory and value of the items you moved, they can claim you subsequently falsified the insurance filing by asking money for goods that were never moved or were damaged before the move. Finally, keep in mind, all of these steps won’t help at all if you didn’t make a complete packing list, and go over it with the movers on moving day. Also you will only be entitled to .60 a pound compensation for your goods, unless you contracted with the movers to insure all or part of the value of the items you moved.

The best way to protect yourself from being caught in a moving scam is to take steps right from the start of your move. An ideal way to insure a safe move is to hire an honest packing company with a Flat Rate Quote. Then have them load your goods into locked shipping containers or Pods Containers, for which only you hold the key. Packing Service, Inc. is an honest packing company that is dedicated to protecting consumers from moving scams. They will not only pack and load your goods expertly; they will also help you find an honest shipping company to transport your belongings to the new location.

Moving Scams, Movers, and Moving Subcontractors

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Moving Scams, Check Out the Movers and the Moving Subcontractors.

It was a sadly typical thread on an anti-moving scam forum. A woman was telling the story of how her move went bad. It was now day 34 into the move and despite an optimistic prediction that the delivery time was expected to fall in a range of 7-10 days, her goods were still in Boston, and she was down in Texas waiting for them. A participant responded. “You should be happy considering my case… MY move has gone to 43 freaking days. Even now I don’t have a clue. They gave me 2 weeks back as the delivery date…then they said last week…. Now they say this week is the delivery date…”

The discussion continued, and one participant told them both what to do. They needed to contact Move Rescue.

Move Rescue is an organization founded in 2003 by a nationwide network of attorneys knowledgeable in transportation law and litigation involving moving scams. Move rescue specifically targets people like these victims; people who are in the middle of a moving scam, or a moving hostage crisis, in which the movers originally gave a low moving cost estimate, then raised the price when the goods were loaded in his truck, and now he’s holding the customer’s belongings hostage until they pay the trumped up fee.

When people suddenly find themselves trapped in a moving scam, they feel totally helpless. First of all they had grown up believing they could trust movers. Secondly once the scam began, the victims soon discovered that due to technicalities in the law, the FBI, the BBB and even the local police could do nothing about it. Every branch of the law has the same advice, this is a civil matter and you have to pay the money to get your goods back and then you can go to court. But the civil and consumer regulations are complex and getting more complex all the time. An average consumer, who may move 2 or 3 times in his lifetime, can’t be expected to know all the regulations. And that’s where move rescue comes into play. Move rescue has a toll free number and is staffed by people knowledgeable in moving fraud, and by attorneys.

The move rescue phone staff has dealt with many moving scam situations, and they are also knowledgeable about the consumer regulations which govern moves. They know all about the legal alternatives available to a victim, and they can give direct advice over the telephone, and they can subsequently refer victims to an attorney in their area. The victim will have to pay his own attorney fees. Move Rescue is affiliated with two major Van Lines, and occasionally they have been able to help negotiate a load hostage release. The victim must be willing to be present at the storage facility, and in such cases Move rescue will provide a moving van to pick up the goods and deliver them at a reduced cost.

The caveat to using Move Rescue is you will have to pay attorney fees and possibly additional moving costs, if you are able to spring your goods from a hostage storage location.

The best way to protect yourself from being caught in a moving scam is to take steps right from the start of your move. An ideal way to insure a safe move is to hire an honest packing company with a flat rate quote. Then have them load your goods into locked shipping containers or Pods Container, for which only you hold the key. Packing Service, Inc. is an honest packing company that is dedicated to protecting consumers from moving scams. They will not only pack and load your goods expertly; they will also help you find an honest shipping company to transport your belongings to the new location.