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| Above, my stuff was delivered on February 11. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
When people move from one place to another, they either rent a truck and have friends and family come over to pack things up or hire a moving company.
For the most part, local moves (across town) are wrapped up within a day. Where it gets complicated is when people move from one state to another.
Although local movers advertise local and out-of-state moves, quite often they hold onto the client's property until they find a mover in the other state to hand off the goods to. If they are lucky, this can happen in a couple of days. Sometimes, it takes longer.
Such was the case with Ben Hur Moving and Storage. They handed off my stuff to an Arizona moving company to deliver it to me in New Mexico. It took 12 days from the time they picked up everything to when they delivered. I guess I came out lucky.
I have a friend who was a co-worker who just moved from L.A. to Phoenix, Arizona. At present, the moving company, Unified Van Lines, has had her property for 22 days! She had to buy clothing and other items in order for her to start a new job. That was $400 she really shouldn't have had to spend.
At present, she is contemplating filing a police report and filing a lawsuit. Supposedly, they were to have her property loaded by Thursday or Friday. Those days have passed and still nothing.
So, if you are planning to move across state lines, remember not to use Unified Van Lines! After this, I wouldn't even trust them with a local move.
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UPDATE:
Thanks to a reader who left a comment below, Unified Van Lines has been tied in with a moving company fraud racket.
Links to a news story and where to file a complaint were provided.
