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The six things this site does
If you are hiring a mover this month, the first two links do most of the work: the vetting standard tells you what to check, and the match form runs those checks for you.
- How we vet movers — the published 5-point standard, and the public records behind each check
- Get matched with vetted movers — about a minute, movers named before anyone calls
- Best movers by city — 39 metros compared against one methodology
- Vetted movers by location — state, county and city directories nationwide
- Moving services — what each of 7 job types actually includes
- Member carrier directory — 8 move-type categories and the authority each one needs
The moat
Trust & vetting library
Licensing, insurance, fraud patterns, and the paperwork that decides who is liable when something goes wrong. Everything here points at a public record you can check yourself.
- Trust & vetting hub — all guides in one place
- How we vet movers, the 5-point standard — cornerstone — licence, insurance, complaints, review quality, tenure
- Moving Scams: 11 Red Flags to Watch For — 7 min read
- How to Verify a Mover's USDOT License — 6 min read
- 12 Questions to Ask Before Hiring Movers — 6 min read
- Moving Insurance & Valuation, Explained — 6 min read
- How to Spot (and Avoid) a Hostage-Load Scam — 6 min read
- USDOT Number vs MC Number: What a Legitimate Mover Holds — 7 min read
- How to Check If a Moving Company Is Licensed — 7 min read
- Certificate of Insurance for Movers: What Buildings Require — 6 min read
- Moving Broker vs Carrier: Who's Actually Moving You — 6 min read
Comparison
Best movers by city (39 metros)
Each of these compares the same well-known national companies against a published methodology, then explains which categories of mover actually work in that specific market. A metro only appears once it has a hand-written local layer, which is why this list is 39 cities rather than every city we hold data for.
Arizona
California
Colorado
District of Columbia
Georgia
Illinois
Indiana
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Nevada
New York
North Carolina
Oregon
Texas
Washington
Scope
Moving services
What each kind of job actually includes, how it is scoped and billed, the paperwork you sign, and what move day looks like.
Directory
Member carrier directory
Categories by move type, and the operating authority each one requires. No member profiles are listed: every profile currently on the site is a labelled sample used to test the platform, so those pages are noindexed and excluded from both this index and the XML sitemap. Real member profiles will appear here as carriers publish them.
Location
Vetted movers by state
Every state page lists its counties, and every county lists its cities and towns — 3,144 counties and 6,156 places in total. Only the 51 state links are printed here; the rest of the tree is one or two clicks down, and the full set is in the XML sitemap.
For moving companies
Joining the network
What membership requires, what it costs, and how leads are delivered.
- For moving companies — the membership model and the screen you have to clear
Company
About & policies
Who publishes this, how we are paid, and the terms that govern the match form.