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Interstate move average
55% more than market avg.
I contacted about 15 different moving companies before I was able to find safe ship
Okay I am finally finished moving, I was lucky enough to receive my stuff on Chirstmas Eve Eve, the 23rd. The moving crew picked up my stuff on the 20th and delivered it 3 days later on the 23rd. I found this company while browsing long distance movers online. I contacted about 15 different moving companies before I was able to find safe ship that could actually assist me. I was reluctant to use this company because I could not find movers to help me during the week of Christmas but safe ship ginn lou moving and storage to assist me. The movers arrived with the truck around 9 am. They moved all of the stuff from the truck into the first floor of my house. Since the moving team arrived early, I was able to have my living room and dining room completely set up by nighttime. So I was able to have Christmas eve and Christmas dinner which is a big plus.
Total SCAM
Safe Ship did a phone estimate of my inventory. Movers (not actual safe ship workers, but a company contracted by safe shop to do the job) showed up on moving day and tried to tell me that my cubic footage was double then what was given over the phone. I expected a small change as I am aware that uneven items and things like moving blankets take up space. But not double. Additionally, I removed 2 large items from the move that were on the initial estimate. The mover tried to say my stuff was 1300 cubic feet. And the original estimate was 600. I ended up telling the movers to leave and I went with another company. Actual cubic footage with the new company was 700 cubic feet. So safe ship essentially price matched to win the business, took a "non refundable" deposit from me, and then contracted a company who tried to double the square footage to make their money back. Research that I should have done before hand shows that complaints against them for deceptive business practice and estimates/final costs have DOUBLED every year https://ai.fmcsa.dot.gov/hhg/SearchDetails.asp?ads=&id=30294013&id2=32135017&f=CNS%3D1%26CN%3D%26search%3D1%26DOT%3D3475743%26MC%3D%26Submit%3DSearch
Misleading Quotes and Scamming
Fraud, fraud and liar. Another company quoted me for $2000 while I got a call from a guy named Darren at the company who said "we can build it for $1800" but it ended up being $2620. I agreed with them on what I have listed, but they then charged me for cubic feet that they never told me about. They tried to charge me for more crap that I took care of, otherwise it could have cost more and more. Please avoid this brokerage firm if you value your money. They give you a false quote and then charge you more.
HORRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE
I SPOKE WITH ALLEN TODAY REGARDING A MOVE QUOTE AND WHEN I MENTIONED THE PRICE WAS HIGH, HE HUNG IN MY FACE. WHEN I CALLED BACK. HE HUNG UP AGAIN AFTER I ASKED FOR HIS NAME!
Horrible Estimators
DO NOT USE THEM!!! I am beyond furious at Safe Ship. Recently the movers came at 7:30pm (1.5 hours later than agreed upon) and they did not leave until 2am. I have 3 children that this move disrupted in a very harmful way. What upsets me the most right now is that they quoted me 768 cubic feet for all of my things and it was only HALF of what I needed to move. I was only able to get the movers to take the big furniture and even that was 200 cubic feet more than what they quoted me for everything that I told them that needed to be moved. Now I have to make arrangements at the very last minute for everything else that needs to be moved. Not to mention that this is going to cost me about $1,000 more than I was told. I understand if I needed a little more room and they still took everything but I was over and they only took half of what I needed to be taken. Even the driver looked at the list and told me that the estimate was way off. I was very honest and very precise in what I said I needed to move. Especially with QA. Safe Ship is horrible at estimations. They claim to be a veteran owned organization but I seriously doubt that. Safe Ship stabbed me in the back and hurt my children. And they caused me to spend thousands of more dollars than any of their estimations. I also had to get additional storage and hire another mover to help that will drive up my moving costs even higher. DO NOT USE THEM!!!higher.
excellent
Our recent move with Safe Ship was excellent! Our driver arrived at exactly the time promised at packing as well as delivery. He brought two very strong helpers with him. All of the movers were helpful, caring, efficient and strong! Our load arrived in great condition; with everything placed as requested. We discovered that our driver, Brian, had actually moved us to the location we were leaving, making us his first repeat customers! Should we have to move again (I pray, NOT!) we would definitely request Safe Ship, geo van lines and Brian.
Incompetent and untrustworthy
At best, they're utterly incompetent. At worst, they're scam artists who will wait until they have you cornered and extort money from you. I live in a large city with a military base, so I contacted this company in August to schedule a move in October. According to the payment agreement: "Once your payment is processed with us (required deposit amount) we will immediately have our dispatch department initiate the process of locating a licensed and insured carrier to transport your household goods." In reality, I got a phone call the morning of my 48 hour moving window to inform me that they couldn't find anyone to do the move for the agreed cost. So instead of getting everything arranged in August as their own agreement stipulated, they waited until day-of to start locating movers. The woman who called told me I could either try later in the week and hope something became available or pay $500 more to get it done in the agreed upon time frame. I took time off from my job to get my move done. Waiting until the business day prior to tell me would have been questionable, but at least allowed me to get my time and money back from the days off. I certainly was not about to pay $500 more because of their logistical failure. I told them I don't trust them not to pull this exact bull on delivery in order to get more money for precisely zero effort on their part, and canceled the move. They wasted my money, time, and what little sanity I have left.
it worked out
I had to relocate back to nj to visit my father in the hospital. He doesnt have much time left so i scrambled around the internet and eventually found this company through a forum I found on google. I didnt have any time or resources to pack my studio or decide what i wanted to keep or throw away. This company found a moving company for me to pack and ship everything I own. They even packed and wrapped my all in one cpu monitor. I bought my ps5 on the plane with me. I received all of my items 3 days after my arrival in jersey. the delivery of my items was in their estimated time of arrival window. it was pricey but since my all in one cpu/monitor combo in perfect condition so i will give them 5 stars. us millenials cant live without out electronics lol
they moved my stuff across 3 states fast
Safe Ship has been the best moving company, that I have worked with. I have moved 4 times in the 12 years, I'm in the military so every few years I relocate to a new base to train more soldiers. I have used 2 other companies for the other times I've moved. After the lengthy booking process. Safe Ship gave me a delivery window of 4 days, and I received the contents of my studio in 2 days. I didn't move far from my my old home in the big apple so the transit time should be low
i had a good encounter with safe ship
From beginning to end one of the best experiences I've had from office staff to crew. No Problems, on time and did everything we needed. Could not ask for better. Great team of guys. Worked hard to get us moved. Didn't damage anything. It took a little longer and cost a little more, but I didn't mind paying for the convenience of someone else carrying and delivering my furniture. Would use again or refer to a friend. The 2 young men were awesome. I felt bad because the mosquitoes were out as well. They handled themselves professionally and was very efficient.
Licenses & Certificates:
Companies that transport household goods like Safe Ship Moving Services have to register annually with the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. The Bureau of Compliance is the responsible regulatory authority that manages intrastate movers. Movers should be registered with the FMCSA to operate interstate.