Van Liners: Van Line Moving Companies
March 23, 2010 by admin
Filed under Moving News, Moving scams
Recently It has come to my attention that I may have given the false impression that I am anti-van line. So let disspell that myth right here and now…I am not anti-van line.
I am anti-moving
scam.
How this came about was I invited by a local moving company, that also happens to be a Wheaton Van Line agent out of Kalamazoo, to meet with the owner of that moving company and tour his installation.
He was very polite and professional and he explained to me how many van liners work. He showed me his facilities and his trucks etc. I was very impressed to say the least. But more importantly he showed me where I had erred in my judgement of van liners.
So from this I just wanted to express three points about Van liners, no matter whom they may be:
1) Van Liners are Local Moving Companies:
Many van liners have agents do their selling and transporting for them. Similar to a franchise these agents go out and bid on moves, do advertising in their perspective regions etc. But those agents usually are moving company owners in their own right.
These agents operate their own local full service moving company like any other full service mover. They just also happen to be van line agents.
2) Van Liners can be cheaper for small long distance moves:
I had this one completely wrong. I said that for smaller moves that van liners were not not competitive in pricing. In fact, for small long distance moves they can actually far cheaper than a full service mover.
Of course you will give up some control and time using the Van Liners but you make it up in cost.
Now, what I say does hold up if you are moving long distance. But then you take in account point 1 above.
3) You still need to verify a Van Liner like any other mover:
No matter if you are looking at Full Service Movers, Van Liners or Craigslist movers you still need to do your research on the company.
Just because it is well established name in the moving business does not mean they are good moving company to use.
If you read the articles that I have on this website then you know I did a review of moving scams. Over 80% of those moving scams were committed by “licensed and insured” established moving companies; and 60% of those were committed by Van Line agents.
So while reported that Van Liners committed most of the moving scams I have to amend that and say most were committed by Van Line agents.
The moral of the story is: Do your research any mover you plan to use.
I hope this helps to clarify my views on Van Liners.
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