Interstate Moving Finding The Best Price

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Finding the best price when shipping your household goods across the United States can be a very difficult process but there are several tips to keep in mind when fining the right mover at the lowest price. On December 31st, 2007 the Surface Transportation Board put an end to the collective ratemaking agreement. Carriers who in the past would follow the same tariff when it came to shipping household goods for customers so when shopping for a price it became quite easy to simply the ask the carrier what kind of discount was being applied. Although most carriers still follow a discounting system the final cost can be dramatically different, a 68% discount could be hundreds of different from one carrier to the next. The most important tip to understanding the cost to ship your goods is to just simply ask the price.

One tip often recommended to people who are shopping the best price is to find a moving company in the city you are moving to, and not a company in the area you are moving from. Most of the time carriers have trucks already on the road all over the country so for them finding a shipment to take back with them ...
... is the ideal situation. Most of the time because this is the ideal situation for them it gets you, the consumer the best price possible. Definitely keep this in mind as you are negotiating the price with the carrier.

One final recommendation when finding the best price is to keep in mind if a deal is too good to be true it probably isn't. Since the internet has been around it has made it even easier for brokers to exist in the moving industry, so ask questions. Many brokers will tell the consumer an unbelievable price without visiting the home and performing a survey. In the end that leaves the consumer to either pay the overages on a weight difference or stuck on move date when the broker cannot find a company to handle the shipment at that price. Make sure you find out if the company is a member of the American Moving and Storage Association, and ask for their DOT number. From there you can go to www.fmcsa.dot.gov and learn more about the company and find out if they are licensed to perform household good moves. Finally it is always recommended that the carrier has someone come out and perform an in-home survey to determine the weight and packing for you shipment so there are no hidden or surprise charges.

If you keep these tips in mind you should have no problems finding a great mover who can provide you the best price possible for your next upcoming move!

This article is provided by DonFarrMoving.com - A moving and storage company that specializes in Pittsburgh Moving and Storage Services in Pittsburgh.