It’s time to pack, that’s a mover’s way of we discuss about the summer season when a lot of people are moving and needs professional movers. You’ve found the place, given notice to your landlord, and moving day is close.
Secure Moving is here with professional movers to make your move more easy and less stressful, and nothing can be more stressful than a communication breakdown with your moving crew. As your move progresses, you might have noted some terminology used by your moving company, your movers and maybe you. But what does it all mean?
Here are some words to add to your Moving Dictionary:
Accessorial Charges
These are the additional services that go beyond your movers’ basics.
Bill of Lading with movers
This is the contract your have with your movers.
Binding Estimate
This is the firm price that is based on your moving size, changes when your size changes. The estimate will be set after an inspection of your inventory is conducted.
Blanket Wrapping
When your valuable is given a little extra padding. Keeps your furniture from being damaged when the truck hits bumps.
Carrier
Your mover. They call you the Shipper.
Conditioning
When the crew lead takes note of any scuffs or scrapes your stuff has before it goes on the truck, to make sure he doesn’t pay for anything that is already broken.
Consultant
A salesperson or other moving or relocation company representative who calls you to find out the particulars of your move.
Claim
What you file when your lamp, or any other item, arrives damaged or doesn’t arrive at all.
Extra Pickup
When you remember that you have stuff in a storage unit and your movers pick it up for you. Or maybe you needed an extra day to move. The extra pickup is any additional day you need your crew.
Interstate Move
You’ve found a job in Tennessee, but your stuff is in New York.
Intrastate Move
You found a place in Manhattan, but your stuff is in Albany.
Load Only
When your movers are hired to load your things.
Order Number:
The number that’s assigned to your move, used to identify it.
Peak Season Rates
You might pay more to move July 1 than February 1. More demand sometimes translates to higher costs depending on whom you hire.
PBO
Packed by Owner (You), which means you might want to BYOP (Bring Your Own Pizza.)
Professional Packing
Your movers are hired (or hire someone) to pack your belongings for you.
Shipper
You (we don’t think it makes sense either). See Carrier.
Tariff
A document every carrier has that lays out how much you’re being charged for each part of your move.
Unload Only
When your movers are hired to unload your things.
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