Occasionally, moves bring us hundreds of miles away from home – to new states, nations or continents. These moves are harder to plan for, and require much more stringent assessment of belongings, so that you can afford the move itself.
Maybe, neither you nor your family had much experience in moving long distance. Perhaps you don’t know too much about the moving business procedures and what is ultimately bad is that not knowing enough could make you pay hundreds of dollars for moving long distance. This is why it is imperative that you close the gap in that knowledge and fully comprehend your right and responsibilities under the law – the same law that governs the moving industry.
Within the moving business, customer relocations are categorized in these groups:
Intrastate Relocation – moving without leaving the state. To summarize, the company which moves you doesn’t have to transport your belongings across state lines.
For example a move from Miami, Florida to Orlando Florida is considered an intrastate move.
Interstate Moves – relocating across state lines regardless of how a few miles there is between points. Though only a few miles separate Hoboken in New Jersey from Queens in New York, moving between these two places is an interstate move.
Finally we have,
International or Overseas Moves – these are the ones that cross country boundaries. For example, moving from San Diego in California to any town in Mexico is considered an international move, although there could be a short distance, because it crosses an international border.
In this article, we’ll focus on some shady moving practices done by long distance moving companies when they engage in an interstate move. When someone moves from one state to another, the moving estimate is based on a price per pound times the weight of the shipping truck. The heavier the amount of your items, the more expensive your move becomes.
When you relocate long distance, if the mover gives you a non-binding moving estimates, then the price depends on the real weight of your shipment. Legally, the mover can’t add transportation fees calculated by the cubic feet, hour charges, or something else except the weight only to add up your shipment fees. Your final paper to complete the move should include a weight master ticket which comes from your mover who should weigh your belongings on a state certified scale.
Household movers, often called long distance movers, will arrive at your house with an empty weight, or take weight, and they will weigh again when they are finished loading and come up with the difference in both; this is what you are charged.
The weight readings can be taken by the mover at the destination of the shipment. The driver will take the weight of your truck with your shipment on it and take the weight again without your shipment.
Homeowners are usually unaware that they have the right to be present when the truck is being weighed, and because of this they are losing out on hundreds, sometimes thousands, of dollars as a result. You should always request to be present when the truck is being weighed.
The actual weight of your move needs to be represented by these weights or there is no value in using them. Be certain that:
1. Wheels, implements, bedding, carts, dollies and the like all make up the first and last weigh-in. Avoid having anything not in the initial weight counted in the final weight of the shipment.
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