Movers You Won't Regret

Did you hear the one about the movers who held a truck of furniture for ransom in the owner's driveway? Or the ones who went though $600 worth of packing tape before the truck was even loaded? How about the moving company that simply never bothered to show up?

Sound familiar? All of the above are true stories. Then again, so is the one about the movers who showed up early in a raging snowstorm, then fixed a broken bed and played with the customer's toddler. Handing over your belongings to total strangers requires a bit of research and a lot of trust. So for those who find themselves up to their eyes in boxes and packing tape, here are some ground rules for finding help.