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Upload the estimate you were sent. We check the company against official federal records, read the terms line by line, and tell you what the document does not say — the charges with no price on them, the coverage you have not been given, and the warning signs the federal government publishes.
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MoveCheck report — sample
Estimate review for a move from Michigan to Maryland
Overall assessment
Review before signing
Three items in this estimate are worth resolving before you accept it. Two of them affect what you will owe on move day.
Key findings
- Concern
This company is arranging your move, not performing it
- What we found.
- Page 4 of the terms states the company acts as a broker and will not transport the shipment.
- Why it matters.
- The truck belongs to a different company, and that carrier — not the broker — is responsible if something is lost or damaged.
- What to do.
- Ask which carrier will handle the shipment and for their USDOT number, then check that company too.
- Review
Six charges are named without a price
- What we found.
- Stairs, long carry, shuttle, packing materials, storage, and a fuel surcharge each appear in the estimate with no amount.
- Why it matters.
- These are priced on move day, once your belongings are already on the truck.
- What to do.
- Ask for each one in writing as a dollar figure or a rate, and which are expected to apply to your move.
- Noted
Estimate type: binding not to exceed
- What we found.
- The document identifies itself as a binding not-to-exceed estimate.
- Why it matters.
- You pay the lower of the estimated amount or the actual charges. This is the most protective of the three types.
- What to do.
- Keep this copy. If a revised estimate arrives later, compare the type before you sign it.
What you get
What the report tells you
Whether the company is really registered
We query FMCSA's official records for the USDOT or MC number printed on your estimate: operating authority, household-goods authority, insurance, and broker bond.
Whether you are hiring a mover or a broker
A broker does not move your belongings. A different company does, and that company is the one responsible for them. Brokers are required to tell you they are brokers.
Which charges have no price on them
Stairs, long carry, shuttle, packing materials, storage, fuel. We list every charge your estimate names but does not price.
What your estimate type actually protects
Binding, non-binding, or not-to-exceed — and, for non-binding estimates, how the federal 110% rule really works, including its exceptions.
What your belongings are covered for
Released Value Protection pays 60 cents per pound. A 10-pound laptop is settled at $6. We show which coverage your estimate actually gives you.
Exactly what to ask before you sign
A written list of questions, tied to what is missing from your own documents, that you can send to the mover as it stands.
How it works
Three steps, about two minutes
- Step 1
Answer six short questions
Where you are moving from and to, whether anyone came to look at your belongings, and whether a deposit was asked for.
- Step 2
Upload one estimate
A single PDF or photo containing the complete estimate and its terms. Comparing movers? Run a separate check for each. Your file is stored privately and deleted as soon as your report is saved.
- Step 3
Read your report
The company check is free. The full review is $29, once, with no account.
Where we stand
Why you can trust this review
We are paid by you, not by movers. MoveCheck takes no commissions, referral fees, or advertising from moving companies or brokers.
We never pass your details on. Your move is not a lead. No mover will contact you because you used MoveCheck.
Your documents are deleted as soon as your report is saved. The report itself stays at a private link only you have.
Every finding shows its source — the sentence in your document it came from, or the federal record it was checked against.
What MoveCheck is not
- Not a marketplace. We will never introduce you to a mover or sell your details to one.
- Not a price estimator. We do not tell you what your move should cost.
- Not a scam score. We do not call any company fraudulent. We report what your documents and the official records say, in plain factual terms.
- Not legal advice.
- Not a human review service. The analysis is automated, and every finding is tied to the source it came from so you can check it yourself.
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