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Moving company red flags
FMCSA lists these red flags: (source: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration)
- An estimate by phone or online, sight unseen, with no inspection.
- No written estimate, or a promise to set the price after loading.
- A demand for cash or a large deposit before the move.
- A request to sign blank documents.
- No copy of the Your Rights and Responsibilities When You Move booklet.
- A website with no local address and no registration or insurance information.
- A claim that all goods are covered by the mover's insurance.
- A phone answered only as Movers or Moving Company.
- A rental truck instead of a company owned or marked truck on moving day.
(source: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration)
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Sources
- Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration: Spot the Red Flags (checked October 30, 2026)
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