Below is my quick comparison list of the EUGENE MOVING COMPANIES (good and bad), with their rates and the most helpful information about each company summarized next to each listing.   These are listed in order of the their percent of five star customer reviews across Google and Yelp, mitigated by many other pros & cons that AGMC knows about each company.    

  You can call your chosen company directly,  or in the cases where that company has asked AGMC to help book job appointments for them, AGMC can answer questions about that company and help you book an appointment with them if you like, much more quickly than you could do it yourself.   In this way, A GREAT MOVING CREW is functioning as a free "open market listing and booking-help service", much like Angie's List, Priceline and Movinghelp.com. 

Remember, if I help you book an appointment with any companies listed here with my gold star (shown below) you will be saving $5/mhr. off their regular hourly rate, and I will be backing that appointment with my own separate $1,000 Happiness Guarantee*.  

Owned by Grant Garoutte, this small pack & load service has THE best customer feedback history I know of.  That's because Grant used to work with me, and so my company's solid 5 star customer review history going back to 2016 was partially earned by his work, making many of my reviews also his reviews.  Grant has proven himself to be reliable, professional, friendly, prompt, honest, and his team shows up in uniform.   They offer a Satisfaction Guarantee that says if you see any wasted time or damages you can take what ever you feel is fair off the bill before you pay a penny (up to $2,000 unless you add more insurance).  They have an excellent equipment set, provide doorway and floor protection, carpet protection film, and even booties if needed. They have never missed an appointment in all their years of doing business.  I have seen for myself that Grant and his main helper Alex really know what they're doing and pay attention to the details that separate the OK movers from the top expert movers.    Just look at their pad-wrap job below.

Owned by Vic & Loni, WDA is one of the best FULL SERVICE large moving companies in Eugene that I know of.  These guys have a reputation for doing good work and being reliable.   They charge the "Standard Tariff" for the Eugene area, which is the exact same rates as nearly every other full service moving company in Eugene, which is as follows:

 $157.70 per hour for two men and a truck, plus another $61.15/hr per extra man.   Overtime hours cost $203.25  per hour for two men and a truck, plus $84/hr per extra man.   On Sundays & Holidays it's $248.05 per hour for two men and a truck, plus $106.50/hr per extra man.   These rates start and end at the company's terminal, meaning the charged clock begins when they leave their warehouse, and ends when they arrive back at their warehouse after your job, adding about another half hour of charged time past the time they're at your job sites.  Boxing & material supplies are an additional cost.  Unless you pay more for additional damage-loss insurance, the above rates only come with a damage-loss coverage of sixty (60) cents per pound of any lost or damaged article, which is the standard in the moving industry.  That works out to about $30 for your broken flat screen TV.   

When the term "standard tariff" is used in any of the further company listing descriptions below, these are the rates and policies being described, so I won't repeat the definition.  

 WDA does not offer a Satisfaction Guarantee.  Their phone is 541 625-4679.   If you call them, please tell Vic that Phil (from AGMC) referred you. 

 ELITE RELOCATION SERVICES

They're a big FULL SERVICE company that also does long distance moves.   Mostly good reviews,  But no Satisfaction Guarantee, and that matters when something goes wrong.  They have some skilled movers there, but I've heard they also have a mix of skill levels of who they sometimes send to your job.  They charge the Standard Tariff ($157.70 per hour for two men and a truck), and have the standard tariff policies for the Eugene area (that's the adding an extra half hour drive time, & default 60 cents per lb. for damages).  The owner Shawn Jones is a top notch very experienced mover. You can call them directly at 541 246-5256.   Please let them know Phil at AGMC referred you if you call them. or go to their website at:   https://www.eliterelocationservices.com/

SKINNY WIMP MOVING:  

Skinny Wimp is family owned and operated by three brothers. They are skilled and careful moving experts, as evidenced by their fairly good Google reviews, and evidenced by what I've heard personally.   They're a solid company.  Their biggest drawback is that they have no satisfaction guarantee, and they charge the standard Tariff rates and have the standard Tariff policies for the Eugene area.  But I'd hire them.

541 531-3534

Meathead Movers is a FULL SERVICE company that officially has a Satisfaction Guarantee, although I've  heard indirectly (through the grape-vine) that they don't always honor it. Their reviews are mostly OK, a little mixed, but their biggest drawback is that they use U of O student movers, which means the students are novices and so less likely to know what they're doing.   This can waste time, and increase the risk of damages. They charge the Standard Tariff for the Eugene area.     866 828-6764

JASON & JASON'S RELOCATIONS 

 (OUT OF PORTLAND OR.)

This is the only moving company I am listing that's from out of town, but I'm making this exception because this is the only moving company out of Portland Oregon that I have heard only good things about from many customers I've worked with, and there's lots of times people are looking for a good company up in Portland.  They charge the standard Tariff rates for the Portland area, which are set even higher than the Eugene area Tariff rates.

Just call them direct:  503 573-9824

CROSS TOWN MOVERS: 

This company has been around for many years, and they do offer the service of storing your property in their own storage unit facility.   I've heard from movers that have worked there that they sometimes send just "warm bodies" (just anyone unskilled) to do jobs, with no training or skill whatsoever.  I have also heard from several previous movers who have worked for Cross Town that this company tries to get out of every single damage-loss claim made against them, even when they know they are at fault.  I've also heard from a number of customers that this company had cancelled on them at the last minute, leaving them hanging (which is why the customers called me).  This company charges the standard Tariff rates for the Eugene Area.  

Their number is:   541 683-5211

 SUNNY DISPOSITIONS

The owner David Priest is a very long experienced mover (he used to work for Crosstown Movers), and nearly all of his customers have reported being satisfied with his service.  David offers a satisfaction guarantee, and also provides packing services.   However, I don't see a business registry or website for them, and David has been unclear about his policies and other business information, so they're a bit of an unknown to AGMC, which is why they're so far down the list.   

They charge $60/hr. per mover with a two hour minimum for labor only (a pack & load service), or $55/hr. per mover if you book them thru AGMC (my booking service), plus you'd be paying for a truck rental and packing materials if you need any of those.   David has asked AGMC to help book appointments for him, so as long as you don't hold AGMC responsible for any problems you may have with David's company, if you want to book David's services, you can call AGMC at 541 636-7386, and say that you're interested in booking "Sunny Dispositions" or "David's services".  

They have semi-OK reviews online, but they have no Satisfaction Guarantee.   When you book them online you have to fill out a form, & pick how many hours you are reserving their services for, and how are you suppose to know how long you'd need them, and what if you guess too high or too low?  It seems like a hassle to me. They charge the Standard Tariff for the Eugene area.    541 800-0445

This is a Full Service state-wide moving company with no Satisfaction Guarantee.  There's such a mix of movers that this company subcontracts jobs out to that there's a very wide range of the quality of movers who might show up at your door, from OK to not so good.    The team you get might be fine, but there is this wild card element.  I can say this company cheated me (didn't pay me for a job) when I was just a free-lance moving helper many years back for no reason but that they thought they could get away with it. The owner Josh has a reputation among other movers as being an unethical person.  They charge the Standard Tariff for the Eugene area.        541 944-4820

The rest of these below listed moving companies I either have insufficient knowledge about (I'm working on that), or they have relatively more reported problems compared to the other above listed companies, and to my knowledge they have no SATISFACTION GUARANTEE, so they are not companies I would choose for my own move if I were shopping for a moving company. They all charge the Standard Tariff for the Eugene area.

    If you are one of these companies (or any company on this list) I invite you to contact me and be willing to show me evidence that might raise you higher on my list.   I'd even be willing to come watch your company do a job & see for myself.  Wouldn't cost you a penny, just an invitation to observe.   Or if you're a customer with complaints about any moving companies, please contact me so I can incorporate that information into this list.

PRO MOVERS:  541 902-8771

MOVING FELLOWS: 971 253-5275

UO STUDENT MOVERS:  800 995-5003

BUDGET MOVERS: 971 266-3101

LILE RELOCATION SERVICES: 888 507-6304

EMERALD MOVING & STORAGE: 541 343-6155

ALLIED: 800 689-8684

GOAT MOVERS: 213 515-2888 

COASTAL MOVING SERVICES

Coastal Moving Services is at the very bottom of the list on purpose.  I have just heard too many bad things about this company from several different customers who used them, largely involving a misrepresentation of the end resulting price, "missing" items, and poor work.  I wouldn't touch them with a ten foot pole.   But, it's your call...     

561 560-7828

MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE STANDARD TARIFF RATES FOR THE EUGENE AREA

Moving companies that provide their own company truck for transport are supposed to charge what is called the standard "tariff" rates and have the standard tariff set of policies for full service moving companies in the Eugene area, which is defined as follows:

 $157.70 per hour for two men and a truck, plus another $61.15/hr per extra man.   Overtime hours cost $203.25  per hour for two men and a truck, plus $84/hr per extra man.   On Sundays & Holidays it's $248.05 per hour for two men and a truck, plus $106.50/hr per extra man.   These rates start and end at the company's terminal, meaning the charged clock begins when they leave their warehouse, and ends when they arrive back at their warehouse after your job, adding about another half hour onto your charged time (past the time they're at your job sites).  Boxing & material supplies are an additional cost.  Unless you pay more for additional damage-loss insurance, the above rates only come with a damage-loss coverage of sixty (60) cents per pound of any lost or damaged article, which is the standard in the moving industry.  That works out to about $30 for your broken flat screen TV.   

When the term "standard tariff" is used in the above descriptions, these are the rates and policies being described.

However, moving services that are considered a "pack & load" service, meaning "labor only" with you paying separately for your rental truck if needed (usually near $70 for the day use of a small U-Haul truck & gas or $100 for a large U-Haul & gas, a bit more for Penske) do not have their prices regulated, and so their hourly rates can be what ever the company decides to offer, but which is most commonly $55/hr to $60/hr per mover.  Pack & Load companies shouldn't be charging for drive time to get to a local job site, so this saves about a half hour of time off your clock right off the bat.   You will note that the Standard Tariff of $156.60 per hour for two men and a truck quickly adds up to far more than $55/hr. per mover + the truck cost, especially for longer jobs, making "pack & load" services potentially able to save you a lot of money off the full service option.

But the biggest thing that will save you money is getting a company that knows what they're doing, doesn't waste time, does good work, doesn't damage things, does compensate you fairly if they mess up, and who will be honest and reliable.