Eugene Moving Companies

QUICK COMPARISON LIST OF THE EUGENE MOVING COMPANIES

Below is a quick-comparison list of the main Eugene area moving companies, 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 other pros & cons that AGMC knows about each company.

You can call your chosen company directly, or in some cases where that company has asked AGMC to help book jobs for them, AGMC can help answer questions about that company and help you book an appointment with them directly if you want. In this way, A GREAT MOVING CREW can function as a free “open market listing and booking-help service“.

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

$156.60 per hour for two men and a truck, plus another $60.70/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 they’re $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 their 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 damage-loss insurance, the above rates only come with a damage-loss coverage of sixty (60) cents per pound of the actual weight 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 below 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 a rental truck if needed (usually near $70 for a small truck or $100 for a large truck) do not have their price regulated, and so their fees can be what ever the company decides to offer, but which is most commonly $55/hr per mover. You will note that $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 works fast and efficiently, does good work, who doesn’t damage things, and who will be fair and good to you. The higher on this below provided list these companies are listed, the better the company is at these things, in my opinion. The other “biggie” is that it’s worth a lot for a company to offer a satisfaction guarantee vs. paying you only 60 cents per pound of an item they damage. Look for that distinction in the company descriptions.

Oregon Valley Coastal Movers

Owned by Grant Garoutte, this small pack & load service has THE best customer feedback history I know of (besides my old record). Their customers say they are reliable, professional, friendly, prompt, and they show up in uniform. They offer a Satisfaction Guarantee, and always honor it. If they damage something they repair, replace, or compensate for it in full, at your valuation, immediately. They have an excellent equipment set, provide doorway and floor protection, carpet protection film, and even booties if needed. They also provide pin-point arrival times, and have the best on-time record I know of.

For labor only they are $55/hr per mover, with a two hour minimum. With this company, you’d need to pay another $70 +gas for the whole day use of a small rental truck, or $100 + gas for a large rental truck (for local jobs), plus reimbursement at cost for any packing materials used. They start their clock when they arrive at your house and stop their clock when they’re done moving your last item (for local jobs), subtracting break times. They don’t charge extra for weekends or overtime hours. They are my TOP recommendation.

Grant is often carrying furniture and not available to answer calls right away, so he has asked AGMC (me, Phil) to help be his phone answering service and help book appointments for him. If you call A Great Moving Crew (Phil) at 541 636-7386 and say you’d like to book an appointment with “Oregon Valley Coastal Movers” or “Grant”, AGMC (me, Phil, I ) can reliably answer your call, answer your questions, and can set you up with an appointment with Grant’s services directly.

WDA MOVERS

Owned by Vic & Loni, WDA is one of the better FULL SERVICE LARGE moving companies in Eugene that I know of. Their main drawback is that they don’t have a Satisfaction Guarantee on their service. But other than that, these guys have a reputation for doing good work, and being skilled and reliable. They charge the Standard Tariff ($156.60 per hour for two men and a truck ) and have been in business for 24 years. Their phone is 541 625-4679 (please tell Vic at WDA that Phil at AGMC referred you)

TIDY TRANSITIONS

Tidy Transitions is owned by Shelly St. Clair, and is a packing and cleaning only service company. They pack things such as kitchen dishes and smaller nick-nacks into boxes, doing so expertly, but they don’t move furniture or transport your items from one place to another. Shelly is the best packer I have ever seen. Her packing services are $55/hr per packer for labor, plus reimbursement for packing material costs. They do offer and honor a Satisfaction Guarantee. Shelly is a hard worker, she’s quick, and has a proven many year history record of being very honest. Shelly is the best value per dollar for packing that I know of.

Shelly has asked AGMC (me, Phil) to help book appointments for her, so if you call A Great Moving Crew (Phil) at 541 636-7386 and say you’d like to book an appointment with “Tidy Transitions” or “Shelly”, AGMC will reliably answer your call, answer your questions, and can set you up with an appointment with Shelly’s services directly.

Sunny Dispositions

The owner David Priest is a very long experienced mover, and nearly all of his customers have reported being happy with his service. However, they don’t offer a satisfaction guarantee, they do the “60 cents per pound thing”, and there have been a few unhappy customers. They’re also a bit of an unknown to AGMC as far as their qualifications, record of being on time, equipment, supplies, insurance, and actual skills at moving, although they might be just fine at these.

They charge $55 per man-hour with a two hour minimum for labor only (a pack & load service), plus you’d be paying about another $100 for a truck rental for local jobs, plus a packing materials expense if you need any of those.

David has asked AGMC to help arrange appointments for him, so as long as you don’t hold AGMC (or me, Phil) 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“.

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 they also have a mix of skill levels of who they sometimes send to your job. They charge the Standard Tariff for the Eugene area. The owner is Shawn Jones, 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/

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.

Just call them direct: 503 573-9824

Movinghelp.com is a U-Haul affiliate website that provides a listing and booking-help service (very much like AGMC is doing here). When you go to their website and type in the date you want service, their website will automatically pull remove company names off their list that are not available on your chosen date, saving you from wasting time looking at companies that are not available anyway. There are both good and bad movers on their site, so you have to look closely at the reviews.

When you book a company on their website, you can only book labor only services (pack & load), so you’d also need to book, pay for, and drive a U-Haul truck yourself. All these companies listed on that site have their own different rates as posted on that site.

If you do book on that site, you prepay on their website for your chosen number of labor hours, and that site only pays your moving-help crew if and when they turn in a six digit “payment-code” number that you only give to the crew after the job is done if you are satisfied with their job. A drawback is that they don’t refund for hours you don’t use, and how are you supposed to know how many hours you need?

However, I have had a number of customers tell me that the company called I-Haul on that site has cheated on their reviews by stopping customers from being able to leave a bad review after causing big problems with the customers, so I would stay away from I-Haul even though their reviews make them look good.

You can’t call the Movinghelp.com listing service to book appointments, you can only book through their website (another drawback). Here’s a link to this site.

MEATHEAD MOVERS

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 good, but their biggest drawback is that they use U of O student movers, which means they’re 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

HESPEN ENTERPRISES

Owned by Steve Hespen. This Labor Only (pack & load) company usually works with nearly the best truck loader and most skilled mover I’ve ever seen in the entire moving industry, named Ron (pictured here). This company is so far down the list mainly because Steve is having medical issues at this time that might detract from the quality of his work (and he’s a bit old for this), and also because they’ve actually told me they aren’t insured (at least they’re honest), and I don’t think they would be able to pay for any significant damages if they were to occur.

For labor only they are $55/hr per man, with a two hour minimum, along with you paying for the use of a small rental truck, + for whatever gas and supplies are used.

Steve has asked AGMC to help book appointments for him, so if you call A Great Moving Crew (at 541 636-7386) and ask for “Hespen Enterprises“, AGMC will reliably answer your call, and can set you up with an appoint with Steve’s services directly. But if you want to call Steve directly, his number is 541 870-0148.

CASCADE MOVING & LOGISTICS

They have 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

RIVERS MOVING

Owned by Zac Rivers. Zac has been doing moving work as a laborer for many years, and I have heard some good things, but Zac is brand new on AGMC’s list as a moving company, so little is known about them as a company so far. For labor only they are $55/hr per man, with a two hour minimum, along with you paying separate rental truck costs and reimbursement at cost for whatever gas and moving supplies are used.

Zac has asked AGMC (me, Phil) to help book appointments for him, so if you call A Great Moving Crew (Phil) at 541 636-7386 and say you’re interested in booking an appointment with “Rivers Moving” or “Zac”, AGMC will reliably answer your call, and can set you up with an appoint with Zac’s services if you’d like.

BACKSAVERS

THE REST OF THE MOVING COMPANIES THAT SERVICE EUGENE

The rest of these below listed moving companies have relatively more reported problems compared to the other above listed companies, and they have no SATISFACTION GUARANTEE, so in my opinion, should be considered only as a last resort if the above listed companies aren’t available. One common complaint I’ve heard from customers about several of these lower listed companies is that at the very last minute the company needed to “cancel” leaving the customer hanging without help.

They all charge the Standard Tariff for the Eugene area.

SKINNY WIMP MOVING: 541 531-3534

PRO MOVERS: 541 902-8771

CROSS TOWN MOVERS: 541 683-5211

EMERALD MOVING & STORAGE: 541 343-6155

MOVING FELLOWS: 971 253-5275

UO STUDENT MOVERS: 800 995-5003

BUDGET MOVERS: 971 266-3101

LILE RELOCATION SERVICES: 888 507-6304

ALLIED: 800 689-8684

GOAT MOVERS: 213 515-2888

This one 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

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