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Tips & Best Practices on How to Move Safely
The U.S. Moving Protection Organization (USMPO) is dedicated to improving transparency, consumer protection, and fair competition within the household goods moving industry. One of the major challenges facing legitimate moving companies is the growing number of rogue operators who use lowball estimates and deceptive tactics to attract customers. These unethical practices create an unfair competitive environment, making it harder for companies committed to transparent pricing and ethical business practices to secure new customers.
We invite you to join USMPO’s Register Your Move initiative, a proactive solution designed to address these challenges by educating consumers and eliminate fraudulent competitive quotes from rogue movers. By participating, your company can enhance consumer boost conversions, while eliminate fraudulent estimates, and contribute to an overall safer industry.
1. Register your Move
A registered move is a safer move. The initiative is an added layer of protection and quality assurance for your relocation. Shippers with registered moves have access to resources that will verify the accuracy of their inventory, pricing, and estimates. Additionally, registered moves have the added benefit of conflict resolution and claims assistance.
This free protection protocol allows the U.S. Moving Protection Organization to hold your mover accountable to their estimates, eliminate the risk of moving fraud and unjustified price increases.
Registered shippers are assigned a tracking number. Providing this number to your mover before reserving is a safeguard that allows us to monitor the performance of your move. Please note, we are only able to hold verified movers accountable.
U.S. Moving Protection Organization eliminate the risk of moving fraud and unjustified price increases.
2. Search the verified mover directory

We have filtered the FMCSA’s list, cross referenced it with the Better Business Bureau, and periodically conduct our own audits and analysis of customer service data. The result is a user-friendly database that allows consumers to make safe and informed decisions, with the ability to request pricing directly from multiple verified movers from one access point.
We’ve filtered the FMCSA list, cross-referenced it with the BBB, and regularly audit customer service data
3. The critical importance of an accurate inventory
We’ve identified that most moving discrepancies and price increases come from inaccurate inventories. The price of your move largely depends on the volume of items you will be moving.
Instead of reaching out to multiple companies to go through a survey of your items, its advised to take one accurately itemized inventory and send it to the multiple moving companies in consideration. Especially for larger moves, do not leave this responsibility up to a salesman over the phone. Do the proper due diligence and properly document each item you will be moving, including its condition. Otherwise, request for an in-home estimate, or a physical inspection of the items you will be moving.
Use that one accurate inventory to distribute it to multiple carriers that you are considering in your decision process. This will ensure that you are avoiding missed items and comparing pricing with consistent volumes. This method will avoids receiving unsolicited phone calls and saves time on your quote gathering process.
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4. Know your rights and responsibilities
5. Understand your moving documents and read the fine lines
Estimate & Liability
The estimate should clearly describe, in writing, all charges for services the mover will perform. Make sure the estimate is signed by the mover. Do not accept verbal estimates and Understand the type of liability you agree to. there are two different levels of liability for interstate moves.
Inventory
Your mover must prepare an inventory of your shipment. This done once before reserving, a second time during a quality assu at the time the mover loads your shipment. The mover is required to list any damage or unusual wear to any items. After completing the inventory, both you and the mover must sign each page of the inventory.
Bill of Lading
The bill of lading is a contract between you and the mover and a receipt of your belongings. You should be given a partially completed copy of the bill of lading before the mover leaves the residence at origin.