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  • Some reviewers said the crew handled furniture and fragile items carefully without damage. 32%146 reviews
    • it was done in the most careful way by making sure that it was positioned correctly at the new place.

      5.0 Yesenia Tucker Nov 09, 2026

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      I had to move my big wooden dining table from my temporary place to my permanent residence. It was a heavy table, and my main concern was that it could be scratched in the process of moving. However, it was done in the most careful way by making sure that it was positioned correctly at the new place. The entire process was much more pleasant than I expected it to be.

    • They handled our possessions carefully

      5.0 Vernon Rutherford Nov 03, 2026

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      Excellent Work!

      They were punctual, respectful, and very attentive to our needs. Their teamwork was excellent, and everyone understood their responsibilities, allowing the relocation to progress without unnecessary interruptions. They handled our possessions carefully and maintained a positive attitude throughout the day. I would definitely consider using their services again.

    • took extra precautions with valuable items

      5.0 Marion Taggart Oct 27, 2026

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      Smooth Service!

      I was very satisfied with the movers' efficiency and professionalism. They worked together seamlessly, respected my preferences, and took extra precautions with valuable items. The process was smooth from beginning to end.

  • Some reviewers praised the moving crew for being professional, polite, and helpful. 36%161 reviews
    • Their professionalism helped reduce my worries

      5.0 Dollface Freeman Oct 10, 2026

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      Professionalism

      Most importantly, all my belongings arrived in good condition. Their professionalism helped reduce my worries and made the relocation a much smoother experience than I had expected. Overall, I had a good experience with the moving team and appreciated their professional approach. I was initially concerned about the safety of my furniture, boxes, and other household items, but the team handled everything carefully and responsibly. They worked efficiently, managed the move well, and completed the job without any major complications.

    • the crew of movers did an incredible job

      5.0 Jean Jensen Aug 31, 2026

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      Amazing Staff!

      My family owned many pieces of furniture for decades, and therefore, the move should have been difficult. Everything was coordinated really well, and the crew of movers did an incredible job. Big pieces of furniture were wrapped properly and loaded into the moving truck, and even each box was delivered safely. All of the things were unpacked without any issues whatsoever.

    • Their professionalism, patience, and commitment to quality service made a very positive impression.

      5.0 Hannah Mitchell Aug 27, 2026

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      Smooth Process!

      The entire process felt well-managed from beginning to end, and their respectful attitude made the experience much easier and less stressful. I truly appreciated how carefully they worked and how seriously they took the responsibility of protecting everything. Their professionalism, patience, and commitment to quality service made a very positive impression.

  • Some reviewers highlighted quick, efficient loading and unloading. 25%112 reviews
    • finished the move faster than I expected

      5.0 Lucas Dogg Oct 21, 2026

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      Great Teamwork!

      The movers were reliable and dedicated to doing a good job. They paid attention to my specific instructions, worked carefully around my property, and ensured everything went according to plan. The entire team demonstrated great teamwork and responsibility. They listened to my requests, handled my furniture with care, and finished the move faster than I expected.

    • handled carefully and efficiently

      5.0 Heather Lee Oct 15, 2026

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      Professionalism!

      They approached their responsibilities with professionalism and dedication, ensuring that each task was handled carefully and efficiently. Their positive attitude and commitment helped create a well-organized environment and contributed to making the overall moving experience satisfactory.

    • They worked efficiently

      5.0 Kristina Scott Oct 12, 2026

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      Stress Free Move

      They worked efficiently, handled my items carefully, and helped make the relocation much less stressful. All my belongings arrived in good condition, and the move was completed without any major complications. I would describe the experience as smooth, reliable, and positive.

  • Some reviewers reported poor communication, unanswered calls, or unannounced handoffs to another carrier. 23%105 reviews
    • They subcontracted to an inferior company without telling me.

      3.0 Linda Ehrlich Nov 25, 2024

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      subcontracting nightmare

      Many things went wrong with my move using IVL. They subcontracted to an inferior company without telling me. I wasn't told important options for scheduling. The final part of the move was ok but the overall experience was quite stressful. Valuable antiques were broken but they did pay for repair. The movers arrived late and were uncommunicative. Instead of 4 promised movers, only 2 arrived at first. Now that I've unpacked, I see that things are missing. This might have been because they deposit the possessions in a warehouse and then move them onto another truck. The final delivery went pretty well, thanks to the intervention of an attentive Customer Service agent.

    • no one will call back answering our phones calls or giving us an update

      1.0 Juliana Pereira Jun 10, 2024

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      Terrible company!

      This was the very worst moving experience ever don’t trust them they lie their sales rap lied about everything prices delivery date and never responded back we are now 4 weeks without our stuff being even in the truck and no one will call back answering our phones calls or giving us an update! Don’t ever move with them and the prices are always higher than they say on a call!

    • the first mistake was when a secondary company showed up called Y&O movers.

      1.0 Dennis Greco Jul 17, 2023

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      The epitome of incompetence

      My move was from coast to coast and the first mistake was when a secondary company showed up called Y&O movers. They asked me when I was expecting delivery and I gave them a day knowing that there is always a few days lag time from the date I gave them. They showed up at the new location one month after my asking date. I called the company almost daily to get updates and was mostly ignored. We lived for a month on the floor having to buy the basics for cooking and sleeping all over again. We had 4K sqft of furniture, many of it was irreplaceable antiques, they damaged and mangled a great many of the boxes and scratched or broke many antiques. When they finally showed up every one of the movers except the driver were not able to speak english and were clearly illegal aliens. Then after it was all over I documented all the damage and filled out the lengthy reimbursement paperwork that when added up was well into the 5 to 8 thousand range I was only offered a 100 dollar reimbursement. Very Insulting. I would not wish this company on my worst enemy. Do not use them!

  • Some reviewers reported final charges above their initial quote or unexpected fees — most often for shuttle service and packing materials. 22%97 reviews
    • IVL also charged me another $500 for “moving blankets,”

      1.0 Daniel Weisman Sep 21, 2026

    • their estimate go over 20%

      1.0 Cl Whitman Jul 10, 2026

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      Worst moving comany ever

      Don't use this company! Not only did their estimate go over 20%, but they demanded 3 payments all BEFORE services were completed. Then, they lost or stole $1,200 worth of electronic equipment. Stay away!

    • The day of the move, they increased the cost by 50% based on what they saw

      1.0 Peter Lauterborn Apr 26, 2025

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      A total sham that cost me thousands upon thousands. Read more at: htt

      An all time bad experience. I was moving cross-country, and settled on IVL. I provided them with a list of what we had.

      The day of the move, they increased the cost by 50% based on what they saw, and didn't give me a chance to refute it. I didn't really have much of a choice at the time, so I just went ahead with it.

      When I got the final copies of the materials, I saw that they had double counted many items. Others were not actually packed and were left behind. Others still, including a $900 appliance, arrived broken.

      When I contacted them about these claims, they said they'd have to review them before a certain window, but didn't get back to me until that window had closed.

      A total sham that cost me thousands upon thousands.

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Brendan Kavanaugh
Oct 01, 2018
Long-distance move from Huntersville, NC to Pueblo, CO

SCAM- low binding estimate and then pay double the estimate.

This company is taking advantage of my 74 year old parents who are currently waiting for their belongings to be delivered from Huntersville NC to Pueblo, Colorado. A $8000 quote turned into a final bill that they now estimating will be between 19k. Please note the following horrible interactions that describes not only taking advantage of senior citizens but also HORRIBLE customer service and POOR actual moving services.


To book this company two movers had to be involved and they WOULD NOT come out to provide an in person physical estimate. All items were estimated by a phone call, and a disclaimer signed electronically during the phone call protects them with this practice. I have moved from NY to CA 2x and have never worked with any company that wouldn't come out to physically inspect the items to have a more accurate estimate. BUYER BEWARE all moving companies that I have contacted have said that this is a highly unethical practice and this can lead to these grossly underestimated BINDING moving estimates. Let's be clear if the estimate were not the lowest my parents would've used another company. My father took detailed notes about what he told them. This is an ethical and unlawful practice. IT'S a scam!

The actual horrible moving company is named American Family movers and is based in Ga.

Day 1: Movers showed up after lunch on moving day.
Day 2: The truck broke down on day 2 and they did not come out at all.
Day 3: A full crew came back on day 3
Day 4: the crew showed up at 6pm!
- by this time the lights and power were cut off because the move should not have taken 4 full days and should not have required any nighttime work. The crew worked until 3am, by cell phone light to finish. My parents never got copies of the inventory from the last day because at 74 years old they are not able to stay up until 3AM in the dark.

Any special accommodations or support offered?

My father Got attitude and belligerence from the supervisor when He told him this service was unacceptable. He was hung up on by a supervisor at the company. My dad ran a small business in the local Huntersville area for many years. He's pretty diplomatic and understanding, and has trained many employees on customer service skills. On day 1 and 2, he left an email and 2 voicemails to International with a formal complaint and request for an explanation.

No response.

It then took American Family over a week to call my father back about the delivery. No chance of delivering by 10/2, as promised. This is when he told my father the overage (DOUBLE the estimate of 8k and now up to 19k!!) No bill of sale from the actual pick up- NOTHING IN WRITING. The total bill needs to be paid in cash or they don't give the belongings. No accountability for their horrible service, disastrous customer service, and SCAM of under selling and then hiking up the rates. Have you know shame? Taking advantage of senior citizens. Actual estimate below.

Move size: 2 Bedroom Home Service cost: $19000

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Emily Finnegan
Feb 25, 2019
Local move within Florida

The Worst Moving Company in the Country.

This has to be the worst moving company in the country. I had so many items damaged and so completely, that I wondered if it was done on purpose. Boxes marked "fragile" smashed in, legs broken off multiple furniture items, a dresser with a hole punched in the back, numerous glass items, carefully packed in bubble wrap, obliterated. Don't hire these people! I have pictures of the damage.

Move size: 3 Bedroom Home Service cost: $3000

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Carmen Stewart
Apr 15, 2019
Long-distance move from Dallas, TX to Los Angeles, CA

Tx to LA.

I chose International Van Lines because of their reputation. The truth is that they were a bit more expensive than other companies, but I did not want to take the chance and get burned like I did the last time I moved. My move was from Houston, TX to Los Angeles, CA for a three bedroom house. They did all the packing and packed very well. They showed up in a nice clean truck which made me feel even more comfortable. I received my load in about a week with no damage. My sales rep Alex was very detailed and made sure things went well for me. I would use them again.

Move size: 3 Bedroom Home Service cost: $3200

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Jay Kobee
Apr 16, 2019
Long-distance move from Charlotte, NC to New York, NY

Moving to NY.

I spent 3 weeks looking for a moving company. It appears that movers get tons of complaints which is very confusing when trying to select the right company. Even the largest movers have a lot of bad reviews. I chose IVL because they were referred by 2 consumer watchdog websites that claimed they are one of the best. My relocation was from NC to NY for a 4 bedroom house and car. IVL managed the job well!! They sent a crew of 5 guys to pack, load and deliver. I had my own truck and delivery time of about 3 days. Very pleased with their service!!

Move size: 4 Bedroom Home Service cost: $5625

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Lisa Andrew
May 02, 2019
Long-distance move from Reston, VA to Norman, OK

Worst Hiring Decision we Ever Made!

Our domestic household move with International Van Lines ended up taking 31 days, 7 to 8 truck loads, and cost almost twice the original estimate. It was a nightmare from start to finish. Our belongings were damaged, and some are missing. There was no inventory control--we even ended up with someone else's things. Nothing we were promised when we hired IVL was performed. Before the nightmare was even over, they first offered us money to be quiet, then threatened to sue us if we spoke out about our experiences. I've never experienced such deceptive and/or incompetent business practices in my life. Read more about what happened to us at www.internationalvanlines.info.

Move size: 4+ Bedroom Home Service cost: $19940

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Lisa Bee
May 19, 2019
Long-distance move from Pittsburgh, PA to San Francisco, CA

Damage, Loss and Theft.

I contracted with International Van Lines after reading many positive online reviews. The move across country was trouble right after I signed on with the sales person. The communication was terrible, their attitude was not helpful, the cost went up in the process and they insisted on cash for thousands of dollars. The worse part was that 1) 6 pieces of antique furniture were seriously damaged, 2) several boxes of china and crystal disappeared and were never delivered, AND 3) several family heirlooms were stolen (empty boxes arrived but not their contents). The staff were not helpful, and they said that they only owed me 60 cents/pound for loss/damage, but would go up to $500 total (for an estimated $25,000 in lost/stolen items) if I signed a release. DO NOT USE INTERNATIONAL VAN LINES.

Move size: 2 Bedroom Home Service cost: $15000

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Ann Belyea
Aug 26, 2019
Long-distance move from Arlington, VA to Tampa, FL

IVL Move.

We were picked up in April in Arlington VA and delivered on July 8th in Tampa FL.

I think it’s safe to say that our load was mishandled. Furniture, TV, crystal and china broken, boxed crushed. There was not a single wardrobe with the clothing hanging. We were missing 23 boxes on the sign off sheet. The driver took no responsibility-the unloading team said they had never seen a delivery so badly loaded. We put our trust in a professional organization and the people they hire. We very disappointed. We will not use IVL again,.

Move size: 4+ Bedroom Home Service cost: $11735

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Matt Krupski
Apr 04, 2020
Local move within Arizona

If you care about your belongings DO NOT HIRE IVL!

I hired for a long distance move with storage for a few months. To my disappointment, when my belongings arrived, I had multiple pieces broken beyond repair and "lost" items. If you don't buy their insurance, IVL claims they are only legally liable for $.60/lb. So, $18,000 worth of damages and missing items that they only want to pay $1,200 for. They are NOT PROFESSIONAL! You DO NOT get what you pay for. In addition, IVL will add roughly 30% to your quoted amount as they will claim you have more that you tell them.

Finally, their sales team lied to get the business and them claim it was not in writing, so there were no lies. The whole experience is not what I thought I was paying for!

Move size: 4 Bedroom Home Service cost: $12000

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Meg Sarwick
Jun 27, 2020
Long-distance move from Georgetown, CT to Seattle, WA

Happy customer.

International Van Lines is highly rated so we chose to call them first. This is the 3rd time I had to hire movers and I learned from my last experience not to look for the cheapest price. I’ve been burned by a “low baller” in the past and I was not about to go through that nightmare again. My relocation guy Mike J. Did not try and force me to pay a deposit. He actually spent a lot of time with my husband and myself talking about options and a game plan. IVL Mover’s were nice, polite and did more then we expected. The whole experience could have been very stressful had I picked the wrong mover. Anyhow, the guys did the needful and all went well. I’d like to thank Mike, Lisa and Jason who were all involved. I’d use them again without a doubt.

Move size: 4+ Bedroom Home Service cost: $12583

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Hathaway Mccullough
May 21, 2020
Vehicle shipment from Woodbridge, VA to Riverview, FL

Worst Mover Ever out of 11 moves over my career.

Maybe I'm spoiled after moving 10 times with the military but International Van Lines is by far the most incompetent moving company I have worked with in 30 years. Sadly, this was my final move for retirement. They did poorly from start to finish. Sent 3 people to pack out a 5 bedroom house. When they realized they needed help they hired a 3 person local team to augment the pack out. Then they didn't want to pay the new team insisting that they collect from someone else so the new team left. Coincidentally, the majority of the items missing were from the area that the unpaid team had wrapped. By the third day, the team was extremely tired and consequently did a poor job of wrapping. Poor pack out, lost shipment, missing items, partial delivery, extreme damage, and horrible claims service. Once again, I must be spoiled because this company is the most incompetent group I have ever worked with. If you are going to use them remember two things, 1) make sure you have insurance and 2) install cameras around your house to record the pack our but more so to record what actually makes it into the boxes.

Vehicle: Chrysler Crossfire Move size: 4+ Bedroom Home Service cost: $16244

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Jay Buhang
Jun 16, 2020
Long-distance move from Austin, TX to Oakland, CA

Horrible experience all-around.

Moving as a whole is already a very stressful task. I've contacted International Van Lines in hopes that they will be able to alleviate some of that stress off my hands. What I got instead was probably one of the poorest customer service experiences yet. As a sales person myself, I was appalled at how everything was handled. Let me break down the events pre to post move:

Pre move:

- My account manager Justin Davis was super responsive, provided my quote, and was able to work with me on getting my quote lowered by a few hundred bucks.

- He initially stated that since my 1br apt contained the minimum weight, he was able to get me the best price.

- He checked out my apartment locations on Google Maps to ensure an 18 wheeler truck was able to drive and park on my streets with ease to avoid the very expensive shuttle (uHaul) surcharge. He was able to confirm that both my streets (current and new addresses) were able to meet this criteria.

- I wanted my items to be delivered as close to the date I get my new keys so he informed me that IVL was going need to pick up my items 10 days out. I agreed.

During move:

- After paying the $699 booking fee, Justin immediately passed me down to another Account Manager Lisa.

- After connecting with Lisa, she surprisingly informed me that Cubic footage, not my total inventory weight.

- Moving closer to my scheduled move-out, Lisa then passes me on to another Account Manager, Karen.

- Karen was able to confirm my move date & inventory. I ultimately needed to add and remove some inventory after confirmation. I was able to do the former but not the latter due to my latter request being after hours. Annoying but it is what it is.

Move day:

- I received a call from the moving crew providing me their ETA. They came up to my building with an 18 wheeler.

- Upon being handed paperwork, I was surprised to see completely different paperwork from another moving company. I asked the movers why that was & was informed that they were hired out by "Phoenix Moving". They had no clue who/what International Van Lines were.

- After some confusion. Karen then informs me that they hire out brokers to perform moves. A rather LARGE detail that was never mentioned to me by any of my 3 account managers.

- The movers were very professional and friendly however they did not wear face masks at all. Very concerning during a pandemic.

- Fast forward to 1 week later, A new IVL contact now informs me that my stuff is actually scheduled to arrive from 2-21 business days. Another large details that my account managers failed to tell me.

- Karen is now completely unresponsive. She no longer replies to emails or voicemails.

- 2 weeks later I get an email from the brokerage movers IVL hired informing me that my stuff is on the way.

- About 24hrs within my delivery date, I get a call from the broker/dispatch telling me that a shuttle will be required.

- After about 3hrs I get another call from the truck driver giving me a completely different shuttle quote from dispatch. He also provides me a myriad of excuses as to why he needed a shuttle to take my items to my street. From not feeling comfortable driving a big rig in my street, to looking at Google Maps and telling me that it's illegal to drive trucks through my street (I'm not sure how one gets that info from Google Maps). I pretty much had no choice but to agree with the shuttle because my items were pretty much at their mercy at this point.

- 1 day later my driver arrives with the uHaul he has rented with 2 additional movers, one of whom does not wear a mask. They open up the uHaul and to my shock, almost all of my boxes are completely bent out of shape. He insures me even though the boxes are in horrible shape, my items are probably safe (thankfully they were). The move-in itself took about 2hrs. The movers & the drivers were good at their jobs save for the 1 mover that did not wear a mask.

Post move:

- I was fortunate almost all my items we're not damaged. A file cabinet and a floor lamp were damaged.

- I attempted again to call and email my original Account Manager Justin in attempts to get some things cleared out with no luck. I was completely ghosted by them.

- I then get a call from a IVL's claim specialist informing that I would probably not get my money back for the shuttle if I were to write them bad reviews on public forums. She also informed me that it was my fault I did not carefully read the terms even though there was so much misinformation from my multiple account managers. She also asked me why I was complaining about the damaged boxes when the contents were intact.. What?

I apologize for the long-drawn out review but I really want to warn people before choosing IVL. Read other review sites very carefully, while I don't doubt many have had very satisfactory experiences with them, a lot of the positive reviews appear to be fake as they are written in the same format/style. I do not recommended IVL at all.

Move size: 1 Bedroom Home Service cost: $2800

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Karla Aylesworth
Sep 02, 2020
Long-distance move from Jemison, AL to Susquehanna, PA

Moving from Alabama to PA.

If I could give them a minus 5, I would! They treat you great until you book. Then they don't want to talk to you. They brokered out our move which we didn't know until the night before. A two day load took 4. Good thing the people that bought our home were kind, because moving still taking place after closing!

The amount of damage is unbelievable. Two desks destroyed. Furniture with gouges, tools bent, bins broken, mirrors broken; Grandmothers clock broken. I can't write the extent of what they did to our belongings! They were rude! They were manipulative! They are the worst of the worst!! Run from IVL! Run fast! I can't get to a person to even file a claim for the damage! They raised the price mid way through the move out. They literally stopped packing and were directed to go outside and wait by the foreman of the crew! Until we agreed to pay, they were done! It was like our belongings being held hostage.

AWFUL business!! Can't stress this enough! R&M Transportation, the ones they brokered to, destroyed our belongings!

Worst experience! Don't use!! Run away from them!!

Move size: 3 Bedroom Home Service cost: $16000

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Justice Reynolds
Sep 02, 2020
Long-distance move from Monterey, CA to Manassas, VA

Move to VA.

I’m not one to leave reviews, but as a business owner it was important to leave some feedback regarding my experience with IVL. Most people will stop what they’re doing to write negative comments, but I’m one to understand that leaving positive feedback equals the playing field. Anyhow my move was from Monterey, CA to Manassas, VA. We moved a 4 bedroom home with 2 cars. Their cost was in line, but the main reason I chose them was based on my comfort level. My rep Justin was upfront and honest and put me at ease. IVL showed up in a nice truck and went to work. We had a total of 6 movers shoe packed everything and was very efficient. It was a straight delivery and everything arrived on time. We had a couple of minor damages, but we filed a claim with insurance and they took care of it. My experience with IVL was positive and I would use them again. My suggestions are to always purchase additional insurance, be very clear with what you’re looking for and always ask for worst case scenarios. Moving is not fun and you should always plan for the worst.

Move size: 4 Bedroom Home Service cost: $7585

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Andrea Stec
Jan 01, 2021
Long-distance move from Walnut Creek, CA to Naperville, IL

DO NOT HIRE !!! SAVE YOURSELF AND YOUR THINGS

Bait and Switch

Misrepresentation

Neglect

DO NOT EVER, UNDER AND CIRCUMSTANCES HIRE THIS COMPANY!!!

International Van Lines has two DOT numbers and a parent company names Ocean Star ... YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!

Over $3700+ in damaged items upon delivery

The story is too long to leave on a review in whole.

Here are the facts

Quoted 4-5 day delivery - it took almost a month

We had a weeks worth of clothing and an air mattress!

Promised it would be handled in house by IVL - subbed the job out and didn't tell us

Subbed company Y&O Moving consulting increased our quoted price by 40%

Promised it would go straight to our new location - the subbed out company moved our things into a warehouse in LA.

Sales person who made all the promises went radio silent once the contract was signed.

Unmasked movers

I am shocked that this company is still in business. The damage was so bad the movers themselves were in shock.

Our boxes were crushed/ wet/ damaged, and then re tapped back together.

Our boxes were opened/ rifled through and then crushed down to a make extra space.

My daughters clothing was gone through and repackaged! It showed up with her little dresses taped to the OUTSIDE of the box.

Broken glasses/ dishes/ shredder/ large mirror/ pots/ workout bench/ dining bench/ dining server ... the list goes on and on.

During our move in the mover tried to flush paper towels down the toilet which over flowed into our basement.

My husband had to step in and start moving things to keep the process going.

Items were not reassembled as promised per the contract.

When I called the Compliance Manager I was not listened to, yelled at, threatened to be hung up on and then told to get an attorney.

Move size: 3 Bedroom Home Service cost: $12000

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Sowmya Motaparthi
Jan 04, 2021
Long-distance move from Lynchburg, VA to San Antonio, TX

Worst moving company

I really wish I had read these reviews before going with international van lines. Now that I’ve, I can 100% vouch for all these reviews. They are this horrible. I don’t see how they are even still in business. We moved from Virginia to Texas and the whole moving experience was nothing short of a worst nightmare. The only time they are nice and prompt and helpful is until you sign the contract. After that, you will not even get a email response from them. And yes, they are a broker company and outsource your job to the worst possible movers out there. There is no communication and leave you stressed until the move date. And yes the binding estimate is a joke. They charged us $9,000 over the estimate. What a rip off. And the damages that were made is ridiculous, just to mention a few, they literally ripped apart my daughter’s huge wooden brand new toy kitchen set. They did not mind to break the pieces and packed them all in a big box. Did not assemble it back obviously. And they broke our expensive sofa in half, literally two halves. I’ve no idea how they could manage to do it. And broke our zgallerie study desk and scratched the breakfast table and our front Mahogany door and lost a couple of step ladders and many more. And the worst is yet to come, they have a company who settles their claims and this is a joke. They make you do so much paperwork that if you spent all that time working for someone you could actually make more money than the settlement claim check they give you at the end. I was outraged seeing the check, which was a stupid $86 amount for all these plus many more damages they have done. The whole experience is a nightmare. Please believe these reviews and never ever go with international van lines.

Move size: 4+ Bedroom Home Service cost: $18400

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Clare Coda
Aug 30, 2021
Long-distance move from Baltimore, MD to Beverly Hills, CA

Scarred for life.

TLDR: For the sake of your sanity do NOT use this company. Its not worth it. It’s been a year since our move and we are still traumatized.

Longer version:

We deeply regret our choice of International Van Lines for our cross country move from Maryland to LA. After doing a large amount of research on various companies, we choose IVL for their positive reviews, rate, and initial organized interactions. However multiple concerning things occurred which would make us not recommend IVL to any customer.

1) On the day of our move, a large sum of cash was stolen from our home; this had been partially hidden in our “to travel with us” items and labeled as separate from the items to pack. We later found the cash missing and confronted the moving foreman, who spoke to his assistants, one of whom subsequently returned the cash to us. This was with Big Boy Movers who IVL had contracted with.

2) The delivery plan/dates were not clearly verbalized to us which let to a huge miscommunication and living on air mattresses for 3 weeks. We were told by IVL that it takes 21+ days to move across the country, so we needed to pick a delivery estimated date after that. Our items were picked up July 9th, so we choose 8/10 as an ideal estimate. Apparently this date is actually the “First Available Delivery” date, and the company actually promises delivery in 2-21 business days AFTER this date. This led to us arriving at our new destination and not having our items arrive for an additional 2 weeks after August 10th. It may have been in the fine print (which is our fault for not clearly reviewing the dozens of pages), but we are not familiar with moving lingo, and out of common courtesy this concept could have been much better communicated.

3) In our move from the east coast to the west coast, we learned that after our pick up on 7/9 our goods sat in a warehouse for 3 weeks, and the trailer didn’t even LEAVE the east coast until after our arrival in LA and in fact left the east coast on our “First Available Delivery Date.” The logical assumption was that while we drove across the country, our goods would be making the same approximate trip. Why wouldn’t the company even attempt to arrange transport for our goods during this time frame? This was when we became the most frustrated - on our arrival in LA after 3 weeks of driving only to learn that our goods were just leaving the east coast.

4) Communication was unbelievable abysmal. During our 3 week cross country trip we made multiple phone calls, left messages, and sent emails to request a status update in order to plan and obtain necessary LA permits, with absolutely zero response. The current pandemic has led to difficulties everywhere, but if it has led to staffing shortages then the company should take on fewer jobs in order to maintain the best standards.

5) When our truck driver arrived and realized the distance between the truck and the front door of our apartment he repeatedly made his disgust vocally clear. He repeated over and over aggressively “I hate these long distances, I hate it.” We obviously couldn’t do anything about the location of our apartment and paid the extra fee for the distance, so we shouldn’t be made to feel rude and belittled simply because of our apartment location.

6) This hardly seems noteworthy given everything, but our initial estimate was more than doubled after the movers arrived in person. We somewhat expected this as it seems to be a common issue with moving companies in general, but it was a fair amount of sticker shock.

7) Multiple items were damaged in the delivery process. One leg of a coffee table was completely ripped off, due to improper packing (no packing) the speed knob on the $600 Kitchen Aid was broken rendering the Kitchen Aid unusable, champagne glasses were dumped upside down into a larger box with zero paper/padding, 3/4 of our wooden furniture head nicks/scuffs/scratches including a large scratch on top of a coffee table, and our fragile Christmas ornaments were packed in a box with two 25 pound dumbbells. Several bottles of kitchen oil were packed by the movers (we were told liquids would not be packed due to leaking risk) and subsequently leaked during the journey, getting all over our kitchen items and saturating some of the nearby clothing boxes. Unfortunately we’d opted only for the basic insurance, and the company emailed us they would reimburse us $76 for >$500 worth of damage; it’s been over 12 months since our move and still no check for reimbursement.

In summary, please do not use IVL. We remain frustrated in our choice and will never use them or recommend them again.

Move size: 3 Bedroom Home Service cost: $8000

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Amanda Misner
Nov 06, 2021
Long-distance move from Saint Michael, MN to Statesboro, GA

Scammers and thieves!!!!

If you have anything of value, DO NOT book this moving company. Quote in no way reflects how much they are going to charge you. Showed up to my house the day before closing and charged thousands of dollars more than the original quote. Packers were smoking weed in our basement during the first 10 mins of packing. Boxes were not organized and items dumped in large boxes with zero care. Items in storage for a month and when delivered found that we were missing very expensive items that were strategically left off of the inventory list. Furniture pieces also broken upon delivery. We have been dismissed over and over again to try to find our items. We did not buy the over priced insurance which would have been just as much as our actual move. This company is complete trash. These five star reviews are planted. Zero possibility that they received stellar service from these crooks. Terrible experience and recommend going anywhere else but here for your move. Save yourself the pain and money. Awful.

Move size: 4 Bedroom Home Service cost: $16000

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Benjamin Lorenzo
Jul 27, 2022
Long-distance move from Fayetteville, AR to Hudson, OH

Dishonest Business

They brokered our move, even when they said they would not. They did so at the last minute, so we were pressured to use this other company. They over-charged and have provided no help. Now that we know, we will never use a company like this again. They will quote you whatever they need to get your money and then deal you off. They will not respond or help. Our move has been a disaster. Do not fall for the positive reviews they have clearly paid someone to write or cover up the accurate experiences of people who have used by them.

Move size: 4+ Bedroom Home Service cost: $20000

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Jim Carty
Aug 31, 2022
Long-distance move from Kansas City, MO to Naples, FL

Should not have believed publication ratings

Our move with International Van Lines was one of the most horrible experiences we have ever had in our life. Desiring a stress-free move & willing to pay for first class service, we paid 16K for an experience from …. Reviews from national publications indicated that IVL was rated as the top provider of movers. I personally suspect that those ratings were (fill in the blank).

Our move from Kansas City was scheduled for a Sunday morning promising that a truck would show up between 9 to 11. At 10 minutes to 11 one driver showed up with a truck that was ¾ full with someone else’s property. Asking where the other staff was, we were told they were on their way but were in somewhere called Tulsa, Oklahoma. Things got worse from there. Instead of IVL using their own trucks and staff they subbed out our move to hired contractors from Chicago who hired local labor pool workers. They did not have enough proper wrapping materials that we paid for. They took two days to load where they told us they would load our belongings in 6 to 8 hours. We had to abandon our $1,400 gun safe that they assured us on 3 conversations that there would be no issues in getting it loaded. Due to the delay in moving we had to spend extra hotel expenses and time on the road. We had a number of items damaged due to improper wrapping. In order to compensate for our issues, IVL did make an adjustment of our bill in the amount of $1,350.00. So, considering our losses we were out an additional $270.00 and untold stress. I would not recommend IVL for anyone considering a “professional” mover.

Move size: 3 Bedroom Home Service cost: $16500

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George Rizzo
Oct 08, 2022
Long-distance move from Metuchen, NJ to Sultan, WA

Nightmare Company

First of all, they are NOT a moving company...they are a broker. They hired a 3rd party mover to load our belongings, who then reloaded onto a 4th party tractor trailer for transport. The 3rd party did not provide an updated estimate based on site inspection BEFORE wrapping and loading as per contract. Instead they wrapped and loaded just more than half our belongings, then told us we would need to pay roughly $6000 over the original al $10,000 estimate. WhenI reached out to IVL to voice my displeasure they were nowhere to be found. Ken Sachs was my agent and he went into hiding after IVL received my initial payment, which is basically their cut. My bbelongings arrived with numerous items damaged beyond repair. My leather reclining sofa was trashed, as were a wood TV stand, coffee table, end table and night stand...not to mention a dozen or so statues and figurines. The guy who headed the loading effort shook me down for a $100 tip per man for 7 hours of work. He also repackaged items I to larger boxes as they charge by bulk. Then the 4th party transport driver showed up with one helper, not the three I was promised. Said he went by Home Depot to try to pick up more workers....really??? Me, my son-in-law, and his buddy were moving stuff all day...including unloading by hand truck right from the inside of the truck which is a huge liability issue. And to top it all off, we had to call an exterminator as our belongings were ingested due to their sitting in a tractor trailer with several loads from other people. All the while IVL is nowhere to be found. Worst moving experience by far. Stay away from this company, and liars like Ken Sachs.

Move size: 3 Bedroom Home Service cost: $15717

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Jj Graham
Oct 20, 2022
Long-distance move from Memphis, TN to San Luis Obispo, CA

AVOID!!!

I contracted with this company after reading decent reviews. The day before pick-up, they informed me that I was being moved by a horrible sub-standard company (Cosmos) and IVL was not handling the move. THEY WERE JUST A BROKER, for a lousy company that picks up help off Craigslist and employs none of the people doing the move. Thousands of dollars in damage to my property and no one takes responsibility. AVOID IVL. I have moved 7 times and nothing was broken or damaged before, but then I had never used IVL before. Certainly will never again.

Move size: 2 Bedroom Home Service cost: $8900

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Barbara Smith
Oct 27, 2022
Long-distance move from Ohio to Florida

Boy - Did we get taken!

This company charges by cubic foot and not by weight. The sub-contracted employees of this company are very nice and friendly but the company business model is: Pack each tiny item with 4 pieces of very large paper so you take up as much space as possible! Packing was incompetent from using multiple pieces of paper to wrap a used scotch tape dispenser to packing iron skillets on top of wine glasses. They cost us more dollars than expected and knew what that were doing. Charged way beyond what should have been charged but left us with no alternative but to pay, pay, pay.

Move size: 3 Bedroom Home Service cost: $17000

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Diane Katz
May 15, 2023
Long-distance move from Arlington, VA to North Chicago, IL

Nightmare Move

My move with International Van Lines (IVL) was a nightmare. Despite a two-month reservation and deposit, the company notified me just 12 hours before my scheduled move that my contract was being brokered to an incompetent and unprofessional third party that failed to deliver on IVL's commitments. (Along with abysmal reviews, the third-party company--Wayflowers Van Lines--was the subject of multiple complaints filed with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and the Better Business Bureau.) The untrained and careless crew caused costly damages to my belongings and propoerty (including a four-foot hole smashed in the drywall), and the “service” was in no way commensurate with the charges I paid. IVL's response to my complaints was condescending and hollow. The proposed settlement added insult to injury, representing a fraction of the losses I suffered. I have moved several times to/from various states and none of them comes even close to the appalling experience of this move. IVL cannot be trusted.

Move size: 2 Bedroom Home Service cost: $10000

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Dennis Greco
Jul 17, 2023
Long-distance move from Glendale, CA to Johnstown, PA

The epitome of incompetence

My move was from coast to coast and the first mistake was when a secondary company showed up called Y&O movers. They asked me when I was expecting delivery and I gave them a day knowing that there is always a few days lag time from the date I gave them. They showed up at the new location one month after my asking date. I called the company almost daily to get updates and was mostly ignored. We lived for a month on the floor having to buy the basics for cooking and sleeping all over again. We had 4K sqft of furniture, many of it was irreplaceable antiques, they damaged and mangled a great many of the boxes and scratched or broke many antiques. When they finally showed up every one of the movers except the driver were not able to speak english and were clearly illegal aliens. Then after it was all over I documented all the damage and filled out the lengthy reimbursement paperwork that when added up was well into the 5 to 8 thousand range I was only offered a 100 dollar reimbursement. Very Insulting. I would not wish this company on my worst enemy. Do not use them!

Move size: 4 Bedroom Home Service cost: $27367

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Lonny Burnette
Nov 01, 2023
Long-distance move from Miami, FL to Dallas, TX

My moving experience with IVL

I’ve used IVL several time and have had good experiences in the past. My recent move was marge larger and further so I was very nervous about the process. My sales rep Justin was great! He was easy to work with and had great communication. The move was from Florida to Texas which took about a weeks time. I received all of my goods with no issues or damages. I was very pleased with the whole experience and since have referred them to friends. Moving suck and finding a good mover is essential to a good outcome. Shout out to the folks at IVL!

Move size: 3 Bedroom Home Service cost: $7500

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ICC MC number: 796971
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US D.O.T.: 2293832
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Local State License: FMC # 024233N

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