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Olivia Riopelle
Jan 08, 2025
Local move within Illinois

Great Service

Schea Van Lines was there and remarkably helpful. Extremely stressful going into moving day, but they got the job done as they had assured they would. Could not imagine having done this without the help of these guys. Great work

Move size: 4+ Bedroom Home Service cost: $1400

Peter Schupska
Jun 27, 2017
Local move from Columbus, OH to Cleveland, OH

AVOID - Significant Damage to Property.

Silverback Moving did well over $10,000 in damage to our property, and has not responded to our claim of damages; screening phone calls and ignoring emails for 30+ days.

Schea Van Lines managed our move from Columbus to Cleveland; however, Silverback Moving showed up to execute the move. During the move, the staff ran out of shrink wrap, and could only cover our furniture with blankets. They promised to fully wrap everything when it went into storage. This did not happen. Upon arrival to our new home, pieces came off the truck unwrapped, chipped, broken and damaged beyond repair.

The boxes packed in the truck were dropped and handled in a less than professional manner; based on the significant dents, collapses and tears in the cardboard. This is beyond the damage consistent with normal handling. Upon opening the boxes, the damage to our property continued.

The added pleasure has been the discovery of multiple cockroaches in our belongings.

The worst personal violation was finding that our property had been rummaged through. We found items from latched bins scattered about the truck, purses and personal property turned inside out and searched and jewelry boxes had been ripped apart. The appearance of the truck, and the treatment of our property is nothing short of negligence.

Since our move, we have filed a claim for damages with Silverback Moving, and the owner Cam Schea. To date, we have had no response from the company in any form. They have screened our calls and emails go unanswered. I have escalated this case with the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio and will pursue legal action if necessary.

Move size: 2 Bedroom Home Service cost: $3200

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Dan Menoza
Jan 08, 2025
Local move from Ann Arbor, MI to Oxford, MI

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Exceptional service done in a timely manner. I had a four bedroom going from Ann Arbor to Oxford. They arrived and scheduled and worked exceptionally hard around the clock. It was not an easy move, but they did a really fine job overall. Thank you

Move size: 4 Bedroom Home Service cost: $1975

Kim Constantino
May 25, 2017
Local move from Columbus, OH to Lewis Center, OH

Beware of This Company - Beware.

Schea Van Lines made me feel very comfortable when I called them for my move. They showed up on time and were very polite. They got started and things were going well. Then it took a major turn for the worse. The guys that were moving my furniture started to become careless with my belongings. I heard this loud banging. I went over to the stairwell to see what all the noise was to discover them slamming my beautiful, expensive dresser down the steps. They were not lifting it down the stairs they were pushing it down the stairs (hence, the noise). I asked what they were doing and why they were moving it that way and they just looked at me. I told them that was unacceptable. I contacted the dispatcher and made her aware of my dissatisfaction. At another point during my move noticed that they had turned my file cabinet upside down. I asked the guy if he knew what that piece of furniture was and what was inside of it. I explained that it was a file cabinet full of files (paper) and that now it would be all over the place because he turned the piece upside down. Again, a blank stare. Another time during the move I looked out the window to see that same file cabinet roll off the ramp of truck. UGH! I was extremely frustrated as I have (had) very nice furniture and they were not handling with care at all. Well they got the truck loaded and we were on our way to my new condo. As they unloaded I was very unhappy to see multiple pieces of my furniture damaged. I was taking pictures and sending them to the dispatcher as they were placing them in the proper place in my new condo. They finished unloading the truck and we had one more quick trip to make to a storage unit for a few more items. As they were backing up the truck, I began honking my horn and waving my hands as they were about to hit my parents car. They did not hear me. They hit my parents parked car with the moving truck. It has been 5 weeks now and I still cannot get the owner, Jim, to call my parents with his insurance information. They had to file a police report. He will not cooperate. I have also been battling it out with him on my damaged furniture. All I want is for him to send a company over to my home to make repairs to my furniture that his company damaged. He will not answer his phone and he will not respond to text messages. He has given me the runaround and accused me of being a fraud. I am not sure where he is getting his information. I paid my bill in full. I also paid for the insurance thru his company to protect my items. This means that if he damages my property his company is responsible to repair it or to pay $.60 per pound if it cannot be repaired. I just want him to stand up to HIS policy. The pictures I attached are just two of about 48. He is a shady man running a shady company. BEWARE BEWARE BEWARE!!

Move size: 4 Bedroom Home Service cost: $1600

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Christine
Oct 06, 2016
Local move within Michigan

Beware of Schea Van Lines / Silverback Moving!!

Schea Van Lines / Silverback Moving grossly underestimated my move and lost several valuables!

6/6: After working with two VERY helpful women, Kim and Karen, I chose Schea Van Lines. Their customer service during stressful time was great. Quote: 2 teams of 2 movers w/2 - 26’ trucks for @ 6-8 hrs.

Mid March: Cam, “the assessor” (and the owner) spent @ 30 minutes reviewing my home and quoting same as above. He seemed very customer focused. I also hired packing services. After 3 Schea professionals spent 8+ hours in my home, no one stated my move would take more than quoted.

6/22 Moving Day: Silverback Moving (not Schea Van Lines) arrived. After lunch, movers stated, “we will be here until 2:00am. This should have been a 2 day or 3 team job” then joked about Cam’s inability to assess jobs.

6/22 Midnight: After adding 3rd team, the move taking 2x longer than assessed, and paying to get movers to leave, Jim calls and becomes aggravated when I challenge costs.

Cam is NOT customer focused. When I questioned misquote, he replied rudely, “The contract states in PLAIN English the quote is non-binding – and the hours may change!!” After arrogantly boasting of moving 12,000+ families/year, he could only say, “Moves are hard to estimate.” Jim blamed extra time on storage items (items took less than 1/3 of a truck, less than 50 min. to move 5 miles).

6/26: I noticed several belongings missing (irreplaceable jewelry worth @ $1820, a box of movies/video games and a bag of leather boots).

7/13: Upon request, I supplied Jim proof, photos and information re: my belongings.

9/20: Jim finally emails invoice and itemized charges.

10/4: Still no answer re: my valuables or WHY move was grossly underestimated.

10/5: FINALLY an answer re: valuables. Jim can “try to reimburse me $0.60/pound for my belongings.”

Jim will likely say “Discounts!” This is their MO. The complaints are all similar.

Beware of Schea Van Lines AND Silverback Moving – they are same. DO NOT TRUST THEM WITH YOU VALUABLES!

Service cost: $8895

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Harold Green
May 03, 2016
Local move within Michigan

Schea Van Lines.

Schea Van Lines provided my family exceptional service this past weekend. We were served with a staff of three and two 26' trucks. The guys were quick, polite, and knew what they were doing. It was quite the relief considering our move into our old Birmingham address was done by folks that I could never say the same about. We phoned Schea Van Lines after receiving literature in the mail. Very glad we did! Schea Van Lines will be my contractor of choice for future moves.

Service cost: $1850

Michael Rosenbaum
May 04, 2016
Local move within Ohio

Schea Van Lines - Dublin, OH.

The gentlemen at Schea Van Lines recently relocated my three bedroom from Hilliard to Dublin. Unlike my experience with prior service providers, Schea Van Lines delivered and did not take advantage of my desperation for moving help. I phoned these guys about three days prior to needing to be out of my Hilliard address. Sure enough they were there on the move date as promised with a more than capable operation. The move went smooth and the price was less than anticipated. Glad I chose a local family owned service.

Service cost: $1354

Mrs Wood
May 06, 2016
Local move within Ohio

Outstanding Move.

I wanted to express my experience with SVL this weekend.  Mark and Andre were two very professional young men who worked very hard to keep things organize and moving.  Being a professional myself I noticed the leadership skills in Mark.  I know sometime customers will quickly write complaints but I wanted to write compliments for these two young men.  If you are looking for someone to train others on how to organize and move quickly and professionally I would recommend Mark as your trainer.  This young man should be a worker that you would hate to lose because he is a very hard and skilled worker.  The care that they took in handling my house was over the top.  Please consider increase for Mark as he greatly desires it.

Service cost: $475

Renee Kanas
May 16, 2016
Local move within Michigan

My Review.

I have been a customer of Schea Van Lines since December 2015. I am satisfied with the services SVL provided me.
Cameron Schea personally took care of me when I needed special attention!
Cameron was on top of my situation and handled it in a timely fashion!!
Pricing was competitive and fair.
Even the men that moved me were nice and respectful!

Service cost: $350

Rudy Forsberg
Jan 16, 2016
Local move within Ohio

Horrible - no show.

Received a call the day before our Cincinnati to Cincinnati move. The day of they were a no show. Made 2 calls to thel sales desk and they sent 2 texts to their dispatchers for an update. Tried xalling ax3rd time after 12 noon on a Friday and all I get is a vouce mail thatsays thevoice mail has not been setup yet. Fortunately I was able to get another moving company for Sarurday morning. Srill have not been able to reach them by phone today to get my $100 deposit refunded. Stay away from these guys at all costs and you will save yourself alot of grief!

Service cost: $100

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ICC MC number: 830468
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From 48 local reviews for Schea Van Lines, we have calculated an average moving cost of $1199 for local moves.

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