Laurel Adams
GBMOVE FROM HELL - IF YOU VALUE YOUR POSSESSIONS - FIND ANOTHER MOVING COMPANY I call only speak about my experiences with Infantry Moving Van Lines. If you are thinking of using this company, please do your self a favor, save yourself some heartache and read my entire review. My husband and I have moved several times and never had any major issues. What attracted us to Infantry Van Lines or Infantry Moving Van Lines ( they have the same address ) was the fact they were operated by ex military people. Since our immediate family has over 100 years in the military...I wanted to support this company. I was told they did not hire subcontractors. This was the first thing they told me that was not true. I was quoted a price, sent pics to my agent of the furniture that was to be moved, price was revised slightly upward when I told agent I was adding some items. I want to emphasis that no one ever came to my home to look at anything. Anyway on moving day, the supervisor of the moving crew said "oh no" we cannot do the move for this price. For one thing he said pics were deceptive about the size of my furniture. My response to that is " Why ask for them - if they are deceptive?" Price ended up being almost 3 times the original quote. I did add some items but definitely not 3 times what was on the original quote. One person on the packing crew said I had been "low-balled" and I think this is true. They get you committed to a low ball rate, have everything ready to go on moving day and then hit you with a huge bill.( The driver actually changed the quote on the spot several times) Because of haggling over the rate our move was pushed back a day - we had to stay in a hotel) At this point we did not have verymany options. My husband had to be in Montgomery AL in 2 days to begin kidney cancer treatment. I must give kudos to the packing crew - but not their supervisor. The crew handled our possessions wonderfully. But, this crew was not the crew that unloaded our possessions at our new home - even though I asked for them to be the ones because they took everything apart and would know how to reassemble. The delivery driver hired local young people - some with no experience and (2) of the young ladies were either girlfriends or wives of the (2) young men. One of the young ladies was pregnant. They immediately started asking me about their tips. It was obvious the driver was in a hurry to unload. He was constantly telling the people unloading to hurry up. My antique dining table was broken (the driver actually walked on it and when I brought to his attention that he was walking on the glass table top he ignored me). The grandmother clock, that I paid extra for them to pack, has a broken leg and a big nick. I currently have a dining room chair leaning against it to hold it up. My master bedroom set has many scratches and dings. My dining room Tommy Bahama bakers rack had the leg broken off. The driver called himself fixing it but the whole thing wobbled. He said it was still ok to use just don't put anything heavy on it. These are only a few things that were damaged. Pictures of all of it were sent to management. Now to the fight that occurred between the delivery driver and his unloading team. It was over their pay. They actually stood by my front door, in full view of my new neighbors, yelling and screaming. I wondered which neighbor was actually going to call the police. It went on for quite some time. Needless to say, nothing was actually reassembled on this night. The driver came back the next day with a friend to reassemble our sleep number bed. ( We had to stay at a hotel because we had nothing setup for us on the day of delivery). As for everything else that needed to be reassembled, the vast majority was done by family and their friends. After much thought I can truly say and believe wholeheartedly that this was "THE MOVE FROM HELL".
Carlos Bargeman
GBExcellent My recent experience with Infantry Van Lines was nothing short of excellent, largely due to Jack and his dedicated crew. From the get-go, they demonstrated professionalism and a commitment to customer service that made the daunting task of moving feel manageable and stress-free. They handled every item with care, ensuring that my belongings arrived at the destination in perfect condition. Not a single piece was damaged or misplaced, which is a testament to their meticulous approach to loading and unloading. Their efficiency and effectiveness in coordinating the logistics of the move were impressive, and communication was clear and proactive throughout the process. Working with Infantry Van Lines was a pleasure, and I highly recommend Jack and his team to anyone looking for a reliable moving service that delivers peace of mind along with your possessions
Susan
GBThis company is by far the worst moving… This company is by far the worst moving there ever is ! Broke things, left trush, stains etc. I do not recommend this company! Do not trust them they are scammers!
jerry henshaw
GBA MOVE FROM HELL!!!! We choose Infantry Van Lines primarily because of all the 5 star reviews. BIG MISTAKE! We moved from Florida to Oklahoma. Robert (our sales rep.) went to realtor.com to see the amount of furniture he had to move. There were detailed pictures and a 360 degree video tour of the house. Robert assured us the move would fit on a 2,000 cubic foot truck with room to spare. The loading crew supervised by Martin were supposed to arrive between 8:00 and 9:00am they showed up 12:27PM with a worker who was sick, running a temperature, vomiting, and obviously had diarrhea, who was also grabbing the handle of the refrigerator, to get water. The crew didn't have water on a hot day. Nor to our understanding, had they eaten. We purchased pizza. I ask Martin to get another helper several times and to keep that sick person away from us and not let him back in the house...except to use the bathroom. Martin replied, something like, oh, I think he was just partying the night before. I told Martin, I didn't want him there in case he had COVID, we and our friend were all older and none of us wanted to be around someone that sick. Martin ignored my request. Finally at 6:14PM someone came and picked up the sick worker. We feel he should have NEVER been brought to a job. . We packed the Kitchen and Garage with U-Haul boxes and boxes from 2 different storage companies. Infantry used very few of their own boxes ( 2 dish packs and a few mirror/glass boxes, some flat perforated cardboard, tape and shrink wrap. We were charged over $1000.00 for “extra packaging”. We were supposed to get a refund for unused boxes - no refund! We used our running car's head lights to shine in the truck for 4 hours. No working dome light! A laborer named Derrick came the next day to help finish loading. We heard Brandt (loader) telling him how to make up a picture/mirror box....Derrick said he didn't work for Infantry Van Lines. Robert said they use only experienced Infantry Van Line employees and NEVER use day laborers like their competitors do. They couldn't fit all items on the truck as promised!! We had to take the items not loaded to a neighbor's garage and friend's house. We were told by Allen before we left Florida he wanted a cashier's check for the balance due at delivery. I went to the bank and got the check. Allen wanted an additional $300.00. This $300.00 was NOT on my contract. I had get another cashier's check. This delayed unloading the truck for about an hour as we had to make two trips to the bank. Felix (driver) and his brother arrived at our house in Oklahoma after driving all night. Felix said he has a bad back with scoliosis and had been off work for two weeks (because of his back issues) prior to getting the call to drive this load to Oklahoma, He told us he was sent to Oklahoma by himself, but didn't want to make the long trip alone, so he asked his brother to ride with him. Felix said, they were half way here when he received a call telling him the load was heavy and he was to unload it. Felix said, later, they had to stop at a weigh station finding out the truck was not properly marked and didn't have proper stamps or something to that effect. (We didn't understand.) Saying the truck was going to be impounded and everything in it. His brother had the money to pay the fine, and they were released. There had been a leak on the truck when they passed through a rain storm around Memphis. Boxes were wet and since the truck's floor had not been swept out when Martin supervised the loading, dirt had stuck on the wet boxes and on the shrink wrap around one of the couches. What a mess to clean up as it fell off the couch wrap in the house. About 1/3 through unloading Felix had discovered there was not a four wheel dolly to use to unload the heavy items. We loaned them two dollies. They had just gotten the sideboard with the marble top in the house and realized it had been packed upside down without packing on the top when Felix's phone rang. ( It was our understanding it was his boss), telling him to get that truck unloaded and get back on the road to Florida, there was another load for him to drive. He seemed very distraught putting his head down on his arm on the bottom of the sideboard. . He said I have been driving all day and night getting here and now they are telling me to get back on the road and drive back to Florida. Our pastor prayed for Felix and got 6 men from our church to help unload the truck it took them until 9:30pm to finish unloading (It was a jumbled up mess). The truck wouldn't start so our pastor cleaned the battery terminals and got it started. The truck has NO working heater and reverse is going out. We feel Felix was set up for failure. The was NO WAY one person could unload the truck!! WE NOW HAVE TO MAKE ANOTHER TRIP TO FLORIDA TO GET THE ITEMS LEFT BEHIND BECAUSE THE TRUCK WASN'T LOADED PROPERLY!! WHAT A RIP OFF!!