US Standard Van Lines-A Complete Fraudulent Enterprise I booked my move with US Standard Van Lines by phone in July 2021. They stated they were a full-service moving company but after paying a $1,720 deposit I learned they were a broker and their terms and conditions basically stated they weren’t responsible for anything that went wrong with whoever the moving company was going to be. They hired OGM Moving Services based out of Angier, NC. The company has ONE truck. When OGM showed up for my move (a day late) they showed me a Bill of Lading that said my total moving cost was $4,705. I showed them the Binding Moving Estimate from US Standard Van Lines that indicated the total cost was $3,705. I called US Standard Van Lines and the salesman who booked the move would not speak to me. I was transferred to reps who had no clue what to say to me because the company is a complete fraud. They said they could not find a mover to take the job and had to offer them $1000 more from the price I was quoted. But I shouldn’t worry and just pay the extra $1000 and within 30 days US Standard Van Lines would reimburse me. I knew this was a total lie. They sounded totally insincere. I asked them why they could not just call the OGM owner now and agree to pay them the extra $1000. They refused to do that. Things got worse as the truck was loaded by OGM and my dresser smashed through a wall at my old residence. I was told they didn’t know how much of my stuff they could take! I was given about 7 feet lengthwise on their huge truck. I knew I was screwed. I called US Standard Van Lines on that issue and again they were useless and acted like I was trying to move more things than quoted when in fact I had downsized my move by many boxes and furniture! Towards the end of OGM loading the truck they tell me it’s going to be another $1,165 for the space on top of the extra $1000! And they can’t load the desk and a lot of other items that were on my original inventory list! In fact, WAY LESS then my original inventory ever made it to the truck and I was being charged $2,165 EXTRA. I kept calling US Standard Van Lines and got bounced around and placed on terminal hold. OGM Movers took 4 days longer than planned to arrive to FL. The one mover told me the driver was HIGH ON MARIJUANA the entire drive down the coast which was delaying things, along with the ‘boss man’ at OGM having them make about 6 additional stops on the way to FL. By the time they arrived, I was a nervous wreck. I was sure my stuff would never make it. When they opened the truck door, every box I had was smashed and upside down. Some boxes were ripped open on top. I had TV boxes that I used for framed pictures which were totally shattered glass. The TV boxes were diagonally laying on the floor, clearly fell off the top of the truck and flung all over the truck. Fortunately, I took all my computers and TVs in my SUV. They would have been completely destroyed. My dishware was totally smashed. I contacted Chase about all the fraud and destruction. They credited my account $1000 – which was taken from US Standard Van Lines. But OGM forced me to pay cash so I have no easy recourse and because I just started a new job I had no time to get a lawyer either. This all happened 7 months ago and I finally have time to write this review. I reported both companies to FMCSA today and sent them photos of the destroyed boxes. FMCSA investigates mover fraud and safety issues. They already have many complaints on each company and these complaints did not exist back in July ’21. Clearly many people have been taken by US Standard Van Lines and OGM who partner together on this consumer fraud. The complaints for both companies include deception and holding goods hostage. OGM threatened to hold my things in a storage facility if I didn’t pay the extra 58%! I called the police when the criminals arrived at my new residence in FL, but this was totally out of the jurisdiction of the police. They reviewed the paperwork and agreed that I was being defrauded by both companies. I hope everyone writes about their experience since neither of these companies should be operating. Also, ‘US Standard Van Lines’ is a cover. The real company operates out of Miami and is called US Standard Moving and Storage and has a ‘F’ rating with the BBB. Several times when I attempted to call the mobile phone # the salesman at US Standard Van Lines gave me I got a voice message from US Standard Moving and Storage. That company already had destroyed its reputation and was trying to pose under the US Standard Van Lines name. THEY ARE THE SAME CRIMINAL COMPANY. Their management was too inept to change their answering system to use the new company name. Stay away from both of these companies. You will be defrauded out of a lot of money, your things will be destroyed, and it will be the most or one of the most stressful experiences of your life.

Excellent service! Excellent service - waited and contacted to avoid hiccups and went above and beyond. Punctual, reliable, and completed the job quickly and without fuss. Very pleased

A Scam. Beware!!! I entered into contract on 8/11/21 for a move. My moving plans changed and I notified the company in writing within 72 hours per the contract. It is two months later and I still have not received my deposit refund. I have talked to seven different people who all lied and said my refund was issued. They do not return emails or phone calls and are very rude. This company is a Scam.

I signed a contract and gave deposit… I signed a contract and gave deposit money for my move. Had a 2 day window for Thurs and Fri. Was told I would be getting a call between 4:and 6:pm to say when the movers would be coming. I never received a call, am unable to reach anyone by phone. I called the “emergency” #, no one answered and the message was there is no mailbox set up for this number. I had sent a couple emails in the week before my move and not one was answered. Think twice about using this company for your move.

My moving experience has been awful. Find another company. My moving experience has been, by far, the worst transaction I’ve ever made in my life. It started off by being late when the salesperson with Standard Van Lines I spoke to told me that everything would definitely be picked up by a certain date so that I could book a flight. Turns out after I complained when they were late, customer service told me they never should have said that as they can’t guarantee pick up dates. So I wasted money on a flight, and the movers came about 8 days later. The next issue was that when the movers with Non Stop Moving finally did come, we came to find out that the salesperson botched my inventory by putting smaller items when the items should have been bigger (for example – I told him I had 20-25 plastic bins. He put those as small boxes, which is more than twice as small). This along with other mistakes caused my inventory cost to go from $3,900 to $6,200. When Non Stop Moving moved my belongings into the new house, as I’m unpacking I found that a bag of custom clothes were stolen, along with all of my watches that were in a watch box (which was taped up inside of one of the plastic bins – meaning someone went through my stuff). When I brought this up to the movers, all they could say was that “it’s not my responsibility” – how is it not your responsibility when you’re literally in possession of my items? When I called Non-Stop Moving about this, whoever I spoke to basically implied I was lying about what was missing and that there’s no way of knowing what was really in there. It’s been hard to get in touch with either company and whenever I finally do get in touch with them, they don’t really provide any help to rectify the situation. This all happened in mid-September. It’s not early November and I have yet to hear a thing from either company or claims. My claim was put in a month and a half ago and I’ve heard nothing. Expensive and sentimental items just gone with no way of getting them back. If I was to move again, I’m one of the laziest people but I would do it all myself rather than going through either of these companies ever again. This experience has wasted so much time and money.