Hiccups with local crews but mostly great Balfour moving was great and Encore relocation was great, moving into TX. The only part that wasn't perfect was the local crews that were hired to pack and unpack at the two ends. The boxes were not labeled very accurately while packing, and when unpacking there were 10-12 boxes labeled for interior rooms that were left in the garage. Otherwise everything was great.

No Accountability I received a call the day before our cross country move date to try to get me to reschedule which at that time I made them aware that I could not. CS stated that no one accepted this load until the night before. The crew showed with no packing materials. A moving company with nothing to pack the kitchen, and artwork even after I did a video call inventorying kitchen and paintings. Cesar the leader who arrived first at 7:50am, quit and drove off at 9am and never came back. After several calls to Tiffany in CS I came up with idea myself that the two workers who were left go to Home Depot and buy materials. There was no mattress bags/covers even after I did a video call inventorying bedrooms. Other furniture was placed on the truck unprotected which I made them pull it back off, and repack After 8 phone calls with Tiffany in CS, Lori (her supervisor) made me aware that this case had not been escalated. Even after the leader walked off the job, and with a crew too small to do the job, and no packing materials. So all the phone calls to Tiffany saying they were escalating to Operations was not true. Several items were loaded with insufficient protection. Shrink wrapping alone does not protect furniture from a long distance move. When workers shrink wrap their hands go right through when they carry the items leaving them open to dirt and insects etc... (I have pictures that were taken inside the truck to verify) Lori, (CS supv) said that they would take the truck to their Broadview office to "re-pack" properly things that had been improperly pack. Several items were left behind because there was insufficient packing materials and boxes. Coffee maker, knife set, tea pot, cookware etc... Paintings were put between mattresses instead of being boxed and protected. It took a 2 person crew 13hrs which put us a day behind on our relocation plans. I wanted to deal with National Van Lines exclusively. When 3rd or 4th parties are brought in this is what happens.

The men who came to pack my belongings… The men who came to pack my belongings were very courteous and pleasant. The truck driver, Brad, was pleasant, helpful, efficient , and very prompt. The process of loading the truck went well. Apparently the unloading did not go well to begin with. The people expected to help did not arrive at all. After 2 hours of waiting, Brad had to find other helpers. I had a friend there to get my belongings situated, and she was inconvenienced as well

Horrific company Horrific company. They are a broker and as soon as I signed the contract, stop returning calls or emails. Five days before the move, National Van Lines charged an additional $4,000 for the move. I sent pictures with dimensions of every piece of furniture that was being moved. Two days before the move, I get a call from a different company (Jackson Movers) saying they will be conducting the move. Jackson Movers then charged an additional $3,000 the day they arrived for bogus charges and work they didn't even do. I can't express how horrific National Van Lines is. They should have begun by disclosing that they sold the account and they are just brokers who can care less about their or their contractor's service once you sign on the dotted line.

Did not know before hand the final date… Did not know before hand the final date of arrival until 1 hr before. Fortunately we were at the new residence and doing the final walk through when the driver reached us. We did not have time to thoroughly clean the residence before the furniture had to be put in place. The driver and other carrier were helpful and considerate. One couch was damaged because the covering came off and it was covered with dirt and smudges.