Utilizing Moving Services If you are planning a move to a new location to live, there are services where you can rent a truck and handle all of the heavy lifting yourself, or you can hire everything to be done for you through a moving service or a moving company. Actually, if you are being transferred to a new job location by your employer, it might be much better for you and your employer if all of the moving details, furniture delivery and worries are taken up by a professional mover. Such a service will offer to come and do a professional analysis of the inventory of all of your belongings, and will then give you an estimate of the costs involved. They will also offer to pack all of your belongings in a professional manner in order to minimize any damage, which will be a great time-saver for you. Once that process is completed, they will come to your home on moving day and load all of your belongings onto a moving van, pack it safely and transport it to your new location. If your belongings get to the new location before you do, the moving service will store your belongings in a safe environment until you arrive. All of this can be accomplished totally without you even being there, as you may have to concentrate on getting established in your new position at the new location. In many instances, employers will pay the moving costs if the move is related to a job transfer to a new location, simply due to the cost of such an endeavor and the fact that it is in their best interests to get you working as soon as possible. The physical aspect of packing, physically loading, unloading and unpacking your belongings at the new location can be so physically taxing that it might be several weeks before you totally recover.
So if possible, why not let the professional moving service handle that part of the move, and you will be physically better able to get started more quickly in your new work environment. In selecting a moving service, do your homework and find other people who have used a particular company. If the company won't give you any referrals, perhaps you should use someone else. You can also check with the local Chamber of Commerce and the Better Business Bureau for reputation checks and word of mouth recommendations.