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Bekins Van Lines

Overall Bekins Van Lines Reviews Rating: 2 Star Moving Rating
based on 30 reviews

Bekins Van Lines States of Operation: Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Missouri, North Carolina, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, Wisconsin

Bekins Van Lines Moving Rating

Honesty: 2 Star Moving Rating
Experience (Professionalism): 2 Star Moving Rating
Promptness (Hold times): 2 Star Moving Rating
Communication: 2 Star Moving Rating
Appearance: 2 Star Moving Rating

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ICC MC number: 770031
US D.O.T: 2256609
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Phones: (800) 456-6832
Address: 8010 Castleton Road, Indianapolis, IN 46250
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Total 30 Bekins Van Lines Reviews

Leighanne
5 Star Moving Rating
Mar 26, 2013
Moved WI to CA
Exceeds expectations

Awesome! Affordable! Communication was outstanding! Bekins Direct made my move stress free! All items accounted for, zero damages! I couldn't ask for anything better. Bekins Direct is who I will be calling when I plan my next move! It cost me 400...[full review]

Lorraine Harris
1 Star Moving Rating
Mar 05, 2013
Moved within CA
Residential Move

TERRIBLE TERRIBLE company. Crew arrived 2 hours late. Stated they were stopped by the CHP. Movers looked like they were picked up at the local Home Depot. Dressed in dirty clothes looked they had slept in. They were supposed to shrink wrap all uph...[full review]

Lisa Miller
5 Star Moving Rating
Jan 07, 2013
Moved AZ to IL
Highly Recommend Bekins

We used Bekins Moving & Storage [Van Lines], associated with Wheaton Moving Company, for a small move from Arizona to Illinois.  The representative was experienced and knowledgeable and gave a reasonable quote.  The moving personnel handled our it...[full review]

Deb
5 Star Moving Rating
Dec 02, 2012
Moved CA to GA
Post Your Positive Reviews

I think if you have a good experience you tend not to take the time to write about it.  However, if it is a bad one you want the whole world to know so you make the time.  I was very nervous about moving my entire house from California to Georgia ...[full review]

Erika
1 Star Moving Rating
Nov 30, 2012
Moved WA to HI
Not a Suitable Choice

I was very upset with their service my move was scheduled to be at 9 am which they made it theyre on time. They inspected my stuff  which because of my husbands military deployment was in storage.Unfortunately when they inspected the unit to my su...[full review]

Donna
4 Star Moving Rating
Oct 31, 2012
Moved AZ to WI
Bekins/Wheaton movers

We did have something broken - a bedpost cracked, but the driver personally notified me about it and assured me that it would be replaced.  I've found another item that is badly broken but I knew how fragile it was and failed to let the person pac...[full review]

another unsatisfied customer
1 Star Moving Rating
Oct 10, 2012
Moved CA to WA
worst of the worst

Do not even consider this company. Becken's will promise you the world to get your "unrefundable deposit." They also don't tell you they are a "Broker company" who subs-contracts to other companies in your location who are the cheapest, most unpro...[full review]

Paul W
1 Star Moving Rating
Jun 23, 2012
Moved MD to FL
Why did I not check them out more carefully?

I was impressed by the salesman and the fact that the franchise with which I was dealing had offices in the DC area and Sarasota,    FL.  The packers showed up on time and did an excellent job loading our belongings. The excellent service stopped ...[full review]

Barbara
2 Star Moving Rating
May 31, 2012
Moved FL to MO
Not recommended

Josef Schober, our salesman appeared honest, more than the other salesmen we met. So we contracted at a high moving price with him after two or three meetings. During all these meetings he never once told us that an entirely different moving compa...[full review]

Ketsia Pierre
1 Star Moving Rating
May 28, 2012
Moved TN to MA
Poor service

I received an advertisement in my department mailbox for Bekins Physician Relocation Program.  I contacted the company and soon heard (by text message)  from one of their salesmen, Trevor.  I made an appointment for Trevor to visit my home in orde...[full review]

Poppy
1 Star Moving Rating
Apr 29, 2012
Moved CA to OH
Bekins steals

If you would like to pay someone to steal your valuables, hire Bekins. We hired them to move our household items from California to Ohio. The price was competitive, but it turns out they make up for it by stealing your valuables. They delivered ou...[full review]

doug russell
1 Star Moving Rating
Mar 26, 2012
Moved IL to MA
problems from start to end

I have moved 11 times and this was the worst by far. The driver called 4 days before the move to come in for pickup. They were not scheduled to pack us until 3 days later. The packers did a poor job of consolidating all items. The driver arrived w...[full review]

Lampman
1 Star Moving Rating
Mar 03, 2012
Moved TX to AZ
Overall move

This company notified me at last minute that they changed their process and needed a significant deposit or the packers would not show up.  The packers did a poor job separating and packing items and even broke some during the pack.  After finally...[full review]

M.C.
1 Star Moving Rating
Feb 08, 2012
Moved CO to NV
DO NOT USE BEKINS!

Absolutely horrible, unreliable company out of Longmont, CO. Went with them due to the A BBB rating and assurance from 'sales' person. Huge mistake; do NOT use these people. Don't care and condescending! First part of what was supposed to be ...[full review]

JTS
1 Star Moving Rating
Jan 30, 2012
Moved CO to CA
WORSE MOVE OF MY LIFE

I contracted with them because of their name and (I thought) reputation. What a mistake. When they started inventorying and packing, they were going so fast I could not keep up to make sure things were getting documented properly. I also commented...[full review]

to unhappy for words
1 Star Moving Rating
Jan 26, 2012
Moved NY to NC
the worst move of my life

absolutely the worst, the damage unreal, every box was split, rubbermade containers broke, missing pieces and every box had something broken, they refused to deal with it, had to go to arbitration, they make sure they can ruin your stuff and not p...[full review]

Ana
1 Star Moving Rating
Jan 04, 2012
Moved MD to IL
Horrible Moving Company

horrible customer service, stuff was broken, movers lied to me..filing a claim was a nightmare, managers never returned my calls, they finalized my claim Before talking with me and I did not agree w/ the amount, so there was nothing more I could d...[full review]

Christine Glavey
1 Star Moving Rating
Jan 03, 2012
Moved GA to FL
Bekins Movers

What the salesman tells you is not anything like what actually happens. The salesman walks through your house, examines your belongings, and reassure you that everything will be packed carefully and moved carefully. Then you are passed off to a...[full review]

Joan Lovejoy
1 Star Moving Rating
Dec 16, 2011
Moved GA to FL
Do not use Bekins

DO NOT USE THESE MOVERS. They do not listen or read e-mails, we spoke to them and e-mailed them many tmes so they knew delivery could only be Mon-Fri 8 to 5 and no large trucks only box trucks will fit on the property. We had to wait for them to ...[full review]

Debbie Espersen
1 Star Moving Rating
Dec 12, 2011
Moved FL to TX
Late, liars, have not delivered everything, damaged goods

Original shipment 4 days late. Driver left with items still on truck and did not keep appointment to return them. I made arrangements for my furniture to be picked up on 11/21/11 at 9:00 b/c my apartments "set appointments" for the freight eleva...[full review]

Naresh
1 Star Moving Rating
Nov 16, 2011
Moved OR to TN
Never ever consider this

As I was moving with my employer expenses, and Bekins had a tie up with my employer. Hence I had no other option. I packed my items myself neatly and requested them to deliver in time. The person I contacted after 25 days says that they dont promi...[full review]

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M. Brown
4 Star Moving Rating
Oct 23, 2011
Moved OR to TX
Update to my Bekins Review: Bekins Portland made things a little more right

I got this email from Chris, the co-owner of the Bekins agency in Portland: 'I pulled your 2009 file (K81786) and did some research on your move. I see that your delivery was not up to our Bekins standard and that your claim was left up in t...[full review]

M. Brown
1 Star Moving Rating
Sep 25, 2011
Moved OR to TX
Avoid Bekins

I had to move from Portland to Texas, so I thought this time I'd pay to get it done 'right'. I thought that will be one less thing to worry about. This guy named Wayne visited me in Portland and proudly showed me the BBB accreditation. Silly me...[full review]

Anne Haig
1 Star Moving Rating
Mar 11, 2011
Moved FL to NC
A Horrible Experience

We chose Bekins as we were sold on their sales woman's insistence that our move would be safest with a company of national scale. To further safeguard ourselves, we paid for full insurance protection for our belongings. In reality, Bekins faile...[full review]

M. Bunge
1 Star Moving Rating
Feb 24, 2011
Moved WI to FL
Horrible, Horrible, Horrible!!

We were moving our 4 bedroom/ 3 bath from Wisconsin to Florida. We were quoted a guaranteed delivery date of a Monday We did not end up getting our belongings til the following Saturday.5 days LATER! I had flown into Floriday with my 2 kids with n...[full review]

LA Loughner
1 Star Moving Rating
Jan 04, 2011
Moved CA to GA
They lost our trailer for 10 days - don't use them!

Moved from CA to GA. Our van was 10 days late, a full 17 days after pick up. Their head office could not locate our van for 10 more days after the 7 day cross country trip, and could not tell us where our belongings were. They would not reimbur...[full review]

John
1 Star Moving Rating
Oct 07, 2010
Moved CO to FL
The Worst

I hired Bekins for my interstate move on the basis of their reputation and their in-person visit by their salesman. To get my business, they agreed to my critical move-out and delivery dates, but their promises were false. Bekins picked up my ...[full review]

annie
1 Star Moving Rating
Oct 05, 2010
Moved within CA
household goods amage , claim ignored

SO much damage to our household goods. Bekins did a forgery by filling out the claim forms claiming it was from me and that i do not have any claims or claims have been waved. They forged my name and signature. until now my claim still being ignor...[full review]

hollsb04
1 Star Moving Rating
Aug 03, 2010
Moved FL to TX
Absolutely Awful Moving Company

We just recently moved using Bekins as our moving company and they stole a lot of our belongings. They stole all of our yard equipment like our edger, weed eater, and the blower. They slyly left these items off the initial inventory list so that w...[full review]

John
5 Star Moving Rating
Nov 23, 2009
Moved IL to FL
Great Job Boerman / Bekins Moving

Boerman / Bekins moving and storage did a great job for me. They moved me and my husband from Naperville, IL to Venice, FL. They were on time for pick up and delivery and the price they quoted me was a "No Excuse Price". The price did not change. ...[full review]

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