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Looking for a Moving Service Company? • You will need to check with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, (FMCSA) about your moving company’s USDOT number. The company may not have a USDOT number if they are a local company; however, you can still check with the FMCSA to verify this. • Ask the company what their rate is for moving you. Some companies charge by the hour or pounds of storage; however, if they state they charge by the cubic foot, say bye-bye now and “no thank you” to this type of rate charge. Make sure the moving company gives you an estimate that is in writing that you both can agree on. You also need to receive a copy of this agreement, signed by all parties involved. The estimate the moving company gives you must have an agreement of all charges, as well as the method of payment they will accept. • Some large moving companies hire smaller sub-contractors to do the job; if, this will be the case with your moving company be sure to ask the names of any subcontractors they are going to use. If they are not for sure of whom these companies are; make sure you ask them to provide in writing that these companies are before they start moving any of your belongings. Information about sub contracting companies should be readily available, most of these companies are smaller companies that use their own trucks and you are going to need to know this information if a truck without a company logo pulls up to your home and starts packing your belongings into it.