United Van Lines offers its clients many moving services both international and within the US. Below is a list of these services, plus a company profile and reviews.
International Moves
- Move planning and preparation
- Needs assessment and estimate
- Destination preview trip
- Language training and cultural orientation
- Move management
- Planning services
- International transit
- Tracking and delivery
- Settle-in services – banks, doctors etc
- Visa and immigration services
- Business immigration processes
- Individual immigration processes
- Housing assistance – temporary or permanent
- House finding services
- Temporary accommodation
- Property and tenancy management
- Family relocation assistance
- Visa and passport process
- Partner/spouse support
- School assistance
- Cultural and language training
- Pet relocation
- Insurance
Move with United
- Local moves
- International moves
- Long-distance moves
- Corporate moves
- Military and government moves
- Automotive moves
Packing and Storage
- Self-packing
- Customised packing
- Full-service packing
- Unpack yourself
- Customised unpacking
- Complete unpacking
- 90-day in transit storage
- Vault storage
- Short and long storage and warehousing
United Van Lines Company Profile
United Van Lines opened up in 1928 as Return Loads Service in Cleveland, Ohio. The company has gone from strength to strength, expanding to include the international market. In 1995 it had its first billion-dollar revenue year.
United Van Lines is #1 in market share of movers in the country.
United has 340 local agents around the country who provide moves and storage facilities. The company uses over 1000 professional agents in 128 countries for their international moves.
United Van Lines has the following accreditations and affiliations:
- American Moving and Storage Association (AMSA)
- ProMover (AMSA)
- National Quality Assurance USA ISO 9001 2008
- Canadian Association of Movers (CAM)
United Van Lines Reviews
Positive:
- “United Van Lines and their local partners were wonderful.” – Julia via Yelp
- “If you are moving to Omaha you owe it to yourself to use this company.” – Dean S via MovingCompanyReviews.com
Negative:
- “Horrible customer service.” – Ally via Yelp
- “Nightmare. We worked with John Silvernail of Corrigan United to move our family from Colorado to California in June, 2014.” – Gaea M via MovingCompanyReviews.com
- Clear contact details on website (including phone number): Yes
- Easy to get international moving quotes? (Online estimate request form): Yes
- Clear information on website: Yes. The website clearly set out all the services the company offers.
- Membership in international recognized moving organizations: Yes, (see above)
- List of clients and/or previous customer testimonials. Yes, Burke Inc. have independently audited the company’s customer satisfaction sheets and, based on those, the company has a 4.22 out of 5 customer satisfaction rate.
Overall score: 5/5
Review Date: 25/07/2016
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Websites: US: http://www.unitedvanlines.com/; Canada: http://www.uvl.ca/