7 Best Moving Companies in Florida

International Van Lines

• Service Model: Full Service
• Specialty Services: Yes
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Another Florida-based moving company, International Van Lines (IVL), began as an international moving logistics company in Coral Springs in 2000. Though it provides full-service and partial-service domestic moving options, the company continues to specialize in providing a wide selection of moving services to 180 countries, the most of any mover on this list.

Unlike many other movers, IVL acts as the single point of contact and direct carrier for all of its international moves. Furniture, other belongings, and high-end or rare vehicles can be shipped via ocean freight in enclosed containers to protect them from the elements and potential damage from other vehicles. IVL also provides air freight transportation, the fastest way to get your items door-to-door across the globe.

In addition to its ocean freight and air freight transportation services for global relocations, IVL supplies standard full-service domestic options for local and long-distance Florida moves. Specialty additional services include junk removal; ground vehicle shipping; custom crating for fragile, antique, and valuable items; packing supplies; and short-term and long-term storage options.

We used International Van Lines’ online tool to get a ballpark moving quote for a four-bedroom home from Fort Lauderdale to New York City for $6,000 to $8,700. For a five-bedroom home, it would cost $7,200 to $11,250. A vehicle shipped in an enclosed ocean freight container from London to Miami would cost $2,500 to $3,500.

You can complete an in-home or virtual survey with an IVL customer service representative to receive a precise, binding estimate for your domestic or overseas move. IVL accepts major credit cards, money orders, cash, and checks, and it requires a 25% deposit when scheduling a moving date.

American Van Lines

• Service Model: Full Service
• Specialty Services: Yes
• Get a Quick Quote: Visit Site

American Van Lines (AVL) is an excellent choice for a full-service mover to handle challenging items. The company employs experienced, full-time movers who are drug-tested and background-checked. 

Additionally, AVL trains its movers on an annual basis at its own facility in Pompano Beach, Florida. This training focuses on safely packing, transporting, and unpacking hard-to-move items such as gym equipment, musical instruments, high-end artwork and decor, and recreational equipment like pool tables. 

American Van Lines offers standard full-service options, as well as an extensive selection of add-on services for additional convenience. These options include long-term and short-term storage, custom crating, packing materials, and vehicle shipping.  

AVL’s online moving cost page estimates that moving the contents of a four-bedroom home (approximately 14,000 pounds) from New York City to Miami would cost $8,600. 

AVL will supply you with a personalized binding estimate after conducting either an in-person or virtual survey of your home. During the survey, you and a customer service representative will inventory your home and account for any special requests.

AVL accepts certified checks, cash, and major credit cards. However, the company does require a larger up-front deposit than some competitors: Deposit amounts may range between 10%–50% of your total price.

JK Moving Services

• Service Model: Full Service
• Specialty Services: Yes
• Get a Quick Quote: Visit Site

JK Moving is our top recommendation for Florida moves. The company supplies each customer with a personal moving coordinator to help create a customized full-service moving package. This approach provides you a direct line of communication with the mover, as well as guidance and advice on how to make your Florida move stress-free. 

You can rest assured your items are in reliable hands, as JK Moving has an A-plus rating on the Better Business Bureau (BBB)* and has received only seven FMCSA complaints in the past three years. JK Moving adds further peace of mind to your move through its full-replacement coverage plan (standard with every full-service move). With this plan, you’ll be compensated for the total value of any belongings that are broken, lost, partially damaged, or stolen in transit.

*BBB ratings accurate as of May 2022

JK Moving offers many popular full-service options, including furniture disassembly, packing, loading, transportation, unloading, unpacking, and furniture reassembly. Specialty services include vehicle shipping, custom crating and padding, storage services, and assistance with difficult items like pianos, artwork, and antique furniture.

The company also provides a mobile application that lets you add or change any services, make payments, and track your shipment while it is in transit. 

We worked with a JK Moving coordinator to obtain a ballpark moving quote of $7,500 to move the contents of a two-bedroom home 750 miles—approximately the distance between New Orleans and West Palm Beach—in mid-April. The quote includes packing, furniture disassembly, wrapping and padding, loading, and unloading for all household items. It also features full-replacement value protection.

To equip you with a more precise binding estimate, JK Moving conducts a virtual survey of your home. During this process, a company representative reviews your moving inventory and identifies any difficult-to-move pieces, taking note of expensive electronics, recreational equipment, bulky furniture, or artwork that requires crating. The company will also assess any challenges for the moving crew, such as a winding staircase. This process allows JK Moving to provide the correct number of movers and any special equipment they’ll need on your moving day.

JK Moving accepts credit cards, cash, and checks for payment. The company also requires a $250 deposit to reserve your moving date and services.

North American Van Lines

• Service Model: Full Service
• Specialty Services: Yes
• Get a Quick Quote: Visit Site

North American Van Lines (NAVL) holds more than 85 years of professional moving experience and features an extensive network of more than 500 local moving partners. So if NAVL can’t conduct your move with its own trucks and labor, it can tap into its vast network to find a local mover that meets your needs. 

Because NAVL coordinates and backs your Florida move, you’ll receive access to the company’s comprehensive contents protection plans, full-service offerings, add-ons, and online resources, including NAVL’s smartphone app. This app helps you conduct a virtual home survey, create a digital inventory, and store your essential moving documents. 

NAVL provides standard full-service moving packages with packing, loading, transportation, unloading, and unpacking. If you have high-end appliances, NAVL may be a particularly enticing option: NAVL will disconnect, transport, and reconnect your appliances, allowing you to avoid scheduling another technician.

Specialty services include vehicle relocation, short- and long-term storage, and custom-crating fragile items such as sculptures or heirloom china.

We used NAVL’s online tool to generate a ballpark moving quote of $7,621 to $8,400 to move a three-bedroom home from Atlanta to Fort Lauderdale in early July. This quote includes packing, loading, transportation, unloading, unpacking, shipment tracking, and basic liability coverage at 60 cents per pound per item.

NAVL does not offer online quotes for homes of four or more bedrooms or local moves within Florida. To create a binding estimate for your larger home, the company will conduct an in-person or virtual survey. The company itemizes your belongings during this process to create a thorough inventory. It will also identify any architectural challenges for movers, such as long driveways or terraces.

NAVL accepts cash, credit card, and certified check, and it does not require a deposit.

Allied Van Lines

• Service Model: Full Service
• Specialty Services: Yes
• Get a Quick Quote: Visit Site

Since 1928, Allied Van Lines has aimed to improve the customer experience of full-service moving through its use of personal moving agents, helpful online tools, and reassuring contents protection plans.

Its Extra Care Protection is a full-value moving insurance plan that provides unique coverage for pairs and sets. For example, if any item in a matched set—such as lamps, candlesticks, or end tables—is damaged, the company will reimburse you for the value of the whole set if it cannot repair the damaged item.

Allied Van Lines offers specialty services like crating for challenging items—grand pianos, recreational equipment like Pelotons, and one-of-a-kind artwork.

It also offers a fragile-only packing option for those who prefer to do most of the packing themselves but need help with single rooms or prized collections.

If you have only a small number of items to move or need to clear out a roomful of belongings during a home renovation. Allied Van Lines also offers a self-service moving option called Allied Express. These portable storage containers come in four feet, eight feet, and 16 feet. They offer convenient short-term storage on your property and include the help of two to four of Allied’s professional movers for loading and unloading.

We received a ballpark quote from Allied for a three-bedroom home moving from Miami to Nashville in late March for a total of $5,638 to $6,230. This quote includes packing, loading, transportation, unloading, unpacking, GPS tracking, the basic carrier liability coverage plan, and associated fuel and toll charges.

Allied does not provide online or phone quotes for homes larger than three bedrooms or for local Florida moves. The company provides a virtual or in-home survey to provide a binding estimate for moves like these. An Allied moving quote specialist will review the layout of your home, the surrounding area, and your belongings. These findings help Allied tailor a moving package to fulfill all your moving needs.

Allied accepts cash, credit cards, and certified checks, and it does not require an up-front deposit.

1-800-PACK-RAT

• Service Model: Self-Service
• Specialty Services: No
• Get a Quick Quote: Visit Site

An excellent option for DIYers who prefer to have more time to pack on their own, 1-800-PACK-RAT will deliver your choice of eight-foot, 12-foot, and 16-foot waterproof, portable, steel storage containers directly to your driveway. After you’ve loaded your container, the company will pick it up and deliver it to your new home. If it takes you longer to pack or if you choose to use PACK-RAT as a storage option—to store certain rooms while you declutter your home —you may purchase more time at a flat rate.

PACK-RAT’s partnership with HireAHelper allows it to provide reliable third-party assistance with packing, loading, unloading, and unpacking. Availability for these services varies by location.

For long-distance moves, PACK-RAT offers eight-foot and 16-foot containers. It offers an additional size, 12-foot, for local moves. For either type of move, you’ll receive access to online tools such as how-to videos, a guide to calculate how many containers you need, checklists, a weight calculator, and city guides to help you acclimate to your new Florida home.

The company also sells packing materials, and it provides vehicle shipping services through its third-party partners of Mr. Car Shipper and Reindeer Auto.

It costs $3,676 to drop off, transport, and deliver two of PACK-RAT’s 16-foot containers (enough for up to 12,000 pounds of belongings) from Miami to Jacksonville within 30 days in mid-May. This quote includes up to $10,000 in contents protection coverage. For context, the contents of a four-bedroom home weigh about 14,000 pounds on average.

Our quote also allowed us to extend the rental time for an additional 30 days for $​​297 per container.

PACK-RAT accepts major credit cards via its online portal, My PackRat. During our quote process, a PACK-RAT representative mentioned that the company honors a price-matching policy with other self-service competitors.

uShip

• Service Model: Self-Service
• Specialty Services: No
• Get a Quick Quote: Visit Site

An online marketplace, uShip connects you with more than 800,000 shippers for help moving difficult single items. The flagship service of uShip is its vehicle relocation option. We recommend an enclosed carrier to protect your rare or classic vehicle from the elements during transit.

The company’s cutting-edge mobile app lets you post and accept jobs, GPS-track your shipment in real-time, and contact your shipper directly. During a customer review analysis on the BBB, we noted that many customers appreciated how quick and easy it was to list and book a shipment through uShip.

This company recommends highly-rated, background-checked shippers who match your job’s criteria. Jobs include shipping vehicles, appliances, furniture, sporting equipment, pianos, outdoor equipment, electronics, artwork, glasswork, and heavy equipment.

Through uShip’s website, we calculated moving a 1983 Porsche 911 from Jacksonville to Miami for an average price of $323. This quote is for enclosed transport in mid-May.

The job bid you accept on uShip becomes a binding estimate. Because uShip handles the coordination and payment for its services, it includes a service fee for using the platform when you pay using any major credit card; uShip adjusts this fee according to the job you accept.