- Do not honor estimates. Not even remotely. - experienced multiple instances of misrepresentation and misleading business practices. - Held my household goods hostage subject to various unanticipated "gotcha" charges, forced to pay before receiving my belongings. - resolution only possible after involvement of attorney - business owner Steve Fleischman has multiple personal and commercial bankruptcies. - true to form Mr. Fleischman will declare that I was not a bona fide client or that my statements are false. - with so many licenses and insured LOCAL movers there is virtually NO NEED to patronize this business. - discussions with DFS supply chain partners (affiliated enterprises, customs clearance and freight forwarders) revealed a pattern of non-payment and contract disputes. Moving is already so stressful. Don't make it worse for yourself. This company gave me a heart attack. read more

Steve was kind enough to cancel a freight order of 4 wheels/tires from NJ to the desert. Very easy to deal with.

Very negative experience with DFS. Despite a reasonably competitive, upfront estimate for the shipping of my household goods to Europe, the owner Steve Fleischman found multiple, creative ways to engage in a series of unforeseen charges AFTER he took our belongings hostage. Once he has your valuables, you are literally over a barrel and DFS will do their best to make you sweat while extracting one surprise fee after the next. This includes threatening you with the "potential impounding of all your goods". Strong-arming and preying upon an older, single woman is not beneath these creeps. After many sleepless nights, I ended up paying more than DOUBLE the original estimated price for his "service". There are better, more ethical alternatives in OUR desert than DFS, who are frankly exhausting and treacherous with whom to work. Avoided the snow-job and work exclusively with licensed carriers with no DOT complaints on file. My bad. PS: you can be certain that Steve's response to this review will be to call it "fake" or deny that I was an actual customer. As if anybody has nothing better to do than write fake reviews of a tiny, failure of a business. Caveat emptor!!! read more

They seemed very professional at first, and recommended insurance incase there was any damage. Well there was, and they not only refused to cover it despite my providing repair receipts, but were extremely rude about it. DEFINITELY DON'T RECOMMEND!! read more

I called asking for a quote moving some palletized goods and was spoken down to and told that I should keep making calls after being treated like I was a brain dead person. read more

Steve's crew picked up my artwork 3 weeks ago and still has not delivered the artwork to my client. He makes all these excuses for the delay. He has been paid for the shipping and crating and now holds my artwork as hostage. I am frustrated with the inconsistency of this company and his failure to do a job he was hired to do. Do not use this company. read more

Steve and his team are amazing! We did a cross country move using Desert Freight Service rather than a mover. Steve and his team are so professional. They set up the pick up in the Desert and the organized the white glove delivery in NYC. Nothing was loss and no breakage or damage. I highly recommend Desert Freight. read more

Steve was really great in assisting with my Freight. I requested a specific delivery to my new home and scheduled for that day. They also picked up my belongings which is great as I had a large mirror weighing 200 pounds. read more

I recently used Desert Freight to ship a few pieces of fragile antique furniture from the desert to Illinois. I was very pleased with Steve and the level of service I received, from the initial quote to delivery. Steve was prompt with providing a shipping estimate and explained the freight shipping process well, as I was unfamiliar with how residential freight shipping works. His team picked my furniture up at a residence in the desert within a couple of days and carefully wrapped and crated the items. Upon delivery in Chicago, I was very pleased with the sturdiness of the crate and the condition of the furniture. Everything arrived safely and intact. The cost was also well below that of what several moving companies had quoted me, and included the cost of pickup, wrapping the items, and building the crate (which the higher quotes I received did not). Steve and his team provided prompt, professional, and quality service. I recommend Desert Freight as a reliable, reasonably priced shipping option. read more

Rest Assured, this IS the place which will take CARE of your shipment. A friend of mine used Desert Freight, so I had the name...but was still wary, because I wanted to ship a "one of a kind" stained glass across the country. I did check a couple of other shippers, then stopped by and was assured all would be good. and it was. AND the stained glass made it from California to Chicago areas just great. I had this experience in November 2017 and would, without a doubt use this company again. read more

It has been a couple years and I recently had to Ship a large parcel again halfway across the country. I had Steve on the phone while I worked with the shop manager moving my eight foot tall box across the floor. After the call he told me, "never lose a shipper who is that knowledgeable, they are so rare" And so I wanted to write another review. What makes Desert Freight Service wonderful is that you get Steve on the phone, not a minion. The large sized items are his specialty, and every shipping category, space and size aspect and class of item goes into his mind as he (while he is on the phone) thinks of the best most efficient way to do it. He moves shipments into the best possible combination and gets it done while you are on the phone. And then he makes it easy and takes over for you and gets it done. I have measured the value of desert freight, and compared their service with other shipping methods and vendors to get quotes. But Desert Freight is the most cost effective and best service of any operator out there. Its absolutely true. Try them and see. read more

Recently I had an antique grandfather clock shippednto me in NJ from Palm Desert. The clock is an antique and valuable in a financial and personal way Steve (the owner) packed it in a container that they made. It arrived here safe and sound and is running I know they had ton spend time dismantling the works and creating a large crate. It was double crated and we are somhappy with the job they did read more

I contacted Desert Freight to quote shipping on a very large (10ft) art piece and Steve (the owner) was very honest and direct about the costs involved. I was able to quote shipping costs to my client with assurance that it would be handled right for the price I was quoting. I came back to Steve again when I had an oversized framed litho to ship and he went over and above great service by giving me all the info I needed to keep my costs down while shipping it MYSELF. Can't tell you how much I appreciated him doing that!! Steve REALLY knows his business and is doing it with integrity! I know where I will go when I have something very valuable and large that needs to be shipped! HIGHLY RECOMMEND YOU CALL DESERT FREIGHT FIRST! read more

Steve and his assistant were great. We shipped a significant art collection to the East Coast. They were efficient and got the job done in Palm Springs. A crate arrived on the East Coast intact and all the contents were in perfect condition. We would definitely use Desert Freight Services again without question and recommend them with no hesitation. read more