You guys, if you have to move from champaign, go with allied. Look: I called 3 moving companies for my move to PA. Mayflower never called me back. The North american agent made me cry on the phone with such bitchy gems as "I live in new york. You think I'm going to come to ILLINOIS to see your apartment?" after the person who put me on the phone with her told me I was REQUIRED to schedule an in home estimate with HER SPECIFICALLY before my move could proceed. Then I called allied. They called me back right away, and I was doing my in home estimate the next morning. I got my moving agreement signed in about 10 minutes and didn't have to think about it again until the movers came. NOTICE: Allied has the contract for moving University personnel in champaign, so if you are university affiliated you get a SIXTY THREE percent discount on your move. Amazing. They showed up within half an hour of when they said they would for delivery, and the delivery guys were great. They kept calling each other "sir," that cracked me up. GO WITH ALLIED! read more

Finally a month later they finished the move. Sent some one to move piano into house. THE PIANO WAS PACKED WITH NO PADDING JUST CARDBOARD BOX. FRONT OF THIS BRAND NEW PIANO BLACK LACKER WAS CHIPPED OFF FRONT CORNERS AND TOP SCRATCHED. You can not trust their word of assurance!!!!!!!!!!!________________________________________________________ Missing a box or two in the end. BUT the worst is: They assured us they know how to move a baby grand piano. NOT SO. 1. Piano was shipped standing KEY BOARD Down! YIKS. 2. they could not get it in the house because it is to heavy? 3 it is still sitting in the garage keyboard down. 4. They have made no effort to contact us to complete this task? YOU tell me if this is professional customer service. we have called them, they just say they will get back to us. BUMMED! OUT! WE WERE STUPID TO PAY THEM FULL IN ADVANCE! read more

I'll echo what another reviewer said: 1 star is 1 too many. After two hours the movers never showed. First I was told they had picked up another "quick job" at MY SCHEDULED TIME and would be an hour late. One hour later they're still a no-show, so I call and am told to give them another 30 minutes. Thirty minutes later no one shows and I call and cancel. Despite all the haggling no one ever apologized. Moving is stressful enough. Save yourself the worry and AVOID LIKE THE PLAGUE. read more

if I could give these movers a zero, i would. i moved to CA during the summer and the move coordinator warned me to use their "local" affiliates from Bloomington, not Champaign, but the timing did not work out. so we used these folks -- it was a disaster from the beginning. the people that showed up were unprofessional, dirty (long black fingernails), sloppy, and... smelly. we had to keep windows open the entire day to refresh the air in the house. the cardboard boxes they used all smelled like wet mold, and this is the aroma our belongings acquired by the time they reached CA. at destination, we discovered that the Champaign packers "forgot" to include the box with all screws and connectors for our furniture. so we slept on the ground and lived among furniture pieces until that box was mailed and reached us 4 days later. the local affiliates who unpacked us were happy to point out the errors made the people who packed us. thanks to poor packing on the Champaign end, we ended up with broken furniture, scratched electronics, and broken glassware. on the only "plus" side (if there was any), we did get some reimbursements for the damage, but only after about 4 months of waiting. my sense is that these damage reimbursements are built into the initial cost of the move, which seemed quite high ($12k for a 2-bd house) but was paid for by my employer. read more

I promise you, if I could rate this company with zero stars, I would; they are horrible for out of State services. From stolen merchandise to broken items, terrible. We made every attempt at financial recovery, including speaking with corporate headquarters, but all we received is a "thank you for using our services." Their workers were cursing like sailors around our family, including young children, & without remorse. Terrible company to utilize for moving in Champaign, IL!! I wouldn't let them move a pencil off of a table again... read more

Absolute waste of time contacting Allied. The phone lackey bragged about their BBB rating. Then, the agent scoped out my apartment and was professional and friendly, entering lot's of data in a 1980's computer. She promised a quote the next day, which I never received. No one from Allied ever contacted me again. Go with a real mover like ABF, or some company which actually exhibits a bit of professionalism. read more

I wish more people would use this service to post positive reviews. I must be more vigilant when posting good reviews as I am with posting awful reviews. Federal Companies is a professional firm. The company performed a move for my family and it went smoothly. All of the beds were assembled and the large pieces of furniture were placed in the proper room. The movers were kind and meet my demanding expectations. Thad and his crew were respectful of our new home and prior home. Without hesitation, I would recommend this company to anyone. read more

Amazing movers!!! I have had hand surgery in the past and usually need movers to help anytime I move, and I have to say this company is totally professional and great. We had to move in January during the middle of a snow storms, and our movers were excellent-- moving quickly, carefully, and diligently. When we got to Atlanta the guys moved everything into place. And to make matters even better we had a rogue car park in front of our house and the movers still walked and moved the extra distance without over charging us. Will totally use them again! read more

DO NOT. DO NOT. DO NOTTTTT USE THIS MOVING COMPANY!!! They are absolutely terrible!! Your stuff will be 2 weeks late, with broken and missing items. Their customer service representatives won't help you AT ALL in locating your goods. If I could rate this company zero stars, I would. Very unhappy and unsatisfied customer. read more

This is the WORST moving company that I ever had to work with and I have moved many times. They are extremely overpriced. For our first move, we thought their higher prices reflected better quality but it didn't. We had a quote for the for a second move, but after our bad experience, we cancelled and went with United and Federal's rate was double the rate of United for the same move. Our first move was terrible. The movers were disorganized, got lost many times going from their truck to my apartment level. They even got stuck in the elevator. I had to watch over them all day. More movers came to change trucks and I got charged for the extra movers being there, even though they won't helping with my move. They also over charged us for the time of the move and added more time on to the end of the move then what the driver recorded for the day. But the worse thing was that they damaged our furniture because of being careless and disrespectful and the movers acted like it was my fault for having a large couch. When I reviewed the final bill with the head of the company, he wouldn't correct the over charges. and became defensive and difficult to work with that it became the most frustrating experience. SO DON"T USE THIS COMPANY, any other one in champaign would be better. We had a great experience with United. read more

If you are affiliated with the University you get a 63% discount. I used their moving service for my move to South Carolina. They were professional, helpful and punctual. They wrapped all my furniture and packed it carefully. We had only 1 broken item which was a metal shoe rack. Great movers and i will use them again read more

Federal Allied was great. They had an agent come to my house the same day I called. They spent an hour walking through my house and answering my questions. The agent gave me a guaranteed price for my move to Florida. The packing crew did a great job, and the driver was very good. We received our shipment and had very little damage. I filled out their online claim form and am sure this process will go as smoothly as the rest of our move. read more

I concur, NOT to use this company!!!! I wish I had read more reviews prior to our move, I would have chosen another company, or done it myself. Of course, up front everyone was nice- they want your business. In the end, when MY items are missing- NO ONE CARES! They don't want to help, or they just won't....I have gotten nowhere. I'd rather have MY STUFF, but I hope the claim I file gets taken care of quickly (doubtful). The driver that showed up to pack our stuff was always on the phone with other customers- I didn't feel like my move was important at all - and it was a big move. The driver actually fired one of the movers on the spot because he dropped one of our boxes and overall wasn't being careful. After our delivery, we had a few boxes missing- the driver assured me that they were all here and had me sign off to say so (I SHOULD NOT HAVE DONE THAT!). Now he won't help at all in locating my belongings. I am just very disappointed in the overall service and customer care that we received. The move was from IL to CA- it took over a week to get our things because they had so many stops. I really regret our decision- and it wasn't cheap! read more