David and Alex are great! They're thorough, friendly and better than any of the moving companies that we've used in the past. I'd recommend this local business to anyone looking for and honest moving company! read more

Piiedmont have done a great quality move for us. Keep up the good work. Plus they have changed me with reasonable prices for this move. read more

We had stored our company stuff with Piedmont Moving Systems for a month during our relocation. They were very patient with us and gave us a reasonable price. Their warehouse is spotless. read more

Absolute garbage company. I used these clowns the last time I moved; big mistake! They were recommended in a story I saw on a local news channel (don't believe your local news channels either, Piedmont probably paid the station to do the story and promote them). The person that came out and did the quote was fine, no red flags. Then on the move day it became very clear this company is a bunch of incompetent clowns. They sent two men to do a job that required a minimum of three. The lead man was complaining about EVERYTHING! The boxes were too heavy, the furniture was too heavy, how do you expect us to move this? What the heck? It's your JOB and the person who wrote the quote should have advised you on the amount of work! They eventually realized they needed a third man and had to bring him on last minute (which I of course had to pay for). Finally when these clowns finished the job the lead man literally sat down on my couch to take a break (I later had to clean his filthy hand prints off the upholstery)! Before he left he was looking like he expected me to offer him a tip? Hahahahaha yeah right buddy after all the complaining you did throughout the WHOLE JOB, and the damage you caused to some of my items you think I'm going to tip you? Get the hell out of my house. A word of advice: DO NOT DO BUSINESS WITH THIS COMPANY. read more

If United tries to do your move through Bartels/Piedmont Moving Systems/Whatever they call themselves, calmly turn the other direction and run like hell! I can't even begin to describe the horrors of using this company, but I'll try in case the other reviews haven't convinced you enough. Firstly, the coordinator for our move, Linda K. (who is mentioned for her terrible service and demeanor in other reviews), was horrible to deal with, completely unsympathetic and does nothing to try and reunite you with your stuff. Our awful experience started when Bartels misquoted our move after their mistake of getting the destination address wrong (they had the completely wrong city in NY somehow). After agreeing to the quote and signing the contract, they informed us that they had gotten the city wrong and with the correct destination city, the move was substantially more, and we'd be required to pay the higher amount despite the fact that it was Their mistake. After going back and forth several times with Linda being heated at best and downright rude and ignorant at worst, we finally settled on a price agreeable to both of us. In this process, we ended up speaking with the GM of the operation, Mark B., who basically said tough luck and was equally nightmarish to deal with and disrespectful. But, unfortunately for us, our troubles weren't over when we finally agreed on price. I suppose I should have been concerned when I heard the driver, Josef A., calling multiple friends while packing my stuff and talked about making stops between San Jose and NY to visit along the way on his trip with my (and other paying customers') stuff. I then find out from a slip by Linda that he didn't even leave the Bay Area despite finishing loading all his customers for FOUR days. Then, he proceeded to take 10 days longer than I was told by United to deliver our items. All in all it took 17 days to get our stuff. 2.5 weeks when we were promised it would take a week. Terrible. After calling United corporate and asking to speak with a manager, we were able to get a small remuneration after all Bartel's had put us through and United said they would look into removing Bartel's as a United/Mayflower affiliate. Make sure to ask what local company will be packing your stuff/coordinating your move if you use a large company like United. Look the local companies up, and tell United you want a different local mover if the reviews aren't good (or in Bartels case, embarrassingly abysmal)! I wish I had known this, but didn't know it would be Bartel's until they showed up at my doorstep to pack up my stuff. Don't make my mistake!! read more

Hello All, I had a difficult move from Los Gatos to Gilroy and furniture and personal stuff was more then tough enough. The rough part was my garage. I have a Monster sized Snap On Toolbox that I was very scared to move and a large mechenry. These guys are so Professional they handled this like it was a cake walk. This tool box is six feet tall and seven long and about seven thousand pounds and they managed this on a very steep driveway without even a scratch. Hey Mark your guys ROCK!!! and are the best Thanks, Tom read more

Poor reviews had me worried, but it seemed like all movers had bad reviews so I went with these guys. I should not have worried. They were great. First off, the estimator Scott McElfresh was extremely professional and very nice. His initial visit was on time and efficient. Later, he came by twice with free boxes, saving us lots of money. I did most of the packing myself, and he provided helpful advice via email and phone. He recommended a car carrier who also delivered good service. On moving day, Dave Pike from United Van Lines showed up a few minutes EARLY with two helpers. They did a terrific job packing my most fragile treasures -- nothing was broken, and this was a cross-country move in the wintertime. They were all friendly and professional. They loaded a 3 bedroom house in 5.5 hours. They told us it would take 7 to 10 days to go from the Bay Area to Central Virginia. It took 8. They kept us informed about the delivery date. Again, Dave showed up a little early but I'm not complaining. They put everything where we wanted it. They took care not to track in dirt even though it was drizzling. Later, Dave found a tiny part of my patio table that had fallen off in the truck. He called to tell me about it, and then he Fedexed it to me. You can't get any better service than that. The price was reasonable and the service was excellent. Other than a couple of tiny dings in some furniture, nothing was damaged. Nothing was lost. We feel very fortunate to have chosen Piedmont and United/Mayflower. read more

These guys are great! I hired Mayflower for a long distance move and needed a shuttle with the local guys due to where I live. They were quick, efficient, and did not even take a break! Scott quoted me for my move and was a rockstar throughout the process. Highly recommend these guys! read more

horrible company......bunch of crooks.....they delayed my pick-up by almost half day (even after repeatedly confirming over phone and e-mail about the pick-up time)...the agent kept lying about their arrival time....then they said they will reimburse me for some of the cost incurred (since we had other cleaning services scheduled after pick-up).....since then i sent them e-mails after e-mails they do not even bother to reply.... CREDIT CARD: i sent them all c/c info but due to their careless attitude the delivery folks at my current city had to delay their shipment by almost a week....most disturbing point is they does not seem to be sorry for their conduct....have moved with united before...united is good but this agent---they are horrible....they just need your money and want to leave you in pain...and go for someone else to get more money... UNITED VAL LINE IS GOOD BUT BE CAREFUL ABOUT CHOOSING YOUR AGENT. read more

Excellent Movers! I made the mistake of waiting until about 5 days before my move to find a moving company. Several places I called said "no way", but Piedmont/Mayflower worked with me to do my move one day later than I had planned. I'm so glad I called Piedmont - I could not have had better service, from the estimator (Steve) to the completely professional packing/moving team, who were awesome. I have to confess that a 3600 sq ft house (and especially a 3-car garage) holds a ton of stuff, and I was only about 50% packed up when they arrived. So they needed to do a fair amount of packing before they could even begin the loading. Well, everything arrived in great shape - nothing missing, nothing damaged, including some pretty high-end furniture and my art glass collection. Can't ask anything more of a moving company - I had great service, the team was great, the price competetive, and everything arrived intact. Perfect! I can't comment on the 2 bad reviews, but my experience was compeletely different (and much better than I expected); I can whole-heartedly recommend Piedmont Moving Systems. David B. Karpf, MD read more

Terrible company. Find anyone else to move you. We booked this company in mid April for a mid June move, we get a week out and they do not have a driver for us even though we booked two months ahead. On our moving day they send a group out to load up our furniture etc but we find out this is not the group that will be moving us. They are only there to load up the truck then drive back to their warehouse and unload it since they still don't have a driver. So our house full of antiques is put in their small truck and then unloaded at their warehouse. A week later they find a driver and reblanket wrap and load our antiques for the second time. The delivery day comes and they unload. Antiques are damaged and an antique table had the legs removed so they could fit more stuff for another move. They were suppose to reattach the legs before they left but couldn't do it and just left. A large store counter had a piece missing but they could not find it. When the movers left there were cigarette butts all over the driveway. I tried to get Linda to get things fixed but she was no help and I had to put things back together myself. I put in a claim and it was denied. I spoke with the owner and he is a total joke. He takes no responsibility for any problems. I am still stuck with damaged antiques and the lousy company will not fix anything. DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY. read more

I would choose any other company besides Piedmont/Mayflower for your move. Other than their shuttle crew who picked up our belongings to take to the warehouse, nothing was good. They knowingly gave false statements about our belongings even when they knew our items still sat on the warehouse floor. The day our items were to be delivered, the "customer service" person said that our items had shipped. We terminated our short-term rental because of their promises and had to live without furniture/clothing/kitchen items for almost a month. Finally after contacting Mayflower headquarters to complain did I receive some assurance (with the caveat that I wouldn't hold Mayflower responsible for Piedmont's inability to provide service). Local or cross-country move -- I would stay far away from Piedmont. They quote some Bible verses on their website, yet I have written proof that they gave false and misleading statements a dozen times. How ironic. read more

We chose Piedmont (Mayflower part of Bartels Moving Systems) because of the positive referrals we read. The company met and even exceed our expectations for their professional demeanor, knowledge and respect for our belongings The crew arrived on time and kept to their schedule with precision. Ours was not a small move and the crew made it appear so easy. Thank you for a job well done. Mike Mountain View CA read more