The Benefits of Flat Rate Movers

As is inferred by the name, flat rate movers provide a full house or business move for a price that is agreed upon beforehand. The other option to flat rate moving is labelled a ‘per hour’ service. Both businesses usually vary only in the manner in which the fee is charged, as all professional movers can be expected to organise every part of the move.

Before you pick a particular service, it is advisable to compare prices between a number of businesses. All prices should be decided taking particular aspects of the move into account. The size of your premises and the amount of material to be moved is a major factor, as this will determine how much work the moving company will be required to do. The larger the amount of items that must be moved, the larger the period of time to pack them all correctly. More money must then be spent on packaging materials. More time will also be spend carrying all of these boxes to the moving vehicles. Carrying times will be greater, along with the time necessary for unpacking.

Another issue that must be considered by flat rate movers as they are working out their costs should be the extent of travel that will be necessary between both houses. As is quite obvious the greater the distance between them, the larger the time spent travelling. This causes larger travel expenses along with manhours. Of course if you have a large number of possessions the movers will have to repeat the journey frequently, which will also increase the overall cost.
The distinctive feature of a flat rate moving service is the fact that the total fee is decided upon before the move. This is the total price of the entire move, and therefore allows you to budget accordingly. No hidden costs should emerge when the move is completed, which can arise when ‘per hour’ services are hired. However there is also a disadvantage to this approach.

Flat rate moving companies are viable businesses, that must safeguard against potential losses. If they were to price their jobs based on a perfect move with no unforeseen delays, then there is a good chance that the move will end up costing them money if anything does go wrong. For example they may allow a period of time required for their vans to be packed and unpacked and use this estimate to calculate their wage bill. However unforseen circumstances could potentially lenghten the time it takes to complete this part of the move. Even something as simple as a truck partially blocking the entrance of either building may be the source of delays for movers struggling to pack or unpack a moving vehicle. This explains why it is expected for the flat rate moving business to account for delays in their price. This insures the managers against delays, and makes it more likely that they will make a profit from their day’s work.

Obviously if no problems arise, the consumer does end up paying more with flat rate movers than the fee they may have been charged if utilising a ‘per hour’ service.