I am looking to gather infomation moving companies.  Specifically, I
am looking for how to research a company to see what complaints they
have against them and if there is a "movers checklist" to ensure the
credibility of the moving companies.  If there is a governmental
website with tips, that would be good to know also.  Thanks.

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Request for Question Clarification by pinkfreud-ga on 20 May 2004 13:20 PDT

On the lower half of this page are the names of quite a few moving
companies. You can click on a name to see information about complaints
that have been lodged against that company:

http://www.consumeraffairs.com/movers/moving_companies.htm

Does this meet your needs?

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Clarification of Question by cck1492-ga on 20 May 2004 13:40 PDT

Is there a governmental organization that has a checklist for movers
and checking out moving companies?

Dear CCK, 

There isn't a Federal governmental body that centralises everything to
do with movers. However, some states (for example: California:
<http://www.cpuc.ca.gov/static/industry/transportation/movers/>
allocate pages to the investigations against movers); and in any case,
Better Business Bureaus usually have lots of information on the
subject.

In the Federal level, see: 
What Happens When You Move?
<http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/factsfigs/moving.htm> 

Here is a checklist for moving and in that, also in checking moving companies: 

Moving Tips - Table of Contents
<http://www.2c.com/wb_hrpages/hr_gen_moving.html>

Another source 
AARP's "Sites to See: Finding Reputable Moving Companies" 
<http://www.aarp.org/bulletin/consumer/Articles/a2003-08-28-moving_sites.html> 

I hope this answers your question. Please contact me if you need any
clarifications on this answer before you rate it.

Search strategy: 
"better business" "moving companies"
site:gov "moving companies"