Moving Season be safe check your movers with TXDMV, SMA, BBB

SMA Kick Off Moving Month on May 6 in Austin. SOUTHLAND MOVERS



Owner and general manger Adam Fathabadi joined with several movers from EDC:

• All My Sons
• Wheaton and Atlas Van Lines 
• FMCSA Administrator Anne Ferro
• AMSA President and CEO Linda Bauer Darr
• TXDMV Executive Director Whitney Brewster
• BBB Central
• Coastal
• Southwest Texas 
• Permian Basin President and CEO Carrie Hurt
• SMA Executive Director John Esparza 
• Austin and San Antonio Pinnacle movers to kick moving season

For Texas best and trusted movers visit each year, the BBB of Greater Houston and South Texas teams up with Southwest Movers Association to offer tips about how to select the right mover and how to avoid the scams.

• Finding a mover you can trust can be easy if you take the time to do a little research. It is important to always check with BBB and SWMA before you pay thousands of extra dollars for damaged or lost items. BBB has more than 17,000 BBB Business Reviews on moving-related services. BBB and SWMA offer the following checklist for finding a trustworthy moving company. 

• Research the company thoroughly. All interstate movers must, at minimum, be licensed by the federal government and are assigned a motor carrier number you can verify on the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's website, www.protectyourmove.gov. Movers in Texas also must be licensed by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles (TxDMV). State licensing and complaint history can be verified by calling 800-299-1700, option 3, or visiting www.dmv.state.tx.us