Bulldog Movers

Bulldog offers several advantages that matter when you are deciding who should move the house.

• Bigger trucks on a house or apartment move: Crews are trained on lifting and packing, including pianos, chandeliers, appliances, pool tables, and large mirrors. Trucks measure 26 by 9 feet, compared with the 24-foot by 7½-foot trucks many other movers use, which can cut the number of trips. Crews use door, wall, and floor covers. One person is your contact for the job. An upfront quote on a local move includes local moving taxes, the quote explains potential charges, and unused supplies are not billed.
• Office moves that can start after close: Office and commercial relocations of all sizes are part of the work, inside Georgia and across state lines. International Office Moving Institute certification is the credential aimed at office work. The company belongs to the Georgia Movers Association and sits on its board. A commercial job starts with a free on-site estimate. Crews can arrive after 5 p.m. so the business does not have to close, and those movers have passed background checks and do not smoke.
• Local, in-state, and long-distance, defined: A local move means the start and the end are within 50 miles of each other. Stay in Georgia and go past that, and it is an in-state move. Cross a state line and it is long-distance. Leave the country and the job is international, which may not go by truck, with help on logistics, customs forms, and the rest of the paperwork. Service around Atlanta includes Dunwoody, Alpharetta, Johns Creek, Decatur, Marietta, Sandy Springs, Roswell, Duluth, other Georgia communities, and Athens, plus moves throughout the country. The company says that since 1982 that comes to more than 200,000 relocations, with more than 100 licensed, bonded, and insured movers and 40 large trucks.
• License numbers you can look up: The numbers worth checking are U.S. DOT 1187702, Georgia household-goods license 6144 (also the Georgia Department of Public Safety number), and American Moving and Storage Association ProMover carrier number 469637. Alongside those: MC 469 637 and Fed# 20-000-7454. The company is licensed and insured, Better Business Bureau accredited, with an A+ rating. The Consumer’s Choice Award for Business Excellence ran eight years straight, 2002 through 2009. HarrisInteractive did the surveys for the Consumer’s Choice Institute, and the Governor of Georgia presented the award. Treat that as a dated record, not a current ranking.
• Storage when the dates do not line up: Short- and long-term storage is a 130,000-square-foot facility in Atlanta. Household goods and office equipment both go in, fragile antiques included. You can drop items off, or the crew can disassemble, pack, load, and haul them on a local move, out of state, or overseas. Goods sit in wooden crates on racks and move by forklift. Fire protection and security systems keep unauthorized people away from what is stored, and piano storage adds video surveillance.

The limits sit in the arrival window and in what the included protection actually pays.

• Your arrival time is a window: A crew can arrive later than you expected because the job before yours ran long, because of traffic, or for another unforeseen reason, and they will tell you when it slips. The time on the quote is not a guaranteed clock time. There is no posted schedule with opening and closing hours. The company keeps standard business hours and also moves at night or on weekends, and a commercial crew can come after 5 p.m. If you need a fixed time, ask for it with the estimate.
• Included protection is not insurance: Carrier insurance, which the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and the Georgia Department of Public Safety require, is not coverage on your furniture. Valuation is not insurance. Released Value Protection comes with the move at no extra charge and pays $0.60 per pound per article. The carrier can repair or restore the piece instead of paying even that. Full value is extra. Price depends on the declared value and any deductible you choose. It is replacement value up to the amount you declared, and repair or restoration can still stand in for a check. The valuation lasts no more than 180 days, and it skips catastrophic loss and unrelated perils, including fire, wind, water, and acts of God. Check a homeowners, renters, or business policy, or a third-party moving policy, and read the option on the estimate before move day.