Movers in Bloomingdale, IL

“The staff at Allied exceeded my expectations. The drivers and workers were professional, courteous and, more importantly, none of my things were damaged in 1,200-mile move. I would use Allied again. Also, I thought the price was fair.”

“Pickens-Kane ReviewI was helping my friend make his big move to California from Chicago area. The move was completed on November 25, 2022. I looked into United/Mayflower Van Lines and Allied/NorthAmerican Van Lines.Both United and Allied had local affiliates and both made appointments with me right away in July to come in and survey the items to be moved. Both gave me expected estimates so they were in the running for the bid. I also contacted 3 other companies, one local and two internet-based. The local company was very accommodating but I sensed that moving cross-country was not their forte. Do not go with internet-based company! They gave me suspiciously low estimates-below my expectations- so this was very concerning. I told myself not to be tempted with just the low cost and the internet review sites helped me decide not to bother with them.So it was down to United and Allied Van Lines. They both gave me very similar estimates. But, what made the big difference for me? It was my interaction with Mike Donahue of Pickens-Kane. Of the 2 agents (United and Allied) who interacted with me in person, Mike was very meticulous with his list, forthright and reassuring. Mike continued to follow up with me and answered every question. He provided me with information and his demeaner was in every way very professional and experienced. He told me my moving date is guaranteed and that I can make plans around this date. My friend and I were very impressed. I gave my trust to Mike and Pickens-Kane soon after. Deitra was my move coordinator and she provided me with the necessary documents and forms to complete thereafter. Deitra handled the final details and reassured me of the pack and move date that was set earlier.Phil the driver/manager arrived with his crew of 3 men, Isais, Hector and Edgar right on time and began at 8:30 am and the packing and loading into the smaller transport truck was completed by 2:30 pm. I was very impressed and reassured. Phil was very professional and his experience with cross-country moving showed. Phil discussed with me the timing of the drive and the expected date of arrival at the house in California.While I waited for Phil’s arrival on November 25th, Adrienne handled the final details of the payment and coordination. Phil kept his promise and arrived on Friday November 25 in the morning. He maneuvered his huge truck in front of the drive and reassured me that the neighbors will not be stuck in their driveway if they need to get out. He had 2 men with him, Angel and Edgar. They worked tirelessly from 8:30 am to 2:00 pm unloading and putting boxes and items in place. Yes there were a few Ikea type cabinets that suffered from the move because these were never supposed to be moved, I suppose. But considering the whole move everything went very well with 99% of the items arriving in good shape.Some constructive criticisms that I can make? Yes there are a few. When Phil arrived he told me of the company policy not to reassemble the shelves at the destination. I thought this was odd but I understood the reasons. However, I wished that I was informed of this policy at the time of the packing/loading so I can memorize or take pictures of the shelves when they were in place before they were disassembled for the move if I knew beforehand that I had to reassemble them myself. Both Angel and Edgar were very efficient but they both understood that they were only to reassemble certain items. I had to ask them each time I encountered shelves, where these shelves belong and their answers were always “I have no idea”. I can’t blame them though, they were not the ones who took them apart.All-in-all I give Pickens-Kane 5 stars in my opinion. All because of Mike Donahue, Phil, Deitra, Adrienne and the movers. Yes, the move was expensive and stressful. The cost I cannot do much about or complain about. But, because of Pickens-Kane and the individuals mentioned above, my stress level was reduced significantly. I would definitely recommend Pickens-Kane for your cross-country move. Thank you Pickens-Kane!”