Pay Per Load Movers

It went extremely well. They were considerate, professional and very courteous. I would recommend them to anyone moving.

Locations were approx. 25 miles apart. Very friendly, punctual, careful, and quick.

During our move into a multistory condo, the mover?s actions caused the elevator to become inoperable.  Please know that the moving team did hustle to move the remainder of our furniture up two flights of stairs.  This, however, resulted in actual charges well in excess of the estimated amount.

a few weeks after moving in, the condo association presented us with a $700 elevator service bill.  We saw the stuck elevator similar to a piece of dropped furniture. Movers never intentionally damage furniture in a move, but clients are compensated for the cost of the damage.  The moving team did not intentionally cause a malfunctioning elevator, but cause it they did.

We were more than fair and offered to split the cost of the service call with the mover -- even though the stuck elevator was entirely a result of the mover?s actions.  The mover disputed the bill and we paid the entire balance.  We are disappointed in the mover?s response and will take future business elsewhere.

They had a lot of deliveries but my furniture was delivered and set up in my living room by 8:00PM.  I wasmore than satisfied with how everything worked out.

I called around to movers on Angie's List and of those who responded, Derek had the best price.  Derek and his assistant met me promptly at the agreed-upon time at the first of three pick-up locations scattered from north Sarasota to south Venice.  Overhanging branches prevented Derek from bringing the big truck into the driveway, forcing him to leave it in front on the one-way street.  To let people by, Derek shut the truck, started it up, pulled forward, and then backed up again.  Derek betrayed no trace of annoyance -- he handled the situation better than I would have, had I been in his shoes.
At the second location, they handled some very awkward furniture and narrow doorways with ease.  After the third pickup, we finally made it to my new home in Osprey.  Unloading required a long walk down a narrow path, then through narrow hallways.  Everything went perfectly, but for one tiny nick on a door frame, for which Derek fairly compensated me.  
There was one brief awkward moment in which Derek claimed to be giving me a deal by not charging me for the time spent refolding his blankets at the end of the move -- certainly not something I would expect to be charged for when paying by the hour.  But the bottom line is that Derek and his assistant did the job right for an excellent price and with friendly attitudes to boot.  It's my pleasure to give this local entrepreneur a solid A rating.

Ben and Jared were extremely efficient, helpful, and patient. They were very careful with all our things and had to do some creative stacking to get everything into the storage unit. This was an unusually stressful move, but their can-do attitude and obvious experience REALLY helped!

My spouse and I were greatly impressed and pleased with the fantastic customer service we enjoyed in our arrangement with Pay Per Load Movers. We schedule a move on short notice, with severely limited budget. They were flexible, prompt, courteous and very efficient. They called ahead, arrived on time, introduced themselves and got right to work. These guys were sociable, hard working and highly professional. The job was completed in less than five hours. They were more than willing to go the "extra mile" and make the moving process easy on us. Excellent communication, written invoice, final cost was less than initial estimate. We couldn't have chosen a better company to help us move. These guys exceeded all our expectations (and my expectations are rather high). Highly recommended.

On time, worked hard, less than expected price. Great experience.

One of the worst moves I have had. Very disappointed in Angie's list and the reviews on this company. The owner did very little work himself, just wanted to direct the others what to do. The damaged or broke several things and never said anything until I pointed it out. I have done numerous moves in the past and this guys are at the bottom of the list. Would not use them again or recommend them.

I feel compelled to respond to Derek's post on my review.  I wanted to wait until I had moved my goods out of storage into my house to be sure I did not over react to Derek's job.  I can honestly say that I UNDER REACTED to Derek's move. The other company I used made Pay for Load look like kids.  I am a very experienced mover.  I have moved over 40 times in the past 50 years. I have done moves myself, I have used local movers like Pay for Load, I have used national movers.  I addition I have moved overseas twice.  So I think I am in a very good position to judge the quality of a move and the mover.  

First the lamp that was broken i doubt Derek ever looked at.  He estimated it to cost $25.  In reality it is a special lamp my wife uses for knitting and cost $150 originally.  I bought a new one yesterday for $180.  Is Derek still going to offer to reimburse the cost?  In addition they broke a support leg on my entertainment unit.  While Derek offered to fix it on the spot, by that time i had had enough and was unwilling to have him do anything else.  I fixed it myself yesterday and it too 45 minutes.  All of the screws had been ripped out and I had to use filler and some other tricks to make it right.  In addition they managed to knick the inside of the entertainment unit and to damage on of the leafs for my dining room table.  I have also discovered that they lost 4 of the bolts for the dining room table, so now I am on a search to find them, I am sure the cost will not be much, but it will take time to locate the right ones.  I have no doubt I will continue to uncover additional things as I move forward, with the unpacking.  I wii not be  surprised to find additional things that were not handled properly

One of the other irritations was that we and agreed to 3 men and a truck  From my experience that was about the right size crew if everyone's knowledgable and works hard.  I estimated ti should take 2/12 hours to load the truck and about 3 1/2 house to unload since it had to be packed into the storage unit  total time should have been about six hours.  Derek and crew took 8 Plus.  I attribute this to two factors.  One of the people suppose to be working was Derek who as acting move like a director than a worker, occasionally he would pick up a piece, but that was rare. he focussed on 2 thing, maintaining his Angie;s List rating,and not loosing his tools, he watched them like a hawk.  So I paid for 3 mean and a truck and got 2 men and a truck plus Derek.  I spent more time managing the movers on this move than on any prior moves.  Derek told me later that he was there to be sure Ben and the other guy could do it along and that they were now out on a truck alone.  You do not charge you customers extra for training you people and you should be honest up front that that his what is happening,  The only person of the 3 that had any ability or aptitude in moving was Ben.  Ben did the work of almost 2 people because of Dereks. lack of involvement and the other guy not feeling well.

I did give a tip, but that was for Ben which was the only reason the job ever came to an end.  He deserved something more for just having to put up with Derek.  

From my side I feel that Derek owes me about $500, for the broken lamp, damaged furniture, lost bolts and agreeing to a price for 3 men and only having 2 1/4 men working.

Again I have a ton of experience so put a lot more weight on my comment than on other reviews.  Also be aware that there a lot of local movers out there, your best source is a good local storage unit.

This is the first time i have used Angie's list and I will be very reluctant to use to use it again.

BE FOREWARNED  USE PAY FO LOAD MOVERS AT YOUR OWN RISK.  If you set your standards low enough you may not be too disappointed  I hope you had better luck that I did.

I could provide more detail but it would not change the conclusion, only reenforce what I have already detailed here.  Pay for Load Movers should be renamed Pay for Grief Movers, because Grief is what you are likely to get.

The second group I used were every think that Pay for Load was not..3 guys all knew what they were doing and who had all worked together before came in and completed the job in  little over half the time that Derek took and nothing was broken or damaged.

If you want a much better experience call Tony at Economovers 941-924-0061

Arrived on time, carefully handled everything.  No damages, professional, and highly recommended!

Everything went smoothly. Those two guys were non-stop until the job was done. They arrived on time and completed the entire move in 5 hours. Derek's service was above & beyond our expectations.  His fee was more than reasonable. Thanks!

I had to move out by May 1st but couldn't get the lease signed with the real estate agent until April 28. The company I usually use was not able to do the move that quickly, neither was the company they recommended.  
A good friend uses Angie's List so I reluctantly signed up. I searched for a local mover who had good reviews and good prices. I found Pay Per Load Movers. They arrived at the appointed time, introduced themselves and went to work. They did an excellent job packing and shrink wrapped all furniture. They were very careful and courteous throughout the "ordeal."
I have moved many times and Pay Per Load Movers were the best yet! I am planning an office relocation soon and definitely will hire them. Highly recommend them. 

Derek was a great person to work with.  He removed an old wooden shed
that was rotting and hauled it away.  He cleaned up all the left over
debris and he did it with a great attitude. 
He came out as scheduled for an estimate and returned my call with his
bid. He had the best bid and the work was excellent!!!  Derek was very
easy to work with and he was just a really nice person.
I thank my lucky stars I found Derek.  I would use him again.Derek did a great job.

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After receiving crazy quotes from other moving companies and getting desperate with only 1 week to go until i needed to move out of my apartment, i came across Pay Per Load Movers while trolling Angie's List and after reading their reviews set up a free in-house estimate.  
First impressions count, and when Derek Cunningham (owner of PPLM) turned up on time to the estimate meeting  i was both surprised and happy.  He is a very pleasant person with a professional demeanor and walked through the property efficiently with me discussing/identifying everything that would need attention.  He advised that because of the amount of items and because i was only moving three miles -  2 men and a smaller truck would suffice.  As they were doing a special when i booked i was VERY happily surprised at the fantastic rate he quoted and immediately booked him.  We confirmed an 8am start on the day and estimated 4 hours...but Derek, as an added bonus, said it would be a flat fee so even if it went over that was his problem.
NOTE _ although the price was a criteria, his professionalism and manner were the deciding factors.
On moving day Derek called to let me know they were running 10 minutes behind and true to this word they turned up at 8.10 - having dealt with movers before who usually give a 2 hour window when they'll arrive it was so nice to have a company that gave me an actual time and kept to it - even calling when just running slightly behind.  You just don't get that anymore.
Derek and Gerard worked non-stop for 3 hours packing, loading, wrapping etc etc etc taking care with the walls and stairs.  They were very efficient and how they kept up the pace in the morning heat i have no idea.  They treated all of my items with care and attention which i very much appreciated.  
On arrival at my new home Derek did a walk through to see where things would be going, then he and Gerard unloaded everything again with the same care and efficiency and attention they gave to the loading.  They even handled my "put it there, no let's try there" instances with patience.  Going above and beyond they spent time helping me get my TV mounted, without them it would still be leaning against the wall.
When both packing and unloading, the guys tided up after themselves - making sure they took all their tools, plastic, wraps etc. with them.  It's the little things that make a difference.
In summary - Pay Per Load Movers were fantastic, i would use them again without any question and can recommend them without hesitation.

Overall, it went very well!  I think they underestimated how much we had to move because they waited until 10pm to get everything done.

Derrick & Mack did and extraordinary job. Absolutely nothing was broken. Would not hesitate to use again.

I called Pay Per Load Movers and spoke with Derek Cunningham about getting an estimate to move our furniture. He was very polite and scheduled my estimate for the next day. He arrived on time and walked us through our house, describing in detail the process in which our furniture and belongings would be disassembled, wrapped, loaded, and basically cared for. He made us feel very comfortable and confident in this companies ability to properly get us moved safely and securely.
A week later, Derek arrived with 2 guys and a 26ft truck, on time and again very polite. They worked well together as a team and did a very good job communicating with us and each other.  Even though we weren't completely packed, they had no problem helping us finish up the last few boxes and quickly unhooked our appliances, bed frames and some electronics. They used lots of blankets and shrink wrap and did a great job loading and packing the truck. Upon arrival at our new house, the crew unloaded, unwrapped and arranged our furniture, placed the boxes in their proper places and hooked up the washer and dryer. When they were finished with the job, they gathered all of the shrink wrap and folded their blankets. They really did a great job overall and stuck to the price that Derek quoted us, which is something that in the past other moving companies
I would recommend Derek and Pay Per Load Movers. They really helped us by removing much of the stress