Requesting RP members' feedback on our moving partner, uShip

CPT Aaron Kletzing — Fri, 21 Feb 2014 09:59:35 -0500

Hi everyone, many of you have already seen in the "Resources" tab that we are partnered with a really awesome moving services company called uShip. The company and the team are just top notch and squared away all around.

It would be super helpful for us here at RP if some of you could check out their services and report back your findings in this thread. Get into the process flow, etc. as well. The link is below. To those of you who help us out with this, you are my friend forever, and I will try to get you more Influence Points for it. ;)

Here is the link:

https://www.rallypoint.com/resources/save-on-pcs-moves

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Response by SGT(P) Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 21 at 2014 10:03 AM

SGT(P) Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 21 Feb 2014 10:03:47 -0500

Sir,

I will be PCSing soon and am already working on the logistics. I'm looking to do a PPM and am utilizing uShip. I've already used them to ship a vehicle and referred them to others. The vehicle shipping was smooth and painless. I'll know in a few months how their cargo operations work out.

Response by 1LT Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 21 at 2014 10:30 AM

1LT Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 21 Feb 2014 10:30:30 -0500

CPT Kletzing,

This looks like a nice company. I like the style of their advertisement. This advert will most definitely prompt users to carefully consider what they perceive as RP endorsement. I never heard about the uShip company before today. I learned about them through this website. I would like them to go a bit further and help with all those pesky complicated DoD forms.

Warmest Regards, Sandy

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Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 21 at 2014 4:35 PM

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 21 Feb 2014 16:35:36 -0500

Sir, this is outstanding. I wish I had known about this during my last move. It was a nightmare for my family, especially my wife, since this was their first ever military move. I will be conducting my last military move later this year and I will most certainly consider uShip. Once I check them out, and possibly use them, I will post an evalution on here. Thanks.

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 21 at 2014 7:51 PM

CPT Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 21 Feb 2014 19:51:49 -0500

I might have a fairly small move coming up and I was looking into trying to do it myself.  Their quote was so reasonable, I would be dumb to screw around with a U-Haul.  

Response by SGT(P) Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 27 at 2014 1:42 PM

SGT(P) Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 27 Feb 2014 13:42:31 -0500

It's been almost a week, yet no bids, yet. It's possible that I have the dates set too far out (late March), though I was contacted 3 times to give them a price. Unfortunately, I have no quotes to compare it to, so I do not know a reasonable rate to "lock them in".

Response by SGT(P) Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 11 at 2014 5:33 PM

SGT(P) Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 11 Mar 2014 17:33:27 -0400

So I gave uShip a try. No luck. It could just be that there are many people moving this time of year. I received one high bid on the final day (listings last a week) and 3 others asking me what I wanted to pay (though I have not an idea what it should cost). I ended up going another route. Is it ok if I share what I found to be the cheapest (though requires work) in this discussion, seeing that it is promoting uShip?

Response by CPT Aaron Kletzing made Mar 27 at 2014 5:39 PM

CPT Aaron Kletzing — Thu, 27 Mar 2014 17:39:52 -0400

Hey everyone, here's an awesome piece written by an Army veteran at uShip. Check it out and post here what your thoughts are. Thanks, you guys rock!

http://blog.rallypoint.com/2014/03/how-to-save-on-your-next-move-military.html

How to Save on Your Next Move: A Military Perspective

How to save money and avoid headaches while moving in the military.