About LD Movers - Licensed Nationwide Moving Company

Licensing and protection

Licensed, Insured, and Accountable

Any company moving household goods across a state line is regulated by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and must hold an active USDOT number and operating authority. LD Movers holds both, carries cargo and liability coverage, and provides certificates of insurance for buildings that require one before move day.

How valuation coverage works

Valuation is not the same thing as insurance, and the difference surprises people at claim time. Every interstate shipment includes released value protection at no charge, which pays 60 cents per pound per article. On a 40-pound flat-screen television that comes to $24 regardless of what you paid for it.

Full value protection is the alternative. Under it, the carrier is liable for the replacement value of a lost or damaged item, and repairs, replaces, or pays out accordingly. It costs more and usually carries a deductible option, and on a full household shipment it is almost always the right call. Your coordinator walks through both options before you sign anything.

If something goes wrong

Note any damage on the inventory sheet at delivery before the driver leaves - that document is the basis of a claim. You have nine months from delivery to file, and carriers must acknowledge a claim within 30 days and resolve it within 120. We would rather fix a problem than argue about one, and our claims contact is the same coordinator you have worked with from the start.

Coverage

Where LD Movers Operates

We run local service across the Chicago metro and long-distance service to all 50 states from our headquarters at 3357 N Ridge Ave in Arlington Heights, Illinois.

Chicagoland local service

Daily crews across Chicago proper and the surrounding suburbs - the North Shore, the northwest and western suburbs, the south suburbs, DuPage, Lake, Will, Kane, and McHenry counties, and into northwest Indiana. Moves between any two of these count as local metro jobs billed at hourly rates.

Interstate routes

Our highest-volume corridors run from Illinois to Texas, Florida, Arizona, California, Colorado, Tennessee, North Carolina, and Georgia, which track the broader pattern of Midwest households moving toward the Sun Belt and the mountain west. We also run steady traffic to neighboring states - Wisconsin, Indiana, Michigan, Missouri, and Iowa - where a move is short in miles but still legally an interstate shipment priced by weight.

What a service area actually means

For a long-distance move, only your pickup address needs to sit in our local coverage. Delivery can be anywhere in the country, including Alaska and Hawaii, which move by container or barge rather than a single truck run and need longer lead times.

If you are moving toward Chicago rather than away from it, we handle inbound relocations from any state as well. Call (800) 969-8006 with your origin and destination and we will confirm coverage and a route quote.

Choosing a mover

How to Vet Long-Distance Movers for Your Next Home

Searching for movers near me returns a mix of licensed carriers, brokers who resell your job, and outright scams. A few checks separate them quickly.

• Verify the license. Every interstate mover must hold an active USDOT and MC number. Look it up on the FMCSA site and confirm the company name matches the one on your estimate.
• Ask carrier or broker. Brokers sell your move to whichever carrier bids lowest, which is how people end up with a crew they never vetted. LD Movers operates its own trucks and crews.
• Insist on an inventory. A written estimate without a walkthrough is a guess, and guesses get revised upward on move day once your goods are already on the truck.
• Read the valuation terms. Released value coverage is included by default and pays only 60 cents per pound - about $60 for a 100-pound television. Full value protection costs more and is worth it on a household shipment.
• Refuse large cash deposits. A reasonable deposit is a small percentage. Demands for a large sum up front, especially in cash or by wire, are the most reliable warning sign there is.
• Get the delivery window in writing. Reputable carriers commit to a spread of days and explain what happens if they miss it.

LD Movers is licensed and insured for interstate household moves, holds a 4.9-star average across 212 verified reviews, and quotes from a real inventory every time. You will speak to the same coordinator from estimate through delivery.