Southern California Local (short distance) moving. California Long distance moving covering all of California. Any state long distance small moves (1 - 2 rooms).
Business highlights
33 years of trusted experience
Services we offer
In California - Local moving & storage facilities. Long distance small moves (1-2 rooms) from state to state anywhere
Services we don't offer
We do not offer local (inside the state) moving except in California
Description of Work: They were excellent for a small move. Would highly recommend them.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
David H.
08/2017
5.0
piano moving
+ -1 more
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Description of Work: ...
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
4.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,600
Maureen P.
06/2017
5.0
moving companies, delivery service, piano moving
+ 1 more
Awesome job.
Description of Work: out of state move
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$6,000
Helen J.
05/2017
5.0
moving companies, delivery service
+ 0 more
It went well; polite movers.
Description of Work: household goods packed from ohio to New Jersey
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$3,500
Carol R.
04/2017
4.0
moving companies
+ -1 more
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Description of Work: Moving service.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
4.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,900
John W.
03/2017
1.0
moving companies
+ -1 more
see above xxx
Description of Work: I called and made a request for an estimate and was told they would have someone contact me. This never happened. If Angie gives out this type of grading I need better.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
1.0
professionalism
1.0
responsiveness
1.0
punctuality
1.0
Response from Sterling Van Lines
According to our records we have had no customer by this name
gary L.
03/2017
5.0
moving companies, piano moving
+ 0 more
everything went well.
Description of Work: Packing and moving items to storage, including a piano.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,500
Linda G.
03/2017
5.0
piano moving
+ -1 more
Professional, excellent service.
Description of Work: Moved piano from Dupont Circle to Michigan.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$750
Antoinette G.
12/2016
5.0
moving companies
+ -1 more
no comment
Description of Work: no comment
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$100,000
SUZANE O.
07/2016
5.0
moving companies
+ -1 more
unknown
Description of Work: Moving specialist sent to take care of shipping pieces of family furniture to Texas were careful, competent, professional, and most polite and patient... | |They carefully packed the furniture heirlooms at the house in NY and added more padding at my request without arguing. | |Indeed, Sergio and Andres not only packed the furniture but personally drove the furniture in their truck. They assured me that they would take good care of it in transit. They did. | |They delivered the furniture in Texas in perfect shape and helped my step daughter unwrap it and place it in her apartment. | |All in all, trusting a moving company is not easy- but these guys- representing Sterling- were the very best!!!!
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,200
Michael H.
06/2016
5.0
moving companies
+ -1 more
unknown
Description of Work: .
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
Yes, I recommend this pro
Nancy R.
10/2010
5.0
delivery service, hauling services, moving companies, piano moving
+ 2 more
Jessie communicated very well and arrived on time and moved the piano in perfectly. Great Job.
Description of Work: Piano delivered from Seattle, WA.
Driver called day before, called next day with time. (Bad storm closed some roads.) Arrived later than expected.
Description of Work: Delivered desk & chair across lawn to lower level of house & into house & placed against wall.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
4.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$623
Frank P.
09/2010
5.0
moving companies
+ -1 more
Great job all around. Very polite and professional movers. Coordination with dispatch was great.
Description of Work: Movers picked up my personal belongs (approx 40 boxes) from self-storage in San Francisco and moved it to Palm Springs CA. Sterling did a great job with the move. Communication and coordination was superb.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,700
Sandra R.
08/2010
5.0
delivery service, hauling services, moving companies, storage units
+ 2 more
I waited until a week from the day I needed to be picked up to select a mover; I called one mover rated very highly on Angie's list for the DC area but their minimum move was 3,000lbs--they called Sterling for me and Sterling called me back. They charged me $120 extra for the short notice--but when I changed the pick-up date by four days there was no extra charge. Overall they are not cheap and you do pay for absolutely every service you request. They came on time and were extremely professional (it was a subsidiary company that picked me up since Sterling is based in LA). The move did not go smoothly but I think that how a company acts when there are problems is the best gauge of how they act overall. First, the guys who came to pick up the stuff told me that I should have packed 1) a lamp globe, and, 2) a mirror to a vanity table (which I had been charged for them taking apart). I actually didn't want the mirror (for reasons too complicated to go into) but I ran to wrap the globe--one of the guys said "Oh we'll do that." To make a long story short they wrapped both the globe and the lamp (using MY bubblewrap) and when I got the bill it was for $52 more for their labor and the packing materials (although I had plenty of extra boxes lying around). I complained that they had never said a thing about an extra charge and that I had plenty of time to wrap the globe; Jay, one of the owners, dropped the charge. Next when the driver showed up in Tucson, the chair to the vanity was missing--he said that the DC warehouse had put it into one of my boxes--that didn't make a lot of sense (no room in any of the boxes I packed and no indication that any of the boxes had been opened) so I listed it as missing. Well that got me constant contact from Jay and other people in the LA office--even as you could tell they really thought it was in one of my boxes they put out an APB. They did find it and called me many times to assure me it was on the way--it was supposed to be dropped off by a driver going east from LA but I wasn't available so the driver sent it UPS. And the office kept called to ask if it had arrived and if everything was ok. Considering that the vanity chair weighed maybe 5 lbs and I did not have extra insurance--they would only have had to pay me $3 if they had lost it. It surely cost them more in time and UPS charges to get it back to me. I appreciate all the effort they put in to keep me happy. So I recommend them to you without hesitation. You rarely get more than what you pay for, so while they're far from cheap, they are worth it.
Description of Work: I moved about 1,600 lbs of clothes, books, and a limited amount of furniture from Washington DC to Tucson. I packed all the stuff myself.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
3.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$2,500
Jeff M.
04/2010
5.0
moving companies
+ -1 more
Excellent- delivery was on time. Very professional service. All items delivered with great care and attention to detail. I highly recommend Sterling Van Lines!
Description of Work: Moved furniture from California to Denver Colorado.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,200
EZENNWA U.
03/2010
4.0
moving companies
+ -1 more
There were no hidden fees or gotchas, everything was as they said it would be.
Description of Work: They helped me move from DC to LA.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
4.0
value
4.0
professionalism
4.0
responsiveness
4.0
punctuality
4.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
Susan D.
07/2008
5.0
moving companies
+ -1 more
Showed up on time, when they got to the next stop before we did, they knew exactly what to do with no reviewing or prompting ion the instructions. They stayed late to finish the job. Accidently walked off with the spate keys and they took them to an open post office that night to mail them back. Amazing.
Description of Work: This was a three stop move involving my dad's house, a storage locker, and our new apartment. The two workers were excruciatingly patient, careful and thorough. Really great service.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$850
Kelly N.
02/2008
5.0
moving companies
+ -1 more
For me, customer service and interaction is key. If the people I am paying to do a job do not have my needs at the forefront of their minds, I have a hard time paying this much out of pocket. But, everyone at Sterling was wonderful, from my quote, all throughout the move, I was more than happy. They are not the cheapest, but in my mind it is worth much more to have a competent company move my stuff. You definitely get what you pay for!
Description of Work: I had three very strong and capable men show up to my home on time, and immediately began wrapping all my furniture. They were very conscious of my walls (which I was trying desperately not to destroy) and loaded all my stuff much quicker than I was expecting. I had some very delicate and expensive family heirlooms, I made it very clear how much they meant to me, which they must have taken to heart because they were very, very careful with everything. At my new house, they unloaded everything (none of which had any damages, one thing I assumed I would see) to my liking, listening to where I wanted things.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$5,000
HAROLD B.
10/2007
3.0
moving companies
+ -1 more
They were kind of dry and their price seemed to be high at the time. They didn't seem to be interested in doing the work. They didn't say too much about being experienced and my first impression wasn't very good.
Description of Work: I called and they gave me an estimate on what it would cost to move things out of our 2700 square foot house and into storage. We had a lot of heavy furniture and about 45 boxes. The storage place we were going to use was about a mile and a half from our house.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
value
3.0
professionalism
3.0
responsiveness
3.0
punctuality
3.0
$1,000
Christopher A.
08/2007
5.0
piano moving
+ -1 more
It was excellent overall. On the East Coast, however, they didn't give my mother enough time to prepare for their coming over, but they were so well-mannered and professional, she didn't mind. Dropping the piano off was a carefully planned out process and the guys had the utmost respect for our property, our house, our floors, everything. They even helped fix little things wrong with the piano (a loose screw, etc.). I couldn't recommend them more.
Description of Work: They moved a baby grand piano from the East Coast to Los Angeles for me.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,250
09/2005
5.0
moving companies
+ -1 more
THEIR SERVICE WAS GOOD AND I THINK THEY WERE REALLY GENEROUS AND WERE VERY PROFESSIONAL. THEY HAD A GOOD PRICE AND IT WAS A FUN EXPERIENCE FOR ME. THEY WERE GREAT.
Description of Work: THEY HELPED ME MOVE SOME OF MY FURNITURE FROM MY APARTMENT TO THE NEW APARTMENT THAT WE MOVED TO. THEY CARRIED ALL THE THINGS AND BROUGHT THEM DOWN AS WELL.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$550
STEPHANIE H.
09/2005
5.0
piano moving
+ -1 more
THEY WERE VERY CAUTIOUS AND CAREFUL ABOUT TAKING CARE OF THE PIANO. THEY WORKED QUICKLY AND DILIGENTLY. THE MEN MOVING OUR PIANO WERE VERY POLITE AND NICE.
Description of Work: THEY PICKED UP OUR PIANO FROM OUR OLD HOUSE. IN THE SAME DAY, THEY BROUGHT OUR PIANO TO THE NEW HOUSE AND THEY EVEN HELPED US BRING IT IN AND PLACE IT IN THE HOUSE.
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Service Categories
Moving Companies,
Delivery Service,
Piano Movers,
Storage,
Hauling
FAQ
Sterling Van Lines is currently rated 4.6 overall out of 5.
Monday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sterling Van Lines accepts the following forms of payment: American Express,Discover,MasterCard,Visa
Yes, Sterling Van Lines offers free project estimates.
No, Sterling Van Lines does not offer eco-friendly accreditations.
No, Sterling Van Lines does not offer a senior discount.
No, Sterling Van Lines does not offer emergency services.
No, Sterling Van Lines does not offer warranties.
Sterling Van Lines offers the following services: In California - Local moving & storage facilities. Long distance small moves (1-2 rooms) from state to state anywhere
We do not offer local (inside the state) moving except in California