Allied Van Lines is one of the country's oldest and largest long-distance moving companies, operating out of a Manchester, New Hampshire location that several reviewers identify as "Ray the Movers," a local Allied agent. On Reddit, it's frequently named alongside United, Atlas, and Mayflower as one of the well-regarded major van lines that's been around for a hundred years, and one commenter described it as "the furthest thing from a broker."
That reputation plays out unevenly in the reviews left about actual moves. On the positive side, the recurring themes across two-plus years of five-star reviews are punctuality, careful packing, and drivers and crews reviewers name directly — Ray, Chris, Dave, and Jeremiah, and a crew of Juan Sanchez, Wilber, Luis, and Erickson among them — delivering long-distance moves from New Hampshire to Georgia, Florida, Texas, and Connecticut with nothing lost or broken. A 2023 review specifically credited "no games" and adherence to the original contract price; a 2025 review called a move to Texas "perfect" at a fair price with no hidden costs.
But a substantial run of one- and two-star reviews describes the opposite experience with the same company: lost items (a flat-screen TV and framed art in a September 2025 move to Virginia; a custom table's legs removed against instructions and a demolished bookcase in a June 2025 move; a TV base lost, then found in Ohio while the customer was already in Florida, in a 2024 review), furniture disassembled and never put back together, and deliveries left incomplete for days to weeks. A 2024 review described a driver demanding extra money on load-up day beyond what had been signed, calling it a "typical scam," and another 2024 review warned that once you pay, the job gets handed to subcontractors and the company becomes hard to reach. A September 2025 review specifically flagged the claims department as rude and difficult to deal with after a five-day gap without any furniture.
Worth confirming directly before booking: a 2026 Reddit poster noted an estimate came with fine print about surcharges for stairs, long carries, and fuel, and reviewers disagree sharply about staffing — some describe Allied's own local crew doing the work start to finish, while others describe the job passed to subcontractors once payment is in.
Allied's name recognition and a genuine track record of smooth, professional moves are both real, but so is a steady stream of serious complaints about lost, damaged, or delayed long-distance shipments — get who's actually loading the truck, what surcharges could apply, and the claims process for damage or loss in writing before signing.
