Burkhardt Brothers Moving & Storage

Burkhardt Brothers Moving & Storage is a Marshfield-based, family-run outfit that says it's been moving South Shore households since 1888, now in its fifth generation. Google shows 4.8★ across 55 ratings, and the reviews here — nearly all five-star — repeatedly circle back to the same handful of names: Dave, the owner, his son Morgan, and crew members like Danny, Jay and Kyle. What stands out in the specifics people volunteer. A 2025 review described the owner quoting a Hingham-to-Scituate move, then his son knocking $200 off the bill because the job ran faster than estimated. A 2022 review said the crew moved a full household with nothing broken, scratched or lost and all boxes accounted for; a late-2021 review described a move so quiet the neighbors didn't notice, with items stored in the truck for two days and no damage on delivery. Multiple reviewers, across several different years, mention getting quotes from competitors and choosing Burkhardt specifically for how the crew handled belongings and communicated beforehand. Two 2023 reviews break the pattern. One describes the company confirming a Thursday call to move a day earlier than scheduled, then failing to show for over an hour before admitting the crew had been diverted to another job without telling the customer. The other describes a truck that wouldn't start and a dispute over whether the crew had blocked a driveway without permission. Both read as one-off complaints rather than a recurring theme — the other 29 reviews on file, spanning 2021 through early 2026, don't repeat either issue. One thing worth flagging directly: the company's own website states a 'BBB A+ rating,' but Burkhardt Brothers' actual BBB profile currently shows it is not BBB-accredited and carries no letter grade at all. The two don't match, and it's worth asking about directly rather than taking the website's claim at face value. For a South Shore move — local or a longer haul to another state — the pattern here is a small, hands-on crew that homeowners keep coming back to and refer to by name, with fair, itemized pricing when a job runs short. The two 2023 complaints are worth a quick check on scheduling and equipment before booking, but they read as the exception in an otherwise deep, consistent record.