Held stuff hostage until we paid them above binding quote estimate
This review is for Cross Country Movers DOT # 2552260. Many companies use the same name, so I wanted to be clear.
We spoke to (a sales agent whose name was removed due to TrustPilot's conditions not to mention names) who at the beginning of the process seemed nice--until 3 days before delivery, HE told us that they would not deliver any of our stuff until we paid over $800 more. Then ghosted us.
After being promised on the phone we'd have clear communication within 24 hours, Matthew refused to then answer our calls, only emailing us that we needed to pay or the things would not be delivered. (They claimed according to Google maps they needed a smaller shuttle truck to deliver into our driveway, even though we have pictures of freight trucks in our driveway with no issue. They also had our address MONTHS before delivery and offered a binding agreement quote, so if they thought this was an issue, could have easily let us know ahead of time.) Wanting to get our stuff back quickly, we paid the hostage fee.
The driver and team who unloaded clearly stated they were contractors, though through the sales process, we were told that all the staff would be professionals working directly for Cross Country Movers, which was obviously not the case when they arrived. They banged things up, several boxes had broken items, and one box never arrived.
We have filed complaints and are looking into legal remedies. I will update if we have any resolution from the company, which based on their prior communication or lack therof, I am skeptical.
UPDATE: After filing with the BBB, the company has refunded an amount that effectively covered the additional cost of the shuttle.
26 March 2026
Unprompted review