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Carls Machinery Moving Review

Updated Jun 17, 2025

Looking to hire Carls Machinery Moving? See our detailed 11-point review based on our independent analysis of Carls Machinery Moving, 115 other San Diego moving companies, and 1,946 moving companies in California.

Key Takeaways:

  • Overall rating: 7.51 out of 10
  • Highest 11-point rating category: Friendliness
  • Our rankings and results are unbiased & backed by data… NOT paid promotions

About

Carls Machinery Moving has been providing heavy machinery moving and industrial equipment transportation services in San Diego and nearby Southern California areas for over 23 years. Based in San Diego, the company serves clients in cities like La Lolla, Chula Vista, Oceanside, Escondido, Carlsbad, El Cajon, Vista, and San Marcos. Carls Machinery Moving is known for its friendly and personalized service, offering free on-site estimates, and no minimum charges for smaller loads or single-item moves. They specialize in moving heavy industrial process machinery, forklift operations, and truck (flatbed) transportation services, with a capacity of up to 15k loads and 30-feet in length.

Our Research

  • Analyzed 10 total reviews
  • Reviewed 1 social profiles and review listings
  • Checked for license verification at BHGS & FMCSA
  • Crunched 21 data points pertaining to the above

11 Point Rating

MetricScorevs NationwidePositive ReviewsNegative ReviewsPositive Score
Quality8.14↓ -2.0%60100.0%
Punctuality7.57↓ -5.1%20100.0%
Affordability6.86↓ -9.4%10100.0%
Speed7.68↓ -9.0%10100.0%
Friendliness8.22↓ -5.8%30100.0%
Will Hire Again7.81↓ -3.0%50100.0%
Professionalism7.63↓ -6.7%20100.0%
Precision & Care7.24↓ -8.7%10100.0%

Recent Carls Machinery Moving Reviews

Quality - 8.14/10

Overall quality of the service provided on moving day.

Recent Customer Praises
no one better at moving large, heavy equipment
Recent Customer Complaints
Overall Review Distribution
Positive
6 (100.0%)
Negative
0 (0.0%)

Additional Details

Moving Services Offered by Carls Machinery Moving

  • Truck (flatbed) transportation services
  • Forklift service with heavy duty dollies
  • Machine loading and placement including prepping for movement rigging
  • Move heavy industrial process machinery like mills lathes, sheers, presses, saws, etc.
  • Move equipment, plywood, drywall, etc. up to 1 story high
  • Heavy Machinery Moving
  • Industrial Equipment Moving
  • Small load Moving
  • Single item Moving
  • Local moving services within San Diego and surrounding southern California areas

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Rating Methodology

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Our original review-based ranking algorithm

We started with a total of 1,946 companies that offer moving services in the California area.

From these 1,946 companies, we analyzed a total of 432,661 reviews dating all the way back to April 2005.

We also reviewed a total of 571 state and federal moving licenses from these 1,946 companies and 6,411 different 3rd party review and social profiles.

Each of the ~432,000 reviews was scored according to our detailed 11-point rating criteria

This gave us a total of 1,419,697 data points to compute individual company scores.

Reviews are time-weighted so that more recent reviews carry more weight. This helps you understand how a mover is doing today... not 5 years ago. We have 151,815 San Diego moving company data points from the past 2 years that carry more weight.

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The Great Guys Moving 11-Point Rating Breakdown

Our 11-point rating criteria scores every California moving company across 11 of the most important criteria for a succesful moving experience.

Quality

Overall quality of the service provided on moving day.

8.40/10 avg in California from 263,079 reviews

Punctuality

Did the crew show up on-time with the required equipment?

8.18/10 avg in California from 102,626 reviews

Affordability

How affordable was the moving service?

7.74/10 avg in California from 66,744 reviews

Communication

Responsiveness before, during, and after the move.

7.72/10 avg in California from 109,154 reviews

Stick to Prices

Was the final price consistent with the original quote?

6.38/10 avg in California from 40,243 reviews

Speed

Efficiency without taking unnecessary time to increase costs.

8.55/10 avg in California from 126,687 reviews

Friendliness

Was the moving crew cordial and friendly on moving day?

8.82/10 avg in California from 146,451 reviews

Will Hire Again

How likely a customer is to hire the same movers again.

8.15/10 avg in California from 264,333 reviews

Professionalism

Did the moving crew behave professionally on moving day?

8.29/10 avg in California from 147,205 reviews

Conflict Handling

How well the company responds to accidents and issues.

4.44/10 avg in California from 27,920 reviews

Precision & Care

Were walls scratched? Did furniture get damaged or lost?

8.10/10 avg in California from 132,052 reviews