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North American Van Lines Review

Updated Jun 21, 2025
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Looking to hire North American Van Lines? See our detailed 11-point review based on our independent analysis of North American Van Lines, 128 other Santa Ana moving companies, and 2,444 moving companies in California.

Key Takeaways:

  • Overall rating: 7.19 out of 10
  • Highest 11-point rating category: Quality
  • Our rankings and results are unbiased & backed by data… NOT paid promotions

About

North American Van Lines is a world leader in relocation services, originally established in 1933. The company is consistently held up as a leader within its industry, notable for its use of advanced technology such as WorldTrac satellites for real-time shipment tracking. The company has a massive network with more than 500 agent locations scattered across North America, enabling them to provide local and long-distance moves. Services provided include corporate relocation, long distance, and local household moving. North American Van Lines provides a highly personalized service, tailoring its offerings to each individual mover's needs. Their services extend from packing, loading, and transporting belongings, whether for a move down the street or overseas. Unique to the company is a range of innovation-firsts like using crane vans for handling large equipment and implementing interactive driving simulators for driver safety training. They offer 24-hour customer service, and their packing options cater to all needs, from full-service packing to help with packing fragile items. With over 80 years in the business, the company's reputation is backed by numerous testimonials. So, if you are in search of trusted Irvine, CA relocation experts, you are just a click away from a wide array of options.

Our Research

  • Analyzed 33 total reviews
  • Reviewed 3 social profiles and review listings
  • Checked for license verification at BHGS & FMCSA
  • Crunched 112 data points pertaining to the above

11 Point Rating

MetricScorevs NationwidePositive ReviewsNegative ReviewsPositive Score
Quality8.21↓ -1.1%17481.0%
Punctuality6.29↓ -21.1%4357.1%
Affordability8.00↑ 5.7%30100.0%
Communication7.85↑ 5.7%10376.9%
Stick to Prices7.04↑ 18.2%5271.4%
Speed7.14↓ -15.4%2166.7%
Friendliness8.14↓ -6.8%7187.5%
Will Hire Again7.90↓ -1.8%17481.0%
Professionalism7.73↓ -5.4%9375.0%
Conflict Handling3.31↓ -18.7%1516.7%
Precision & Care7.50↓ -5.3%9281.8%

Recent North American Van Lines Reviews

Quality - 8.21/10

Overall quality of the service provided on moving day.

Recent Customer Praises
Pedro removed all the stress of moving
Recent Customer Complaints
Movers were 6 hours late and refused to move heavy items upstairs
Overall Review Distribution
Positive
17 (81.0%)
Negative
4 (19.0%)

Additional Details

Moving Services Offered by North American Van Lines

  • Local Moving Service
  • Long Distance Moving Service
  • Packing Options
  • Full Service Packing
  • Fragile Only Packing
  • Self Pack
  • Loading and Unloading Services
  • Residence Protection Pads
  • Carpet Covers
  • Systematic Loading

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Rating Methodology

Here's the methodology we used to come up with the best movers in California:

Our data scientist working on the years of experience formula

Our original review-based ranking algorithm

We started with a total of 2,444 companies that offer moving services in the California area.

From these 2,444 companies, we analyzed a total of 434,047 reviews dating all the way back to April 2005.

We also reviewed a total of 572 state and federal moving licenses from these 2,444 companies and 6,920 different 3rd party review and social profiles.

Each of the ~434,000 reviews was scored according to our detailed 11-point rating criteria

This gave us a total of 1,424,632 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 84,354 Santa Ana moving company data points from the past 2 years that carry more weight.

Bayesian averages calculated to fairly account for the differences between companies that are newer.

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.

8.39/10 avg in California from 263,948 reviews

Punctuality

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

8.17/10 avg in California from 102,944 reviews

Affordability

How affordable was the moving service?

7.74/10 avg in California from 66,889 reviews

Communication

Responsiveness before, during, and after the move.

7.71/10 avg in California from 109,360 reviews

Stick to Prices

Was the final price consistent with the original quote?

6.38/10 avg in California from 40,338 reviews

Speed

Efficiency without taking unnecessary time to increase costs.

8.55/10 avg in California from 127,217 reviews

Friendliness

Was the moving crew cordial and friendly on moving day?

8.82/10 avg in California from 146,899 reviews

Will Hire Again

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

8.15/10 avg in California from 265,085 reviews

Professionalism

Did the moving crew behave professionally on moving day?

8.28/10 avg in California from 147,687 reviews

Conflict Handling

How well the company responds to accidents and issues.

4.43/10 avg in California from 27,976 reviews

Precision & Care

Were walls scratched? Did furniture get damaged or lost?

8.09/10 avg in California from 132,570 reviews