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The Padded Wagon of New York Review

Updated Jun 20, 2025

Looking to hire The Padded Wagon of New York? See our detailed 11-point review based on our independent analysis of The Padded Wagon of New York, 157 other New York City moving companies, and 1,037 moving companies in New York.

Key Takeaways:

  • Overall rating: 6.10 out of 10
  • Highest 11-point rating category: Speed
  • Our rankings and results are unbiased & backed by data… NOT paid promotions

About

The Padded Wagon is New York's largest interstate and international moving and shipping company, serving customers for over 60 years. As a family-owned business, they offer an impressive range of services from headquarters stationed right in the heart of New York City, NY, and from additional locations in New Jersey, Florida, and California. Their comprehensive service coverage extends gently beyond state boundaries, reaching into New Jersey, Florida, California and even Northern Ireland. Whether you require local and long-distance moving, overseas moving, shipping, storage, packing, art installation, hoisting or more, their team is prepared to accommodate and serve. The team is experienced and professional, offering friendly and quality service from beginning to end, be it for residential or corporate customers, locally or overseas.

Our Research

  • Analyzed 47 total reviews
  • Reviewed 5 social profiles and review listings
  • Checked for license verification at NYSDOT & FMCSA
  • Crunched 190 data points pertaining to the above

11 Point Rating

MetricScorevs NationwidePositive ReviewsNegative ReviewsPositive Score
Quality6.98↓ -15.9%221461.1%
Punctuality8.14↑ 2.0%8188.9%
Affordability5.06↓ -33.3%3537.5%
Communication5.56↓ -25.2%6650.0%
Stick to Prices3.78↓ -36.6%3827.3%
Speed8.34↓ -1.3%6185.7%
Friendliness7.21↓ -17.4%11664.7%
Will Hire Again6.53↓ -18.9%241758.5%
Professionalism7.27↓ -11.1%15768.2%
Conflict Handling2.04↓ -49.7%1910.0%
Precision & Care6.18↓ -22.0%9852.9%

Recent The Padded Wagon of New York Reviews

Quality - 6.98/10

Overall quality of the service provided on moving day.

Recent Customer Praises
Manny and his crew were exceptional
Recent Customer Complaints
poor experience overall
Overall Review Distribution
Positive
22 (61.1%)
Negative
14 (38.9%)

Additional Details

Moving Services Offered by The Padded Wagon of New York

  • Local moving
  • Long distance moving
  • Overseas moving
  • Shipping
  • Storage
  • Packing
  • Art installation
  • Hoisting
  • Moving trucks
  • Commercial moving

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Rating Methodology

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Our original review-based ranking algorithm

We started with a total of 1,037 companies that offer moving services in the New York area.

From these 1,037 companies, we analyzed a total of 160,943 reviews dating all the way back to August 2006.

We also reviewed a total of 28 state and federal moving licenses from these 1,037 companies and 2,914 different 3rd party review and social profiles.

Each of the ~160,000 reviews was scored according to our detailed 11-point rating criteria

This gave us a total of 549,695 data points to compute individual company scores.

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The Great Guys Moving 11-Point Rating Breakdown

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

Quality

Overall quality of the service provided on moving day.

8.32/10 avg in New York from 101,519 reviews

Punctuality

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

8.08/10 avg in New York from 39,222 reviews

Affordability

How affordable was the moving service?

7.68/10 avg in New York from 27,232 reviews

Communication

Responsiveness before, during, and after the move.

7.51/10 avg in New York from 44,781 reviews

Stick to Prices

Was the final price consistent with the original quote?

6.28/10 avg in New York from 18,888 reviews

Speed

Efficiency without taking unnecessary time to increase costs.

8.53/10 avg in New York from 44,858 reviews

Friendliness

Was the moving crew cordial and friendly on moving day?

8.68/10 avg in New York from 53,205 reviews

Will Hire Again

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

8.08/10 avg in New York from 101,179 reviews

Professionalism

Did the moving crew behave professionally on moving day?

8.23/10 avg in New York from 58,397 reviews

Conflict Handling

How well the company responds to accidents and issues.

4.37/10 avg in New York from 11,889 reviews

Precision & Care

Were walls scratched? Did furniture get damaged or lost?

8.06/10 avg in New York from 48,535 reviews