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Bekins Northwest Review

Updated Jun 16, 2025
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Looking to hire Bekins Northwest? See our detailed 11-point review based on our independent analysis of Bekins Northwest, 93 other Tacoma moving companies, and 542 moving companies in Washington.

Key Takeaways:

  • Overall rating: 6.22 out of 10
  • Highest 11-point rating category: Friendliness
  • Our rankings and results are unbiased & backed by data… NOT paid promotions

About

With a proud 100-year tradition, Bekins Northwest is recognized as an industry leader committed to moving excellence. Established in 1903, this full-service moving company has locations in Tacoma and ten other cities in Washington state. It has over 300 team members and has served more than 100,000 residential and commercial customers with local, in-state, interstate, and international moves. Bekins Northwest creates tailored solutions that help simplify your move. It also specializes in systems furniture installations, international crating, fragile items, and corporate relocations. A BBB-accredited business with an A+ rating, Bekins Northwest has a professional staff ready to answer any questions you may have along the way, making it easy to find all the information you need about relocating your home or office. Fast, no-obligation quotes are available free of charge.

Our Research

  • Analyzed 36 total reviews
  • Reviewed 7 social profiles and review listings
  • Checked for license verification at FMCSA
  • Crunched 104 data points pertaining to the above

11 Point Rating

MetricScorevs NationwidePositive ReviewsNegative ReviewsPositive Score
Quality7.79↓ -6.2%13476.5%
Punctuality8.09↑ 1.4%6185.7%
Affordability5.31↓ -29.9%2340.0%
Communication6.51↓ -12.4%6460.0%
Stick to Prices2.47↓ -58.6%030.0%
Speed7.63↓ -9.7%6275.0%
Friendliness8.35↓ -4.4%10283.3%
Will Hire Again7.29↓ -9.4%12570.6%
Professionalism7.31↓ -10.6%9469.2%
Conflict Handling1.67↓ -58.9%050.0%
Precision & Care5.96↓ -24.8%3442.9%

Recent Bekins Northwest Reviews

Quality - 7.79/10

Overall quality of the service provided on moving day.

Recent Customer Praises
amazing movers
Best movers in town
great packing experience
great work by movers
they are top notch for all
Recent Customer Complaints
Overall Review Distribution
Positive
13 (76.5%)
Negative
4 (23.5%)

Additional Details

Moving Services Offered by Bekins Northwest

  • Full Service Moving Solution
  • Local and In-State Moving
  • Long Distance Moving
  • International Moving
  • Commercial Moving
  • Piano Moving
  • Appliance Moving
  • Furniture Moving
  • Packing Services
  • Storage Services

Awards

Top 10 Movers in Tacoma, WA 2022 award

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How we ranked the top Washington movers

Why you should trust us

We take reviews seriously to protect people just like you! Our team has been crunching data on moving companies since 2010. Our math-based ranking system uses data, manual review, and statistical analysis to help you hire the best movers in Washington.

Rating Methodology

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

Our data scientist working on the years of experience formula

Our original review-based ranking algorithm

We started with a total of 542 companies that offer moving services in the Washington area.

From these 542 companies, we analyzed a total of 81,931 reviews dating all the way back to February 2006.

We also reviewed a total of 104 state and federal moving licenses from these 542 companies and 1,688 different 3rd party review and social profiles.

Each of the ~81,000 reviews was scored according to our detailed 11-point rating criteria

This gave us a total of 247,449 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 23,345 Tacoma 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 Washington moving company across 11 of the most important criteria for a succesful moving experience.

Quality

Overall quality of the service provided on moving day.

8.38/10 avg in Washington from 46,025 reviews

Punctuality

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

8.03/10 avg in Washington from 17,899 reviews

Affordability

How affordable was the moving service?

7.66/10 avg in Washington from 10,349 reviews

Communication

Responsiveness before, during, and after the move.

7.53/10 avg in Washington from 19,575 reviews

Stick to Prices

Was the final price consistent with the original quote?

6.32/10 avg in Washington from 6,820 reviews

Speed

Efficiency without taking unnecessary time to increase costs.

8.51/10 avg in Washington from 21,508 reviews

Friendliness

Was the moving crew cordial and friendly on moving day?

8.79/10 avg in Washington from 26,194 reviews

Will Hire Again

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

8.11/10 avg in Washington from 46,408 reviews

Professionalism

Did the moving crew behave professionally on moving day?

8.20/10 avg in Washington from 25,864 reviews

Conflict Handling

How well the company responds to accidents and issues.

4.30/10 avg in Washington from 5,005 reviews

Precision & Care

Were walls scratched? Did furniture get damaged or lost?

8.11/10 avg in Washington from 22,334 reviews