Editorial standards.

Authorship and bylines

Every state page is written or reviewed by a named editor. Editor picks carry the editor's reasoning in their own voice. State-level facts (costs, deadlines, climate) are written from public data sources cited at the bottom of the page. Articles assembled with AI assistance are reviewed and approved by a human editor before publishing; AI-only content is not published.

Fact checking

Quantitative claims (dollar amounts, deadlines, percentages, dates) are sourced from a primary public document — a .gov page, a Census release, a Tax Foundation summary, a state DMV site, or an industry trade body's published data. The source is cited inline or in the page's source list.

When sources disagree (e.g., one moving-cost estimate from AMSA versus another from a consumer-research firm), we note the range and explain the disagreement rather than pick one and present it as definitive.

Each page has a "last verified" date. Quarterly review re-checks every cited fact. If a fact is stale, the page is updated and the date is bumped.

Source disclosure

Sources are listed on each page that uses them. Aggregate methodology sources are listed on How we rate. We don't paywall the sources — if a citation is to a free public document, we link directly to it.

Conflicts of interest

MovingRated earns revenue from affiliate commissions on links to truck rental companies, container providers, and storage services, and from paid advertising in clearly labeled ad zones. None of that revenue affects the editorial rankings. Our database schema enforces this — the table that holds editor picks has no column for affiliate URLs or paid placement; commercial links live in a separate advertising table.

If a mover MovingRated has a paid advertising relationship with also appears in the editorial shortlist, the editorial ranking is determined the same way it would be for any other mover. We do not promote advertisers in the rankings or editor picks.

Editors and contributors are required to disclose any personal financial interest in a moving company before working on related content. Contributors are not paid by, and do not own equity in, any moving company we cover.

Affiliate disclosure

MovingRated participates in affiliate programs with truck rental, container, storage, and related service providers. When you click an affiliate link and complete a qualifying purchase, MovingRated earns a commission at no additional cost to you. Affiliate links are clearly labeled. Editorial rankings are independent and never paid; commissions do not influence which movers appear in the rankings or which three are selected as editor picks.

Corrections and updates

Material factual corrections are dated and noted at the bottom of the affected page. We don't silently rewrite history. To request a correction, email [email protected] with the URL, the claim you're correcting, and the source for the correct value.

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