Intelligent Labor & Moving

I neglected to write a review of them, even though they did two moves for us, from Woburn MA to Woburn MA, then to our house in southern NH.
They were awesome in scheduling over the phone and email, giving written estimates, and being great with some of our larger items.
On site they were fast, without being reckless, they were friendly, clean, didn’t scuff floors, walls, or doorframes (which is important on trying to get a deposit back), laid out carpet protection and such for moving so no footprints on carpet, and the first move, both of the professionals were great, and in the 2^nd move, we had the same two, and a third that were fantastic as we expected.
Overall, price, customer service, folks that handled the moving and transport were all top notch.

Intelligent Labor was excellent! My husband, baby and I were moving a really short distance (less than 10 minutes away from our current place) but knew that we would not be able to lug all our boxes and furniture up two flights of stairs. Intelligent labor sent 2 great guys who moved everything (from start to end) in 4 hours. That’s 60 boxes, a bed, helluva lot of baby stuff and some tables etc. They offered us an insurance deal for $ 50 and my husband took it. At first, I was skeptical about the insurance, but when it turned out that our trash can got a little dinged, they replaced the entire thing with no questions asked. The before, during and after service that they offer is incredible. We’d go back to them again for sure!

My boyfriend I recently hired Intelligent Labor to help us with a move from Cambridge, MA to Philadelphia, PA. We lived in a third floor apartment in a busy part of Central Square and wanted a team to pack our truck securely before we drove it 300+ miles to Philly. A two person team showed up right at 9AM and asked us for a brief tour with any notes on packing, and then the pair got right to work. The job took from 9AM-12:30PM which I thought was reasonable given the amount of stairs up to our place and the fact that they’re only two guys. They had to trade staff twice due to one guy being sick, but it was communicated to me immediately and it appeared to cause almost no delay as the relief mover was there quickly. The total job was $ 580 which was extremely close to the quoted price.
The only caveat to my review is that I’ve never utilized movers before, so I have little to compare Intelligent Labor to.

I.M. moved us yesterday from Charlestown to the Seaport District. They were great! Showed up on time… packed our belongings carefully. .and took less time than their estimate. .so we saved money as well!
Should we move again, we will use them. Very satisfied!

This is going to be a bit of a weird review, because so far the one thing I really wanted to get moved has yet to be moved, BUT…
I have a piece of heavy equipment 48“x48“x28″ @ 350lbs I need moved down a narrow hall, turned, and moved into a room. I contacted Intelligent Labor and they were great about scheduling a time and giving me an estimate.
Today, they showed up right on time and went to work, and through no fault of their own the move is currently impossible. That being said… they were great! These guys tried HARD, within reason, to get that box through the door. In the end they’ve told me what I need to do to make it work, and I’m going to have them back to finish the job.
I’ve never had such a positive experience with movers… polite, professional, and bang-​on time is a huge win in my view. I’ll update my review when the move is actually done, but I’m sold.

I own a two-​family house in Boston and up until a month ago my mother lived on the second floor. Due to medical issues we were forced to «flip» apartments with only ten day’s notice. I found Intelligent Labor and Moving on Unilocal and contacted them. From the moment someone answered the phone (I know this seems like a small thing but most other companies either didn’t answer or you got a machine/​service) it was the easiest decision to hire ILM for my move.
They took my inventory of two units over the phone; sent me a quote within three hours; confirmed my move with only 5 day’s notice; contacted me two days before with a check in on my inventory; contacted me the morning of the move upon arrival; and worked tirelessly without stop for 6.75 hours.
I was not sure how to begin tackling the move but they figured it out and made it happen for LESS than their initial proposal. But, based on how well they worked out any issues even the highest range of the proposal would have been acceptable to me.
I hope not to move again for quite some time but if I do ILM will be my first call.

Well I moved again, and again Intelligent Labor did a great job. I don’t have much to add from my last review, other than that they continue to deliver a great team of hard working, motivated, professional, and friendly guys. This move was much bigger than my last, and they did a terrific job estimating the time, sending the right size truck, and getting everything moved promptly and safely.

The other 5-​star reviews are true — this is the best moving company. They gave us a very accurate estimate for our move from a crammed 2-​bedroom walk-​up apt into a larger house (also with multiple flights of stairs). They were on time, professional, and generally pleasant to be around. They delivered supplies ahead of time so we could try to do some packing ourselves, handled our breakable/​fragile stuff, art and antiques with care, and even came back a week alter to pick up all of the reclyclable moving applies. These guys were the best — Vinnie, Jesse, Darly and Leo — we highly recommend them!

Believe the reviews — this is a top notch moving company from beginning to end. From the time that I called and worked with them to get a quote to the end of my move, this made moving as painless and efficient as the process can be.
After speaking with me on the phone about my needs, stuff, etc., they emailed me about 30 mins later with a detailed quote, and a potential cost range. My movers showed up on time, 9am, the day of my move and were an absolute pleasure. All of my things were handled with care. I loved the touches including opening brand new sealed mattress bags for my mattress and box spring for the move, and they wrapped all of my other furniture and non-​boxed items in heavy plastic. They also had special packing for my large flatscreen TV. They set up my furniture upon arrival at my new house, and even moved things around a bit until I was happy with them.
My move was a fairly simple one, one person moving from 1 bedroom to another 1 bedroom, but beginning to end the whole thing was done in 1.5 hours, and I ended up at the low range of the estimate they provided originally. I will continue to hate the ordeal of moving… but the next time I need to do so, I will surely use them. I highly recommend them to everyone in this neck of the woods!

Very professional moving company. If I ever move back to the Boston area, these are the guys I will ask to make it happen.
The owner (Ezekiel) came to my apartment to give me a quote on a full service move from Cambridge to Ithaca. His estimate was outside my budget, but so were all the other estimates I got from reputable companies. I decided to rent a Budget truck and hire Intelligent Labor to load it up in Cambridge on a Friday morning.
A couple days before the move, I got a confirmation email that stated they had me down in their calendar for Saturday morning (probably because I originally asked for the estimate on the full service move on a Saturday). I didn’t look carefully enough at the email and just said «Great, see you then!»
Friday rolls around, and the movers are nowhere to be seen. I called Intelligent Labor, and they acknowledged their mistake right away (actually, it was at least partially my fault, since they sent me a confirmation email) and told me they were going to fix it right away. They got a crew together and had people over loading up my rental truck within an hour of my phone call. Again, this was a day earlier than they had planned. What is more, they had a fourth person come (they only charged for three people) to help make sure the load was finished in a timely manner. And then they gave me a 10% discount when all was said and done. I was really impressed by the professionalism they showed in righting a wrong and taking responsibility.
The other thing that really impressed me was the quality of the movers themselves. They were loading multiple big boxes in one run to the truck. This is when they were on an hourly rate, so theoretically the longer it took the more money they’d make. Obviously padding the time on the job was not their goal. They also did a great job protecting our furniture using furniture pads and their special plastic wrap.
One final positive: when the movers first arrived, I told them my family had assembled a collection of «low priority» items that we didn’t need if they couldn’t fit in the truck. We all agreed (including the movers) that there was no way we’d be able to get everything in the truck. But you know what, they got everything in the truck! It was incredible. There was absolutely no way we could have done that ourselves.
In conclusion, go with Intelligent Labor if it’s at all within your budget. You won’t be disappointed.

Since my first encounter (and first review), I’ve used IL&M for two more moves. All three experiences have been five-​star. Vinnie and Jesse continue to be rock stars. In fact, and I never imagined this would be possible, they have actually upped their game over the years. Our last move was the smoothest we’ve ever had. Moving may be the most stressful thing you can do with your life, but the guys at IL&M go a long way toward making it a hell of a lot easier.

These guys restored my faith in movers. Evan and Jay were awesome. After our previous move with another company where the guys damaged every piece of furniture we had, I was worried about hiring movers again. But after seeing the staircase in our new place, I knew we needed help. I had nothing to worry about though. Evan and Jay were professional, careful, and very good at their job. They wrapped everything carefully and were efficient about moving it. Nothing was broken or lost. They are a little more expensive than other movers, but they’re worth every penny.

Used them twice within a year — awesome, friendly crew, accurate billing, great communication, and very helpful when we noticed some water damage from the storage unit.

I have used them TWICE now, once to just help with unloading a van and once to move me from Cambridge to the burbs. They were on time, helpful, polite and hard working. I never heard them complain once even though it was raining all morning. They carefully wrapped everything and got t all here without a nick on any of the walls. I was grateful they fit me in last minute, and even responded VERY quickly via email. I had so many problems with companies getting back to me since it is getting into prime moving time in Cambridge but I feel fortunate to have gotten them again and at an affordable rate.
I don’t want to move again, and won’t be moving any time soon, but if they’re in business still, years from now if we buy another house we’ll use them in a heartbeat. I can’t say enough great stuff about them!!!

My roommate and I both booked Intelligent for our recent ⁷⁄₁₉ move based on their stellar Unilocal reviews, which turned out to be well earned. The folks at Intelligent were great throughout every step of the move. They were immediately responsive via email and quick to return a quote and time estimate. They confirmed with us the moving about 24 hours beforehand, and were right on time the day of. I had booked three movers and was given an estimate between $ 500-​$ 600, but I had some help from friends in getting everything all set up on the porch and ready to go, which ended up cutting down on time.
Once they arrived the three guys (Paul, Avery, and Dan, I believe) assessed the house and items and jumped right in. They were fast, efficient, professional, and careful with my belongings, and friendly to boot. The apartment I was moving into was a fifth-​floor walkup, and they hoisted all my posessions up without any complaints or issues. They even disassembled and reassembled my bedframe, which I would have been hopeless at without them. Once everything was over they came in well under the time and money estimate; everything was complete in under three hours.
Highly, highly recommend these guys and will use them if (god forbid) I ever have to move again in the greater Boston area!

I have moved myself many times over the years and have had «professional» movers as well. This time I was helping my 73-​year-​old mother move to a new house. These guys were incredible in so many ways. Everything we threw at them they shrugged off and just said «this is what we do.» She had 40 years of stuff and furniture that she loved. These guys treated every piece like it was from a museum. She couldn’t have been happier on what I am sure was a very stressful day for her.
We had changes several times that they accommodated and even got pushed back at the last minute due to bank issues at the closing. They took care of it all and stayed late on the day of the move-​in to get her settled. I can’t say enough how much I appreciate these guys. I had professional movers take my stuff across the country several years ago and of course they lost two of my most expensive boxes and somehow got out of paying for it. These guys at Intelligent didn’t even scratch a cardboard box.
You will be happy if you give them a call.

These guys arrive exactly on time and worked tirelessly. They were professional and took care to wrap everything of ours with extreme caution. We had freshly painted walls in our new house and there was not a spot on the walls when they were finished. All this at a fair price. THANKS!

I will never move my own stuff again as long as these guys are in business. From contacting them to request a quote to paying the bill they were incredibly professional and a total pleasure to work with.
They were on time and these dudes work hard! I should note that I was moving out of the North End of Boston and even though we pulled permits, people still left their cars in the way and Intelligent Labor and Moving were able to still make it happen in that tight space. They also know how to move things, sounds simple but what I mean is that they have respect for your belongings and know how to get it around tight corners and store it in a truck for transport without damage. Also, I quoted them against a number of other recommended movers and their price was right!
I was so stressed out over moving and had I known I would get this kind of service I wouldn’t have eaten all those cookies.

Incredible. Right on time, fast, hard working. Just incredible. They got the move done in three hours exactly and we came in far under their estimate (big tip: estimate the number of stuff you have on the high end just in case). And all that despite the fact that they couldn’t use the ramp in the back of their truck because some jackass was parked in our permit space and the cops didn’t show up in time to tow them.
They even saved us money. We needed a hoist/​lift to get our box spring into our old place so they quoted us at $ 50 for that. But when it came to it they managed to get it down the stairs. When we moved into our last place we needed to hire movers to get it up because we couldn’t ourselves. The movers said the stairs «could not be done» and charged us almost $ 100 to use the a hoist/​lift. That’s just great service. Could not be happier with Intelligent.

Best movers we’ve ever had. My old apartment had the staircase from hell: steep, narrow, curved, with a door that opened into a sharp turn.
Random moving company that moved me in: «There is no way in hell your couch is getting up those stairs.» They were wrong.
Intelligent Labor, moving me out: «Yeah, the couch isn’t going to be a problem.»
Damn straight. Way to go, Intelligent Labor.