Delfin Trucking Moving

Not often does Unilocal fail me. Almost never, but that’s my experience here. I recently moved to LA from NYC, and had an abrupt and unplanned move to a new home after only 6 months in LA. I spent hours looking up movers and reviews. If you dig deep enough, you’ll find that a lot of the 5 star reviews on here were bought by forcing customers to leave a review in return for a discount at end of move. So, for me, those ratings aren’t legit. I’ll leave the name of the company out, but there was one I was just about to commit to before finding Delfin. They had great reviews, even the «not recommended», but were a bit over my budget. Then, I stumbled upon Delfin. Only a few reviews, but seemed short and sweet. No bought reviews, a few people who seem to be legit reviewers giving 5 star, so I gave them a call. Manny gave me a fantastic price — 85/​hr, 42 for the travel time, and 4 hour minimum. At max, my move was a 3 hour job, but even with the extra cost, it was still significantly less than the other reputable moving company. We confirmed, I text him my email address, and then I waited for confirmation.
Manny never confirmed within the time he said he would, but I did eventually hear from him. I got an email with his message in the header, not the body of email, just saying «confirmed» from an address that wasn’t his — Ramon Lolpez — so I emailed back just to make sure I was getting confirmation from the right company. Instead of the company name Delfin, they also use «Dolphin Moving Crew», and my best guess for the different names and contact is because of poor feedback. Again, I received an email back with the message in header just stating that we were confirmed and nothing more. After that, I didn’t have a ton of confidence in these guys even showing up on move day, but I knew the other company was local to me and would accommodate day of if anything happened, so I took my chances. I scheduled with Manny a week prior to my move, and yet, he sent me an email after 6pm on Friday evening telling me to google West Hollywood moving permits. Well, City Hall closes in WeHo at 6pm on Friday and doesn’t open again until Monday, which was the day of move. I emailed him back to address this, and he never contacted me back until Sunday evening, just stating that moving was confirmed for the following day and they would get to me between 8:30−9am. Now, I’m not from Cali and NYC doesn’t require permits of any kind. No where I have ever lived has, so this isn’t even something I thought to look into. As a professional moving company, this is something you should include in confirmation emails, including all the details of the move itself. Again, I chalked this up to good movers who desperately need a receptionist, but will get the move done well, as mentioned in Unilocal reviews. Guys showed up at 9:20am, and immediately told me they were getting harassed by police about getting tickets due to no permits. I knew they were BSing me, but I don’t blame anyone for not wanting to get ticketed. I ended up running down to City Hall — this took 10 minutes from the time I left my house until returning with permit — and yet, it took movers 40 minutes to return. They told me they were going to park down the road, I gave them notice before I left City Hall, which they ignored 2X, so I’m assuming they went to grab breakfast/​coffee. Meanwhile, I had to stand by the side walk and continuously tell people they couldn’t park in that spot because my movers needed the space. At this point, I’m thinking… How shitty would it be if they charge me for all this time?!? They did, by the way, but I’ll get to that. When they finally showed back up, the move itself was totally fine, but doesn’t warrant the rest of their shade. From 9:20am, when they originally showed until they were finished (including their 40 min coffee break), the total time was 4.5 hours. Including the 42 dollar fee for travel time, and since they shouldn’t have charged me for the time they left to F around, the cost should have only been the 4 hours, plus 42, equalling 382. Manny gave me a total of 595. I knew it was high, but I was very pressed on time, so I paid quick and left. Obviously, I take full responsibility for not doing the very simple math and was hoping it was an honest mistake. That said, I immediately contacted Manny, and have since contacted him several times over the last 3 days. I didn’t want to review poorly if he made a genuine mistake that could be fixed. He’s ignored ALL of my attempts, so Manny and Delfin are just BAD business all around. Including all of their BS and time wasted that I got charged for, they also tacked on an additional 2 hours. Including my tip, I ended up being charged FAR more money than had I gone with the other company at 120/​hr, plus all the additional stress from the permit situ. Manny and his crew were honestly horrible to deal with, disrespectful, and then shady to boot. I promise, there are better options in LA. BAD BUSINESS here!!!

Wonderful moving experience! I will never use another moving company again! So professional, so helpful, and kind.

Manny and his crew came highly recommended from my best friend. She has used them several times. When she said not to worry about a thing and that we would be in great hands she wasn’t kidding. Manny and his crew were amazing. They were in time, extremely professional and very nice!
They made our move pain free and easy. They were extremely organized and treated our belongings with extra care. They even packed our storage bin well.
I highly recommend them to anyone in the valley who is moving. They were hands down great and quick! They even put our funiture together.
They will be the only moving company I will use in the future.

Manny was highly recommended to me by a friend. She was so passionate about how excellent that they were, I hired them without doing any further research. I had never hired movers before and I’m incredibly happy that I did. They showed up, had the truck packed in 3 hours, drove to my new house and were gone in another 3 after helping put together all of my furniture and even helping me hang my TV. Manny, and his guys, Hector, & Jesse were fantastic!

Manny Delfin is not only someone I’ve hired now on several occasions, he’s become a great friend to me. I’ve hired Manny and his crew now about 5 different times during each of my moves. Manny and his crew have ALWAYS been prompt, friendly, professional, and most importantly, as efficient as he can possibly can be to make your move affordable. Delfin is the real deal and a pro!
I’ve since referred Manny to a few friends and they’ve also become instant clients. And I fully and highly recommend him and his crew for your next move. You will not regret hiring Manny because he is the best!
The James

manny and his movers team are outstanding!
manny was first introduced to me many years ago by my best real estate broker and nicest friend, evan fuji! :)
i have depended on this company for many years to help me move so many many many times within six plus years.
they are the most affordable price ever and beats other movers big time.
i’ve compared prices with other movers charging $ 120 an hour which is extremely ridiculous.
manny only charges $ 85 an hour which is THE BEST.
can’t find that anywhere!
this company is very professional, honest, respectful, and careful.
manny is a sweet, nice, quiet, and calm man.
his staff are all nice and professional.
i can’t imagine having any other movers move anyone’s belongings but this company.
as a matter of fact, my sis is having manny and his staff move her belongings right now to her new beautiful house. :)
i super duper highly refer this moving company to everyone who wants the BEST price, honest handling, team ever!

Manny, Jesse, and Silverio were great. They worked so hard the entire day and didn’t let up. The crew moved our family out of a 4 bedrooms home, put our stuff in storage, and into an apartment. I plan on using them again, when I have to make another move in about 6 months. I would recommend the Delfin team to anyone. Very professional and friendly! Thanks guys again for all your hard work!!!

First of all I never write reviews unless the service/​product was really good or really bad, and the service I received today was excellent. They actually arrived to my apartment EARLY, which has never been my experience with movers in the past. I moved a one bedroom apartment to another one bedroom and it was a pleasant move. They were very professional, fast, and handled my things with care. Please look no further if you are in need of movers, because you will be in good hands.

They are always fantastic — great guys… good personality and quick/​trustworthy!

These Guys are EXCELLENT! We had a move from small 1 bedroom apartment (with a ton of stuff) to a new place 14 miles away. Delfin Movers were quick and efficient. Their rates were very competitive. Not a single item was damaged and they took their time to wrap items such as our hutch, couch and ottoman. All of the workers (I believe the names were Manny, Jorge, and Carlos) were professional and personable. I gave them a $ 50 tip when they finished but honestly wish I’d had even more to give because they were so great. Unfortunately, I was introduced to them by their partner Javier and he quoted me a price that he said was all inclusive but it turned out that he was wrong when he told me the price included the «Double Drive Time Fee». I had specifically asked if this was included and he said yes. So in the end that extra $ 40 had to come out of the cash I had on hand to tip them with. I didn’t feel too bad though, because they completed the move in less than 4 hours, and their rates have a 4 hour minimum, so I guess it all balanced out.
I would highly recommend these guys to ANYONE looking for a fast yet careful and professional moving crew!

I have personally used Delfin Trucking Moving around 5 times and have referred to them every friend or co-​worker of mine that was in search of Movers. DTM was recommended to me by a former landlord of mine, whom has also exclusively used DTM for many years.
Manny and his team are very trustworthy, always arrive on time, and consistently finished the moving process efficiently and earlier than I had anticipated. Prior to receiving the recommendation from my former landlord, I did a lot of research, and I found (as you will) that DTM charges a very fair and highly competitive price.
In over 10 moves that Manny and his team conducted for either myself (or those who I referred to DTM), nothing has ever been broken, and all my friends have also used DTM on multiple occasions thereafter.

They did a Superb job packing and moving me and my children’s things from my duplex then onto my boyfriends apt to pack and move him as well. They were prompt professional friendly and most all courteous. They moved is to another city in no time. They were extremely reasonable and deserved double what we paid. Delfin is most definitely the way to go for all your moving and hauling needs.