How to Read a Moving Estimate

The broker arranges this interstate shipment; it supplies neither truck nor moving crew. Assigned carrier: Demonstration Transport LLC (fictional), USDOT / MC: EDU-CARRIER-ONLY. No number shown here is a real registration. Verify the assigned carrier's legal identity, authority, written acceptance of the estimate, and bill of lading before pickup.

2 Estimate designation: BINDING

Agreed price for the articles and services listed in this revision, subject to applicable rules for changed scope and additional services. This broker-arranged sample assumes the named carrier has accepted the estimate under its fictional rate schedule EDU-2026. It is not a non-binding weight-based final invoice.

6 Valuation Election / Mover Liability

Fictional shipment-value assumption: $36,120. Current estimate includes FVP with a $0 deductible. Select the carrier's final liability option on the bill of lading; the blank initial spaces below are illustrative.

Released Value limits mover liability to $0.60 per pound per article, requires a proper written FVP waiver, and is not replacement-value protection. FVP deductibles, exclusions, and settlement provisions must be reviewed with the carrier. This is valuation, not an insurance policy.

4 Articles / Inventory List

Video-survey schedule · PBO = packed by owner · All quantities and volume allowances are fictional.

60 PBO cartons + 5 bins. Beds and mattresses are separate inventory entries; cartons are listed by size. These volumes total 860 cu. ft., the basis used on sheet 1. No piano, safe, appliances, automobile, or storage-unit contents included. This list is not the carrier's pickup condition inventory.

5 Understanding the Estimate / Included Services

The binding amount covers the listed articles, stated access conditions, and itemized services. Standard service includes furniture pads, loading, transportation, unloading, and disassembly / reassembly of the two listed standard bed frames. Furniture pads are removed at delivery. Customer packs cartons and fragile contents before pickup; professional packing, unpacking, wall mounting, and appliance connections are excluded unless added in writing.

Possible Additional / Accessorial Services

These invented disclosures are not automatic additions. Applicability, authorization, tariff treatment, and payment timing depend on the service and applicable estimate rules. No accessorial rate shown here is market guidance.

9 Pickup / Delivery Instructions

First available delivery means the customer is ready to accept the shipment from that date; it is not a promised arrival date. The spread is a scheduling window. A single guaranteed date requires a specific written service commitment. Obtain the carrier's contact details and written delay terms.

7 Payment Schedule / Cancellation

Deposit + pickup + delivery = $5,931.31. The $1,779.39 deposit is credited in full toward this shipment; it is not an added broker fee. The separate estimated balance after deposit is $4,151.92, split into $2,000 at pickup and $2,151.92 at delivery.

Sample payment methods: broker deposit by card; carrier pickup / delivery by prearranged card or cashier's check payable to the carrier. Confirm methods and lawful amounts in writing before move day. No card processing fee is included. Amounts may change only under applicable estimate / service rules, with credited payments shown on the itemized bill.

Fictional cancellation terms: written cancellation received before the pickup window receives a deposit refund to the original card within 10 business days. After pickup starts, request a written account of services already performed and any applicable charges. This is an invented policy, not a statement of federal cancellation rights.

8 Scope Changes / Consumer Acknowledgments

Report added articles, packing requests, or access changes before loading. If shipment or services differ, resolve the estimate in writing with the carrier before loading starts. A revised binding estimate, reaffirmation, or agreed written conversion to non-binding treatment must identify the scope and applicable price. Loading is not permission to rewrite the original estimate afterward.

No signatures or initials are executed. These fields demonstrate paperwork checks; they do not create a booking or agreement.

10 Delivery Payment: Binding vs. Non-Binding

This sample is binding. Its scheduled delivery balance is $2,151.92 for the stated scope after deposit and pickup credits. Do not multiply it by 110% as an automatic surcharge.