Reviews — Alberga Moving Services
Nothing on this page is hand-picked — all 10 write-ups come from real Frederick jobs and average 4.7 stars, the tougher moves included right alongside the easy ones.
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- Flat-rate quote, no deposit needed
- Local & long-distance
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Every review on this page came from a real Frederick County customer after a real move — nobody on our team writes them, and we don’t pay for placement. Reviews on Google, Yelp, Angi, Thumbtack, HomeAdvisor, and the BBB matter to us because moving day is one of the more stressful days a family has, and we’d rather be judged on how we handled it than on how we describe ourselves.
We ask for a review the same way every time: a short text a day or two after the move, sent by our office, with a direct link to whichever platform the customer prefers. We don’t gate it, filter it, or only send it to jobs that went perfectly. If a move had a hiccup, that customer gets the same request as everyone else.
That matters more than it sounds. A lot of moving companies only ask happy customers to leave feedback, which quietly filters out the jobs that didn’t go as smoothly. We’d rather have an honest record, including the occasional review that mentions a scheduling delay or a scratched baseboard, because that’s closer to what actually happens across hundreds of moves a year.
What you’ll find across these platforms is fairly consistent: crews who show up in the window they promised, flat-rate quotes that didn’t change on moving day, and careful handling of the stuff that’s hard to replace — pianos, antique furniture, the box of photos nobody wants to see damaged. You’ll also see mentions of our office calling back quickly, which is usually Renata on the scheduling board.
Every mover on our crew is background-checked before their first day, and a lot of reviews reference the same crew chiefs by name — Cody Hartwell on local Frederick and Urbana jobs, Derrick Boyle on the long-distance runs to Baltimore, DC, and beyond. That’s not an accident; we’d rather send a familiar, reliable crew than the cheapest one available that week.
We’re a licensed and insured moving company with our own trucks and our own W-2 crew — never subcontractors, never a rotating cast of unknown drivers. That consistency is a big part of why the reviews read the way they do.
If you’re comparing us to other moving services in the area, we’d encourage you to read a handful of reviews on more than one platform rather than just the ones on our own site. Google and the BBB tend to attract a different mix of reviewers than Yelp or Angi, and reading across a few gives a fuller picture than any single source.
You’ll also find reviews that speak to specific jobs — a piano moved down a tricky staircase, a short-term storage unit that bridged a delayed closing, or a downsizing move handled with extra patience for an older client. Those details tend to say more about how we work than any star rating alone.
Have questions about a specific service before you book? Our FAQ page covers pricing, scheduling, and insurance, or you can reach out to our office directly.
“Cody's crew moved us from an Urbana townhouse to a single-family two miles away in under four hours and didn't leave a mark on either place.”
“Needed a Pittsburgh move on short notice for a new contract. Jamal quoted it over the phone the same day, and the truck that loaded here in Frederick was the same one unloading there two days later.”
“Third floor of an old downtown building, no elevator, and I was sure something would get wrecked on the stairs. The two movers just took the landing turns slow and kept at it — my grandmother's mirror came through without a scratch. We ran maybe forty minutes past the estimate, but nobody tried to charge me extra for it.”
“I hate packing more than almost anything, so I hired it out this time. The Alberga crew showed up at eight, and by early afternoon every closet, cabinet, and shelf in our Middletown place was boxed and labeled — I didn't have to touch a roll of tape.”
“Our buyers' financing collapsed a week out and suddenly we had a full house and nowhere to put it. Instead of leaving everything in a pod on the driveway through a Maryland February, Alberga stashed it all in a heated bay and brought it back the day after we finally closed. Huge relief.”
“We have a baby grand that came from my in-laws, so I called around before trusting anyone with it. Alberga sent someone to look at the staircase first rather than quote it blind. On the day, the crew had it padded, strapped to the board, and down the front steps in under an hour, and there's not one new mark on the case.”
“I handled the driving and just paid for the muscle. Two movers met me at the rental in New Market right on time and had it packed tight in about ninety minutes. My only note is a few boxes shifted on the highway — I'd have liked the load strapped down a bit more — but nothing actually broke.”
“Moving my dad out of the house he'd had since the seventies into a smaller place near me was harder on him than on the furniture. The crew never rushed him once — they waited while he decided what to keep, labeled every box by the room it came from, and even carried a couple things back in when he changed his mind.”
“Upsized from our Jefferson place to a four-bedroom closer to town. What sold me was that the price Jamal gave over the phone was exactly what showed up on the invoice — no 'the stairs ran long' surcharge, no fuel line item. Full crew, one truck, wrapped up by mid-afternoon.”
“Relocated the whole household to Richmond for my husband's job. Derrick's crew loaded us in Point of Rocks and were the same guys unloading two days later, which mattered to me. They hit traffic on 95 and got in behind the window they'd quoted, but they called with an updated time every couple hours and nothing arrived damaged.”
Our Services
Nine services, one crew. A studio near Carroll Creek and a five-bedroom bound for Baltimore draw from the same roster of movers and the same trucks in our lot — and once you book, the work stays with us from the first box to the last.
Our Range Of Services IncludesLocal Frederick Moves
Row houses off Record Street, split-levels near Ballenger Creek, farmhouses out past Ijamsville — our crew moves whatever Frederick County puts in front of us, usually done before dinner.
Learn More →Long-Distance Moves from Frederick
When a Fort Detrick contractor gets reassigned to Pittsburgh or a family relocates for a job in DC, the load doesn't get handed off to a subcontractor halfway there — the crew that packs it is the crew that carries it in.
Learn More →Frederick County Home Moves
Whether it's a rowhouse near Carroll Creek or a five-bedroom out past Urbana, Frederick County families get the same deal — full crew, full truck, one number agreed on before moving day.
Learn More →Downtown Frederick Apartment & Condo Moves
Historic downtown Frederick means narrow stairwells and nowhere to park a big truck; the newer buildings off Route 26 mean freight elevators and a certificate of insurance for the property office. We plan and staff each kind separately instead of treating an apartment like a scaled-down house move.
Learn More →Full-Service Packing for Frederick County Homes
Book the packing crew for the day before and you wake up to a house already boxed — dishes in real dish-packs, closets and the garage sorted, every carton marked by room. We supply the boxes and paper, so there's no last-minute run to the hardware store.
Learn More →Short-Term Storage Around Closing Delays
When a settlement date slides and you're caught between homes, we keep your belongings in a climate-controlled bay on our end and redeliver once you close — nobody should be prying open a frozen driveway pod in the middle of a Frederick winter.
Learn More →Piano Moving Across Frederick County
Uprights, spinets, and the occasional baby grand come out of Frederick's tight Victorian foyers on proper piano boards and skids, legs and pedals padded, so neither the instrument nor your hardwood picks up a scuff on the way to the truck.
Learn More →Loading & Unloading Help in Frederick
Driving the rental yourself but not looking forward to the heavy lifting? Hire a pair of our movers by the hour to load or unload it — you keep the keys and the route, we take the couch, the fridge, and whatever else has to come down the stairs.
Learn More →Senior & Downsizing Moves in Frederick County
Downsizing after decades in one Frederick County house is really a sorting job with some heavy lifting attached. There's no clock on it — we go room by room at your speed, tag every carton so nothing vanishes in the move, and drop the give-away pile at donation on our way out.
Learn More →Four Steps, Start To Finish
Ask a dozen Frederick customers how their move went and you'll get the same four-step answer — here's what each one actually looks like.
Jamal Walks The Job First
A quick video tour or an in-home look tells him what a phone guess can't — the third-floor walk-up downtown, the barn full of storage out past Jefferson, the piano nobody mentioned — and the number comes off that.
Patricia Locks Down The Details
Valuation coverage and any certificate of insurance a downtown building manager asks for are handled before the truck rolls, along with the written price — so nothing gets sorted out in the driveway on moving day.
Cody Or Derrick Runs The Crew
Local job or long haul, the crew chief on site wraps every piece before it leaves a room and maps out the narrow Catoctin-foothill driveways and rowhouse stairwells instead of forcing them.
We Put The House Back Together
Beds get reassembled, each carton goes to the room it's marked for, and the spent wrap and flattened boxes leave with the crew rather than piling up in your garage.
Why Frederick Keeps Booking Us
Your Move Has A Foreman, Not A Rotation
Book a local job and Cody's crew shows up — the chief who can tell at the curb which downtown block wants a hand truck instead of a dolly. Headed out of state? That falls to Derrick, who drove CDL for a produce hauler for years before he took over our long runs. Either way you get a name and a face, not whoever the schedule spat out that morning.
Ice On Route 15 Doesn't Cancel Your Move
When a storm glazes the Golden Mile or a nor'easter buries the Catoctin ridge, we don't bump you — the weather is already built into the schedule before it arrives. The trucks carry salt and traction ramps for slick historic-downtown steps, and if your closing slides because of the storm, we hold your date instead of sending you to the back of the line.
One Truck, All The Way There
A long-distance move with us never changes hands at a warehouse halfway down the road. The crew that loads your place in Frederick is the crew that walks the last box into the new one, whether that's a two-hour run to Baltimore or a full day to Pittsburgh — Derrick drives the lane end to end, so your things never ride with a stranger.
Explore Our ServicesReady To Book Your Frederick County Move?
Give Renata the basics — what's moving, where it's headed, and roughly when — and she'll usually have a flat quote back to you the same day. Even in a week when an ice storm has the whole schedule in flux, you're talking to the person who actually runs the calendar.
Common Questions, Answered Here
If you're comparing Frederick, MD movers, these are the details that usually settle it one way or the other.
Are these reviews real?
Yes. Every review comes from an actual customer after an actual move; we don't write our own reviews or pay for placement.
Do you filter out negative reviews?
No. We send the same review request to every customer, whether the move went perfectly or hit a snag along the way.
Where can I leave a review after my move?
You'll get a text from our office with a link to Google, Yelp, Angi, Thumbtack, HomeAdvisor, or the BBB — whichever you prefer.
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5210 Buckeystown Pike, Frederick, MD 21703Working Hours
Mon–Sat 7:00 AM–7:00 PM, Sun by appointment