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Movers call them pads and customers call them blankets, but they are both referring to the same thing. A furniture pad is a six-foot-long by 5-foot-wide quilted blanket designed to protect appliances and furniture during the moving process. Arpin of RI has tens of thousands of moving pads standing by to protect your furniture from […]

A full-service mover is a company that performs or coordinates all aspects of the move. Arpin of RI is New England’s premier full-service mover. Arpin of RI will handle everything from start to finish including; quote, permits, 3rd party, disassembly, packing, crating, loading, driving, delivering, unpacking, and reassembly. A full-service mover like Arpin of RI

When a customer chooses Full value replacement valuation on a move and an item is damaged, they have the option of having the item repaired or obtaining a replacement or the cash equivalent for the replacement. If the customer chooses to have the item replaced, they must forfeit the damaged item to the carrier.

Full value replacement or FVR is a valuation option whereby the carrier assumes liability for the full cost of repairs or the replacement of any lost or damaged goods without any deduction for depreciation. As the full value replacement name suggests, should an item be irreparably damaged or lost, the carrier will; Repair the item

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, or FMCSA, is an agency within the Department of Transportation that regulates the operational requirements for moving companies, trucks, drivers and equipment. Arpin of RI’s has the highest FMCSA safety rating obtainable.

The fuel surcharge is a Federally mandated auxiliary charge levied on all forms of truck transportation; freight, packages, and household goods. The fuel surcharge or FSC was designed to compensate transportation companies for intermittent spikes in fuel pricing so they would not have to constantly reconfigure their tariffs. The fuel surcharge or FSC is based