Move documents
Moving Estimates and Bills of Lading in Oregon
Written move documents have different jobs: an estimate helps describe expected moving work, while the bill of lading records the services, responsibilities, and delivery paperwork customers need to understand before signing.
For an Oregon intrastate household-goods move, an estimate and a bill of lading serve different jobs. The estimate helps compare the same route, inventory, access, timing, and service scope before the move, while the bill of lading is the written move document customers should understand before signing.
ODOT's public household-goods guidance tells customers to get a written, signed estimate after the mover visually inspects the goods; oral or telephone estimates are not permitted. The bulletin also says an estimate is not a guaranteed final charge, because the actual move depends on the service performed and the approved rate basis that applies to the move category.
The bill of lading carries the move-day agreement. Read the services, timing or charge method, delivery information, liability or valuation selection, and any other terms before signing, then keep a copy with the rest of the move paperwork.
A complete estimate request gives WDA Movers the same facts a careful review needs: pickup and delivery addresses, extra stops, access, parking, inventory, packing, timing, and service type. Clear facts make the estimate conversation easier to compare without turning a website page into move paperwork or a final charge promise.