What to Compare
Open secret of the moving industry: Mayflower and United Van Lines are sister brands under the same parent (UniGroup), often dispatched from the same agent warehouses on the same trucks with different logos. Because your local agents differ. A given city's Mayflower agent and United agent are frequently different companies with different crews, different surveyors, and different service reputations — and that's what you're actually hiring. Coverage, full-value protection, storage-in-transit, and claims infrastructure are effectively identical. Strategy for a Florida move: quote BOTH brands' local agents, treat it as quoting two competing companies, and pick the agent — the brand on the truck door is close to irrelevant.
Head-to-Head Breakdown
Features and considerations
- Same UniGroup infrastructure as United — nationwide + Florida coverage
- Simple, well-defined service packages
- Full-value protection standard
- Long heritage brand; agents tend to be established companies
Limits and questions
- Fewer corporate-relo perks trickling down to consumer moves
- Peak-season capacity constraints identical to United's
Features and considerations
- Heavy corporate-relocation volume keeps agent quality standards high
- Robust storage-in-transit when Florida closings slip
Limits and questions
- Big-brand demand books peak Florida season early
- Agent quality still varies city to city
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Mayflower | United Van Lines | |
|---|---|---|
| Parent company | UniGroup | UniGroup |
| Network size | Confirm current Mayflower availability for your address. | Confirm current United Van Lines availability for your address. |
| 2BR to FL (typical) | Ask the Mayflower provider to document 2br to for the exact offer. | Ask the United Van Lines provider to document 2br to for the exact offer. |
| Valuation | Full-value standard | Full-value standard |
| Storage-in-transit | Yes | Yes |
| Corporate relo volume | Ask the Mayflower provider to document corporate relo volume for the exact offer. | Heavy |
| Practical difference | Your local agent | Your local agent |
| Best strategy | Ask the Mayflower provider to document current quote and terms for the exact offer. | Ask the United Van Lines provider to document current quote and terms for the exact offer. |
Frequently Asked Questions
Are Mayflower and United really the same company?
So which one do I book?
Does either get me to Florida faster?
Is there a price difference?
What matters more than the brand?
Consumer resources
Use these official resources when evaluating an offer. They provide general guidance and do not establish a winner between these options.
- FMCSA: choosing an interstate mover — Interstate-move guidance; verify the actual mover or broker and the current agreement.