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A fter you've spent months looking for a new home and finally found it, hir- ing a mover can almost seem like an af- terthought. But if you're not careful about which mover you choose and which ques- tions you ask before you hire them, you can wind up paying unforeseen charges and moving in with damaged property. A num- ber of federal and state regulations govern how moving companies must operate when contracting a move, and interstate movers are actually required to furnish clients with a copy of Your Rights and Responsibilities When You Move, a publication of the U.S. Department of Transportation. We thumbed through the guide to find out what rights things your movers don ' t want you to know here's what you should know before hiring a moving company, as you could save a ton of cash. consumers might not realize they have, and spoke to moving industry veterans to get some tips that movers (particularly unscru- pulous ones) might prefer that consumers didn't know. billable hours When you're moving locally, you may be paying a few guys in a truck by the hour as opposed to a flat fee. Allen Costa, who worked as a mover with United Van Lines, says that if you sense that your movers are lollygagging to stretch out their billable hours, you should call the company's of- fice right away. "Guys doing local moves are 8