Running a moving company already comes with enough stress: long days, tight schedules, and crews you depend on to keep customers happy. The last thing you need is to worry about whether your payments are secure.

But every time you accept a paper check, you’re taking on risk.

The Hidden Risks of Paper Checks

A paper check looks harmless, but it exposes your business to problems many owners do not see coming.

  • Account exposure: Routing and account numbers are printed right on the front.
  • Theft and loss: Checks can be stolen out of trucks or misplaced before they ever reach the bank.
  • Alterations and forgery: Signatures can be faked. Amounts can be changed.

One piece of paper, passed from customer to crew to office, can lead to disputes, bank fees, and hours wasted trying to clean up issues after the job should have been closed out.

What Is an E-check?

An e-check works the same way as a paper check but in a fully digital format. Customers enter their bank details securely online, and the payment is processed through the ACH network.

Funds typically arrive in your account within 1 to 2 business days. No paper. No trips to the bank. No waiting for the mail.

Why Movers Prefer E-checks

E-checks eliminate the risks that come with paper checks.

  • No exposed account numbers.
  • No lost or stolen checks.
  • No altered checks showing up weeks after the job is done.

You get a secure, trackable transaction with clear records from start to finish. It is safer for your business and simpler for your crews.

Peace of Mind for You and Your Customer

When you rely on paper checks, every delay or mistake puts more pressure on you and your team. A lost check means chasing down customers after the move. A forged or bounced check leads to back and forth with the bank while you are trying to keep payroll on track.

With e-checks, that stress disappears. Payments are protected, tracked, and deposited quickly. You stay focused on running jobs, keeping crews moving, and booking the next customer rather than chasing payment issues.

How to Get Started

You have already modernized your quoting, scheduling, and dispatching. Now it is time to modernize payments. E-checks are the safer and smarter way to keep cash flowing and your stress low.

  1. Talk to Remedy: Call 714-461-2200 or email info@remedypayments.com. 
  2. Open your account: No monthly fees. Fast setup and onboarding.
  3. Using SmartMoving? Remedy integrates directly with your platform. If not, you can still process payments through a virtual terminal.
  4. Start accepting E-checks: Customers pay securely through your portal or over the phone.
  5. Get paid fast: Funds arrive in your account in 1–2 business days.

Remedy Payment Solutions is powered by Aurora who is a registered ISO and FSP of Esquire Bank, N.A. Jericho, N.Y., Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Concord, CA and BBVA USA, N.A., Birmingham, AL., and Elavon, Inc., N.A., Atlanta, Georgia, and Evolve Bank & Trust; Memphis, TN., and Merrick Bank, N.A., Draper, UT.