I just moved from Gilbert Az. to South Phoenix and used Alliance Proffessional Moving company. Using moving companies for me is a splurge, but I was juggling a lot and needed help and I had personally met the owner before my move and he is a very kind person and i knew that would translate to the rest of his business.
Sure enough, the movers I got too were very kind and patient. I ask lots of questions and tend to give a few orders, so patience is needed to move me ;-). It wasn't until they started working that I reallized, there was no way I could have done the move with just a couple of friends. This was in the middle of Summer and the temps were near 110, but the movers worked their butts off. (I kept them hydrated).
I am an artist and I was very concerned about my 3'x4' paintings as well as my 55: TV, but these guys carefully wrapped each of those items and NOT one thing was damaged.
This was a relief compared to when I had friends help move my refriderator in to the previous house in Gilbert and we damaged my floor.
Alliance movers, however, had to move 2 fridges (old out, new in) as well as washer/dryer upstairs on wood floors and did a perfect job. Also, one of the fridges is very deep with the handles, and they took the time to remove the door handles that stick out about 3-4 inches. They were very maticulous in every thing they did, yet very quick.
I wound up giving them a nice tip and will certainly consider using them in the future.
Also note that you pay the movers by the hour, so I did as much work as I could to save money. I recommend not only doing that, but there's no reason you can't still invite friends and family to help to move the small stuff.