You are right, some moving companies will dawdle to add time to the bill; they tried that trick with us but I kept hurrying them up. I don't remember how much they charged us; but, it was per hour. Good luck, Deb.Is it usual for a moving company to be paid by the hour? Seems to me thay could really dawdle to add time to the bill. I am likely to pay by the JOB. One I heard from wanted $159 an hour. Is that reasonable?