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Whether it’s across the street or around the globe, the process of 'moving' in today’s topsy-turvy world can be an intensely personal, highly emotional, and psychologically upsetting experience. Unfortunately most naive buyers searching for useful, pertinent information don’t know what “deliverables” they should be looking for…, or standards they should be using to [...]
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May is “Black Out” notice month for movers»
National Moving Month arrived on Tuesday. For some van line agents, their first official notice of planned booking and pricing restrictions arrived the same day. This is due to the increase volume of confirmed new order registrations that are already exceeding 2011 tonnage levels all across the country. While it might be a coincidence that [...]
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Rogue movers become “chameleon carriers”»
Most reputable members the full-service household goods moving industry refer to those unscrupulous, fly-by-night motor carriers and move brokers who've developed a reputation for being here today and gone tomorrow simply and collectively as rogue operators. Now it appears that the United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) has given them another name – "chameleon carriers". [...]
TECHNOLOGY
Mover Ratings: The importance of WOM»
How do national van lines measure up under the scrutiny of social media? In the early 1960s, a world renowned Canadian educator, philosopher, and well respected media scholar wrote that the “visual, individualistic print culture” would soon be brought to an end by what he called "electronic interdependence". Marshall McLuhan predicted the World Wide Web [...]
MOVE MANAGEMENT
Defense Personal Property System Disconnects»
Either the entire household goods moving industry isn't explaining the problems well enough … or someone in the military isn't listening! Take the poll and share your thoughts! To make the discussion about the problems with the current DPS system more open and transparent, use the Disqus comment field below. Then, to follow the [...]
THE CHANGING FACE OF RELOCATION
Do “rating & review” sites influence moving industry customers?»
Last week the father of a recently divorced mother of three asked “What is the best rating and review site to pick a mover?”. “The truth is there aren't any.”, I replied. “There aren't any good movers?”, he asked. “No, there's plenty of very good, very capable movers. Just not a lot of worthwhile resources [...]
TRENDS IN RELOCATION
Atlas releases 2012 Corporate Relocation Survey»
The moving and storage pros at Atlas World Group have been conducting research on corporate relocation issues on an annual basis for the last four and a half decades. The just released 45th Annual Corporate Relocation Survey marks a new milestone. It's the tenth year the study has been conducted via the Internet. Fortunately, those [...]
STORAGE SOLUTIONS
Do you ‘own’ your online moving and storage listings?»
One of the reasons I enjoy hanging around the self-storage community is that those who work in the trenches seem to enjoy a free, unfettered, and mutually-supportive exchange of opinions and ideas – regardless of each individuals position, tenure, or brand affiliation within the industry. That's the reason the RSS link to Inside Self-Storage (ISS) [...]
COMMENTARY
Linkedin … or locked out?»
Last spring, a new college graduate sent me a Linkedin “connection” request. As soon as I responded, he followed up with a friendly note formally introducing himself and asked if I knew about any job opportunities in his area. He gained his moving experience (and industry interest) while working with his Dad for three summers. [...]
Consumer Help
“National Moving Month” in the Windy City»
Anyone familiar with Chicago knows how navigating around America's third-largest city in a car can easily become a logistical nightmare – even on a good day. It's even worse when you're trying to move into or out of the downtown metro area in a moving truck. Population density, traffic congestion, road-construction and heavily enforced city [...]
