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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". [...]

Movers aren’t the only ones frustrated by the military’s arcane procurement processesSeems that it's not just small mom-and-pop moving and storage companies or independent household goods motor carriers who find it difficult to do business with Uncle Sam. On Mar 20 2012, the House Armed Services Committee’s Panel on Business Challenges Within the Defense Industry [...]

On March 19, 2012, moving container granddaddy Portable On Demand Storage (PODS) became part of a bankruptcy protection plan filed by Arcapita Bank, a $7.4 billion Bahraini investment firm in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. In the news release announcing their court filing, Arcapita said it had more [...]

SAN FRANCISCO, March 15, 2012 – The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), in its ongoing commitment to consumer protection, has recently taken a number of actions to protect consumers from illegally operating moving companies. During the fourth quarter of 2011, CPUC staff took the following enforcement actions against moving companies for violations of the Public [...]

The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) have agreed to cooperate in providing enhanced protection and assistance for consumers who move their household goods. The agreement leverages the efforts of FMCSA, which regulates interstate household goods moves, and the FMC, which regulates overseas household goods [...]

The following is a fictional account based on a true story. Some of the names and details have been changed to protect the innocent. It's up to each reader to decide what's real and what's not! They told us when we got out of the military that gettin' a job might be sorta hard – [...]

Responding to a petition filed by the American Moving and Storage Association and comments submitted by industry consultants from the Moving Pros Network, the Surface Transportation Board announced on March 8, 2012, that it had agreed to postpone the implementation date on a congressional directive to enhance consumer protection when loss or damage occurs during [...]

I'm what my kids like to call a foodie. Recently I happened upon one of those popular 'top chef' cooking venues online and noticed something missing right from the start of the presentation. The expert in the episode listed all of the ingredients that went into the preparation of the scrupulous looking meal but didn't [...]

Thanks to the biggest solar storm in years, anxious customers waiting for the latest update on the arrival of their mover might have a problem for the next few days. Same with any household goods carrier whose fleet relies on GPS or cellular technology to exchange dispatch information and find directions to the correct address. [...]

Whoops, forgot to mention, #movechat moved! Instead of meeting on Tuesdays, the regulars decided the stars in the twitterverse lined up better for everyone to chat at 2:00 pm EST on Thursdays instead. What are Twitter Chats? Twitter chats are scheduled online conversations held inside a virtual community meeting room where everyone uses their newly [...]