RELO Roundtable…a gathering place

The American Moving and Storage Association recently posted a new video to their amsapromover YouTube account entitled AMSA 2013 State of the Industry Address. The message inside is worth the price of admission! During the nearly 25-minute long presentation, AMSA President & CEO Linda Bauer Darr shares her state of the industry analysis with executives [...]

Did you know that in some states returning veterans who have a military driver's license may still be required to take a state certified  truck driving course to obtain a commercial driver's license when they leave the service? In May, 2011, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) finalized the Commercial Learner's Permit rule. Within [...]

Thanks to all those who extended the kind words about the looming battle of recruiting professional household goods drivers for the moving and storage industry. The number of unique page views and new visitors the article (below) has drawn since being published clearly demonstrates the widespread interest and concern for the topic. But don't despair [...]

Typically many van line execs, small business owners, and moving and storage company managers are ordering business cards,cleaning golf clubs, packing travel bags, or polishing their presentations to prepare for one of the many company conventions or relocation industry expos that are usually scheduled in some warm spot during the slower winter months. Unlike the [...]

But just not in the moving industry!The February report from FTR Associates, a transportation related research firm, shows that the monthly Driver Labor Index rose 0.3% from December to January. The represented the largest month-over-month gain since April 2010. This was the first year-to-year gain since December 2010 and the highest overall level since November [...]

What happens if you find the perfect job, but can’t move? Google Analytics shows that the Career Resources links located at the top of the RELO Roundtable homepage have once again started climbing.  It appears they're popular among relocation industry readers from around the globe. With one in ten Americans still unemployed, it's no surprise! [...]

  SEATTLE — AWG International, Inc. announced the appointment of Jim Gaw as vice president and general manager. AWG International, one of the affiliates of Atlas Van Lines, manages 7,000 international moves annually for corporations, government and military personnel. Gaw will be responsible for leading the development and future growth of the Seattle-based organization. Earlier [...]

Several years ago during a private vu déjà moment in which he shared his retirement plans, a well respected captain of the moving industry predicted that the rapid growth of the the do-it-yourself mobile/portable container market and self-storage facilities would challenge – and perhaps eventually overshadow – the revenue volume of most full service movers. [...]

  In case you missed it, Indeed just had it’s fifth birthday. What’s Indeed? According to comScore, it’s currently the Numero Uno employment website in the US by job search unique visitors and page views (comScore Media Metrix, Oct 2009). In just five short years, the start up went from being an idea in the [...]

RELORoundtable is a project started last year to keep my mind occupied while looking for a job. The career section was added when it became increasingly apparent there was going to be a lot of displaced relocation professionals – including many industry veterans – scrambling to look for new employment resources when they found themselves [...]