RELO Roundtable…a gathering place

Kid-tested social media manners for grown upsBy now it’s probably safe to say that – like it or not – most everyone has had some experience with Facebook. I’d even go as far as to say that a lot of the relocation and service industry businesses interested in the popular social networking site are pretty [...]

What to be alert for after that first “Winter Weather Advisory”!Here are some important tips from the pros to keep in mind if you are planning a long distance move during the cold weather months and your household goods will be traveling through regions of the country where the temperature drops below 40 degrees, The [...]

If “MBWA” is a new term to you, I am really showing my age. This was a term coined by Tom Peters and Robert Waterman in their iconic management book In Search of Excellence published in 1982. It stands for “Managing By Wandering Around” which was a practice they observed by H-P executives in the [...]

Expat Women: Confessions – 50 Answers to Your Real-Life Questions about Living AbroadWhen Andrea Martins approached me with a copy of her new motivational book, Expat Women: Confessions – 50 Answers to Your Real-Life Questions about Living Abroad, I was a little surprised. Martins is an Australian born expat who is also the Director and [...]

    Selecting an International Mover Introduction Who's involved in moving an international shipment How Not to Select an International Shipping Company How to Select an International Shipping Company Other Important Considerations Helpful International Moving Resources       Moving internationally can be a difficult but exciting process. Some people – particularly older individuals – [...]

One of the more frequent complaints that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) receives from consumers involves the unexpected and supposedly “arbitrary” increase in cost that an interstate household goods motor carrier and/or move broker tries to negotiate on loading day.

Several years ago I received an call from a customer who said he needed help to quickly move his 82 year-old mother from his boyhood home in rural southern Illinois back to his family's house in northern California. The relocation was unplanned. His mother, Dorothea, a widow, had lived alone independently for 26 years on [...]

  Related Articles Choose a local relocation service provider Insist that they be properly licensed Request and then verify the mover's credentials Check out the Better Business Bureau Do they have the required insurances? What kind of dispute resolution arbitration programs do they participate in? Does the company have a physical ‘bricks and mortar” business [...]

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