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Archives for the ‘Small Shipments’ Category

Why SDDC’s Code 2 program failed

By • Sep 7th, 2011 • Category: Defense Personal Property Procurement Program (DP3), MOVE MANAGEMENT, Personally Procured Move (PPM), Small Shipments

HINT: It wasn’t because of movers! According to a recent e-News update issued by the International  Association of Movers (IAM), staff from military Surface Deployment Distribution Command (SDDC) believe that the 2011 Peak Season was “better” than the last year. On August 16-17, 2011, SDDC, the executive agent for the United States Transportation Command's (USTRANSCOM) [...]


MyMO – New small household shipping solution

By • Oct 11th, 2010 • Category: Household Goods, Mobile / Portable Storage, Small Shipments, THE CHANGING FACE OF RELOCATION

Competitively priced alternative for moving a small amount of furniture and personal effectsThe other day a California coed inquired about a small, affordable household goods shipping solution she'd recently uncovered. She's spreading her wings for the first time since graduating and, having never moved before, was quite concerned about being ripped off after hearing some [...]


THE CHANGING FACE of RELOCATION: Containerized HHG shipping solutions

By • Sep 18th, 2009 • Category: Atlas Van Lines, Containerized Freight, Mobile / Portable Storage, Small Shipments, THE CHANGING FACE OF RELOCATION, TRENDS IN RELOCATION

  Smart Vault Technology Smart Move Transportation LLC expedites small HHG shipping Part I – The problem with small shipments Part II – The pitfalls of DIY moving Part III – The Smart Move Solution Making a Smart Move Atlas Van Lines opens new Smart Move video channel Ever since Horace Greeley suggested Americans move [...]


Smart Move Transportation LLC expedites small HHG shipping – Part III: The Smart Move Solution

By • Sep 17th, 2009 • Category: Atlas Van Lines, Small Shipments, THE CHANGING FACE OF RELOCATION, TRENDS IN RELOCATION

  Atlas World Group took a big step to resolve many of the pitfalls involved with DIY containerized household goods shipping when the nation’s second largest relocation company acquired the assets of Smart Move, Inc. in June, 2009. Renamed Smart Move Transportation, L.L.C., the specialized container shipping company was added to van line’s existing family [...]


Smart Move Transportation LLC expedites small HHG shipping – Part II: The pitfalls of DIY moving

By • Sep 16th, 2009 • Category: Atlas Van Lines, Small Shipments, THE CHANGING FACE OF RELOCATION, TRENDS IN RELOCATION

  Facing several years of sliding sales, many moving product and service companies have tried to adjust their sales and marketing efforts to creatively capture a larger share of a shrinking relocation market. With fewer peas on the plate, many of the traditional moving and storage vendors and new breed of containerized transportation providers began [...]


Smart Move Transportation LLC expedites small HHG shipping – Part I: The problem with small shipments

By • Sep 15th, 2009 • Category: Atlas Van Lines, Small Shipments, THE CHANGING FACE OF RELOCATION, TRENDS IN RELOCATION

  Ever since Horace Greeley suggested Americans move west, small shipments of personal effects, miscellaneous commodities, supplies, or equipment have been a nemesis of the household goods (HHG) moving industry. Their size and relatively low revenue potential dampen their appeal to both large and small, and local and long distance service providers. Shipments weighing less [...]


Marketing to College Students

By • Dec 8th, 2008 • Category: Containerized Freight, Long Distance, Packing Supplies, Small Shipments, STORAGE SOLUTIONS

The Fall issue of Mobile Self Storage Magazine contained an article about Marketing to College Students that caught my attention because of the references to how some of the alternative self-storage and personal container box companies are positioning themselves in front of the 18 million students enrolled in colleges and universities across the United States.