RELO Roundtable…a gathering place

There was a lot of industry interest in a recent post about Who has liftvans for sale? A lot of interest. Many of those poring through the article were local movers curious to see if these corrugated alternatives to the traditional Type II wooden containers could be used to move the growing backlog of small [...]

It's a question I'm being asked a lot lately. The entire household goods moving industry is fighting over any available liftvan or mobile/portable container capacity they can find this summer – especially as the backlog of hard-to-service, unassigned small shipments still sitting on the dock or warehouse floor continues to grow! To meet this growing [...]

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 [...]

  United Van Lines, America’s #1 Mover, recently unveiled it's new, updated paint scheme by aligning itself to a piece of Americana – the Bald Eagle. When the Great Seal was adopted in 1782, the eagle was chosen as the emblem of the United States of America because of its long life, enduring strength, and [...]

  For years Mayflower Transit proudly boasted about being “the most recognized name in moving” because of it's nationally trademarked ship logo, distinctive patented lettering, and easily recognized vivid green, red, and yellow billboard paint design which became the hallmark of all their over-the-road equipment. But, alas, no more!  The ship has been re-outfitted. The [...]

  Received an email from a nervous reader asking if the Smart Move container service option she saw reviewed was a good idea for moving a few of her personal things from her mother's home just outside of Akron to her new job in the Silicon Valley. She's getting ready to spread her wings for [...]

  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 [...]

In the 'King of the Hill" game, there can only be one player at the head of the heap.  This year the winner is America's most recognized name in moving.  But that doesn’t mean you should ignore the struggles of the others who fought to get there. Mayflower Transit’s competition in J.D Powers third annual [...]

I’m not sure how many visitors follow the National Journal’s Transportation Experts Blog using the RSS feed in the right sidebar but there’s an interesting new topic being discussed this week – How Can We Help Freight Move? The issue caught my attention because of the moderator’s introductory comment noting “that economic forecasts show the [...]

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.