RELO Roundtable…a gathering place

The value of video in content creation As the economy improves and real estate home sales heat up, more and more local moving, storage, truck rental and mobile/portable container transportation companies; freight forwarders and third-party move managers are beginning to understand the value of blogging as a way to attract new customers in the virtual [...]

Atlas Van Lines, one of largest and most reputable household goods carriers in America, just released their 46th Annual Corporate Relocation Survey. The complete 214-page report offers a thorough review and compressive analysis on trends in the moving, storage, and freight forwarding industries worldwide. The good news for companies and employees planning a relocation this [...]

and it’s not just rogues!Are you old enough to remember how quickly the major airlines quickly bundled their ground and air transpiration service fees into one, “easy-to-understand” ticket price shortly after United States Congress passed the Airline Deregulation Act in 1978? This new form of government 're-regulation' was a part of a reduction in price [...]

Household goods carriers and independent movers worried about this summer's looming capacity shortage should pull a page from a former Marine's small business playbook. Nick Baucom d/b/a Two Marines and a Truck d/b/a Two Marines Moving, is a licensed motor property contract carrier and small business start-up established by an Operation Iraqi Freedom veteran. In [...]

A moving company IS NOT the same as a moving serviceVirtual marketplaces are an inevitable threat to established bricks and mortar businesses as more and more budget conscious consumers turn to their computers to search for moving and storage services. Over 80% of shoppers will start their relocation research using their favorite browser. When selecting [...]

Atlas Van Lines was the first of the top full-service household goods carriers operating in both the U.S. and Canada to ring in the New Year with their '2012 Migration Trends' reports. The Evansville, Indiana based household goods carrier has reviewed and released traffic flow data on the origins and destinations of interstate moves by [...]

What are these people patiently standing in line for? A fresh, 25 lb. free-range turkey at Whole Foods Matinee movie tickets for “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2” 70% OFF Black Friday deal on a big screen TV at Best Buy The 16A Express bus to the shopping mall BOGO on cut green beans [...]

As Americans prepare to kick off the holiday season by gassing up the family chariot for the trip over the river and through the wood to grandma's house, the moving pros at Atlas Van Lines want to remind consumers that some of the safety and compliance rules may have changed since they last made the [...]

While many household goods carriers in the full service moving industry are lightening their loads and tightening their belts, Wheaton Worldwide Moving is experiencing some growing pains after acquiring Hillside, Ill.-based Bekins Van Lines in April, 2012. In November, the full-service national van line announced plans to build onto the existing 38-year-old, 30,000-square-foot headquarters campus [...]

First it was the industry's sales force. Faced with early-May blackout notices and often confusing embargo restrictions (or super-selective booking requirements), many sales people began looking for greener pastures beginning in June – right at the start of the traditional peak moving season. Some of the cut-offs announced by the big names in the domestic [...]