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"Show-Me" state Senator Bob Dixon (R) has proposed a new bill (SB 470)  which, if approved by the General Assembly, would modify provisions relating to the regulation of household goods movers in Missouri. A hearing to review the proposed legislation is scheduled before the Missouri Senate's Transportation Committee on January 11, 2012. Under this act, [...]

UniGroup, Inc., the parent company of United Van Lines, Mayflower Transit and UniGroup Worldwide UTS, has introduced a new logistics company, UniGroup Worldwide Logistics. This new addition will also be based at the company headquarters in Fenton, Missouri. The new logistics firm will offer truckload (TL), less-than-truckload (LTL), flatbed and specialty transportation; freight forwarding; distribution [...]

It doesn't take long to hear the turmoil troubling movers this year. Half way through the relocation industry's traditional peak 'summer' moving season, customer service call centers, company switchboards, conventional news outlets and popular social media channels are being swamped with customer criticisms. The list of concerns includes complaints about missed service dates, unexpected price [...]

  You wouldn’t think it’d be necessary for a mover to go to the trouble and expense of introducing a video on how to pack shoes.  This short little gem produced by Mayflower Canada, the  most recognized name in moving, however, should be on the mandatory play list for any family member who has more [...]

  According to the folks at the Pew Research Center, roughly half (52%) of all adults in the U.S. have used the internet to watch or download some type of video. In fact, viewer interest in educational videos jumped from from 22% to 38% in 2010.  For those nosin' around in the movin' marketplace, then, [...]

  Mayflower, America’s most recognized name in moving, has released a new video series with tips on how to pack just about every room in your home. Moving Tips  is available on Mayflower.com as well as the company’s YouTube  channel and Facebook account.  Earlier in 2010, Mayflower introduced their rebranded DIY portable moving and storage containers.  With [...]

  Well … not exactly Mayflower. Stuart Smith, the owner of the Buehler Companies – Mayflower Transit's oldest established quality full-service moving and storage agency in the "Mile-High City" – recently spent a few minutes with Tom Martino, Denver's popular consumer advocate and operator of the ReferralList.com.  For the last 30 years, Martino's worked in [...]

  Unigroup, Inc., the parent company of two of the largest household goods transportation companies in the U.S., United Van Lines LLC and Mayflower Transit LLC recently decided to 'update' the brand image of both national van lines. This redesign, which historically occurs every decade or so within the full service moving industry, normally involves [...]

  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 [...]

  A new year requires new resolutions; a new image needs new paint. At least two of the country's established national van lines have decided to open the second decade of the 21st century with a somewhat different look. Arpin Group, Inc. The Arpin Group, a midsized family owned national moving and storage company and [...]