United Van Lines, the largest household goods mover in the U.S, has released their 35th annual migration study which tracks where the household goods carrier's customers move from and to over the past 12 months. They started tracking the data back 1977. This year's study is based on 146,278 interstate household moves handled within the [...]
"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, [...]
Signaling even yet more contraction within the struggling $14 billion household goods moving industry, The Suddath Companies, a privately owned group of well diversified domestic and international transportation service and relocation move management companies based in Jacksonville, Florida, just announced the acquisition of City Moving Systems. The 105 year-old City is a women owned business [...]
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 [...]
Years ago, a co-worker kidded he was quitting after a group of us had our closets cleaned by the departmental manager about recurring service issues. Said he was going to leave the national van line where we worked to start a TV series about the moving industry. He reasoned that the image problems [...]
CEO of America’s #1 Mover featured on Emmy nominated show Richard McClure, CEO of United Van Lines, will be profiled on the hit CBS series "Undercover Boss" to be broadcast Sunday, March 13 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT). The Emmy nominated series follows C-level execs as they temporarily abdicate their corporate responsibilities and slip into disguise to probe [...]
Great news! You’ve just accepted a new job and the hiring company is giving you $15,000 upfront to move your family, including your spouse, teenager, infant and even Fido. Surely, that will be enough to cover your household moving costs and other relocation expenses…right? Well, maybe. It all depends on how you manage your lump [...]
United Van Lines has released their 34th annual migration study which tracks where its customers move from and the most popular destinations over the past 12 months. They've been tracking the data since 1977. This year the study is based on the 146,837 interstate household moves handled by the largest household goods carrier in the [...]
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, [...]
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