According to the American Psychological Association, the Generations X and Y have a stress level of 5.4 compared to the Matures and Baby Boomers who have stress of 3.7 and 4.7 respectively out of a scale of 10. These figures are critical indictors when it comes to moving stressors.

Small business owners or SBOs comprise of a wide range of people with more participation from women, the young and immigrants. The diversity is higher in the case of SBOs as compared to large corporations. However, most of them have medium level of marketing and technological knowledge. According to a recent survey by Constant Contact, the efforts made for attracting new customers keeps a small moving company working for longer hours.

The Take-Your-Kid-to-Work Day is quite popular, and having a Take-Your-Spouse-to-Work Day could be big too. This is exactly what Mike Shire experienced about the business his wife opened in 2006. Mike is the VP of Business Development with Worldwide Relocation Specialists, Inc. Lisette, who was managing a freight forward business for 6 years decided to open her own business in 2006 – an employee relocation firm. Mike didn’t know anything about employee relocation, but his wife did and the Family owned business flourished well.

IAM members that depend on summer help could find certain travel visas that could create limitations for the moving and storage industry. Currently, most of those working in the industry use H-2B or J-1 visas. The industry is now working along with stakeholders from other industries for getting the most precise information about travel visas and the changes that could affect the moving and storage industry

Any federal agency or any organization relying on an agency, the summer actions for providing relief to the air traffic controllers from layoffs could be helpful in providing solutions. The sequester cuts with the Federal Aviation Administration had caused many flight delays leading to lots of repercussions in the country. This prompted the Congress to pass legislation that left the air traffic controllers out of layoffs. This helped eliminate any delays during the busy season.

Like any other major industry, the moving industry has its fair share of surprise, thrill and action. The demands made by the customers and the daily panics and hilarious events could enliven the life of every industry professional in one or the other way. There are many life lessons that come with working here. Some of the most important ones are elaborated here.