Understanding the rules for your drivers and giving that information direct to your fleet drivers is vital in the moving business. Making sure that all your drivers know the regulations they need to adhere to on the roads is important if you are looking after the safety of your team of employees.

If you are looking to hire a contractor or an employee, you must, as the owner of the business, inform that person in what capacity you are hiring. This is not just for new employees; you must inform people who already work for you. This information is vital if the correct payments are processed.

It is part of the century that we are living in that the reducing the amount of paper used, can have a difference in the profit of a business. This is visible in companies across the board. However, it seems that the moving industry was slow to catch on. This is the year when you will notice the reduction in paper that you receive as a customer. If not, maybe you should question the viability of the moving company you are using.

Fraud cases where customer’s belongings, held hostage for higher and inflated premiums, have been reduced. This is great news for the customers and the businesses themselves. With regulations in place, it has proved important in the prosecution of these companies who act outside the law.

The government has updated their systems to a consumer friendly computerized payment system, great news for the moving companies. Creating a better system that allows moving companies to receive payments quicker and receive a better service allows businesses to grow and develop.

A worrying statistic is the increase in the value of goods that are stolen from Moving Trucks. Protecting trucks against this crime is extremely difficult, due to the nature of the moving business. But what is important as a business, is that you are protected as best you can.