Is your moving company stuck in a rut? Do you need an expert, someone with fresh eyes and a new take on money to come in and shake items up? Would you consider going on reality TV? CNBC is currently accepting submissions with an upcoming reality string titled The Big Fix.

The economic crisis has hit just about every market possible. And the moving industry is no exception. From local moves to the global moving market, it’s been hit hard and introduced a whole new debate over price and value. It is obvious that if you lower your prices you will get more business, be it local or global. However, when it comes to the issues the other markets are facing as well, value prevails.

Moving companies were long attached to the household goods industry for pricing and confidence in the breakdown of dollars and cents. Then, in 2007, the household goods industry lost its ability to make joint rates with the moving industry in order to better serve the public. The STB’s decision was critical for the moving industry, and it changed the way moving companies related to the public forever.

Moving start-ups on the up and up? Moving Company career growth showed signs of strain when December hit, while overall job growth seemed to be roughly inline along with prior months, according to two reports unveiled this week, they may not be. Moving Business payrolls rose 25,000 in December using seasonally adjusted groundwork, according to […]

Each day you get so many different products for packaging, storage, moving, the trucks, and everything else your moving company needs. Keeping track of all of the “moving” pieces can be quite stressful and, frankly, impossible. Now, though, there are new mobile-friendly tracking tools to help you take control of the inventory. Imagine how much simpler your business will be by simply having immediate access to accurate inventory information. You will be able to tell exact information to customers and suppliers, and never get behind on any of your necessary products.

In the moving industry, you see a lot of government oversight that tend to interfere with free trade. A lot of the transportation regulations date back to an era where belongings were transported by train. While it is true these agencies “protect” the consumers by dealing with the bad eggs in the moving industry, they also disrupt and hinder competition by companies that mean well and believe they know what’s best.