Migration: Slowing Down People or Places?   Many reasons have been cited for the decline in the inter-state decline of migration recently, as noticed by different Moving company locations. Some of the most quoted reasons include larger number of dual-income couples who are unable to find new jobs for both in a new place and […]

How Companies are Still Filling Empty Cabs? Part-2 The American Trucking Association released a report in November last year that it is not possible for 9 out of 10 fore hire truckload carriers to find drivers that meet the conditions laid down by the Department of Transportation (DOT). The current trend is that the moving […]

When doing research about other moving companies and the industry in general, I sometimes stumble upon online journals, blogs and chats- dedicated to avoiding a horrible moving experience. Moving scams are so common there is even a website devoted to outing these rogue movers (http://www.movingscams.com/). What is surprising is that there are several really obvious – large neon sign – warnings that customers choose to look over when shopping around. Here are the top 5 signs you have hired a rogue mover:

The quest to boost self-storage facility’s operations seems endless for managers, who often look for ways to ensure that their facility runs successfully and with ease. Right from interacting with customers either face-to face or through the phone, meeting monthly occupancy and sales goals as well as marketing their facility, self-storage managers sure know their duties and how to make the most of their facility.

What started as a commercial product in warehouses, then found it’s way into the commercial moving market, is now offering residential consumers an easier, greener alternative to cardboard moving boxes. Whether they’re called boxes, bins or totes, the stack-able nest-able and hinged industrial plastic boxes have been a common site in warehouses for decades. Because they can be used up to 400 times, these warehouse favorites became a go-to choice for commercial movers. They require no assembly or tape, saving their customers time and aggravation. Although the price to purchase these boxes is high, they can be used so many times so the cost per use is much less than cardboard and allowed smart movers to underbid their competitors prices on very large office moves.

New Migration Study—Balanced States in 2012 Good news for moving companies. Recent results from a moving study indicate that the country’s housing-related economy is finally stabilizing. According to the 2012 Atlas Van Lines Migration Patterns study, there have been more shifts from inbound states and outbound states to balanced states in 2012. The study found […]