What’s the exit strategy for your moving business when you are tired of it or ready to retire? Ask most entrepreneurs and the top answer is “Sell it.” However most businesses aren’t built to be sold. Before you create an online ad saying “Moving business for sale” you should stop and evaluate the structure of […]

A growing trend shows that consumers are using deal and coupons sites to help them save money and find businesses. The number of such sites is increasing at an alarming rate. With the offer to save money and read reviews about a company who wouldn’t? So here are a few of the major deal style […]

The key to effective notification is to post the arrival times in one location and require your movers to check that location every night. Trying to notify each person individually is a time waster once your company grows. There are a few ways to go about this. Voicemail — The simplest ways to handle this […]

For local moving companies it’s easy to hand out corporate gas cards and tell the guys to refuel the trucks in the morning before their jobs. However we have found better success hiring someone to handle refueling the trucks every night for the next day. Roles of the Refueler Note the current odometer reading for […]

What is a Moving Tariff? Moving Tariffs are simply documents that outlines how a company prices it’s jobs. They must be filed with your state’s Department of Transportation and are publicly viewable and used in disputes. It outlines what your liabilities are, how you rate your jobs, etc. Tariffs were put into place to protect […]

It may seem like common sense that the majority of the money made per year by a moving company is made in the summer. To a startup this critical fact is not as apparent until after their growth spurt. It’s important to plan your time and finances in such as way to accommodate this fact. […]