Hitting the 70th anniversary in regards to any walk of life is considered a very big and wonderful deal. But, in hitting the 70 year mark in the moving industry, now that’s considered a HUGE deal. And that’s precisely what Interstate Worldwide Relocation (Springfield, VA) found themselves celebrating this year!

Several recent changes regarding military claims have recently been implemented thus in turn affecting every moving van line claims departments. As of July of this year, the Defense Department’s Surface Deployment and Distribution Command (SDDC) succeeded in their attempts to convert industry claims and military claims into one document, thus saving a lot of hassle and confusion. Here are some of the changes that will be affecting the way your claims department handles military claims

Sales people are an essential part of the moving business. Trying to find the right one for your business can be challenging when interviewing candidates. The final part of this series will provide you with some additional tips to take in to consideration when you are conducting your interviews with your potential sales employees.

Salespeople literally are the ones who can make or break the relationship between the moving company and their clients. And as our economy is beginning to pick itself back up, many moving companies are finding themselves in the market for hiring more salespeople. In this two-part article we will show you some things to keep a look-out for when conducting your interviews for an open sales position within your company.

Many moving companies have come to understand the great benefits of working closely with a Realtor, or real estate business. Not only are you in direct contact with the very first people with whom your main clients seek when they are ready to move, but you are placed first on their list in regards to the best moving company that they can recommend. Both lead to exceptional help in regards to sales and growth. Yet it is interesting to note however, that even understanding and acknowledging these excellent benefits, there are still moving companies, as well as real estate agencies that are not only not working together. We look at how these parties can work together and benefit each other.

Every year we see significant changes and developments within the moving industry. In fact, the moving industry is one of the largest industry’s in the world, moving over 43 million American’s alone, a year. But, it’s always interesting to note why Americans move, and where they are moving to, and seeing those statistics can help prepare local moving businesses better accommodate their clients.