Moving Words – Insured: Part 4

“Risk comes from not knowing what you are doing.” – Warren Buffet As I’ve discussed in the past three posts, there are types of trucking insurance coverage for just about any eventuality. This last discussion will include coverage when you don’t own the equipment you are using, or if you are performing repairs or maintenance […]

Moving Words – Route Management

“While on top of Everest, I looked across the valley towards the great peak Makalu and mentally worked out a route about how it could be climbed. It showed me that even though I was standing on top of the world, it wasn’t the end of everything. I was still looking beyond to other interesting […]

Moving Words – Insured: Part 3

“There are risks and costs to a program of action. But they are far less than the long-range risks and costs of comfortable inaction.” – John Fitzgerald Kennedy Insurance is a boring undesirable topic, until you need it. Understanding  your insurance and what it covers and, importantly, what it doesn’t cover is imperative in knowing […]

Moving Words – Salesmanship

“Salesmanship, too, is an art; the perfection of its technique requires study and practice.”   -James Cash Penney Salesmanship is a skill every mover needs to master; regardless of whether they are a small operation or the largest Van Line, it’s imperative for success. What are you selling? Communication Say what you’ll do; do what you […]

Moving Words – Insured: Part 2

“Since the 17th century, insurance agents have been the foremost experts on risk.”  – Charles Duhigg As boring a topic as trucking insurance is, we need to understand where it protects us and where it doesn’t. In the first Insured Article, I covered details on Auto Liability Coverage. While auto liability is required by federal […]

Moving Words – Command

Written by Timothy Brady. “Always do everything you ask of those you command.”  – George S. Patton Any business, regardless of size, requires a chain of command to succeed. Without the organization of a hierarchy the results can become chaos, especially during an emergency or in a tough business environment. The objective of having a […]

Moving Words – Emergency

Written by Timothy Brady. “Be Prepared… the meaning of the motto is that a scout must prepare himself by previous thinking out and practicing how to act on any accident or emergency so that he is never taken by surprise.”  – Robert Baden-Powell Are you, your staff and van operators prepared for that personal emergency? […]

Moving Words – Niche

Written by Timothy Brady. “If everybody is doing it one way, there’s a good chance you can find your niche by going exactly in the opposite direction.”  – Sam Walton For any moving company or agent, the best direction for success is to find a specific niche which isn’t being filled by the more traditional […]

Moving Words – Insured

Written by Timothy Brady. “People need to be insured so when you have an accident out there, or when something catastrophic happens to you, that you’re covered and there’s not someone else has to pay for you. That is as simple as that.” –  Arnold Schwarzenegger It’s amazing what thoughts wander through your mind when […]

Moving Words – Leasing

Written by Timothy Brady. “When you get older, you learn certain life lessons. You apply that wisdom, and suddenly you say, ‘Hey, I’ve got a new lease on this thing. So let’s go.’  –  Robert Redford With all the challenges moving companies and agencies will face, having cash and/or credit when needed is always critical. […]