Moving Words – Green Footprint

Timothy Brady “The ability to simplify means to eliminate the unnecessary so that the necessary may speak.” – Hans Hofmann ‘Going Green’ requires researching your company’s current business practices and finding those practices and activities which can be adjusted or changed to leave a more environmentally-savvy footprint. As a moving and/or relocation company, you face […]

Moving Words – New Tricks

Timothy Brady “If you want to succeed you should strike out on new paths, rather than travel the worn paths of accepted success.” – John D. Rockefeller The Moving & Storage industry has been undergoing a metamorphosis for the last several years. These changes have been driven by inner and outside forces. Within the industry, […]

Moving Words – Cutting Too Much

Timothy Brady “There are risks and costs to action. But they are far less than the long range risks of comfortable inaction.” John F. Kennedy Yes, as a moving company owner you need to be constantly aware of every cost anywhere in your operation. And keeping costs down has been the subject of many of […]

Moving Words – Focus

Timothy Brady “The difference between the greats and the legends is their ability to focus for longer periods of time.”  – Jordan Burroughs Focus on the customer’s money, not your rate! Have your rate range indelibly ingrained on your brain, yes. But remember, a shipper, relocation company, or corporate relocation department isn’t going to focus […]

Moving Words – Post Pandemic

Timothy Brady “Covid is likely to persist once its pandemic phase has passed and circulate each winter alongside the flu. Even after more of us contract coronavirus infection and develop immunity to it or even after an effective vaccine arrives, some people will still get very sick.”  – Scott Gottlieb After 16 months of lockdowns, […]

Moving Words – Load Planning

Timothy Brady “In preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable.”  – Dwight D. Eisenhower When you think of load planning, what’s the first thought that comes to mind? For most, it’s a concept of having enough shipments assembled going in the same direction to make a profitable […]

Moving Words – Reset

Timothy Brady “Sometimes, in order to be successful, a business must reset.”  – Bob McNair Being prepared for the post-pandemic economy is going to be a challenge. As we emerge from shutdowns and quarantines, the economy is going to experience many false starts. As people start going back to work, taking vacations, and attempting to […]

Moving Words – Turnover

Timothy Brady “Turnover can be one of the most expensive problems at a company.” Shawn Achor For years trucking industry pundits have sounded like a scratched, stuck record when it comes to truck driver turnover and the resulting churning of drivers industry-wide. Very few hauling segments and trucking companies have not been impacted by both […]

Moving Words – Retaining Van Operators

Timothy Brady “Customers will never love a company until the employees love it first.”—Simon Sinek Spring is just around the corner. And with spring comes the time when movers’ efforts turn to planning and preparing for the coming moving season. February, March and April are historically when more van operators jump from their current moving […]

Moving Words – Military Moves

Timothy Brady “All mankind is divided into three classes: those that are immovable, those that are movable, and those that move.” – Benjamin Franklin The military’s U.S. Transportation Command (TRANSCOM) is planning on making seven changes to their military personnel move requirements. Keep in mind these seven new rules (as of January, 2021) have not […]