Moving Words – Semi-Truck
Timothy Brady “In consequence of inventing machines, men will be devoured by them.” – Jules Verne Our van operators drive semi-truck moving vans each and every day servicing our moving customers. Have you ever wondered who’s credited with inventing the first semi-truck? Alexander Winton emigrated from Scotland to New York City in 1878, where the 19-year-old […]
Moving Words – A Cold Presidents’ Day
Timothy Brady “Winter forms our character and brings out our best.” – Tim Allen With all the unprecedented unknowns and challenges we as an industry are facing during this on-going pandemic and the upcoming election, not to mention the heat waves over the past couple of months, it’s time for us to cool off. So […]
Moving Words – Leasing
Timothy Brady “Rather go to bed without dinner than to rise in debt.” Benjamin Franklin With all the challenges movers are facing in 2020, having cash and/or credit when needed is going to be critical. This can be multi-fold: one, you have a lull in business and need a credit line to cover expenses during […]
Moving Words – Civil Unrest
Timothy Brady “At the end of the day, the goals are simple: safety and security.” – Jodi Rell We are living in unprecedented times. A time when a new history is being made from events over which we have little to no control. How we come out on the other side, and there will be […]
Moving Words – Time
Timothy Brady “We must use time creatively.” – Martin Luther King, Jr. Chances are on the topic of time, when addressing those in the moving industry, I’m preaching to the choir. However, with yet again another “adjustment” to Hours Of Service by the FMCSA (final rule becomes effective in September, 2020), ‘Time’ is now on […]
Moving Words – Human Trafficking
Timothy Brady “Do you want to know who you are? Don’t ask, act. Action will delineate and define you.” – Thomas Jefferson Our van operators have all been there – pulled over in a quiet spot, in an interstate Rest Area or at a truck stop ready to turn in for some needed rest. And […]
Moving Words – Reevaluating
Timothy Brady “Evaluate what you want because what gets measured gets produced.” – James A. Belasco As we’ve entered the 2020 moving season, we’re walking into an entirely new world with COVID-19 still being a health threat to everyone. We’re having to change our ‘inside the shipper’s home’ procedures to maintain the health of everyone […]
Moving Words – Virus
Timothy Brady “Today, there are no proven safe and effective therapies for the coronavirus. That doesn’t mean that we’re not going to do everything we can to make things that have even a hint of efficacy more readily available.” – Dr. Anthony Fauci. The COVID-19 National Emergency guidelines regard HHG movers as providing essential services. […]
Moving Words – Bottlenecks
Timothy Brady “As a species, we’ve somehow survived large and small ice ages, genetic bottlenecks, plagues, world wars and all manner of natural disasters, but I sometimes wonder if we’ll survive our own ingenuity.” – Diane Ackerman The moving industry is constantly impacted by large volumes of traffic in the course of providing their services […]
Moving Words – Real ID
Timothy Brady “Among other things, the Real ID Act sets minimum security criteria that states would have to meet to have their driver’s licenses accepted as identification to board a commercial flight or enter federal facilities.” – Elton Gallegly The October 1, 2020 Deadline is looming for full implantation of the Real ID Act, passed […]
