Moving Words – Nimble
Timothy Brady “Small businesses are more nimble and innovative than large corporations, and as a result are much more likely to develop the breakthrough ideas we need for global competitiveness.” – John Delaney Being a smaller moving company means you’re more nimble, giving you the ability to react to market changes more quickly than larger […]
Moving Words – Speed
Timothy Brady “I’ve always found the speed of the boss is the speed of the team.” – Lee Iaccoca Many in the moving industry are concerned about the future of their current business models as the cost of doing business keeps increasing and rates continue to head south. However, with an ounce or two of […]
Moving Words – Tariffs
“Until you value yourself, you won’t value your time. Until you value your time, you will not do anything with it.” – M. Scott Peck Is it “Houston, we have a problem,” or “To infinity and beyond!” Given a choice between having a problem or looking forward to “Infinity and beyond,” the idea of ‘looking […]
Hydration
“Drinking water is like washing out your insides. The water will cleanse the system, fill you up, decrease your caloric load and improve the function of all your tissues.” – Dr. Kevin R. Stone, Physician Moving household goods, moving offices, doing ground deliveries, driving a truck, and all the myriad other physical tasks involved in […]
Moving Words – Speed of the Supply Chain
“The supply chain is really tricky.” – Elon Musk Ever wonder why shippers want deliveries yesterday? Or maybe your trucks have been rushed away from a trade show, not allowed time to check their load or make sure the load bars and straps are secure, only to drive past more trucks waiting to get loaded? […]
Moving Words – Robotics
You only do good work when you’re taking risks and pushing yourself. – Sally Hawkins As we continue the blog post on Risk, we’ll cover four additional business risks moving and storage companies face and the solutions to these perils. We’ll discuss when and how to issue credit to your customers, how to make sure […]
Moving Words – Risk II
You only do good work when you’re taking risks and pushing yourself. – Sally Hawkins As we continue the blog post on Risk, we’ll cover four additional business risks moving and storage companies face and the solutions to these perils. We’ll discuss when and how to issue credit to your customers, how to make sure […]
Moving Words – Personal Conveyance
“Personal conveyance is the movement of a commercial motor vehicle (CMV) for personal use while off-duty. A driver may record time operating a CMV for personal conveyance as off-duty only when the driver is relieved from work and all responsibility for performing work by the motor carrier.” – FMCSA In June of 2018, the FMCSA detailed […]
Moving Words – Cyclical
“You have to remember a lot of business is very cyclical.” James Daly Moving by its nature is cyclic; in other words, the transporting of HHG, Special Commodities, Electronics and Tradeshow will always have good times and lean periods. So when things are going great, you’ve got to anticipate that it won’t last. What we’re […]
Moving Words – Issues Part 1
State of Moving 2019 Part 1 “Everyone has their story. Everyone has issues. You have to face your fears.” – Lisa Bonet 2018 recorded many changes for the trucking and moving industry: a strengthening economy, increased freight volumes and hauling rates which reflected the tight freight market. This was the result of many differing yet […]
