Moving Words – Retirement
Timothy Brady “Twenty years from now, you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones that you did do”. – Mark Twain You may not have given much thought to retirement. Usually, you’re too busy doing all those things you need to do as a mover to think of […]
Moving Words – 2024 Proposed Trucking Regulations
Timothy Brady “Rules are for the obedience of fools and the guidance of wise men.” – Harry Day As we move into 2024, we need to stay cognizant of the continuing rules and regulations entering Enforcement or Proposed Rulemaking for 2024. FMCSA Safety Measurement System (SMS) UpdatesThe biggest move is the updated FMCSA (SMS) Safety […]
Moving Words – State of Moving 2023
Timothy Brady “Research is creating new knowledge.” – Neil Armstrong In the post-pandemic era, we’re seeing significant changes in the business of relocation and moving. The numbers of individuals and families who move each year have not rebounded back to pre-pandemic numbers. In 2023, the number of Americans moving both locally and long distance is […]
Moving Words – Planning for 2024
Timothy Brady “In preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable.” – Dwight D. Eisenhower With the inflationary economy in 2023 and the budget impasse that continues in Washington, putting together a business strategy for 2024 will be a challenge. Each hauling segment, region, and lane is going […]
Moving Words – Impressions
Timothy Brady “First impressions matter. Experts say we size up new people in somewhere between 30 seconds and two minutes.” Elliott Abrams According to many studies on the subject, you’ve got fewer than 30 seconds to make either a negative or a positive impression on someone. In business, this can mean the difference between losing, […]
Moving Words – New Market
Timothy Brady “The role of culture is that it’s the form through which we as a society reflect on who we are, where we’ve been, where we hope to be.” – Wendell Pierce The marketing approach that works in one location isn’t necessarily the method that will work in another. This statement is true whether […]
Moving Words – Magnetic Attraction
Timothy Brady “Conscience is our magnetic compass; reason our chart.” – Joseph Cook What if you could take your moving and storage company to the next level of success by actions which naturally go together, like they were magnetically attracted? Think about it. If you put two magnets on the table turned so the correct […]
Moving Words – Weather and Parking
Timothy Brady “The way humans hunt for parking and the way animals hunt for food are not as different as you might think.” – Tom Vanderbilt With the increase in severe weather events in the last few years, now’s a suitable time to consider what your motor carrier’s policy is concerning harsh weather and potential […]
Moving Words – Risks
Timothy Brady “Take calculated risks. That is quite different from being rash.” – George S. Patton Imagine this scenario:It’s late December, just after the Christmas holidays. One of your van operators is hauling a shipment he loaded in southern California and Arizona with deliveries in Dallas, Little Rock and Memphis. The van operator’s logs are […]
Moving Words – Problem Solving
Timothy Brady “As the world we live in is so unpredictable, the ability to learn and to adapt to change is imperative, alongside creativity, problem-solving, and communication skills.” – Alain Dehaze Moving companies can reap valuable results from using Big Business problem-solving techniques on the everyday difficulties occurring while operating their company. At times solutions […]
