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Richard E. Visceglia

Eric Anders — Wed, 15 May 2013 13:20:13 +0000

The note below arrived in my inbox yesterday afternoon. I opened it about the same time that the sun ducked behind the clouds. I didn't know Rich personally. He was one of those...

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Atlas releases 2013 Corporate Relocation Survey

Eric Anders — Fri, 03 May 2013 17:23:04 +0000

Atlas Van Lines, one of largest and most reputable household goods carriers in America, just released their 46th Annual Corporate Relocation Survey. The complete 214-page report offers a thorough...

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Ten pounds of ship in a 5-pound bag

Eric Anders — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 18:30:43 +0000

In just about a week, consumers all across America are going to be inundated with expensive advertisements and well planned press releases announcing the start of National Moving Month. It's a...

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More household goods movers using à la carte pricing - and it's not just rogues!

Eric Anders — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 09:30:45 +0000

and it's not just rogues!Are you old enough to remember how quickly the major airlines quickly bundled their ground and air transpiration service fees into one, “easy-to-understand”...

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Are you ready for National Moving Month?

Eric Anders — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 09:30:58 +0000

Don't be fooled by Mother Nature – especially if a local or long distance relocation is in your future! Despite the dirty snow and melting ice still sitting on many properties, May is...

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How to attract vermin to your household goods in storage

Eric Anders — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 05:15:04 +0000

Back in my college days, I was sometimes assigned to work alongside a professional packer named Berta as a part-time summer helper. She used to start every job in the customer's kitchen...

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RIP rubber band

Eric Anders — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 17:10:48 +0000

During the latter decades of the 20th century, gear-jammin' asphalt cowboys and their loyal hippie sidekicks rode 18-wheel diesel powered horses across America, searching for truth, freedom, and...

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SDDC Industry Day 2013 - Miltary hosts movers to review peak season plans

Eric Anders — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 14:34:56 +0000

Miltary hosts movers to review peak season plansToday's the day the the military Surface Deployment Distribution Command (SDDC) is scheduled to meet with the captains of the household goods...

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News feeder to replace Google Reader

Eric Anders — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 15:20:15 +0000

Several weeks ago RELO Roundtable changed the method that interested visitors could use to subscribe to or consume some of the curated content and information updates published at the niche...

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Casualty of sequester? Semper Fi!

Eric Anders — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 04:06:37 +0000

Household goods carriers and independent movers worried about this summer's looming capacity shortage should pull a page from a former Marine's small business playbook. Nick Baucom d/b/a Two...

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Trade Associations – What do you get for your money?

Eric Anders — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 17:25:15 +0000

There's an interesting discussion about moving industry trade association membership going on over at the Moving etc… Network relocation forum. Moving etc… Network is an online...

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A social media mantra for movers

Eric Anders — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 10:59:17 +0000

Care to guess who developed the twelve-word social media mantra on the right? If you decided on a middle aged mid-Western male doctor who has more than 20 years of experience working with patients at...

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AMSA 2013 State of the Industry Address

Eric Anders — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 18:34:12 +0000

The American Moving and Storage Association recently posted a new video to their amsapromover YouTube account entitled AMSA 2013 State of the Industry Address. The message inside is worth the price...

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Subscribe via Email

Eric Anders — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 17:55:04 +0000

Last Wednesday, Google announced their plans to continue the housecleaning they started in 2011. On July 1, 2013, they will be retiring Google Reader. Reader is a Web-based information...

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Extra Labor: Another Grimm Fairy Tale by SDDC?

Eric Anders — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 00:42:33 +0000

Once upon a time, way back when product and service suppliers still talked directly to their customers and negotiating in good faith still helped guide the transaction, licensed household goods...

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Evolution of the Defense Personal Property Program, DP3 - A DOD Perspective

Eric Anders — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 15:33:14 +0000

A DOD PerspectiveAnyone who's been in the domestic or international household goods (HHG) moving industry for awhile might be interested in checking out The evolution of DOD's Defense...

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What’s new in Moving and Storage? - Low Wages and Drug Tests Make Drivers Scarce

Eric Anders — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 16:03:24 +0000

Low Wages and Drug Tests Make Drivers Scarce“AS if intense competition, deep discounts and a possible downturn in the economy aren't enough to contend with, moving industry executives are...

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Trying to recruit military truck drivers?

Eric Anders — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 04:41:28 +0000

Did you know that in some states returning veterans who have a military driver's license may still be required to take a state certified truck driving course to obtain a commercial...

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Tonnage Lists Anyone?

Eric Anders — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 17:55:17 +0000

Recently there has been a dramatic jump in the number of daily visits to the "Available Tonnage Lists" link published under the Wikis-Research button at the top of every page. So many,...

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Tips to avoid online auto fraud

Eric Anders — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 20:54:14 +0000

Back in the year 12 B.I. (Before Internet), an inexperienced and unsuspecting household goods mover was arrested by Florida police at the port of entry on I-10 several miles east of the Alabama state...

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