Movers Still Have Questions After Meeting With Military
NEW ORLEANS — Moving companies looking for answers from military leaders about a controversial $20 billion contract to move military families were left wanting more.
Federal Contract for Military Moves Deemed 'Not Balanced'
NEW ORLEANS — A panel of executives continued to blast provisions of a $20 billion federal contract to move military families as unworkable and lacking profit-making opportunities.
FMCSA Embarks on New Effort to Catch Fraudulent Movers
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration this spring conducted more than 100 investigations into household goods moving fraud, and is proceeding with 60 enforcement actions.
GAO Denies Protests to $17.9 Billion Military Moving Contract
A Houston-based company will retain a $17.9 billion contract to move military families after the Government Accountability Office rejected protests lodged last year by two companies seeking to block the agreement.
DoD Awards Potential $20 Billion Military Moving Contract
The Department of Defense U.S. Transportation Command has awarded a potential $20 billion contract to a Houston firm that will manage an estimated 325,000 annual moves of military families worldwide.
Mayflower Survey Shows Idaho Top Choice for Relocation
A new survey by moving company Mayflower shows the top five state destinations where the company is moving customers are Idaho, South Carolina, Oregon, Tennessee and Florida.
October 19, 2021FMCSA to Streamline Household Goods Moving Regulations
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has announced plans to update regulations for transportation of household goods to reduce costs for movers and mitigate the growing problem of fraud in consumer moves.
Labor, Driver Shortages Delay Commercial, Military Moves
The moving industry is facing mammoth labor and truck driver shortages during the peak military moving season and an explosion of moving demands in the commercial market, possibly delaying unscheduled summer moves until August or September, according to American Trucking Associations' Moving and Storage Conference.
Audit Says Household Goods Shippers Often Too Slow on Military Moves
A U.S. Department of Defense Inspector General audit has concluded that the nation’s household goods shippers too often do not pick up and deliver soldiers’ personal goods in a timely manner during domestic and international moves.
How a Business-Savvy Mother and Her Sons Built Two Men and a Truck
All of Brig Sorber’s family played a part in the creation story of Two Men and a Truck, which has grown from humble origins into one of the largest moving companies in North America.