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Government, Business, Logistics

°®¶¹´«Ã½Safe Alliance Retains Military Moving Contract

After a more than a two-year battle, a federal judge has upheld a multibillion-dollar contract award to Houston-based °®¶¹´«Ã½Safe Alliance to be the sole provider for moving services for U.S. armed forces and families as well as civilian employees of the Department of Defense.

November 2, 2022
Business, Logistics

MSC Event Kicks Off With Focus on Workforce Strategies

ORLANDO, Fla. — The inaugural annual meeting of the Moving & Storage Council of American Trucking Associations honored a longtime leader in the sector, and featured a look ahead at how all transportation fleets can deal with the ongoing shortage of truck drivers.

March 8, 2022
Government, Business, Safety

Senate Bill Calls for Removing Personal Information From International Moving Shipping Manifests

Bipartisan legislation has been introduced in the Senate that would require scrubbing such personal information as social security and passport numbers on shipping manifests for military and government personnel moving to the U.S. from overseas before the information is sold to data brokers.

May 6, 2021
Business

E.E. Ward Moving & Storage Celebrates 140 Years

E.E. Ward Moving & Storage celebrated 140 years in business, making it the oldest continuously operated Black-owned company in the country.

March 15, 2021
Government, Business, Safety

Fraudulent Movers Are a Major Threat to the Industry

The hardworking men and women in the household goods moving profession call their fraudulent counterparts “rogue operators.â€

February 25, 2021
Government, Business

GAO Overturns Award of $19.9 Billion Global Military Moving Contract

The U.S. Government Accountability Office has overturned the award of a potential nine-year, $19.9 billion contract to a New Jersey company for moving military household goods worldwide.

November 10, 2020
Business, Logistics

ATA Expands With Moving and Storage Conference, Council

Stakeholders from the moving and storage industries have been made part of two groups that American Trucking Associations’ executive committee recently voted to create.

August 20, 2020
Government, Business, Logistics

DOD Re-Awards $7.2 Billion Household Goods Moving Contract

The Department of Defense has re-awarded a $7.2 billion household goods moving contract just two weeks after it had pledged to take corrective action on the contested award by two competitors.

July 22, 2020
Business, Equipment

Florida Is Top U-Haul Destination in Sign of Surging Migration

Florida topped the nation in net arrivals of U-Haul trucks in 2019, providing more evidence of the rapid migration that’s fueling economic gains there.

January 8, 2020
Government, Business

JK Moving Services Expands Support for Military

JK Moving Services announced it signed a statement of support with the District of Columbia National Guard, and is the first moving company to do so.

August 26, 2019