The Moving Planner Blog

FlatRate Moving was recently written up by GreatStartups.com, despite usually being focused on startups they recognized a great company and couldn’t help but share it with their readers.  Below is an excerpt of the article, for the entire article click here.

Founded in 1991 on the foundation of enacting a unique, flat-rate pricing method, FlatRate has catapulted itself to the forefront of the moving industry. FlatRate provides customers with a single all-inclusive price for any and every type of move, which eliminates the questionable pricing methods that are inherent in the nature of other moving companies. After coming to personally look at all that they would be moving, FlatRate calculates a set cost that will not change during any point during the moving process.

Building upon its success as New York’s largest moving company, FlatRate also offers its hassle-free, customer focused services to the New Jersey, Washington D.C., Miami, San Francisco and Los Angeles areas. The company is committed to integrity and to earning the goodwill of its customers by being able to meet the needs of any move, from residential to commercial, and from local to cross-country or even overseas moves.

FlatRate has revolutionized the moving industry by creating careers for their employees. Amenities for movers include marble bathrooms, health benefits and immaculate working facilities. Not exactly the typical workplace environment for so-called movers. More: http://www.flatrate.com/new-york-about-us-job-opportunities.html

The company also has recently launched an elite service – much like a 1st class flight – ensuring every last detail is taken care of for the customer. There are no boxes to pack or unpack, fine wine and art moved under climate control, and electronics, computers and TVs connected upon one’s arrival home.

FlatRate has won critical acclaim, loyal customers and several awards, including multiple CitySearch “Best of Citysearch” (BOC) Awards in 2006 and 2007.  In 2007, FlatRate was the honored recipient of the prestigious Forbes Enterprise Award.  Recognized as an outstanding business, having demonstrated visionary practices, standards and achievements, FlatRate Moving remains committed to achieving excellence as today’s leading mover of choice.

FlatRate owns, operates, and maintains a fleet of approximately 55 trucks. An on-site repair shop, managed by the fleet manager, allows for the close supervision and care of all vehicles.

To accommodate every type of move, they have several different sized trucks, including a trailer for long distance relocation. Each truck is equipped with GPS and stocked with well-maintained equipment, including a toolbox and dollies. Their “Elite” trucks are outfitted with lift gates.

You can get a detailed price quote right online. So if you move is due to downsizing, growth or just a desire for new digs, Flat Rate Moving is the company to handle your move.

Get ready! Get set! Go! With a new season in full motion, we are going to be sharing all of our secrets!! We are committed to making your moving experience as stress-free and smooth as possible.

Who? FlatRate + Elite Moving at the forefront of the moving industry.

What? Flatrate + Elite Moving is the largest moving company in New York! They train their movers in the finer techniques of being a first-class mover for a first-class moving company!

Where? Flatrate + Elite Moving now offers its hassle-free, customer focused services to the New York, New Jersey, Washington DC, Miami, San Francisco, Los Angeles areas, and we are expanding steadily across the country.

When? Rain or Snow – Residential to Commercial – Local to Cross-Country to Overseas; FlatRate + Elite Moving eliminates the questionable pricing methods that are inherent in the nature of other moving companies. After coming to personally look at all that they would be moving, they calculate a set price that will not change during any point of the swift moving process. The company is committed to integrity and to earning the goodwill of it’s customers by being able to meet the needs of any move, anytime, anywhere.

Stay tuned…

These Tweets are update at our Tweeter page: Twitter.com/FlatRateNY – We have 703 following and 458 followers!

• What is Elite Liaison? http://bit.ly/gdEbM
• Art and Antiques require special care during moving http://bit.ly/gdEbM
• How to pack your wine collection http://bit.ly/mAZnw
• Great tips for eco-friendly moving http://bit.ly/M8Q45
• Recycling boxes is the next going green initiative http://bit.ly/2qcLi
• How to move computers
• We like our “Green” technology
• Driving habits can reduce environmental impacts too.
• Insights from Personal finance on Moving http://bit.ly/Zfuka
• check out our economy package for summer savings! http://bit.ly/fFL1B
• Summer moving tip #4: Buy markers and label and organize your boxes. http://bit.ly/n60GY
• Summer top #3: Bribe your friends into helping. http://bit.ly/n60GY
• Summer moving tip #1:Streamline — the trash can is your friend. http://bit.ly/n60GY
• Summer tip #5: Keep a “last-to-go” box http://bit.ly/n60GY
• Summer tip #2: Use packing materials that you own. http://bit.ly/n60GY10:00 AM Jun 26th from web
• Moving tips featured in Metro http://bit.ly/n60GY
• citizen journalism like us! http://bit.ly/QxwzO
• We are making the moving experience simple!
• Our new Branding Campaign coming this july. Look for us on NYC buses and subways!!
• Moving on the Cheap!! http://bit.ly/5zzg3
• Today’s New Yorker featured an article about FlatRate Moving!
• With solar panels our savings to the environment are equivalent to 4,654 Gallons of gasoline burned per year!
• With solar panels our savings to the environment are equivalent to 946,378 soda cans a year!
• 100% of our corporate building’s energy will come from solar power. Details to come soon.
• Our corporate building is in progress of being powered by solar energy!
• We are going green. Details coming soon!
• FlatRate in Crain’s
• Moving Tips for June! http://bit.ly/CQOUD
• What are your reasons for moving?
• wishing a great weekend to all and an easy move to those that are moving!
• Check out new locations to recycle CFL in the city http://bit.ly/ZQKqy
• We are the biggest moving company in NYC and we keep growing thanks to our loyal customers
• Tips on moving fashion!
• Life is Beautiful
• FlatRate is a ProMover
• Good morning Newyorkers and New York fans!
• 1 month free storage – summer promotion! http://bit.ly/79RG2
• 10 tips on keeping your closet organized
• Stressed about moving? Here are some great tips to follow: http://bit.ly/qMRbU

Last spring, FMCSA, along with state transportation departments, investigated 350 moving companies for violations. It fined nearly 60 of them. This is where complaints have an effect: Most agencies, including FMCSA, target companies with the most complaints when determining which movers to investigate

Source: The Dallas Morning News

Interstate movers, those that cross state lines–are regulated by the FMCSA = Federal Motor Carrier Safety Aмебелиdministration, part of the U.S. Department of Transportation. Companies that move only within New York are regulated by the New York Department of Transportation.

If you’re planning to hire a moving company, do some checking first. Don’t just hire the company that their website is look nice (specially be aware from companies with ugly sites). Ask other people about their experiences, CitySearch and Google maps are good point to start with. Get estimates from multiple companies and do some research.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has a Web site http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov, where you can search for complaints and company safety ratings. You also can make sure the company is insured and can check the number and type of complaints filed against it. FMCSA and this site also provides tips for choosing a moving company.

Keep in mind that multiple companies may be involved in your move. If you use a relocation company, it may contract with a mover separately. So make sure you know which company actually will be moving your items.

Also, in dealing with problems during moves, timing is very important. In most cases, you must file for damages within 90 days of your goods being delivered. Be sure to read all of your paperwork carefully so you know what your deadlines are in case of a problem.

Generally economy leads into recession when business slows down, business reduce there capital goods investment, lay-offs, increase in inflation, increase in interest rates and decrease in consumer spending are caused due to hit in the oil prices which is feed into industrialized economies.

Role of moving companies in the economy

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The firms engaged in the production, distribution and retail industry will have a positive impact when the freight movement is cheaper with better quality. Reducing the cost of carriage and thus efficiently serving wider market with prospective gains. Business is heavily relied on it productivity capacity to achieve its economic goals. For this, efficient freight movers are necessary for its productivity. Business tends to increase productivity with lower costs and improved quality of freight mover’s services.

Economic benefits of the freight movers

With efficient freight mover, purchase and inventory control becomes faster and reliable. This efficiency can increase productivity in manufacturing and distribution activities which in turn benefits economic.  

Economic impact on moving industry

Moving companies had a sever draw back due to the ongoing recession in US economy. VA- ATA’s (American trucking association) marking the third consecutive month-to-month drop in advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index decreased 0.9 percent in September. This downfall in USA movers industry is due to increased cost of fuel. Business had lost there confidence, interest rates have gone up, due to lay-off’s, consumer spending has decreased because of these manufacturing productivity has gone down. As the business has to reduce there cost of production through cut in transportation cost, carrying cost of inventory, cost of owning and ordering cost which in turn effect the moving companies where the business tend to respond to the moving companies to reduce there logistic cost. More recently the moving costs have been falling and increase in reliability with increase in competition and increased trip miles per hour for each vehicle and thus smaller work force for the same amount of work with lower maintenance cost and increased reliability. 

An efficient and reliable freight movers services like van lines movers can continue growth in the manufacturing productivity. Congestion in the system can hamper the reliability of the productivity, which leads to increase in cost of transportation threatening economic growth.  Sunset Movers

in her “simple ideas” blog katin wrote:

A few of us in the office are in the process of moving.  In an attempt to simply the process, we are going to try to out a few simple ideas…

We are in the list of resource for this blog! Thank you Katin.

Here is it: Moving tips & advice - enjoy reading it.

FlatRate movers on radio 105.9

Do you have a brother, step brother or a brother from a different mother who has asked you to help him move? We’ve all been there before and know how much fun moving is…remember that small couch that was actually a sleeper sofa and needed to go down 3 flights of stairs in the middle of summer!

Parents, do you have a 30 year old kid still living at home who says he’d get his own place but he claims he doesn’t know anyone that could help move?

On behalf of Columbia Picture’s Step Brothers starring Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly, FlatRate Movers and BIG 105.9 we’re going to give you a chance for some relief…or at least an end all those excuses!  FlatRate Movers will move or relocate someone for free within the south Florida area!

To register for a free move from FlatRate Movers click here. With the break you’ll be getting from not busting your hump with a move, be sure to catch Step Brothers opening Friday July 25th!

FlatRate will see you through your move from start to finish, and your complete satisfaction is their primary goal. FlatRate is the winner of multiple awards for service and ability, including the Best of CitySearch (BOC) Award and the 2007 Forbes Enterprise Award. For more information click here.

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Citysearch Audiences in South Florida Vote FlatRate Best Mover — No Contest!

Miami, FL (PRWEB) November 28, 2007 — When asked to vote for the best mover in the city, Miami chose FlatRate Moving as the hands-down winner. With a steamy climate, gorgeous views, and a population that’s always on the move, it’s no surprise that Miami residents knows their moving companies. Now Miami has chosen local favorite FlatRate Moving as the Best Mover in its latest Best of Citysearch (BOC) award, courtesy of the audiences and editors at Citysearch. FlatRate has already achieved multiple awards for its New York branch, from both Citysearch and Forbes Enterprise — now FlatRate’s Florida offices have achieved Number One status for their quality, ease, and flat-rate prices on moving day.

The secret to FlatRate Florida’s success? Commitment. “We make a promise to customers and keep that promise with every move,” comments Relocation Consultant Natalie Moore. “So many moving quotes seem to offer one thing, yet deliver another, with (worst of all) hourly quotes that too often multiply on moving day into many times the original estimate. FlatRate was built upon the idea of a single, simple quote based on inventory, and that’s what we maintain — with no surprises, and no fluctuating costs.” This commitment combines with FlatRate’s highly skilled movers (each of whom undergoes an intensive training program), friendly staff, and superb trucks to create the perfect move every time.

FlatRate Florida provides a wide variety of relocation services, with support on every aspect of the moving process — from planning and packing, to transport, unpacking, and more. Its services extend beyond Miami to offer local, national, and international moving support originating from throughout South Florida. For every move, its guaranteed price includes:

• Careful and strategic wrapping of all pieces of furniture for maximum protection
• Packing and unpacking of all electronics (including TV’s, stereos, speakers, microwaves, computers, VCR and DVD players, and more)
• Packing and unpacking of all pictures, mirrors, rugs, and lamps.
• Packing and unpacking of all hanging wardrobes (with FREE wardrobe boxes on the day of the move)

But Miami’s FlatRate Moving isn’t just a hit with Citysearch audiences. As proud members of the Better Business Bureau, FlatRate stands among the top 5% of companies, with zero complaints in the past 36 months! The company has achieved rave reviews and unparalleled customer feedback, plus superb editorial ratings, awards, and more, in its ascent to become South Florida’s top mover.

“We’re proud and delighted to have been voted Miami’s top mover,” adds Moore, “and we’ll continue to work hard to maintain that trust with every move we make.”

About FlatRate Florida

FlatRate Florida is one of five superb locations offered by FlatRate Moving nationwide. With a flagship location in New York City, and with three other strategic locations across the U.S. (in New Jersey, Washington D.C., and Los Angeles), Flatrate Florida is part of an ongoing commitment to flat-rate pricing with no hassles, and no surprises. FlatRate Florida is able to meet the needs of any move, from residential, to commercial, and from local to cross-country or even overseas moves. Committed to integrity, and to earning the goodwill of its customers, FlatRate Florida’s excellence and honesty within the moving industry has made the company the mover of choice in South Florida today, and that commitment has directly led to its latest Citysearch award. The company is also committed to giving back to the community on a local and international level, as well.

For more information on FlatRate Florida, please visit http://www.flatrate.com/fl/ For more information on FlatRate’s five superb locations nationwide, please visit http://www.Flatrate.com or http://www.Flatratemoving.com.

To view FlatRate Florida’s Best of Citysearch Award results, please click http://miami.citysearch.com/bestof/winners/mover.

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From the news: “It’s not going as fast as I wanted,” said Myers, who had earlier boasted that the bridge might open before Tuesday morning. “We lost a little time last night. With the heavy lifts (of concrete debris) we’ve been getting, there are only one or two trucks that can carry them. So (the material) sits around waiting.” — But transportation officials said there was still plenty of wiggle room in the schedule to complete the job on time to get commuters to work Tuesday morning. “There is a total of about 15 hours of float time built into the schedule, and we haven’t used any of that,” said John Goodwin, a spokesman for Metropolitan Transportation Commission. “So, if time is money, that’s the rainy-day fund and we haven’t had to dip into it.” — By 10 p.m. Sunday, workers were scheduled to begin rolling the 6,500-ton new bridge section into place at the westbound entrance to the tunnel. They’ll place it on tracks, lift it up on giant jacks, and then inch it at a rate of about 4 millimeters per minute, according to Goodwin. — Bay Bridge crews slowed by shortage of trucks to handle heavy loads. Erin McCormick, Chronicle Staff Writer, Monday, September 3, 2007

Should San Francisco Movers worry their loads sink in the water?

“No, I don’t really think so.” said Alexander Ravich San Francisco Movers  manager. Even though Flatrate trucks are heavily loaded, the bridge is strong enough to carry them.

As we all know spring is here, this means that this is your chance to make your move. When one plans on moving he has a few factors that he has to take into account, one of which is the weather. Spring is an awsome time to make your move because then you have almost no problems at all and everything will go smoothly because of the modarate weather. This means that in the spring you have less of a chance that you property will be damaged during the move.

Moving during spring time is a smart move. A quick, smooth and productive way to move in the most cnvenient time.