Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
AMSA Moving Company offers Discounted Long Distance Moves
Las Vegas’ Premier Moving Company, Triple 7 Movers, Recently Announced New Online Promotions
Published 12:00 am, Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Las Vegas’ premier moving company, Triple 7 Movers, has recently announced their current online promotions.
Las Vegas, NV (PRWEB) March 04, 2013
Las Vegas’ premier moving company, Triple 7 Movers, has recently announced their current online specials which include the following promotions: $150 worth of free packing materials off any long distance move over 3000 pounds, $100 off any long distance move over 2000 pounds, 5% discount off any long distance move over 2000 pounds, and 14 days of additional free storage for long distance moves over 2000 pounds.
These coupons are in addition to their already no extra charge quote that also includes 10% off the quote with no questions asked or commitment needed. The family owned and operated company in Las Vegas has been assisting families, individuals, and companies with their relocation needs for years and has been a part of the moving industry for over a decade.
Moving can be a stressful and time consuming project. The professionals at Triple 7 Movers are expertly trained and experienced with large scale commercial moves, as well as smaller household moves. They have developed signature moving strategies and put custom teams in place that cater to each unique move. These Las Vegas movers are certified with the AMSA (American Moving and Storage Association) and thoroughly background check with the Nevada Transport Authority. Their website also offers features a customer testimonials page, which provides feedback from their customers thus far.
With each move, the Las Vegas moving company puts together a specialized plan for the most efficient and effective results. Their services offer customers solutions to long-distance moves, local moves in the Las Vegas area, commercial moves, storage facilities, and automobile transportation service. Each of these services also provide optional professional packing services, secured short and long-term storage facilities, and all the moving supplies and boxes necessary to create a hassle-free move.
A long-distance are made as easy as a local move with Triple 7 Movers additional no charge services like furniture disassembly and reassembly, on-site estimates, storage, weekend and last minute moves, a custom tagging system specific to each individual move, and expert packing of fragile and breakable items.
For large companies and multi-office moves, Triple 7 Movers assigned a project manager that is dedicated to making a large complicated move run smoothly. They are in charge of pre-planning for every situation and utilizing time-saving systems and site surveys that make the necessary inclusions that ensure nothing is overlooked or left behind. Local moves are equally as simple. Each move receives a professional team that is efficient, safe and cost effective with three to four certified movers.
Additional services include storage facilities that are complimentary for the first 30 days, and an automobile transportation service that will put a customer in contact with trusted companies that specialize in car transports.
As one of the leading moving companies in Las Vegas, Triple 7 Movers has built a soild reputation in the industry and is improving its online site and entire company constantly. The company has received accolades from many customers and promises to be a force in the moving industry.
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Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Pro Mover Conference Final Day
WELCOME
You are Invited!
On behalf of the Organizing Committee, we invite you to participate in the 14th International Conference on Automated People Movers and Automated Transit being held in Phoenix, Arizona, on April 21-24, 2013.
Join us as we explore Half a Century of Automated Transit - Past, Present and Future: look back over the past five decades, examine the current state of APMs and related ATS, and explore what the future might hold. Half a century ago the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 provided $375 million in matching funds for public transit in the United States - there began the history of the APM. The 1966 Reuss-Tydings Amendments to the original1964 legislation required, among other things, that the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development "...undertake a project to study and prepare a program of research, development, and demonstration of new systems of urban transportation that will carry people and goods within the metropolitan area speedily, safely, without polluting the air, and in a manner that will contribute to sound city planning.”
How far have we come since that goal was set? Well, airport applications around the world from North America, to Europe, to Asia continue to increase, and enough advances have been made to Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) for it to be the focus of three entire sessions. These topics and more will be explored at this conference. Discover whether Robocars might overtake PRT as the hottest new ticket in the evolution of urban transportation. Brad Templeton will be heading a session on Autonomous vehicles so you can find out if they are the answer to questions of road safety, parking issues, and air pollution concerns.
Come share your opinion and hear what planners, inventors, designers, suppliers, builders, government officials, owners, and operators of automated transit of all forms have to say as all these technologies go head to head in Phoenix. Network with your fellow attendees at meals and breaks, and talk to exhibitors about what equipment and services they have to offer. Take advantage of the ASCE APM conference’s international collegial community to share experiences, reveal innovations, look to the future, and discuss lessons learned and the latest developments in automated transit of all forms.
Attending the technical program will make you eligible for professional development hours (PDHs) that can be used to show your commitment to maintaining your competency to licensing boards. And you can have fun doing it on a technical tour of the brand new Sky TrainTM at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, the very latest APM to enter service.
Like the APM and ATS, this conference has been around the world: Yokohama (1991), Las Vegas (1997), Copenhagen (1999), Singapore (2003), Orlando, Florida (2005), and most recently, Paris. And now we look forward to welcoming you from around the world on April 21 - 24, 2013 for APM-ATS 2013 in Phoenix, Arizona where the sky is bigger, the stars are brighter, and the sunsets stop you in your tracks!
We hope to see you in Phoenix!
Steve Perliss, P.E., M.ASCE
Conference Co-ChairWilliam Leder, P.E., F.ASCE
Conference Co-Chair
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Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Moving Industry Ups and Downs
Moving Services in the US Industry Market Research Report from IBISWorld has Been Updated
Over the next five years, the recovering housing market, falling unemployment and rising disposable income will stimulate demand for moving services. For these reasons, industry research firm IBISWorld has updated a report on the Moving Services industry in its growing industry report collection.
Slow growth in residential construction and home prices has hurt industry revenue
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Friday, February 22, 2013
Moving Company Scam. Old Man the Target.
Valley Man Ripped Off by Moving Company KLAS-TV. His half-loaded moving truck disappeared from the front of his old home. "I had contracted with the company (AAA Movers), and they explicitly told me I had to drive the vehicle for my belongings to....
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Thursday, February 21, 2013
Moving Company begins To Offer a Bidding Service for Consumers
Even under the most trouble free circumstances, it is a drag. Packing up all one’s earthly belongings in boxes, deciding what goes and what goes in the trash, finding a trustworthy mover and shouldering their fees. It’s hard to imagine a way of turning a move into a pleasurable experience, but a new startup spun out of a company already established in the moving business seeks to take the edge off.
Sharone ben-Harosh founded Unpakt.com as a tool to allow clients the opportunity to shop around for the best prices offered by movers in their area while giving movers a much more accurate account of what needs to go where. ben-Harosh knows a thing or two about moving. He founded FlatRate Moving in 1991, a company that sought to find out as much as possible about its clients requirements in order to submit an accurate price and cut down on inefficiencies that irritated clients and cut into his profits.
Unpakt is a further step in that direction, offering the additional benefits of mover ratings and price comparisons of different companies that supply bids for a client’s move. “I started to see the possibility about five years ago when I saw that the moving industry became even more complicated than it used to be,” ben-Harosh said. That complication sprung from the proliferation of moving companies – some not so great – that could build an online presence and jump into the moving game. “It’s so hard to verify who is a good mover,” he said. “If I’m a client I wouldn’t know where to start.”
How It Works
Clients can audit the amount of things they want to move by themselves – counting boxes, listing every chair or sofa or picture – or choose to rely on a typical belongings estimate based on what an apartment or house of a certain size generally contains, according to the company’s experience.
Once that is established and plugged into the Unpakt site, various moving companies in the area that are part of the site’s network will submit estimates on a price for the move. Moving companies in the network are rated based on online reviews gathered from the web, reviews submitted by Unpakt clients and confirmation that a mover has the proper licensing requirements.
Once a client decides on a mover, the order is executed and the move takes place whenever the client wishes. As far as payment is concerned, clients pay Unpakt, which then passes the money on to the moving company after taking a 13 percent cut.
“It’s based on the fact that every mover spends about 25 percent on getting the client, paying for planning their move and following up and doing everything that Unpakt is doing,” said ben-Harosh.
Challenges
Getting other moving companies to join the network was a tough sell at first, ben-Harosh said, and required them to think differently about the guidelines of the industry. “No mover works with guaranteed pricing,” he explained. “They all work with hourly estimation.”
Ultimately, Unpakt built a second platform with a customizable algorithm so that moving companies could create their own checklists they would be comfortable using to guarantee prices. “We teach them how to use the platform if it’s their first time using guaranteed pricing methods.”
Growing the Business
Right now the business has about 120 companies in its network in about 16 states, including California, New York, Texas, Florida and others, focusing primarily on metropolitan areas. The 15-employee company’s sales team is working to grow the network and an algorithm to offer services for international movers is in the works.
Unpakt.com will be looking to raise capital from venture capital to the tune of $10 million by selling a minority share. Meetings with investors will be taking place within the next month or so, ben-Harosh said. “One of the reasons I want to work with VCs is to use more strategic partnerships that everyone can see are available for us.”
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Moving Costs That are Not so Obvious
Moving Costs That are Not so Obvious
Reuters
Unexpected moving costs
If you're planning to relocate to a new place, whether within your state or across the country, you have a lot to consider. What should you take with you? What should you leave behind? Should you buy or rent in the new location? What are the school districts like? How much will it cost to move your stuff, and can you write off this move on your taxes?
That's just the tip of the iceberg. If you think moving costs are limited to just paying moving professionals to pack and transport your belongings, think again. Moving oftentimes comes with surprise costs. Here are some of the unexpected expenses that come with moving and a few tips for sidestepping them.
Auto insurance costs
Your auto insurance profile may change because of your new location. "When you move from a more rural market, less population, to a highly densely populated urban environment, you can see swings (in your car insurance rates) probably anywhere from 15% to 50%," says Dan Young, senior vice president of insurance relations for Carstar, a network of 400 body repair shops located in the U.S. and Canada. The exact amount depends on the area's accident rate and the customer's driving and claims history.
If moving out of state, you may have to buy more insurance coverage, too. Each state has its own minimum liability requirements and some require drivers to purchase personal injury protection and uninsured motorist coverage.
Also, if you're moving from an area where incomes are modest to a place where they're higher, you may need more coverage, Young adds. "In rural Iowa, you may not run into Lamborghinis or a vast amount of Mercedes Benzes," he says, "but you move to New York City and you're out driving around, you'd better be fully covered."
When planning a move, Young advises consumers to ask their insurance company about rate changes and whether they need to purchase more coverage.
Parking fees
Along with higher car insurance costs may come increased parking fees, says Bryan Pritchard, owner of Tricap Preferred, a luxury apartment locator service in Chicago.
"Parking is typically not included in rent," he says, adding that a primo parking space can easily tack on an extra $200 to $300 to your monthly rent in a big city.
The best way to avoid extra parking fees along with increased car insurance and servicing costs is to ditch your vehicle entirely, says Pritchard. While public transportation may suffice in larger cities, those living in areas without bus or subway access may be able to use car sharing and car pool services instead of having their own ride. If getting rid of your car isn't a viable option, make sure you're aware of what it costs to park in or near your building and workplace.
Health insurance hikes
Like car insurance, health insurance can change when you switch homes, especially if you're moving out of state.
"Not every health insurance company is licensed in all 50 states," says John Egan, managing editor of InsuranceQuotes.com, a Bankrate site. Even if it is, your insurance provider can change the plan you're on, the health care network you have access to and the rate you're charged. Egan adds that health insurance mandates vary among states, too. "There may be some types of (medical) procedures, for instance, that are covered in one state and that are not mandated to be covered in another state," he says.
Unless you're getting health insurance from an employer or spouse's employer, switching insurance companies as a result of a move will likely mean undergoing medical underwriting, Egan says, which could result in a substantial change in premium or a flat-out rejection if you have certain pre-existing conditions.
The only way to fight escalating health care costs is by careful comparison-shopping. An independent broker may also be able to help compare policies apples to apples.
Higher interest charges
Paying off debts with local stores is a good idea. Closing out those credit lines may not be. According to FICO, the company that created the FICO credit-scoring model, 30% of your credit score is based on the amount you owe in relation to how much credit you have available.
While paying off debt can improve your credit score, closing out an account and reducing the amount of available credit can hurt your score, says Gail Cunningham, vice president of membership and public relations for the National Foundation for Credit Counseling, a consumer advocacy group based in Washington, D.C. For families who plan to take out a loan or mortgage after moving, a credit score ding can result in thousands of dollars in extra interest over the life of the loan.
"If you're on the cusp, if you're trying to build your credit, maybe you're moving to that new town and you haven't bought your house yet ... then you need to leave those accounts open," Cunningham says.
Contract penalties
Some moving costs can be easily overlooked. If you've paid for a membership at a gym, pool, country club, day care facility, after-school enrichment program or community association, ducking out ahead of schedule could cost you. Ted Stimpson, president and CEO of MyMove.com, a consumer information site about relocating, says that consumers oftentimes lose money by assuming that they can't get out of an annual or monthly contract.
"If moving is a qualifying event for allowing you to get out of your contract, they're going to want to see proof that you are moving," he says. "They're going to want to see some sort of documentation (such as the purchase and sale agreement) on the new home or that contract with the moving company that's proving you're actually moving."
Stimpson adds that managers may not know if consumers can break a contract without paying a hefty fee. Before taking "no" for an answer, review the terms and conditions of your membership to see if there's a loophole for members who move.
Missed security deposits
Along with forgetting about annual memberships, renters frequently forget to reclaim their security deposits. Depending on your state, landlords are legally required to return your security deposit anywhere from 14 to 60 days after you move out; however, tenants generally must provide a forwarding address in writing or a direct deposit account where funds can be placed.
According to Tenants Union, a nonprofit equal housing advocacy group based in Seattle, landlords may not subtract money from the security deposit for normal wear and tear done to the apartment, but they may subtract nonrefundable fees such as cleaning or pet fees if the fees were outlined in the rental agreement prior to move-in.
Should the landlord not return your security deposit in a timely manner or send a letter explaining why he is keeping all or part of it, tenants may seek legal assistance through an attorney or housing advocacy group.
Overdraft fees
Cancel your local memberships before you move, but leave your bank account open for now, Cunningham says. Even if you're moving to a location that your old bank doesn't service, leaving your account open after the move can prevent forgotten bills from incurring overdraft fees.
"Give yourself three months to let all of those cycle through," she says. "Don't put yourself at risk of incurring a nonsufficient funds (charge) by having closed that account." These fees can add a lot to your moving costs.
Once you know that all of the bills linked to that account have been paid and closed, remember to shut down that old bank account, too. Many institutions charge monthly fees on accounts with small balances.
Utility charges
The price you pay for basics such as gas, water and electricity can go up during a move even if you decrease your own use, says Pritchard.
Utility bills are not based on usage, he says. "It is based on a methodology that allocates a certain percentage to your apartment, and that is typically done based on unit size," he says. "If you have a two-bedroom, you're going to get charged more than a one-bedroom ... no matter if you sit in the dark all day or your house is lit up like a Christmas tree all day."
While apartment and condo tenants typically can't convince the building to reallocate utility bills based on usage, says Pritchard, they can be aware of how utilities are divided up, ask about average utility costs per month and choose to live in other places if they feel that the costs are too high. Such moving costs can be prevented with a little bit of planning.
Late fees
Mail mix-ups are common when changing abodes. So are the financial ramifications of not getting mail on time. Consumers who don't get their bills may be hit with late fees on multiple bills, likely resulting in a ding to their credit score.
Even if mail forwarding is already in place, Cunningham says those planning to move should switch as many bills as they can to online bill-pay until they're sure there's no problem receiving mail at the new place.
"Simply because they've moved and they forgot about a bill or the bill didn't arrive in the mail is not going to be an excuse that holds water with a lender," she says.
Read more: http://www.foxbusiness.com/personal-finance/2013/01/31/moving-costs-that-are-not-so-obvious/#ixzz2K6ICijEd
Thursday, January 24, 2013
Monday, January 7, 2013
Moving Sales Professional's...with Shakira?!
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