movers News Updates

Government, Business, Safety, Logistics

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.

July 19, 2023
Government, Business, Logistics

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.

March 4, 2022
Government, Business, Logistics

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.

November 10, 2021
Business

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, 2021
Government, Business, Logistics

FMCSA 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.

August 11, 2021
Government, Business, Equipment, Logistics

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.

June 16, 2021
Government, Business

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.

January 17, 2020
Business, Logistics, Top 100

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.

June 24, 2019
Government, Business, Logistics

Industry Objects to Plan to Privatize Military Moves

A plan to turn over responsibility for household-goods moves for military personnel to a single third-party transportation manager is running into opposition from industry leaders who say the idea is flawed and won’t rectify the problems U.S. Transportation Command said it wants to address.

April 3, 2019
Government, Business

Group Devises Recommendations to Protect Consumers Against Mover Fraud

A federally appointed working group on household goods tackled recommendations for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration that aim to better inform consumers of moving fraud and streamline paperwork for brokerage and moving companies.

June 29, 2017