I’ve been a little neglectful of my blog this week. I spent most of the week doing paperwork, because at heart, I really am a pencil-pusher, paper-shuffler. I am working on two informative articles, one is on Valuation(Insurance-but its not), and the other is on interstate moving pricing. The valuation article is pretty well done,… Read more »
In an earlier post, we discussed briefly the types of estimates that you can be offered for your interstate move. We strongly advise that you stay away from non-binding estimates. Let’s be 100% honest, everyone doing this is a salesperson, and salespeople will use every tool they have in their toolbox to “get the sale!” … Read more »
How can you be passionate about moving, it’s just a job? Well, the answer is a little more complicated than that and in order to answer the question; I have to wax philosophical and poetic. In science, Georges Lemaitre, a Jesuit priest, came up with what he called “the hypothesis of the primeval atom,” later… Read more »
Moving is not a lot of fun, kind of the understatement of the year! If you are moving locally and selling your current home, and buying a new one, just the Mortgage and Title related issues will have you pulling out your hair. You fill out a mortgage application, and even if you are pre-approved,… Read more »
Regardless of where on life’s continuum you are, we make some very basic suggestions. Who to work with – While there are good independent movers, and brokers out there, it is difficult to figure out the players and where they stand on the “Good guy – Bad guy” scale. We recommend that you work with… Read more »
In college, and when we were first starting out, we moved ourselves, a U-Haul, some pizza, lots of beer and a few friends. The smart ones (and I was never one of them) always saved the beer until the job was done. But it all worked out, we stumbled drunkenly about and made a day… Read more »
The Moving Industry in Connecticut is regulated by The Department of Transportation, Public Utilities Division. Under the regulations issued by the state, all movers licensed within the state must publish a Tariff or “schedule of charges” for their moves. Vanguard Logistics is licensed by the CT-DOT and is the holder of license # HG-1770. The… Read more »
Interstate moving is a very complicated subject, but we will try to distill it down to a few relatively simple concepts. The vast majority of full service interstate moves are handled by the “major carriers.” The major carriers are a series of corporations or conglomerates that have been in the industry for many years. Each of the carriers… Read more »
