That crazy season!

And it's not Christmas!

Two of us were standing in front of our scheduling boards today, shaking our heads at the amount of moves posted, and the lack of people available to perform these moves. Both of us have seen almost thirty summers like this come and go. Each year plans and strategies are formed to combat the insanity that is summer in the moving services industry. Each summer most plans fail, and even if we had 1000 people and 1000 trucks, it seems we always need just....one....more! The moral of this short blurb? If you are planning any type of move this summer, either with a professional, or by yourself, schedule the event far in advance. Summer is always a "maxed out" scenario in this business. Avoid being unable to access people or equipment because of poor planning, or ending up with the crew from hell in your home because you asked for, and got, a "last minute" move scheduled.
A decade of single digit unemployment, coupled with the new federal driving license program for commercial vehicles, has limited our biggest resource drastically: people. The moving industry, like everyone else, is desperate for new associates. Few people want to become "movers" anymore.
Don't get caught in the summertime crunch!