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Drive On: Technology Keeps Atlas® Agents Ahead of the Curve

Drive On: Technology Keeps Atlas® Agents Ahead of the Curve

“Transportation is a high volume and low margin business,” comments Jack Griffin, Chairman & CEO, Atlas® World Group. “The second you come to terms with that, you realize the only way you’re going to be successful and serve customers with quality is to be the most efficient you can be. Technology is first and foremost in accomplishing that.”

Moving in Sync

Moving in Sync

“Relocation is like a dance,” says Jack Griffin, Atlas® World Group Chairman & CEO. “When partners are in step with one another they can create a seamless move experience for the customer.”

LEAD: Atlas Answers the Call

LEAD: Atlas Answers the Call

The history of Atlas® is a story of leadership. In 1948, 33 independent moving companies formed the cooperative “Atlas Van-Lines, Inc.” and affirmed that “each member was to render service on his brother member’s loads of the character that he would expect on his own business.”

Household Moving

2018 Moving Patterns

2018 Moving Patterns

The 2018 Atlas® Van Lines Migration Patterns study found that 23 states registered as balanced—meaning that moves in and out of the states were roughly equal—14 as outbound, and 13 as inbound, in addition to Washington, D.C.

Canadian CSR Services and Cross-Border Connections Raise Consistency and Lower Costs

Canadian CSR Services and Cross-Border Connections Raise Consistency and Lower Costs

The staff of Avail Move Management® Canada provides full CSR services and cross-border expertise to Canadian and U.S. Atlas® Agents.

Logistics

Full Shipment Visibility and More Control of the Process

Full Shipment Visibility and More Control of the Process

Among its many services, Atlas Logistics® serves two distinct shipment needs of the agent family. For Specialized Transportation Group (STG), Logistics locates tonnage for agent trucks and drivers, and for Household Goods (HHG), the task is to find the best carriers for containerized moves.

Serving the Healthcare Community

Serving the Healthcare Community

Did you know the number of Americans age 65 and older will more than double over the next 40 years?

Corporate Relocation

52nd Annual Atlas Corporate Relocation Survey

52nd Annual Atlas Corporate Relocation Survey

As we have done every year since 1968, we consider the demographic, geopolitical, and economic shifts affecting our industry. We analyze the findings and uncover the trends to more clearly understand the evolving challenges—and learn how we as relocation professionals can answer them.

2018 Top Supplier Awards Winners

2018 Top Supplier Awards Winners

Many of our Atlas agents walked away with distinguished awards at the 2018 Cartus and BGRS events.

Agents

Exceeding Expectations Since 1944

On May 16, 2019, Merchants Moving & Storage, Inc. (1401) held an open house to celebrate their 75th business anniversary in Boise, Idaho.

Real-Life Training Simulation

Training is essential in the moving industry for a number of key reasons.

City Transfer Celebrated with Historic Marker

In this day and age, it’s not always common to see a family-run business surpass a century-long mile marker. It is with this commonality that makes City Transfer and Storage Company (0630) quite the exception.

2018 Top Supplier Awards Winners

Many of our Atlas agents walked away with distinguished awards at the 2018 Cartus and BGRS events.

Detroit Area Agents Coming Together to Help Those in Need

On a cold snowy morning this past November, Professional Van Operators (PVOs) from Imlach Group (1130), DMS Moving Systems (0800), and Palmer Moving Services (1641) teamed up to load and deliver 70 fully decorated Christmas trees to support one of the Children’s Hospital of Michigan’s largest annual fundraisers, The Festival of Trees.

Events

Fifty Years of Forum Memories

Atlas Agent Bob Shetler, Chairman and CEO of Shetler Moving & Storage (1830), holds an impressive distinction. He is the only person in the world who has attended every Atlas Forum — all 50 of them. The Amplifier caught up with Bob by phone a few weeks before the Forum, and he shared his memories — some a little fuzzy, but most as clear as crystal.

50th Annual Atlas Corporate Relocation Survey 50 Years in the Making

Over the past 50 years, Atlas® has monitored relocation policy and practice via our annual Corporate Relocation Survey to better understand how demographic, geopolitical and economic shifts affect the industry year to year.

BRAVO Week Recap: You Drive Us.

The last full week of September (26-30), Atlas and its network of agencies celebrated BRAVO (Boosting Recognition of Atlas Van Operators) Week, an appreciation event for all the PVO's hard work and dedication throughout the year.

People

New Hires & Promotions

We are excited to announce the most recent new hires and promotions in the Atlas family of companies.

PVO Spotlight

In this edition of the Amplifier, Atlas would like to recognize two PVOs who truly go above and beyond in their job.

Driving Change

Today, the Atlas cooperative is made up of over 400 independently-owned and -operated moving companies throughout North America. Members still commit to one another for the common good. At a time when the industry wrestles with unprecedented challenges, that commitment has never been more vital.