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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.”

Driving Change

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.

30 Years Later: Atlas® Agents Remember A Turning Point

30 Years Later: Atlas® Agents Remember A Turning Point

The Annual Atlas® Convention is a highly anticipated and memorable experience for the entire Atlas family. The 2017 Convention in San Diego, was no exception, but a few, defining characteristics made it truly remarkable.

Household Moving

2017 Moving Patterns

2017 Moving Patterns

For 25 years, Atlas® Van Lines has released its annual migration patterns study to reveal interstate moving trends as reflected in origin and destination data from the previous calendar year.

Northern Roar!!!

Northern Roar!!!

More than Canadian breezes are rustling through the maples. If you listen closely, you’ll hear a roar.

Logistics

Giant TECH Leap

Giant TECH Leap

In 1969, Neil Armstrong stepped from the Eagle module onto the surface of the moon. That same year, the company known today as Titan® Global Distribution was taking its first steps in business.

The Power of Threes

The Power of Threes

You might say the Atlas Logistics^® strategy is working with the power of threes. It brings strengths in freight brokerage, project management, and specialized transportation. And it bolsters them with a focus on three areas.

Corporate Relocation

51st Annual Atlas Corporate Relocation Survey

51st 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.

Atlas Agents Win Top Supplier Awards

Atlas Agents Win Top Supplier Awards

BGRS announced the winners of ther esteemed supply chain relocation awards at its 2017 Supplier Forum in Chicago, and as Septmeber closed, Cartus held its annual Global Network Conference announcing their winners in the domestic household goods category.

Agents

An Accessory to Philanthropy

Palmer Moving Services (1641), one of the newest members of the Atlas agent family, has taken company spirit to a new high.

Atlas Agents Win Top Supplier Awards

BGRS announced the winners of ther esteemed supply chain relocation awards at its 2017 Supplier Forum in Chicago, and as Septmeber closed, Cartus held its annual Global Network Conference announcing their winners in the domestic household goods category.

BRAVO 2017 Recap

Atlas and its network of agencies celebrated BRAVO (Boosting Recognition of Atlas Van Operators) 2017 during the first week of October (4-6), an appreciation event for all the PVO’s hard work and dedication throughout the year. During the 2017 BRAVO celebration, the Annual Best of the Best contest took place, and 12 deserving Atlas Professional Van Operators were nominated.

Delivering Relief

Like Joshua Flatt, Alexander’s Mobility Services (0207), many Americans tuned in with empathetic hearts as news of the hurricane devastation flooded their televisions, radios, and social media. As Josh absorbed story after story, he started making some calls.

Atlas Agents Help Students Move Out for Hunger

Atlas Agents are taking their trucks and charitable acts to a higher level – of education, that is. Move For Hunger Director, Adam Lowy, and team, coordinated the first ever Move Out for Hunger food drive, in partnership with Doorsteps and Food Recovery Network.

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.

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.

Journey's End

Atlas Chairman, Glen Dunkerson, is set to retire 40 years to the day he hired on with the company as a dispatch trainee. During his career he has held management positions in the Relocation Services Group, Claims Administration, and Specialized Transportation Group (STG).