Tips on Moving

INDIANAPOLIS – Announced recently at Wheaton World Wide Moving | Bekins Van Lines 63rd Annual Partnership Conference in Indianapolis, Indiana, permanent fleet driver Steve Bennington of Rainbow Moving & Storage, Waldorf, Md., was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award – the company’s top safety award. Steve is a veteran driver with more than 40 years of…

INDIANAPOLIS – Announced recently at the Bekins Van Lines 63rd Annual Partnership Conference, Paul Seiffert was awarded the Stephen F. Burns Extra Mile Award. Seiffert, a direct lease driver for the van line, recently retired after a remarkable 56 years behind the wheel. The Extra Mile Award was introduced in 2000 to acknowledge an agent,…

Moving day is often stressful for both mind and body. You spend the day moving boxes, hauling furniture and lifting items in and out of vehicles and up and down stairs. While many belongings can become damaged during a move, the most common damages are injuries to yourself or to people who have come to…

When you wake up on moving day to see rain trickling down the windows, you’re sure to feel a bit stressed out and worried. Packing and moving in the rain is surely a lot harder than doing so on a bright, sunny day. In a torrential, hurricane-style downpour, you might be best off rescheduling your…

INDIANAPOLIS – Stephanie Linville, Director of Market Intelligence, Quality, and Training at Bekins Van Lines, has been named a winner of the 2017 CX Impact Award by the Customer Experience Professionals Association (CXPA). The award was announced today in conjunction with “CX Day,” a global celebration of the companies that provide great experiences for their…

Many of the items that you prioritize during a move are easy to remember due to their size, weight, or special significance. For example, you probably won’t forget to account for the challenges of moving your large pieces of artwork, bed frame, or family heirlooms. However, some of the most important items to care for…

AMITYVILLE, N.Y. – Maffucci Storage Corp. of Amityville, N.Y., was selected as Bekins’ Agent of the Month for August 2017. A family-owned moving company for more than 40 years, Maffucci Storage became a Bekins agent in 1994. Once a small Long Island company with just six employees, father-and-son team Paul and Judd Levine have built Maffucci Storage…

TUCKERTON, N.J. – SeaCure Moving, Inc. is Bekins Van Lines’ Agent of the Month for July 2017. This award is given to the interstate agent for Bekins Van Lines that exemplifies founders John and Martin Bekins’ philosophy of putting customers first and the characteristics of quality, professionalism, empathy for customers, fellow agents, drivers and Bekins…

A long-distance move can be hard on everyone. However, if you are making the move to another state with a baby, it’s even more important to remain relaxed on the road trip to your new home. While a professional moving company can do the packing, transporting, and unpacking to make the move as stress-free as…

Many people consider their pets an important part of the family and don’t question at all whether to bring the animal along when it’s time to move. If you have a dog, you’ve probably given him or her car rides many times, so another trip-even a long one-won’t be a big deal. If you have…