USA News

  • ATA calls vaccine exemption vitally important

    Dec 27, 2021
    The American Trucking Association’s President and CEO Chris Spear recently commented on the application of the Occupational Safety and Heath Administration’s (OSHA) emergency temporary standard on the vaccine mandate.
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  • Graebel launches Exceptional Experience Journey Map

    Dec 15, 2021
    Graebel Companies Inc in the USA has launched an interactive Mobile Employee Experience Journey Map that focusses on creating exceptional experiences for clients and their employees.
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  • New protest against the awarding of the US DoD contract

    Nov 25, 2021
    The US Defense Department’s ambitious effort to restructure the military’s household goods moving system faced another potential setback this week as a losing bidder lodged a new legal challenge to the multibillion dollar Global Household Goods contract (GHC).
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  • Mayflower and Move for Hunger fight hunger in the US

    Nov 23, 2021
    Mayflower Transit, and Move For Hunger, a national hunger relief non-profit organisation, have announced a brand new partnership that will provide much-needed transportation assistance to food banks in the United States while also contributing more than 125,000 meals.
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  • IAM supports Ocean Shipping Reform Act

    Nov 22, 2021
    In September IAM (International Association of Movers) joined dozens of industry stakeholders with a letter of support for H.R. 4996, the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2021 (OSRA).
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  • US HHG military contract awarded

    Nov 05, 2021
    The US Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) has awarded the Global Household Goods Contract (GHC), worth an estimated $6.2 billion, to HomeSafe Alliance LLC, of Houston. HomeSafe is a joint venture between KBR and Tier One Relocation.
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  • Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach to impose additional charges to help clear backlog

    Oct 29, 2021
    On 28 October, 2021 officials with the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach proposed that they intend to impose apparently punitive charges on shippers for cargo that is not cleared from the terminals.
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  • New website for US DOD personnel

    Oct 28, 2021
    The US Department of Defense has recently launched a new landing page on MilitaryOneSource.mil designed to serve as a replacement for its previous information hub, Move.mil.
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  • ATA opens registration for MSC National Event

    Oct 19, 2021
    The American Trucking Associations’ Moving & Storage Conference has opened registration for the organisation’s first ever in-person event, the MSC National Event, scheduled for this November in Austin, Texas.
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  • Suddath voted Jacksonville’s best

    Oct 19, 2021
    Suddath has been voted the ‘Best Moving Company’ in the 2021 Bold City Best competition, hosted by the Florida Times Union.
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  • Atlas partners with Idelic for better driver safety

    Oct 12, 2021
    Atlas World Group, Inc in the USA has announced a partnership between the Idelic Safety Suite® and its largest subsidiary, Atlas® Van Lines.
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  • Logistics Management Awards 2021

    Oct 07, 2021
    Atlas Van Lines has been recognised for its outstanding customer service and performance in Logistics Management’s 38th annual Quest for Quality Awards.
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  • Aires and KPMG win at EMMAs

    Aug 16, 2021
    Aires and KPMG have jointly been awarded Best Partnership Between Two Service Providers by the Forum for Expatriate Management (FEM) at the EMEA Expatriate Management & Mobility Awards (EMMAs).
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  • Tamara takes third in NAVL awards

    Jul 22, 2021
    Tamara Matheson, driver and foreman with Lewis Abbeywood Moving & Storage, a sister company with Tippet Richardson in Toronto, has recently won the North American Van Lines (NAVL) 3rd place customer service quality award for 2020 for her well-deserved work. ​
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  • Atlas reveals the impact of COVID-19 on relocation

    Jul 09, 2021
    On 25 May, Atlas® Van Lines, Inc., published its 54th annual Corporate Relocation Survey, looking at the pandemic’s impact on the world of relocation and workforce mobility.
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  • ATA praises new privacy act

    Jul 07, 2021
    The American Trucking Associations’ Moving & Storage Conference has recently praised the introduction of the Moving Americans Privacy Protection Act by Senators Gary Peters (D-Michigan) and Steve Daines (R-Montana).
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  • ATA Moving & Storage Conference event planned for November 2021

    Jun 06, 2021
    The American Trucking Association’s Moving & Storage Conference is holding a national event from 15-17 November, 2021 in Hilton Downtown, Austin, Texas.
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  • Groupe Seb chooses Topia

    May 11, 2021
    Topia in the USA has been selected by Groupe Seb, a large French industrial group that produces small appliances and cookware, to support its global talent mobility programme.
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  • Suddath launches MoveDay local moving brand

    May 03, 2021
    Jacksonville-based global moving and logistics company, The Suddath Companies, has launched a new local moving brand, MoveDay, which it says will modernise moving and solve some of the moving issues that cause the most consumer anxiety and pain.
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  • CapRelo again tops Baker’s Dozen

    Apr 09, 2021
    CapRelo was recognised as Best for Quality of Service for the second year in a row in HRO Today’s 2021 Baker's Dozen Awards.
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