Did you know professional movers are subject to rate setting? What you pay a mover is actually a rate set by the state through its transportation regulation. Rates are set by the Utility Transportation Commission under the 15-C tariff. The tariff is broken down into three basic sections: #1, General Rules, #2 Intrastate Moves, and [...]
This is a bit of industry jargon for us at Friends and Family Moving & Storage-”double-pad wrap”-but it’s pretty cool just how fool-proof it is for protecting furniture. It’s our proven way to ensure the quality and safe transport of your furniture. Using double-pad wrap means we take our new, thick quilt pads into your [...]
So, who is doing the actual moving? When hiring a mover, ask if they contract the work out to another source. Find out if they have full-time professional movers, and make sure they are paying into Labor and Industry. A lot of moving companies these days are hiring contractors to do the work for them. [...]
When moving locally, who do you call? We recommend calling a licensed mover. Did you know that all licensed moving companies in the state of Washington are regulated by the Utility Transportation Commission (UTC)? Did you know there are many rogue movers out there who are engaged in the very business practices the state regulators [...]
A corporate move can go smoothly-without business interruption-with the right planning, knowledge, and help. Friends and Family Moving and Storage offers tips for planning an office move: Ensure your plan includes communications. Lack of communication makes an office move difficult-a solid plan will mitigate this. The communications plan should be within the project plan, addressing [...]
