Topic: Bekins News & Events

6. Once you know the layout of your new home, sketch a floor plan. Moving and relocation can definitely be a daunting task.  Nothing is really simple when moving – even deciding what furniture to take. The furniture that fits in your current house might not fit in your new one.  There’s nothing worse than…

5. Donate your non-perishable food items If you went to look in your food pantry right now, what would you see? Probably a lot of non-perishable food items, many of which are in heavy aluminum or tin cans.  If you know that most moving companies charge not only by the amount of items, but also…

4. Don’t forget to change the locks on your new house. We know that there are countless things to think about once you make a big move and start settling in to your new home.  One good thing to keep in the back of your mind is to change the locks on your new home upon…

3.  Keep your boxes as light as possible. It is tempting to try to be extremely efficient and fit as much as possible in to each of your moving boxes.  The hazard with doing that is that the boxes can become overstuffed and too heavy.  We recommend not putting more than 30 pounds of materials…

2. Take pictures of your electronics before you unhook and pack them up.  There’s nothing worse than unhooking a complicated sound system and realizing you don’t have the manual to help you re-hook it up.  We’re extremely visual people, so take several pictures. Take them from different angles.  Have a variety of images both zoomed in…

1. Invest in a high-quality notebook Organization during a move is so important. Throughout the moving process, you’ll probably acquire lots of loose papers, receipts, notes, business cards and more. It’s easy to lose these materials, so we’ve found purchasing a notebook complete with pouches, big pages, and folders is very helpful. We suggest the…

When you think of the month of May, you might think about budding flowers, the end of the school year, and the beginning of warm weather. We at Bekins Van Lines are thinking about celebrating. May is National Moving Month and we are excited to share and celebrate our wealth of information about all things moving…

In a move designed to drive more Internet-based sales leads and provide more information and educational opportunities to customers, the van line has redesigned and redeveloped its Bekins Web site. The Web site has a new look as well as a customer-first user interface. In addition to launching the new Web site, Bekins also unveiled…

This April, Bekins Van Lines celebrates its one-year anniversary of its partnership with renowned Wheaton World Wide Moving. The new strategic partnership brought together two of the best known and valued brands in the household goods moving and storage industry. The finalizing of the acquisition last year created the fourth largest household goods carrier in the…

According to a recent article in Forbes, relocation trends statistics show an uptick in relocation in 2013. Americans are on the move., but where are they moving? It seems this year more Americans are moving from the Northeast and Midwest to the West and South. A new 2012 census survey documented the population shifts and…