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New Agent Announcement Please join us in welcoming new Bekins agent, Central Coast Movers of Watsonville, Calif. The team at Bekins is happy to bring the Central Coast team into the fold; the dedicated, reliable team players at Central Coast continuously show a positive attitude, which is important in the industry. “We’re always looking to…
Last week, our van line network sent representatives from local moving companies all across the country to get together in Nashville, Tennessee to compare challenges, discuss solutions, and listen to as much live music as we possibly could. We also banded together to bring in donations for Give Kids The World (GKTW) Village, a nonprofit…
Recently, employees of Bekins Van Lines attended the Sweets & Snacks Expo in Indianapolis, Ind. Now before you ask, it wasn’t just to collect and eat sweets, although that made for an even better experience. We teamed up with Give Kids the World (GKTW) Village, a non-profit resort in central Florida that hosts children with…
Move for Hunger, is a national non-profit organization that has created a sustainable way to reduce food waste and fight hunger, and partnering with the organization is one of the ways Bekins agents give back to their communities. Every year, Bekins Van Lines agents across the country donate their time and services to delivering nonperishables with Move For Hunger. While…
We love to spotlight our drivers! Besides the Driver of the Month program, we’ve also started up a new initiative to allow us to thank our drivers: All the Right Moves. Duane Miller, a driver with Boerman Moving & Storage in Woodbridge, Ill., wowed a customer recently. Help us give him kudos! From the customer: Our driver was great. He did…
Jaymie Shook: Thank you for taking time to talk with us, Stacey! Will you tell us what your history with The Wheaton Group is? Stacey Willis: I came to Wheaton direct in 2013 and left in 2016 to pursue an opportunity to do executive pack and loads for an international relocation company. I returned to the Wheaton system with Boerman, a Bekins agent, in May 2019. JS: We’re glad…
Chelsea Hugunin: Thanks so much for speaking with us again, Pat. Remind us, please: what’s your history with The Wheaton Group? Pat Schilling: I am The Wheaton Group’s first female Driver of the Year. CH: Yes! Such a proud moment. How did you get started driving and when? PS: When I went into recovery from addiction nine years ago, a…
Sharon Dietrich is the definition of a hard worker. Raised in the moving and storage industry, Sharon has known moving her entire life. Lawrence H. Roush, Sharon’s father, started a local moving company named Parma Movers in 1951, and Sharon watched the family business grow as her parents navigated business ownership from their kitchen table. They booked moves with a pencil and pad…
Jaymie Shook: Hi Nina, thank you for taking the time to talk with us! What’s your history with The Wheaton Group? Nina Steel: I started working for The Country Picker Moving part-time in early 2020 as a packer and mover. I was then hired full-time and got into their driver training program. I am currently…
Jaymie Shook: Thanks so much for offering to share your story with us, Heather! What’s your history with The Wheaton Group? Heather Maiden: I became an owner-operator in 2019 with Wheaton. Once arriving at Wheaton, it felt like I was finally home and everyone was like family. In 2020, we transitioned to Olympia Moving &…