At the Annual Meeting and Dinner held by the Southwest Indiana Chamber of Commerce in September, Atlas World Group was named the Norman P. Wagner Business of the Year. Nearly 650 guests gathered to celebrate a century of commerce in Evansville and the surrounding region. Atlas, who has been a part o...
In June, Brookfield Global Relocation Services (Brookfield) announced the winners of its annual Supply Chain Premier Service awards, which recognize suppliers who earned outstanding service scores in 2014. For the second consecutive year, DMS Moving Systems (0800) has been recognized with Brookfield...
A group of representatives from multiple Atlas Agencies and Atlas HQ trekked to Las Vegas in late June to set up shop at the annual Convention and Expo of the Society for Human Resources Management ( SHRM). In total, more than 630 exhibiting companies filled over 30 aisles with human resource soluti...
In 2015, Alexander’s Mobility Services (0217) celebrated 20 years of service in the Nashville area, and they did it in a big way. As the largest multi-location agent in the Atlas family, Alexander’s moved their Tennessee operations into a new location on the northwest side of the city.
Guardian Relocation, Inc. (1040) in Ft. Wayne, IN knows giving back is an integral part of being a good business partner in their community. That’s why they’re making it a point to volunteer with different organizations in their area.
It is an ordinary job for Ortiz Bros. Moving & Storage (1304) and Atlas Van Lines to haul motorcycles and bicycles from coast to coast. However, it’s an extraordinary job when the move consists of 24 Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) motorcycles and over 300 road bikes making their way to New...
Employees and family members of Mountain States Moving & Storage (1451) walked into The Gateway Mall in Salt Lake City with a purpose on Saturday, April 25. The goal was to raise awareness and funds to aid the fight against Multiple Sclerosis (MS), an unpredictable and often disabling disease of...
Avail hears – and answers with a lump-sum solution Two words may be the simplest way to describe the essence of Avail’s value proposition: We listen. “Listening is job one in every customer interaction,” says
Atlas Goes New Places with Move For Hunger Move For Hunger is tackling an epically large challenge to end hunger in North America. In the United States alone, 17 million children go to bed hungry every night. This is why for nearly three years, Atlas has chosen to be a socially responsible moving co...
By Lina Paskevicius Director, Consulting Services Cornerstone Relocation Group
ACM puts customers first. AtlasNet Customer Manager (ACM), a new application Atlas introduced this year, is a pioneering piece of technology that demonstrates the value of good customer service. Each Atlas Van Lines client is equally important as the next, and ACM is designed to compile a complete d...
“There is scarcely anything in the world that some man cannot make a little worse, and sell a little more cheaply. The person who buys on price alone is this man’s lawful prey.” The words above, attributed to English author John Ruskin in the 19th Century, go to the heart of the age-old question: Ho...
New Value with Can-Am Synergy The Canadian sunrise has never looked more promising. In January, the Atlas Canada family welcomed a new president. Barry Schellenberg brings solid experience from management positions with UPS, DHL Express Canada, Sameday Worldwide, and CE Franklin. Since taking the re...
AMSA Elects Atlas Chairman & CEO to Chairmanship In February, members of the American Moving & Storage Association elected Glen Dunkerson, Chairman & CEO of Atlas World Group, to serve as their organization’s Chairman of the Board. AMSA is a nonprofit trade group and the only national as...
Atlas associates and Jack Griffin step up for the American Heart Association The statistics on heart health in the U.S. are scary. Every 34 seconds a heart attack. Every 40 seconds a stroke. Cardiovascular disease annually costs our country an estimated $298 billion. But Atlas is not sitting idly by...
Our Professional Van Operators (PVOs) and packing crews are used to seeing baseballs, bats and mitts loaded on their trailers, whether it comes from the kids in the sand lot or the players in the big leagues. Many Atlas Agents work with major league baseball teams to relocate equipment while coaches...
When we set out to broaden and entrench the Atlas brand globally, we engaged our closest suppliers. After more than 60 years of global experience with overseas moving agents, we had selected a core group of vetted network partners who represent our service expectations and value system. “Five years ...
Young Professionals of Atlas band together as the next generation of leaders Atlas Van Lines is stepping forward to acknowledge the fact that there is an inadequate pipeline of young or new workers entering the moving and storage industry. With support from Chairman & CEO Glen Dunkerson, the Atl...
Dedicated Atlas Van Lines veteran, David Coulter, Vice President of STG Sales, announced his retirement after 36 years with the company. David joined Atlas in 1979 as a Dispatcher at Atlas International, and quickly transitioned to fill sales and marketing roles in the specialized transportation mar...