A plan to turn over responsibility for household-goods moves for military personnel to a single third-party transportation manager is running into opposition from industry leaders who say the idea is flawed and won’t rectify the problems U.S. Transportation Command said it wants to address.
April 3, 2019Government, Business, Logistics
Industry Objects to Plan to Privatize Military Moves
Government, Business
Group Devises Recommendations to Protect Consumers Against Mover Fraud
A federally appointed working group on household goods tackled recommendations for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration that aim to better inform consumers of moving fraud and streamline paperwork for brokerage and moving companies.
June 29, 2017Business
U.S. Warns Firms That Move Household Goods Against Schemes to Avoid Loading Regulations
Federal officials are cracking down on moving companies that try to evade regulations for household-goods movers, saying companies that provide moving containers and the laborers to load the containers should be treated as movers under the law.
April 15, 2013Business
FMCSA Posts Penalties for Movers Holding Goods Hostage
Household movers that hold shipments hostage face penalties of $10,000 per violation under new penalties posted by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
October 19, 2012