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What is and Why Do a “Shuttle”?

by Choicelocal

“Shuttle” per the dictionary means “to travel back & forth frequently”. In the moving and storage business a shuttle occurs when the over the road truck, which is typically 70 to 80 feet long, cannot park within a reasonable distance of the loading/delivery address. This distance is 75 feet or less. When a shuttle is required at origin, the booking agent will include it in the cost of the move. When a shuttle is required at destination, there is no charge for this service depending on the moving contract. At origin, the over the road driver will park his truck as close to the pickup address that is a reasonable distance and safe. The origin agent typically furnishes the smaller truck and a two man crew to help load the items out of the origin residence onto the smaller truck. The smaller truck will than transport the goods to the over the road van. The driver and his crew of the over the road van will than transfer the household goods from the smaller truck to the over the road van. Depending upon the size of the shipment, this process could take several trips with the small truck. At destination, the process is reversed if there is a need for a shuttle.

Portraits of Hope “Flower Power” Comes to Aspen & Snowmass

by Choicelocal

What’s going on with Aspen and Snowmass fire trucks and emergency vehicles? They have been covered in colorful flowers. Portraits of Hope is here to spread the word in a giant way throughout our valley. In 1995, Ed & Bernie Massey founded Portraits of Hope. This is not the first time Ed Massey, a sculptor, painter, and installation artist, has displayed art to the entire world to see, he has been doing these kinds of things since his college days. With his brother’s help, Portraits of Hope organization has involved 90,000 youth and adults in high profile art projects that have transformed blimps, airplanes, buildings, New York City taxi fleet & tugboats, racecars, lifeguard towers in Los Angeles and now for the first time Aspen and Snowmass fire trucks and emergency vehicles. The flower design which is used for this and other Portrait of Hope projects is their symbol of joy, life, youth, beauty, renewal and the environment. A geometric design is also used in some projects symbolizing the “Shaping of the Future.”

“Sing for Hope Pianos” Event in New York City

by Choicelocal

I recently read an article about “Sing for Hope Pianos” in Simple Magazine and it got my interest up on how all these pianos were moved and what the whole event was about. “Sing for Hope Pianos” event has partnered with Camel Piano Moving www.camelpianomoving.com who has done all their moving of pianos for these events. The whole event is very inspiring.

The Mad Rush is ON! Make your Reservation Now for a Moving Date

by Choicelocal

The kids are soon out of school and the moving and storage industry is hopping. Between mid-May and mid-September, the majority of the household goods moving is performed. The seasonality of the moving business makes it difficult for the moving companies to staff their resources to accommodate the demand.

Moving Fraud Red Flags

by Choicelocal

Rogue movers usually represent themselves like this: They will never visit your home and give you an on- site estimate. They will ask you to furnish a list of items to be moved, so they can give you a “low-ball estimate”, based on your list of items to be shipped. Once your goods are on the truck, they will say “you added items to your original list”, and then demand more money before they will deliver your goods to your new home. They hold your goods hostage until you pay the full bill. Many times it is much more than was estimated on the phone or internet. If you refuse to pay the inflated amount, the rouge mover will take your goods to a warehouse somewhere, and add storage charges to your already inflated bill. But, if you want your goods, this is your only way out, pay the increased amount.