Steve Jordan interviews Dennis van Diemen, who spent 19 years running Voerman in Moscow, about his company’s painful decision to leave the city in which it blazed a trail for so many years.

Steve Jordan applauds the industry’s recent initiative to provide more sales training, but asks, why it is only now that the ability to sell is being taken seriously?

Alvaro Stein is the CEO of Decapack in Chile and the chairman of the Data Solutions Task Force under the International Association of Movers (IAM). In that role he is focussed on facilitating the seamless exchange of data within the mobility industry.

Thoughts on his passing, by Steve Jordan.

Chris Burke, from Burke Bros in the UK, looks at how some moving companies are making misleading promises about insurance cover and why the term ‘Fully Insured’ is only part of the story

Corporate accommodation platform AltoVita has won in two categories at the Expatriate Management & Mobility Awards (EMMAs) for the Americas region: ‘Corporate Housing Provider of the Year’ and ‘Best Partnership Between Two Service Providers’.

Larry Kruger, from Customized Moving in Ottawa, Canada, and a frequent contributor to The Mover magazine, has launched his first book entitled: Relocating: A Handbook for Moving Long Distance.

A disused railway tunnel in Northamptonshire, UK, has become a world-leading test facility for self-driving vehicles.

Ron Dunlap, President of Graebel Companies, has announced the appointment of Ian Johnson, Partner and EMEA Mobility Managed Services Markets Leader at EY, as the company’s new chief revenue officer (CRO) and EMEA managing director.

EVBox has announced it has switched its customer support operations to EVA Global, an EV-specific business partner, to improve customer satisfaction.

The 2024 Quest TEMi Australasian Workforce Management Awards are now open for nominations, recognising excellence in global workforce management and supporting industries.

The Office of the Traffic Commissioner (OTC) in the UK has issued a notice asking all Operator License holders to ensure that their contact details, held by the Commissioner, are correct. This includes: e-mail address, telephone number and postal address. ​

The Red Cross has named Aubrey McCarthy, the founder and voluntary chair of Tiglin, a Wicklow-based charity, the 2024 Humanitarian of the Year.

According to the Nationwide House Price Index, UK house prices increased by 0.4% in May, after taking account of seasonal effects. This resulted in a slight pickup in the annual rate of house price growth to 1.3% in April, from 0.6% the previous month.

Container handling company PACECO Corp has announced the start of commercial operations of the world’s first hydrogen fuel-cell-powered rubber-tired gantry (RTG) crane at the Port of Los Angeles.

Rula Costa-Rising has joined Gerson Relocation UK as the company’s business development manager.

Quest Apartment Hotels (Quest) has secured naming rights for The Employee Mobility institute’s (TEMi) annual Australasian Workforce Management Awards Program.

A letter from the ATA-MSC (American Trucker’s Association – Movers and Storers Conference), to all members, dated 23 May 2024, has advised that the US House Armed Services Committee (HASC) has approved provisions championed by the ATA Moving and Storage Conference to increase oversight of the DOD's Defense Personal Property Program and its Global Household Goods Contract Program.

Inceptio Technology, the Chinese developer of autonomous driving technologies for heavy-duty trucks, has announced that heavy-duty trucks powered by the Inceptio Autonomous Driving System and its Truck Navigate-on-Autopilot (T-NOA) capabilities have surpassed the significant milestone of 100 million kilometres in safe commercial operations.

TRL, a team of expert scientists, engineers and specialists who work to create the future of transport, has acquired the ECO Stars Fleet Recognition Scheme, creating a cornerstone for a portfolio of services to help fleet operators in the UK meet decarbonisation, clean air and sustainability goals.