As part of an innovative partnership between the Volvo Group, California’s South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD), and industry leaders in transportation and electrical charging infrastructure, Volvo Trucks will introduce all-electric truck demonstrators in California next year and commercialise them in North America in 2020.

Steve Jordan gives his view of the 56th IAM Convention held in October.

PAIMA held its annual convention and general assembly from 2-4 October - immediately before IAM.

Steve Jordan interviews Chuck White who will take over from Terry Head as president of the International Association of Movers (IAM).

Terry Head has delivered his final State of IAM address as president of the organisation.

At the IAM convention, IAM presented ISO 17451-1:2016 ISO as the Standard for the numeric coding of inventories

IAM Learning is a new initiative from IAM to help all members, worldwide, provide professional training to staff at all levels.

Cartus Corporation recently announced its new MovePro ToolKit that provides clients and customers with easy-to-use products to navigate the entire relocation process.

Aires has been awarded the Outstanding Corporate and Social Responsibility Initiatives award by the Forum for Expatriate Management (FEM) at the APAC Expatriate Management & Mobility Awards (EMMAs) ceremony held on 6 September in Hong Kong.

PricePoint has joined forces with ECU Worldwide and Apex Shipping BV to provide freight pricing to its subscribers and corporate/RMC suppliers.

Mark Dearborn, Vice President of Global Accounts for Arpin Group and president of Arpin Strong, has joined the Marguerite’s Place Board of Directors.

Two Arpin Group employees have passed the Worldwide ERC Certified Relocation Professional (CRP) examination: Jean Gong, Director of Business Development, West Coast, and Allison Rathbun Dickson, Assistant Vice President of Business Development. Jean and Allison will now be recognised as Certified Relocation Professionals.

Cartus Corporation has announced the formation of a Product Solutions team and executive appointments to drive digital transformation and innovative technological solutions for clients and customers.

Arpin Strong, a US-based organisation that provides financial assistance to victims of tragedies and natural disasters throughout the world, is celebrating its fifth anniversary.

An alternative to auditing: this might be the holy grail for many corporate movers. In this story Steve Jordan talks to PricePoint, a US-based company that just might have the answer. For many, it already has.

At the end of December this year, Terry Head, IAM’s charismatic president (International Association of Movers), will retire from the role. Steve Jordan spoke to him to get his thoughts after 50 years in the industry and 21 years working with the world’s largest moving association.

The Arpin Charitable Fund has announced that its Fifth Annual Arpin Strong Golf Tournament, held at the New England Country Club in Bellingham, Massachusetts, has successfully raised $27,479 for charity.

Arpin Group has announced that Jerry Munoz has been promoted to director of procurement and agency settlements.

JK Moving from Sterling in Virginia (serving Washington, DC) has joined OMNI (Overseas Moving Network International).

Arpin Van Lines has been rated number one among the largest suppliers of household goods shipment services in the USA, ranked by ‘net satisfaction’ and ‘top-block service’.