Special Contributor, Joel Summer: Another Response to General Lyon's Letter

Enclosed please find the thoughts of a man who has spent his entire adult life in the moving industry. The writer has a large fleet and operates on the very highest quality standards. Due to DPS and the MMC, economics dictated that no longer could his company participate in military traffic. I will say I know of many high quality movers across the nation some with over 100 vehicles in their fleet who have been forced to make the same decision.

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Fred Metzler
The Driver Shortage

The driver shortage has worsened exponentially over the past year as freight volumes hit an all-time high due to a strong economy and some of the best holiday seasons we’ve seen in years. This, combined with new federal regulations regarding logged hours on the road, has put the relocation industry in a perfect storm of ever-worsening shortages.

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Fred Metzler
Welcome to the AMA Blog!

The American Movers Association is finally here! The AMA is the fastest growing industry organization led and comprised by the true service providers of your HHG relocation, the movers you meet on moving day! Since our founding, less than 2 months ago, our membership base is now representative of every major van line, and almost 100 different agents and independent moving companies. Our growth has been incredible! If you are an industry professional, visit our page and subscribe to our newsletter to learn more about us, and our mission.

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Fred Metzler