MOVERS' SURVEY
OUR CURRENT SURVEY:
For 2008, what type of business are you targeting to grow the most ?:
(Choose only one)
1. Office And Industrial Moves
2. COD/Private Transferee
3. National Account
4. International
5. Third Proviso/Special Commodities/Electronics
6. Records Storage
7. Logistics/Warehousing/Distribution/Asset Mgmt.
8. Portable Storage (SAMS, Go-Minis, PODS, etc.)
9. Other (Please describe)
PREVIOUS SURVEY RESULTS::
Should the U.S. Government re-regulate the Moving and Storage Industry? Yes or NO?
NO CONTEST.....Over 99% of the respondents to this question answered with a vehement "NO!"
In the year 2010, the top 5 van lines will be: (list in order of size)
SURVEY RESULTS:
1. United Van Lines
2. Atlas Van Lines
3. northAmerican Van Lines
4. Mayflower Van Lines
5. Allied Van Lines
Thanks to the thousands of you who responded! Percentage-wise (rounded to nearest 5/10%) , the answers broke down like this:
United VL-----90% of all respondents said United would be No. 1
10% said they would be the 3rd largest VL
Atlas VL--------5% said Atlas would be No. 1
35% put them at No. 2
25% voted them at No. 3
5% voted for No. 4
NAVL------------5% said northAmerican would be No. 1
5% voted them in at No. 2
30% said they would be No. 3
20% voted them at No. 4
10% said they would be the 5th largest in 2010
Mayflower------5% at No. 1
30% at No. 2
15% at. No. 3
25% at No. 4
15% at No. 5
Allied VL---------5% said Allied would be the No. 1 Mover in 2010
20% put them at No. 2
20% said No. 3
15% at No. 4
35% voted Allied at No. 5
PODS-------------5% of our respondents said that this Portable on Demand
company would be the 3rd largest mover in 2010!
Others receiving votes:
Graebel----------5% of all respondents voted them at No. 4
10% voted them at No. 5
Bekins-----------15% said Bekins would be the 4th Largest VL
5% voted them at No. 5
Arpin VL--------10% of all respondents said Arpin would be No. 4
Wheaton VL---5% of the respondents put Wheaton at No. 5
Budd VL--------5% at No. 5
PREVIOUS SURVEYS / RESULTS:
Indications are that business this summer will be: 1) Up or 2) Down as compared to the summer busy season of 2006.
SURVEY RESULTS: Up 53% Down 47%