Did you know that the Alamo fell to Mexican forces on March 6 in 1836? If you’ve been in Texas for even a few weeks, you already know how important this moment was in the history of Texas and its people. History tells us a lot of things, from helping up predict similar outcomes to reminding us of mistakes to avoid in the future.
Any business, especially a fourth generation moving and storage company like All My Sons, can learn a lot from the history of their industry and the history of their company. All My Sons Moving & Storage has come a long way from our very first move, performed with an ice truck and the careful hands of our founder and his son. We’ve grown with the industry throughout the years, and our Dallas movers understand the ebb and flow of our surroundings and are flexible enough to adjust to whatever life brings our loyal customers, neighbors and friends. All My Sons has consistently led the way in innovative moving and storage services that only get better and better with each new year. We’ve grown our business based on a family-centered foundation of hard work and honesty exchange, and we’ve also expanded our services to cover virtually every moving and storage need for you.
These are exciting times despite what the news says about the economy. Innovations are driving our country to bigger and better things, and our Dallas moving company is at the head of the line in the moving and storage industry. I’m here to answer all of your questions about what All My Sons Moving & Storage can do for your family during your next local or long-distance move. Rest assured our Dallas movers have the skills and talent based on a long history to make you a customer for life.
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Friday, March 6, 2009
Sunday, January 18, 2009
All My Sons Celebrates MLK Day
Washington, DC is already gearing up for the millions expected to attend the inauguration of the 44th President of the United States. But before the excitement of this historic event takes place, the nation pauses to reflect on a fallen champion of civil rights, peace and unity.
Although All My Sons Moving & Storage will be busy with a full schedule of moving services for this week, some of our Dallas movers will have time off to celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr Day with their families. If you also find yourself enjoying a three day weekend, there is a great event going on in Dallas that the entire family will enjoy.
The 22nd Annual Martin Luther King, Jr parade will begin at 10am on Monday, January 19th. The parade begins at Forest Avenue and Lamar Street, moves east along Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and ends at Robert B. Cullum Boulevard at Fair Park. After the parade, your family will enjoy the Elite News King festival from noon to 6pm. Enjoy entertainment, vendors, health screenings and activities for all ages in Fair Park's Automobile building. For a schedule of more events for MLK Day, visit this website.
At All My Sons, we strive to emulate the sense of solidarity that Martin Luther King, Jr imparted to America many years ago. Our friendly staff and professional movers work together to make sure the quality of your move to Dallas exceeds all of your expectations. All My Sons is committed to a diverse work environment, as it takes many employees to achieve our goals and continue to provide the best moving and storage services in Dallas. On behalf of my team here at All My Sons, happy MLK Day!
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
All My Sons of Dallas Welcomes the New Year!
Hello 2009! It’s back to business this week at All My Sons Moving & Storage of Dallas. We’ve all had a great time celebrating the holidays with family and friends and even took a few moments to reflect on our goals for the New Year as a Dallas moving and storage company. We’d love to share a few with our customers!
As an employee of All My Sons, I always make a resolution to be better at my job than last year. It’s simply the way our moving company works! After ten years, we are truly excellent at what we do for our moving and storage customers, from our friendly staff to our professional Dallas movers. My job involves many tasks: communication with our movers, staff and customers, resolving issues, scheduling each move with a great moving team and much more. I resolve to always go the extra mile—just like our Dallas movers—in each task I encounter at All My Sons. By making sure I maintain high standards for my job performance, I can be sure that each customer receives only the highest-quality moving and storage services when they move with All My Sons of Dallas.
As an employee of All My Sons, I always make a resolution to be better at my job than last year. It’s simply the way our moving company works! After ten years, we are truly excellent at what we do for our moving and storage customers, from our friendly staff to our professional Dallas movers. My job involves many tasks: communication with our movers, staff and customers, resolving issues, scheduling each move with a great moving team and much more. I resolve to always go the extra mile—just like our Dallas movers—in each task I encounter at All My Sons. By making sure I maintain high standards for my job performance, I can be sure that each customer receives only the highest-quality moving and storage services when they move with All My Sons of Dallas.
Friday, May 9, 2008
Now Introducing All My Sons of Dallas Staff
I have been writing this blog for a couple months now and thought it was about time that I introduce some of my fellow members of All My Sons of Dallas. It was kind of a hard choice to only pick one but I finally decided to tell you about one of our lead estimators, LeVanuel Montgomery. LeVanuel has been with All My Sons for a little over two years now. He came to us from his own moving company and started training to become a salesman. His job is to go out and be the face of All My Sons of Dallas. He specializes in local and long distance moves. What he does is come out to your residence, do a physical walkthrough of your home, and based off the information you give him he gives you a written estimate for your move.
LeVanuel recently got married this past December and lives in Desoto, TX with his wife. He is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and a very proud Longhorn fan. Not only is he one of our top salesmen every week,he works very hard at his job and building that personal relationship with each and every one of his customers. One principle I have tried to install in our salesmen is that once you make contact with the customer they are yours until the end. LeVanuel takes this to heart from the first time he speaks with you. You are his responsibility and he makes sure that he does everything in his power to make your move as smooth as possible.
LeVanuel recently got married this past December and lives in Desoto, TX with his wife. He is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and a very proud Longhorn fan. Not only is he one of our top salesmen every week,he works very hard at his job and building that personal relationship with each and every one of his customers. One principle I have tried to install in our salesmen is that once you make contact with the customer they are yours until the end. LeVanuel takes this to heart from the first time he speaks with you. You are his responsibility and he makes sure that he does everything in his power to make your move as smooth as possible.
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
All My Sons Gives Back to Dallas
In my two years working for All My Sons Moving and Storage, we have done a lot to help out in our community. Every year we sponsor local schools so they can get new uniforms or equipment or whatever it is that they need for that school year. We help out our local chapter of Habitat for Humanity in moving the new families and getting them set up in their brand new homes. A first for us this year though, we sponsored a friend in the 2008 March of Dimes Walk for Babies. We also donated the use of our trucks for a local school auction, so they could pick up the donations and get them to where they need to be.
I try to get us involved as much as possible in helping within the community, and every time we do it makes me feel as if I did a little something to help someone who really needs it.
I try to get us involved as much as possible in helping within the community, and every time we do it makes me feel as if I did a little something to help someone who really needs it.
Thursday, March 6, 2008
Questions To Ask Your Mover
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In an earlier blog I gave you some tips to help make your move as smooth and as quick as possible. I told you what to ask but I did not tell you what you should be hearing as the answer. So I am going to list some questions you should undeniably ask your local moving company when you call to get a quote and what you should listen for. The moving industry also has a language of its own, like most professions if you are not in it we can not decipher what they are saying. You get confused and end up kind of brushing it off your shoulder and hope for the best; therefore I will give you a little description or definition to what we are actually saying to you.
1. Are you licensed and insured/bonded? YES! We are licensed and insured, but we are not bonded.
Bonded: Refers to a type of surety guarantee that a specific project, service or act will be financially covered if performance is not complete or satisfactory. A bonded company has protected funds (controlled by the state) that are accessible for consumer’s claims against that company. The money is directly accessible to you for an assortment of reasons as controlled by a state agent. Bonded also implies that we are able to move military.
2. Are your employee’s full time or hired day labor? No. They are all full time professionally trained employees; we do not hire any day labor or hired help. My men show up in uniforms with their names and our logo, so you know that they are my guys. They carry their own tools on the truck so that they are able to do any minor disassemble and reassemble.
3. Can you give me a “Price Guarantee”? Unless you have received a written estimate from a salesman who came out to see your home, then no I can not give you a PRICE guarantee. Any local moving company that says they can and do give you a specific cost without getting a detailed inventory or sending someone out be ware. It is almost impossible to give someone an exact quote on moving without seeing their belongings or where they are moving from. Any company that does this can be considered a rogue mover. Rogue movers: Typically a rogue mover is going to work like this: They are going to decline coming out to see your belongings even if asked. They will give you a low ball estimate and then once they have all your items loaded, they will demand more money and essentially hold your items ransom until you pay what they are asking. They demand payment in cash only or require a large deposit up front. This can get particularly scary and upsetting when you have moved out of state and need your household goods.
4. Are there any additional fees? When you move with All My Sons of Dallas what you are responsible for is any time the men are working for you (time it takes to load you on the truck, drive to your destination, and then unload you into your new home) plus a one hour trip charge, which allows our men a half our from our warehouse out to you and a half hour upon completion of the job back to our warehouse. Any packing material used there will be an additional charge or specialty items (i.e. plasma tv’s, pool tables, glass or marble) that require special attention there will be additional costs accessed.
5. How do I pay for my move? All local movers should accept all major credit cards (Visa, MasterCard and American Express) cash, cashier’s check or money orders. When it comes to corporate moves it is best to get it approved if you wish to pay with a company check. Once again, if the company only wants you to pay in cash then you need to watch out.
6. If there are any damages how long do I have to file a claim? In Texas you have 90 days to file your claim. The best thing to do once you notice any damages to your home or belongings is to make the crew leader aware, write down any and all damages on your bill of lading. Go ahead and call your moving company and get the claim process started. Remember you have 90 days to get all the paperwork in so take your time and go through all of your belongings to make sure all is well.
7. How much notice do I need to give my moving company when booking? In the perfect world once you have a firm moving date the best thing to do is call and get your move scheduled. Two weeks in advance is a good rule of thumb however, most moving companies will be able to work with you if you book your move at the last minute.
8. Are there any penalties accessed if I cancel a move? Yes and no. We are in the moving business so we understand completely about closing not going through, apartments not being ready and any other uncontrollable circumstances that may come up. All My Sons does not penalize you if this happens. The only thing that could be considered a penalty is the day you want to reschedule for may not be available, not really a penalty just an inconvenience.
9. What times will my move start? There are two positions in a moving companies schedule, a starter and hanger. Starter: Our morning position. Starters get started between 7:30am-9am, depending on that morning’s traffic and weather. Hangers: Our afternoon position. Afternoon positions are just that they are after noon. We typically try to get them started between 12 and 2 pm, but it really does depend on what time the crew gets done with their morning job.
10. Do you offer storage? If so how much is it per month and is it climate controlled? All My Sons of Dallas does offer warehouse storage and it is climate controlled. Since it is warehouse storage everything is kept in vaults. A vault is a wooden container usually 7 ft tall by 5 ½ ft wide and 7 ft deep. This container is used to store your household goods. Storage fees are dependent upon the season and are charged on a per crate per month basis.
Above all make sure any and all of your questions are answered, and that any and all of your concerns are addressed.
In an earlier blog I gave you some tips to help make your move as smooth and as quick as possible. I told you what to ask but I did not tell you what you should be hearing as the answer. So I am going to list some questions you should undeniably ask your local moving company when you call to get a quote and what you should listen for. The moving industry also has a language of its own, like most professions if you are not in it we can not decipher what they are saying. You get confused and end up kind of brushing it off your shoulder and hope for the best; therefore I will give you a little description or definition to what we are actually saying to you.
1. Are you licensed and insured/bonded? YES! We are licensed and insured, but we are not bonded.
Bonded: Refers to a type of surety guarantee that a specific project, service or act will be financially covered if performance is not complete or satisfactory. A bonded company has protected funds (controlled by the state) that are accessible for consumer’s claims against that company. The money is directly accessible to you for an assortment of reasons as controlled by a state agent. Bonded also implies that we are able to move military.
2. Are your employee’s full time or hired day labor? No. They are all full time professionally trained employees; we do not hire any day labor or hired help. My men show up in uniforms with their names and our logo, so you know that they are my guys. They carry their own tools on the truck so that they are able to do any minor disassemble and reassemble.
3. Can you give me a “Price Guarantee”? Unless you have received a written estimate from a salesman who came out to see your home, then no I can not give you a PRICE guarantee. Any local moving company that says they can and do give you a specific cost without getting a detailed inventory or sending someone out be ware. It is almost impossible to give someone an exact quote on moving without seeing their belongings or where they are moving from. Any company that does this can be considered a rogue mover. Rogue movers: Typically a rogue mover is going to work like this: They are going to decline coming out to see your belongings even if asked. They will give you a low ball estimate and then once they have all your items loaded, they will demand more money and essentially hold your items ransom until you pay what they are asking. They demand payment in cash only or require a large deposit up front. This can get particularly scary and upsetting when you have moved out of state and need your household goods.
4. Are there any additional fees? When you move with All My Sons of Dallas what you are responsible for is any time the men are working for you (time it takes to load you on the truck, drive to your destination, and then unload you into your new home) plus a one hour trip charge, which allows our men a half our from our warehouse out to you and a half hour upon completion of the job back to our warehouse. Any packing material used there will be an additional charge or specialty items (i.e. plasma tv’s, pool tables, glass or marble) that require special attention there will be additional costs accessed.
5. How do I pay for my move? All local movers should accept all major credit cards (Visa, MasterCard and American Express) cash, cashier’s check or money orders. When it comes to corporate moves it is best to get it approved if you wish to pay with a company check. Once again, if the company only wants you to pay in cash then you need to watch out.
6. If there are any damages how long do I have to file a claim? In Texas you have 90 days to file your claim. The best thing to do once you notice any damages to your home or belongings is to make the crew leader aware, write down any and all damages on your bill of lading. Go ahead and call your moving company and get the claim process started. Remember you have 90 days to get all the paperwork in so take your time and go through all of your belongings to make sure all is well.
7. How much notice do I need to give my moving company when booking? In the perfect world once you have a firm moving date the best thing to do is call and get your move scheduled. Two weeks in advance is a good rule of thumb however, most moving companies will be able to work with you if you book your move at the last minute.
8. Are there any penalties accessed if I cancel a move? Yes and no. We are in the moving business so we understand completely about closing not going through, apartments not being ready and any other uncontrollable circumstances that may come up. All My Sons does not penalize you if this happens. The only thing that could be considered a penalty is the day you want to reschedule for may not be available, not really a penalty just an inconvenience.
9. What times will my move start? There are two positions in a moving companies schedule, a starter and hanger. Starter: Our morning position. Starters get started between 7:30am-9am, depending on that morning’s traffic and weather. Hangers: Our afternoon position. Afternoon positions are just that they are after noon. We typically try to get them started between 12 and 2 pm, but it really does depend on what time the crew gets done with their morning job.
10. Do you offer storage? If so how much is it per month and is it climate controlled? All My Sons of Dallas does offer warehouse storage and it is climate controlled. Since it is warehouse storage everything is kept in vaults. A vault is a wooden container usually 7 ft tall by 5 ½ ft wide and 7 ft deep. This container is used to store your household goods. Storage fees are dependent upon the season and are charged on a per crate per month basis.
Above all make sure any and all of your questions are answered, and that any and all of your concerns are addressed.
Friday, February 29, 2008
Pinnacle Mover of Dallas
You have been hunting for your perfect new home for months and you have finally found it. You are getting everything in order and have decided to us a Dallas mover. One thing you should consider when deciding on a moving company is their accreditations. A big one in Dallas is being a pinnacle mover. What is a pinnacle mover you ask?
“To achieve pinnacle mover status, a company must meet all required standards and criteria.” They must have a devotion to be a paramount in the moving industry. All My Sons of Dallas has achieved this status and maintained it for many years. Some of the basic requirements to do so are:
• Maintain membership in good standing with Southwest Movers Association
• Maintain a satisfactory U.S. Department of Transportation Safety Rating
• Have no unresolved Better Business Bureau claims on record
• Comply with all other state and federal regulatory requirements
To obtain this honor a Dallas mover must meet all necessary standards and criteria, in addition to earning 150 points from a menu of criteria. There is an outstanding list of options to choose from in order to earn those points. All My Sons of Dallas not only meets and exceeds these requirements. We maintain and enforce a dress code for all our movers; we implement a formal associate conduct policy as well as a formal safety program. All of our employees are full time trained employees and receive a safety manual. All our movers go through a training program and we recognize the ones who consistently do an outstanding job.
All of trucks and 18 wheelers are under the ten year requirement; as a matter of fact not a single truck is over five years old. We have achieved many credits from the American Moving Association as well as Southwest Movers Association. One thing we like to brag on here is that our claims ratio is quite low.
While it seems quite easy to attain this status, it is another thing to keep it. It is an ongoing process to make sure that All My Sons is one of the best Dallas movers out there. Our owner/president is on the board of the SMA and makes sure that we remain with this title.
“To achieve pinnacle mover status, a company must meet all required standards and criteria.” They must have a devotion to be a paramount in the moving industry. All My Sons of Dallas has achieved this status and maintained it for many years. Some of the basic requirements to do so are:
• Maintain membership in good standing with Southwest Movers Association
• Maintain a satisfactory U.S. Department of Transportation Safety Rating
• Have no unresolved Better Business Bureau claims on record
• Comply with all other state and federal regulatory requirements
To obtain this honor a Dallas mover must meet all necessary standards and criteria, in addition to earning 150 points from a menu of criteria. There is an outstanding list of options to choose from in order to earn those points. All My Sons of Dallas not only meets and exceeds these requirements. We maintain and enforce a dress code for all our movers; we implement a formal associate conduct policy as well as a formal safety program. All of our employees are full time trained employees and receive a safety manual. All our movers go through a training program and we recognize the ones who consistently do an outstanding job.
All of trucks and 18 wheelers are under the ten year requirement; as a matter of fact not a single truck is over five years old. We have achieved many credits from the American Moving Association as well as Southwest Movers Association. One thing we like to brag on here is that our claims ratio is quite low.
While it seems quite easy to attain this status, it is another thing to keep it. It is an ongoing process to make sure that All My Sons is one of the best Dallas movers out there. Our owner/president is on the board of the SMA and makes sure that we remain with this title.
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