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How To Keep From Injuring Yourself During The Move:

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Ask any emergency room doctor, moving day (and the days building up to the move) can be dangerous. If you take the right precautions, though, you can prevent that trip to the emergency room. Save Your Back Your back is one of the most vulnerable parts of your body, and we’ve seen people tweak their backs after lifting small boxes, not just heavy furniture. Remember to always lift from the knees, not from the back. Also, it’s a good idea to use a back brace on moving day. Save Your Knees After running up and down stairs, and back and forth to and from my car, our last moving day just about killed my knees, and they take months to heal. Knee pads and knee braces can be lifesavers during a move. At the very least, invest in some sleeves to help support your knees. Save Your Ankles Ankles rarely give you any notice before you injure them, so it’s important to be very careful. Don’t move too fast. Take slow, deliberate steps when carrying things. If you are the one who gets
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4 Weeks Before Your Move

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28 days until your big move.  It’s time to give notice and transfer important documents. You’ll also begin  the most notorious aspect of moving: packing. Last call: Send notices.  About 28 days ago, you looked at deadlines and other details related to moving. If you haven’t already, give notice to your landlord or HOA; this is generally your last opportunity to do so before you’ll face a penalty. Obtain and transfer records.  One month allows just enough time for an organization to compile and forward important records. Consider the following: Notify your child’s school.  School administrators should know your child’s new district. You can also request transcript forwarding to the new school. Notify routine service providers.  If you’re moving to a new county or state, you’ll need to request and forward documents from doctors, attorneys, car mechanics, banks, and more. Take this opportunity to ask for recommendations for other service providers in your new area. Reserve vehi
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Make a Plan to Move to Another State

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According to a recent Gallup poll, 33 percent of Americans wish they could move out of state. Whether you are a recent college grad or a midcareer professional, pulling up roots and moving to a new state comes with its share of headaches. Is it better to hire a mover or rent a truck? How will you insure your belongings during transit? What expenses will your new employer cover? Before you break out the boxes and shipping tape, consider these 10 ways to simplify the moving process. Make a Budget and Start Saving Shipping, gas, hotel and insurance costs pile up quickly. Add security deposits for renting and starting utilities in your new home, and it becomes clear that moving requires quite a few upfront expenses that can drain your bank account. Making a budget and a savings plan to cover the costs will help smooth the transition, but don’t rely on the security deposit from your old place to cover those costs. It often takes weeks and sometimes longer for a landlord to refund you
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Dircks Brings Home the Hardware

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Last month UniGroup, the parent company of the most well-known name in the moving industry, Mayflower Transit, held their 2018 Annual Convention in Marco Island, Florida, where Dircks Moving & Logistics was once again recognized as a multi-award-winning agent. Dircks was awarded the First Place Residential Admiral’s Club Award for being named as the number one residential moving booker in the country for Mayflower for the second year in a row, and the Second Place National Account Admiral’s Club Award for being named Mayflower’s second largest national account moving booker in the country. These are Dircks’ highest rankings ever with Mayflower! Dircks also received the Fourth Place Household Goods Hauling Award, which recognizes Mayflower agencies that produce the greatest hauling revenue in the household goods business segment. This is Dircks’ second time in a row placing in fourth, after moving up from fifth place out of 250 in 2017. “Receiving these significant accolade
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What to do before the movers arrive?

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You have probably heard or read a few stories telling about smooth and trouble-free relocations and even more accounts of problematic and stressful moving experiences. Home movers who encountered no difficulties when moving house were either fortunate enough to come across competent and trustworthy moving companies or had enviable organizational skills in planning and providing for all kinds of unexpected situations. If you want to follow their example and organize a successful relocation, you should start the moving preparations well in advance and pay meticulous attention to all the seemingly small details that have substantial consequences for the entire moving process. Besides choosing an appropriate new home, making an efficient moving budget, getting several estimates and hiring the best cross-country movers for your case, there is something else you can do to give considerable momentum to your own moving adventure – prepare well before the movers arrive. Even if you have booke
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What Are the Average Hourly Moving Costs?

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Whether you realize it or not, the move distance plays a major role when you’re moving to a new house or apartment. In relation to the distance between the two homes, you’ve got LOCAL MOVING : moving just across the street, moving within the same town or city, or moving to another place within the same state; CROSS-COUNTRY (INTERSTATE) MOVING : moving to another town or city in a different state in the country; INTERNATIONAL MOVING : moving to another country. And while the difficulty of the relocation will increase proportionally to the move distance, so will the cost of the residential move itself. When you’re moving locally, you need to remember that the moving company you hire will charge you  by the hour . What that basically means is that if you’re familiar with the average cost of movers per hour, you’ll be able to calculate roughly how much you will pay in the end. What are the average hourly moving costs? Hiring local movers by the hour Hiring professional
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