The second most important room – the first being the kitchen – to unpack after moving your household goods is the bedroom. The bedroom should be a place where you relax and prepare yourself for the day ahead. Relaxation will come much easier if the bedroom is organized and clean. In part two of our…

Wheaton Employees Get Moving Let’s just say Wheaton employees ‘get moving’ on many levels.  When they are not focused on relocating household goods with intricate care, they are on the move training for half marathons such as the 2014 Indy Mini-Marathon that will take place on May 3, 2014. Five employees from the corporate office…

The relationship between Senior Move Managers and a full service moving company is a symbiotic one.   Both parties are dependent on one another and receive mutual benefits by working with each other.  The first step in grasping the relationship between a Senior Move Manager and a van line like Wheaton is to have a good understanding…

What’s a moving broker? Often times, moving brokers are described as the middlemen between the customer and the moving company.  The theory behind a broker is that you as the customer could have access to several competitive moving quotes through one single source: the broker. While there are of course many moving brokers who run…

Google is ubiquitous, and certainly by now there’s not a computer user on the planet who has not used Google in some manner.  Since we are always trying to take the stress out of moving for our moving customers, we decided to investigate the many free tools Google makes available and how those tools could…

Partnership strengthens Wheaton World Wide Moving and Bekins Van Lines, Inc. After a year as the new fourth largest household goods carrier in the country, Wheaton World Wide Moving | Bekins Van Lines is hitting its stride in time for the summer busy season. The combined company produced record revenue for 2012 and is on…

There are so many moving companies out there—and with such an expensive, life-altering decision, you want to make sure you’re choosing the best one for you. Don’t fall into the trap of cheap estimates, aggressive marketing or sketchy salespeople. To help you weed through your options, we’ve compiled a list of the most important questions…

You can choose to relocate at any time during the year. But for most people, the summer time is the most popular time for relocating homes. But is it the best time? What about the benefits of opting for a different season, say, fall? Read on… Fall means the busy season is over. Customers now have…

Wheaton is a proud sponsor of Keaton’s Korral at Give Kids The World (GKTW) Village. Letters like this touch our hearts and remind us of the important things in life: “The cowboy hats the girls got after their horseback rides. They play with these hats at home now all the time! We love how a…

In a move creating the fourth largest household goods carrier in the United States, Wheaton Van Lines, Inc. is completing the acquisition of Hillside, Ill-based Bekins Van Lines. The asset purchase agreement is in process and the transition of ownership is expected to be complete by mid March 2012. When the acquisition is final, both…