Tips on Moving

Super great Web sites that help you move: The American Moving & Storage Association Web site This article is part of a multi-part series to recommend consumer-friendly Web sites about moving. These Web sites are meant to protect and assist consumers as they navigate the sometimes confusing world of household moving. We polled some of…

Super great Web sites that help you move: The Better Business Bureau Web site  This article is part of a multi-part series to recommend consumer-friendly Web sites about moving. These Web sites are meant to protect and assist consumers as they navigate the sometimes confusing world of household moving. We polled some of our best…

Super great Web sites that help you move: The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Web site This article is part of a multi-part series to recommend consumer-friendly Web sites about moving. These Web sites are meant to protect and assist consumers as they navigate the sometimes confusing world of household moving. We polled some of…

Super great Web sites that help you move: ProtectYourMove.gov   This week we are kicking off a multi-part series of articles to recommend consumer-friendly Web sites about moving. These Web sites are meant to protect and assist consumers as they navigate the sometimes confusing world of household moving. We polled some of our best Wheaton…

What exactly does a human resource conference have to do with a moving company like Wheaton World Wide Moving? The answer is two words: Corporate Relocation. The 2013 SHRM Annual Conference & Exhibition Wheaton World Wide Moving will be heading to the Windy City on June 16th to attend a 4-day conference presented by the…

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…

National Moving Month Tips The month of May has come to a close and with it, so has National Moving Month. May signifies the beginning of the moving industry’s busiest season so Wheaton spent the past few weeks posting the best moving tips we could think of. If you missed any of the tips, don’t…

15. Plan to move appliances. Some of your big appliances – refrigerators, washers, dryers, and others – need special moving considerations.  Many need to be serviced and disconnected prior to your moving day.  Wheaton World Wide Moving has compiled a helpful planning guide to ensure that all of your appliances will be ready for your big…

14. Donate nonperishable food items to a food bank. If you took a quick survey of your food pantry right now, what would you see? If you’re like most people, you would probably a lot of non-perishable food items, many of which are in heavy aluminum or tin cans.  In our last moving tip we wrote…

13. Mail your collection of books. Does your house look anything like this picture? Even with the onset of digital books, Kindles, Nooks, and iBooks, many people still have quite a collection of heavy, hard-covered novels, books, and other reference materials. Once you start packing, you’ll find that these books can not only fill a…