Moving News and Updates

ODOT / Beaverton Police weekend sting.

Read the article and see the video from these links: KPTV News, KATU News.

Sting in Fairview

ODOT receives about two complaints a month about unlicensed movers and the department can't force the companies to compensate customers for lost or broken items, so instead they fine them through stings like this one. This sting operation in Fairview netted 15 violators. Read the article: Oregon Live: November 19, 2009.

Compliance Reviews

From May 5, 2008, through May 16, 2008, FMCSA, in cooperation with state law enforcement and consumer protection agencies, conducted focused compliance reviews on carriers hired to transport consumers’ personal property across state lines. For a list of companies cited during the strike force, see the RESULTS.

Commitment to Service Around the World

Blue Bird Moving and Storage supports the motto of "Service above Self" by participating with 4 metropolitan area Rotary clubs. Rotary has a worldwide reputation of humanitarian service. Blue Bird Transfer associates closely with:

1. Downtown Vancouver Rotary Club meeting: Red Lion Inn at the Quay 100 Columbia Street Vancouver, WA on Wednesday at noon www.vancouverUSArotary.org
2. Vancouver Sunrise Rotary Club meeting: Friday 7AM Heathman Lodge 7801 NE Greenwood Dr. Vancouver, WA www.vancouversunriserotary.org
3. Greater Clark County Rotary Club meeting: Thursday at noon at the Royal Oaks Country Club 8917 NE 4th Plain Boulevard Vancouver WA (360)-885-0086.
4. Tigard Rotary Club meeting: Homebuilders Association 15555 SW Bangy Rd Lake Oswego, OR on Thursday's at noon (503)-620-5203.
5. Beaverton Rotary Club meeting: Ernesto's Italian Restaurant 8544 SW Apple Way Portland, OR on Wednesday's at noon (503)-526-6416.

May 1, 2009

Blue Bird Transfer celebrates a 1 year anniversary with Atlas Van Lines. After the first year Blue Bird Transfer celebrates this great new association with the network of fellow agents throughout the country. This van line handles moving, storage and employee relocation services for clients which require safe and efficient services around the USA and in Canada.

June 1, 2009

Blue Bird Transfer adds PROMOVER qualifications through AMSA. A program designed by AMSA (American Moving & Storage Association), the ProMover program takes the worry and the hassle out of moving by helping consumers identify quality professional movers who subscribe to goals and AMSA provides information and assistance with everything from finding a mover, to getting an estimate and packing tips, to understanding valuation and insurance. Under new requirements, standards for AMSA membership have been expanded to include a review of any felony convictions of the company's owners, officers or majority stockholders regarding matters over which the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), the Surface Transportation Board (STB) or any state consumer protection agency has jurisdiction; verification of company ownership with the appropriate state corporation commission; and a review of each applicant's Web site for improper advertising. Each new applicant must also complete a signatory agreement attesting it will comply with FMCSA and STB regulations and uphold the AMSA Code of Ethics.

The ProMover program promotes ethical principles in the moving and storage industry and works with federal and state governments to mitigate unethical moving practices; it clearly separates professional movers from rogue operators masquerading as legitimate movers. And most importantly, this program aids consumers by providing an identifiable measure of quality while, at the same time, enhancing the moving industry by encouraging and recognizing high professional achievement.To qualify as a ProMover, movers must pass a rigorous review of professional business standards. In addition, each mover must execute a Signatory Agreement affirming that they agree to uphold AMSA's Code of Ethics and bylaws, to use/display any AMSA logo, including the ProMover logo, in a professional manner, and to observe all FMCSA/STB consumer regulations.

July 1, 2009

Joyce Lockard in cooperation with the Rotary Clubs of this area has spearheaded The Books for the World project which has shipped more than a million pounds of used textbooks to four developing countries. Ten universities and several hundred schools in Uganda, Thailand, Cambodia and the Philippines have received books since 2002. The book project collects donated textbooks from schools, school districts, college faculty and students, bookstores, on-line booksellers and individual donors in Oregon and SW Washington and ships them in 40 foot containers to Rotary Clubs in countries where the books are needed.

Read the Newsletter for all the details.

August 3, 2009

Blue Bird Transfer announces Smart Move, a new division that offers solutions and ideas for those interested in "do-it-yourself" moving. Read the press release here, and contact us to find out how Smart Move may be just what you need for your relocation.