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U.S. Marine Corps Taps FlatRate Moving for Major New York Relocation

FlatRate Moving has been awarded a contract by the United States Marine Corps to provide professional relocation services for the 1st Marine Corps District (1st MCD) Recruiting Station in New York. This award reflects FlatRate’s continued success in handling high-profile, mission-critical government relocations.

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FlatRate Moving to Support Texas Schools with New Plano ISD Award

FlatRate Moving is proud to announce its selection by Plano Independent School District (Plano ISD) under Bid No. 2025-01-31-006 Addendum 1 for Moving and Recycling Services and Supplies. This award is a testament to FlatRate’s reputation for delivering dependable, professional relocation services to institutions across the country.

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FlatRate Moving Joins Elite Federal Movers List with GSA Approval

FlatRate Moving is proud to announce its official approval to participate in the General Services Administration (GSA)’s Centralized Household Goods Traffic Management Program (CHAMP) Domestic Program. This designation recognizes FlatRate’s exceptional standards of service, operational reliability, and compliance with the highest levels of federal moving and logistics requirements.

FlatRate Moving Chosen by VA for Major Clinic Relocation in New Jersey

FlatRate Moving is proud to announce its selection by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide decommissioning and relocation services for the Brick Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs) in New Jersey. This award highlights FlatRate’s continued success and trusted reputation in executing complex logistics and moving services for federal agencies.

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How to troubleshoot your move in advance

Moving is stressful under the best of circumstances, even more so when something goes awry. Tales of extreme delays (or no-shows), broken lamps and TVs, missing boxes, and rude workers who ignore your requests—or threaten to hold your sofa hostage until you pay exorbitant fees—are all too common in New York City.

Thankfully, there are ways to anticipate problems and prevent them from happening in the first place.

“The most important step you can take is choosing the right moving company to begin with,” says Dejon Reid, vice president of sales at FlatRate Moving, a full-service company that established the all-included flat-rate pricing model in NYC and shifted the way people relocated locally and worldwide.

Read on for more guidance to ensure your move is smooth, successful, and stress-free.

What to know about storing your belongings during a renovation

Renovating an apartment or brownstone in New York City involves multiple moving parts, so it can be all too easy to overlook an important consideration: Where are you going to store all your furniture and other belongings?

The last headache you need is for your favorite sofa, collectibles, or apparel to be lost or damaged during the project, so as with all things reno-related, the key is to plan ahead.

“We get called about this all the time,” says Dejon Reid, vice president of sales at FlatRate Moving, a full-service company that established the all-included flat-rate pricing model in NYC and shifted the way people relocated locally and worldwide.

He explains that there are two basic options depending on the scope of the renovation:

If you are doing a gut renovation, everything obviously needs to come out and in these cases, it’s like a traditional move where everything is packed and taken to an off-site storage facility…

Sustainability Meets Creativity: Artist Jordan Barker Explores Possibilities for One of New York City’s Biggest Waste Problems

Sep 27, 2023 New York Weekly

New York City has long been a hub for artistic expression, and emerging artist Jordan Barker is making waves in the heart of Manhattan’s Flatiron District with his latest painting, “Breezin’.” Jordan’s innovative collaboration with The Box Store by Flatrate Moving is turning heads and inspiring creativity as he reimagines cardboard in an entirely new light. Using only his hands and a cardboard box as his brush, Jordan masterfully blends colors and textures to create a stunning representation of the warm ocean air and the sensation of the sun-kissed waves.

“In a world flooded with cardboard boxes and an ever-increasing stream of shipments, I became acutely aware of the mountains of cardboard that surround us. It struck me that we are not just consumers; we are stewards of our planet. In my pursuit of sustainability, I found an opportunity to breathe life into what’s often discarded. With my hands and imagination, I transformed cardboard from a shipping vessel into a functional tool—a testament to the power of reimagining, recycling, and reinventing,” said Jordan Barker.