IAM Podcast

Leave us a voice message to say what's on your mind and let us know what's going on in your area  with port congestion, container shortages, or anything else.

Brian Limperopulos speaks with Tony Tickner of EuroGroup International Movers Ltd. about the current situation in Felixstowe and other UK ports.

IAM's Carl Weaver and Brian Limperopulos discuss the news from the ePortal Newsletter and try to give more context.

Upcoming IAM Learning Sessions:

-Port Problems: A look at What is Driving Congestion and Delays at Major US Ports - Dec. 15, 1:00 p.m. EST

-IAM Asia Pacific Hour II - Dec. 16, 11:00 p.m. EST

Get to know IAM's Membership Services Coordinator, Nicola Collett. She has a very interesting background and has possibly the only M. Litt. degree offered in the U.S.

Leave us a voice message to say what's on your mind and let us know what's going on in your area with port congestion, container shortages, or anything else.

Carl Weaver and Brian Limperopulos discuss news from the ePortal Newsletter last week and share stories of Thanksgiving Turducken and Cherpumple. More relevant news items include Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) Moves Forward, Announces Investigation of Port-Based Detention and Demurrage Charges; Container Shortage and Port Congestion; France's Lockdown will be Lifted on Dec 15 but Bars and Restaurants will Stay Closed; IAM's Asia Hour, past and future; This Month's Prospective Members; and the Alleged Debtor List.

John Burrows, President of DeWitt Move Worldwide, spoke with Carl Weaver about the movie Operation Christmas Drop (currently on Netflix) and DeWitt's participation in this Operation, which is the longest continual humanitarian effort in American History. Yes, the Operation is real, even if the movie is a fictionalized account. John also talks about his involvement in IAM's Executive Committee, where he serves as the vice chair.

Oded Carmi of DN Van Lines, Inc. talks about being new to IAM's Executive Committee, the Claims Committee, and talks about the Domestic Asset-Based (DAB) Task Force.

Get to know IAM Staff: Jamila Kenney talks with Carl about her first job, her superpowers, and plays Stump the Chump. Guess who won!

IAM Staff have a special Thanksgiving message for the listeners out there. IAM staff are thankful every day to have such a great community of members who allow us to serve them.

Leave us a voice message and let us know what's on your mind.

IAM's Carl Weaver and Brian Limperopulos discuss a number of issues from the ePortal Newsletter. Chuck White and Dan Bradley talk about the Global Household Goods Contract (GHC) - the current situation, what it means that the award was contested and sustained, and the road forward from here. Specific topics covered:

IAM Virtual Annual Meeting Sessions Still Available

IAM's Asia Hour - Nov. 11 at 11 p.m. EST

Container Shortage: “It´s currently an enormous unseen challenge”

Sydney and Australian Port Congestion Update - 9 November 2020

Shipments, Spending Increase in Q3 as Demand for Household Goods Rises and Truck Capacity Tightens

YPs Raise Money for Move For Hunger

IAM Podcast: Your Voice on the Virtual Airwaves

Changes to IAM’s Leadership

U.S. DAB Task Force Hard at Work

New Members for October

Alleged Debtor List

GHC

Chuck White and Brian Limperopulos host a panel discussion with Jim Wise  and Bryan Vickers of Pace Consulting regarding preliminary election  results and the possible impacts the election and other related  political initiatives may have on the moving industry. This is an edited version of the conversation. You can watch the entire video discussion on IAM Learning.

IAM's Carl Weaver talks about the Virtual Annual Meeting, including sharing some statistics from the online software platform used by IAM (Swapcard). The meeting was a huge success and we are excited to learn that 90% of attendees who filled out the post-meeting survey indicated that they or another employee would attend virtually next year. Other topics covered:

-If you weren't in the room where it happened, you can still access videos and networking opportunities through Swapcard for $249. Go to iammeetings.com to sign up.

-US Elections - The Impact on the Moving Industry. Sign up for this Nov. 4 discussion on IAM Learning.

-Outsourced Military Moves are on Hold Again

-Member News

Swapcard is open. This is system IAM is using for its Virtual Annual Meeting Oct. 21-23. Log in now to set up your profile and make appointments.

Recap of the ePortal Newsletter

Discussion with Lakelan Fennell of Nilson Van and Storage and Caleb McCartney of Cornerstone Moving and Storage about the Domestic Asset-Based Movers Task Force (TF-DAB)

Upcoming IAM Learning Sessions and previously recorded ones currently available on demand

Want to be on the podcast? What about in the Portal magazine, or a discussion at our meeting? Let us know!

RMCs: What do They Want from Movers? And Other Sessions

Update on Sydney Port Congestion

The US Election: How Will It Impact Our Industry

Spoofed Emails and Your Security; also Annual Meeting Attendee Lists are NOT Being Sold

Alan F. Wohlstetter Scholarship Fund (AFWSF) Donates Money to Support Struggling Students

Brexit Transport Meeting Fails to Deliver

This Month's Prospective Members: Where They Do Business

Alleged Debtor List

Member News

Upcoming sessions being planned for the Virtual Annual Meeting include  the Female Leadership in Global Moving & Mobility Panel ready to go and just confirmed speakers for the Transforming the Customer Experience sessions. More exciting content is planned as well.

The DAB program is planned to offer resources including advocacy to U.S. domestic asset-based movers and should be a good resource for movers in other countries as well as the program develops.

There is currently a moving boom in the U.S. How has the pandemic contributed to this and what are the business dynamics that are affected? Carl suggests that the pandemic is driving many business decisions. Do you agree? He also says this is a good time to join the IAM Logistics Network.

Digital marketing is a topic everyone needs to know more about. Watch promotional videos by Francesco Argiro and Tim Helenthal and discover Tim's magical facial hair.

There are potential port surcharges in Sydney, Australia right now due to a number of reasons. Inform customers now.

IAM has 14 prospective members listed for this month, which is a spike in anticipation for the Annual Meeting.

The Alleged Debtors List changes often. Please keep abreast of this changing information.

Read the whole ePortal Newsletter.

Host Carl Weaver is joined by Julia O'Connor, IAM's Director of Membership, & Database Management. They discuss a number of topics, including upcoming elections at the Annual Meeting; how to get more involved with the association; denied membership applications; various new members, including Hilldrup International, which just registered seven new locations as members; the power of analytics from Mobility Exchange and how members are using data to make important business decisions; and the opportunities that about at the Annual Meeting.

Carl also reports on the Annual Meeting Early Adopter rate, which is extended through Sept. 7; members receiving solicitations to buy attendee data, which is NOT coming from IAM; recipients of the Alan F. Wohlstetter Scholarship Fund; and the historically large patronage dividend paid out by the International Shippers Association (ISA).