Allied Van Lines Selects
Excel Moving & Storage as Agent of the Year
in the relocation industry.
About Allied Van Lines
Established in 1928, Allied
Van Lines, with more than 500
agent locations in North Amer-
ica, is an experienced leader in
household goods moving and
specialized transportation ser-
vices. Allied is on of the estab-
lished global brands of SIRVA,
Inc., a leader in providing reloca-
tion services to corporations,
consumers and governments
around the world. For more
information about Allied Van
Lines, visit www.allied.com.
"Excel Moving and Storage is
dedicated to the moving industry
and providing their customers
with the highest level of service,"
said Eileen McCarthy, vice presi-
dent and general manager, Allied
Van Lines. "Their name suits
them well as they `excel' in what
it means to be an Allied agent."
Allied's Agent of the Year
award recognizes those house-
hold goods moving companies
that continually provide out-
standing customer service and
experience growth in all aspects
of their household goods moving
business. Qualifying agents must
generate at least $2 million in
revenue in both booking and
hauling, and meet high standards
for quality and customer service.
They must also demonstrate a
significant increase in the total
number of moves and total
(hauling and booking) revenue.
About Excel Moving & Storage
Excel Moving and Storage,
Inc., Agent for Allied Van Lines,
founded in 1997, is headquar-
tered in Raleigh, NC with offices
and warehouses in Raleigh and
Greensboro, NC. Excel Moving
& Storage, Inc., provides its con-
sumer and corporate customers
with the highest level of service
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The Tar Heel Van
Allied Van Lines announced
in November that it has selected
Excel Moving and Storage as its
2005 Agent of the Year. Excel
Moving and Storage received
Allied's highest honor as a result
of its superior performance in
the areas of customer service,
quality service delivery, low
claims, and hauling and booking
growth.
In 2005, the company, which
has offices in Raleigh and
Greensboro, NC, increased
hauling 44 percent and grew
overall sales by 30 percent, all
while maintaining an excellent
quality rating.
Members on the Move
Security Relocation Group of
Raleigh was recently named to
the New Member Millionaire
Club by Atlas Van Lines. This
award recognizes agents whose
sales hit or surpassed a new
million-dollar level.
Samuel Donker, of Ray Moving
& Storage in Greensboro was
named Van Operator of the
Month for the Eastern Region
for Mayflower Transit..
Smith Dray Line & Storage
of Asheville was named runner-
up for United Van Lines Agent of
the Month award for December
2006.
Hilldrup Moving & Storage
has purchased Horne Moving
Systems office in Raleigh. Joe
Coffman will be running both the
Raleigh and Burlington offices.
Horne Moving Systems contin-
ues to operate out of their
Goldsboro office.
Covan World-Wide Moving
of Fayetteville has been se-
lected as one of the top Non-
Temporary Storage Service Pro-
viders in the Southeast region
for 2006. Congratulations to
Gary Adams, Covan general
manager.
Ray Moving & Storage has
recently opened a new sales
office in Statesville. Bob Cole
is the District Sales Manager.
Security Relocation Group of
Charlotte was recently named
to the New Member Millionaire
Club by Atlas Van Lines. This
award recognizes agents whose
sales hit or surpassed a new
million-dollar level.
Scott Lassiter of City Transfer
and Storage of Winston-
Salem has been named Chair-
man of the North Carolina
Trucking Association. Scott is a
past president of the NCMA.
Onie Girton, formerly of
Hilldrup Moving & Storage in
Burlington and a member of
the NCMA Board of Directors
was named manager of Hilldrup's
office in Atlanta. We will miss
Onie's contributions to the
board and wish her all the best!
Be sure to support our Associate
Members! For a full list of our Associate
Members, go to www.ncmovers.org.