Corporate Relocation | Program Key Elements

Household goodsAccording to ERC 76% of transferees are most concerned with the household goods transportation component of their relocation. Our clients have found that critical program measures include:

  • Provider's Contractually Guaranteed Self-Haul Capacity
  • Formal Quality Service Level Agreements
  • Shipment Valuation Amount of at Least $100,000

If your carrier isn't providing these or if you haven't reviewed your program, you might be exposing your transferees to service issues.

Wondering how to structure your company's household goods relocation program to improve service levels... guaranteed? The linked A-1 Freeman topics above explain what it can mean for your program, and spells out some best practices.

Self-Haul Guarantees

Q: What is so unique about an agent that "hauls" its own booked shipments?

A: Self-haul agents typically have better control over the quality of the deliverable services since all service providers work directly for the agent.

The single most important element in any household goods move is the quality of the driver and crew. At A-1 Freeman driver quality and management is our number one priority and our ability to make certain your transferees are cared for by our team directly, is critical to transferee satisfaction. That is why we make specific self-haul percentage commitments before we ever load our first shipment with a new client. This isn't a metric we take lightly - it is a serious commitment that we review against actual performance in every review meeting we hold.

Our fleet is so expansive that we actually haul more shipments than just ours - a fleet that size facilitates a corporate client self haul rate that is in excess of 90%.

Quality Measurements... Guaranteed

Nothing earns a customer's trust like quality. We've always known that at A-1 Freeman. In fact, while some moving organizations talk quality, you've probably discovered it's difficult for them to provide any tangible evidence to support their claim.

Not a problem at A-1 Freeman. We introduced our Quality Business Reporting (QBR) to assure our customers of getting the highest quality service available anywhere. Through extensive research, we identified the things that were most responsible for customer satisfaction during their moving experience. We used the information we gathered to develop a uniquely comprehensive and accurate customer service satisfaction reporting tool. Surveys are conducted by an independent third party, and we continue to use this system to raise the bar for setting quality performance measurement standards. Those standards along with the actual results are reported back to you monthly, quarterly or annually based on your preference.

Beyond the reporting we put our money where our mouth is by attaching financial consequences to our service level agreements when agreed upon standards are not met. Wondering how you can improve your quality service levels and reporting... guaranteed? Request information or contact us directly.

Protecting Your Transferee's Belongings - At Current Cost Levels

It's important to us that your belongings arrive safely. We train our staff thoroughly to ensure that your belongings are packed correctly, transported safely, and unloaded professionally.

But sometimes an item might get damaged. That's why we offer valuation protection, a program that resolves the situation quickly, keeping you happy throughout our relationship. But over time, as household goods have increased in value, we have discovered that many corporations and their moving partners have not kept up with those rising values. The following is the old standard and what we suggest as a new standard in protecting your employee's belongings:

VALUE PER POUND SHIPMENT VALUE

OLD STANDARD: $5.00 $50,000

A-1 FREEMAN SUGGESTED $7.50 $100,000

If you would like to review your valuation options and best practices or any other portion of your relocation program please request additional information or contact us directly.

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