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Moving Tips

For those summer movers, we have a few handy packing tips.

Start to pack early.  Do not wait until the day of the move to begin your packing.

When possible, pack one room from start to finish. Mark each box clearly with the room your box will be delivered to, as well as the items in each box.

Pack heavier items on the bottom of the box. Be sure to use lots of packing materials.  Peanuts, bubble and newsprint are a good start.  Newsprint is better than a used newspaper, as there is no ink to damage your goods.

If you have just a few items to ship, pack n send can freight your furniture.  We can even send your furniture via cargo over seas. We ship via cubic meters as well as containers.

For any moving, furniture freighting, or cargo shipping questions, please call pack n send at 713 266 1450.

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Money Saving Furniture Freighting

We are continually looking for ways to save our customers money.  With our furniture freighting service, we can  pick up anywhere in the United States, put your furniture on a truck, and have your furniture delivered to your home or office. We have many repetitive customers, but if you are a one time shipper, that is fine too.

There is not a minimum weight requirement as there is with more traditional moving services. We offer both curbside delivery, and inside delivery.  The curbside delivery saves the most amount of money. If you need a lift gate truck at either the pick up or delivery, we will provide it.

We make sure of your items will be items being shipped are properly and securely packaged.

The freight shipment will be packaged, crated, or stacked and secured onto a palletpallets with metal  banding. Labels will be placed on every freight piece of freight.

We will provide you with your bill of lading number.  We offer full value coverage for your shipment for both loss and damage.

We deliver to homes, business, apartments, estates, farms, and construction sites.  All we need is an address and phone number. We call ahead of time to arrange delivery.  Once the pallet arrives, all you need to do is inspect all of your items, sign for the shipment, and you are done.

The unpacking of the freight can be accomplished on your own time schedule.

All you need to do is let us know the pick up, delivery address, items that you need to ship and value, and we will handle your freight shipment.

We freight office furniture, home furnishings, purchases made for designers and just about anything else.  Of course for individuals or businesses requiring white glove service, we offer our moving services.

If you have any questions about furniture freighting, please feel free to call us at 713 266 1450.

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Home Price Stabilization in Ca. good for business for Houston Mover

Pack n send is republishing parts of this article from the LA times. 

We are seeing an increase in furniture moving - furniture freighting from Houston to California.  In good times shoppers from all over the country come to Houston to purchase small amounts of furniture. Pack n send, a Houston mover is able to freight or move small amounts of furniture all over the world.

 

Excerpts of article written  By Alejandro Lazo  LA Times

 

Southern California's housing market showed fresh signs of momentum in March with the median price and sales pace improving from the same month a year earlier as buyers hurried to take advantage of a soon-to-expire federal tax incentive, cheap prices and low interest rates.

The median price paid for new and previously occupied houses and condominiums in Southern California jumped 14% in March to $285,000 from the same month a year earlier, according to San Diego real estate research firm MDA DataQuick. The closely watched median -- the price at which half the homes sold for more money and half for less -- rose 3.6% from February.

In Orange County, the region's priciest market, the median rose 12.2% to $432,000 as the number of foreclosure properties on the market sank and more homes in expensive neighborhoods were sold.

"There is no question that prices at the lower end of the market have stabilized and are showing some increases," said Esmael Adibi, director of the Gary Anderson Center for Economic Research at Chapman University in Orange. "While this is welcome news, the word of caution is people should not really see this as the values of homes changing. It is mostly the mix we are seeing change" as sales pick up in more expensive areas.
The overall jump in the region's median reflects a rebound from the depths of the financial crisis a year ago, when fears of another Great Depression abounded and a glut of foreclosed homes hit battered markets such as the Southland. Those fears have receded, fewer foreclosures were in the region's sales mix last month, and more homes in higher-priced coastal markets were sold, contributing to the price jump.

"It's almost like a boom-year figure," said Ed Leamer, director of the UCLA Anderson Forecast. "But the numbers over the last several years have been influenced by the number of bank-owned properties, and the banks were selling their homes at rock-bottom prices."

Southern California's sales pace also improved last month from March 2009, up 5%, but not as robustly as usual for a March, DataQuick said. A total of 20,476 houses were sold in March, up from 19,506 sold in the same month a year earlier, but that was about 18% off the historical average.

 
"Right now the question is not whether the housing market is in recovery. The real question is how sustainable that recovery is, and that is where the gray area resides," said Christopher Thornberg, principal of Beacon Economics. "The market is being driven by government policy and not by fundamentals, and now the government is starting to back off."

Also, the Federal Housing Administration, which has stepped up its support of low-interest mortgages for first-time buyers, has tightened its lending standards.

At the end of this month, a federal tax-credit program for first-time buyers and for some current homeowners is scheduled to expire. The program provides as much as $8,000 to first-time buyers and as much as $6,500 to current homeowners.

Last month California lawmakers decided to add to the stimulus package and approved a credit of up to $10,000 for first-time home buyers and those buying newly built homes. The credit will take effect May 1.

For more information on furniture moving from Houston,  or freight forwarding from Houston, please feel free to call us at 713 266 1450.

 

 

An Environmentally Safe Way to Save Energy

Pack n send has begun to look at Deflecktor Aero Wheel Covers. These are wheel covers that are fitted over tires to reduce drag and improve fuel efficiency. The covers smooth out wheel contours, which helps to create fuel efficiency.

Handy shipping news has an article that sates that the fuel savings is about 1 per cent per year.

Based on running multiple trucks and rising gas prices, this may be a very environmentally strategic product.

Pack n send is looking into these wheel covers for both moving and freighting.

For more information on environmentally helpful business practices, please feel free to contact pack n send at 713 266 1450.

Construction Sites Shut Down

We are posting this article to highlight today's changes in construction projects though out the United States.  While this halt may not affect you directly, it  may slow down both travel and shipping times for project that have been halted.

USA - The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has furloughed almost two thousand employees without pay from today after a bill to extend a short-term extension of the Highways Trust Fund was blocked by Senator Jim Bunning.

The Fund finances many national transportation programs such as works on highways, bridges, and safety inspections

Due to the furlough a number of major infrastructure projects are to be suspended immediately as federal inspectors will no longer be available to oversee them. These include the $36 million replacement of the Humpback Bridge on the   George Washington Parkway  in Virginia, $15 million in bridge construction and stream rehabilitation in Coeur D'Alene, Idaho, and the $8 million resurfacing of the Natchez Trace Parkway in Mississippi. The Secretary of Transportation, Ray LaHood, has reacted angrily to the news, saying: "As American families are struggling in tough economic times, I am keenly disappointed that political games are putting a stop to important construction projects around the country.

The furloughs will affect employees at the Federal Highway Administration, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Research and Innovative Technology Administration.

Information derived  from USA article

For more information, please contact pack n send at  713 266 1450

Shipping Companies Decline Puts Squeeze on Houston and Other Ports

The New York Times last week covered the squeeze put on ports around the world as shipping companies try to save money by moving freight less often. Across the board in 2009, the world saw a decrease in freight activity at all major ports. 

Fortunately, container imports at 10 major American ports are on the rise in 2010. Starting in February, after 31 months in decline, the National Retail Federation and IHS Global Insight expect a turnaround.

Already here at Pack n Send, we're seeing a slight increase in freight activity. From international shipping and nationwide furniture shipping, to small eBay shipping orders and auto transport, we're already sensing a turnaround in the economy. There is no shortage of families moving to Houston, which might explain why we're keeping busy.

Source: The New York Times

 

Move furniture on a budget with furniture freighting

If you need to move small amounts of furniture from one city to another, it may be less expensive to freight the furniture than to put it on a truck and move it.

Furniture freighting involves securing the furniture on a pallet, surrounding the furniture with protection and stretch wrap, and shipping the furniture via truck to its new city.

As an ultimate price saver, the furniture can be delivered on a pallet to your curb or loading dock, and you can unload it. Of course you have the option for the freight company to unload the pallet and bring the furniture into your home or office.

This is just another way to save money when shipping with Pack n Send. Do you have furniture to move somewhere in the country? Contact us for a free furniture shipping quote.