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DeWitt Move Worldwide has joined the SmartWay® Transportation Partnership, a program through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Additionally, due to the company’s usage of SmartWay-certified carriers, DeWitt Move Worldwide earned certification as a SmartWay Logistics Company. Registration in the SmartWay Partnership allows DeWitt Move Worldwide to track the current environmental footprint of their operations, including emissions and fuel use from the partners that DeWitt Move uses to carry freight. “As a Southern California-based company, DeWitt Move Worldwide is keenly aware of the environmental impact of the transportation and logistics industry. Reducing our footprint is a priority for us, and the SmartWay program offers us...

Executives decide to move their corporate headquarters for a number of reasons. Some choose locations they believe will appeal to top talent. Other relocations closer to transportation hubs to make business travel simpler and cheaper, while still others shift locations to take advantage of attractive financial incentives like tax breaks. To help keep you ahead of the trends in corporate relocations, we’re highlighting the “why” and the “where” of recent corporate relocations. We’ll start by showing you the factors in today’s business environment that are motivating these companies to move. Then, we’ll highlight four trending U.S. destinations for corporate relocations, including who’s moved recently—and why....

As an approved Transportation Service Provider through the GSA’s Centralized Household Goods Traffic Management Program (CHAMP), DeWitt Move Worldwide works closely with several government agencies to move their employees overseas. We have years of experience helping people relocate for U.S. government jobs – all over the world. If your company is also an approved TSP—or planning to get involved with government moves—we wanted to share some trends in the marketplace when it comes to U.S. government jobs overseas. By recognizing these trends early, you can be extra prepared for future projects that might cross your desk. First, federal hiring is up overall. The Bureau of...

By: Melvin Garfield Smith At around midnight Sunday night (1/21/2018), I read a BBC article reporting that Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the UAE as well as Libya and Egypt and Yemen have cut diplomatic ties with Qatar. The land, air, and sea routes are cut off with immediate effect. No transportation within these countries for the foreseeable future. This has occurred as reported by the Guardian, due to those nations accusing Qatar of supporting terrorism. As Muslims around the world are observing Ramadan, the residual effect of exports into Qatar, specifically, will be delayed. To what extent, remains to be seen. Sources on the ground expect surface cargo to...

Dewitt Companies is dedicating this blog posting to help educate the public and warn them of the online Pet Scams that are currently sweeping the internet.  As awful as the idea may seem, this new wave of internet scam artists are preying on online puppy buyers, often displaying cute puppy pictures and giving false promises to would be puppy owners.  Individuals across the nation are being taken for emotional and financial rides that end up costing hundreds, if not thousands of dollars.  Pay particular attention if you live in states such as California, Florida and Louisiana, as these seem to be particularly targeted by online...

We’ll See You at CMSA The 100th Annual CMSA Convention takes place April 17–22, 2018 in Sacramento, CA. This year’s event features an all-star speaker lineup of industry thought leaders as well motivational speaker Matt Booth. As longtime members of CMSA DeWitt Move Worldwide and Sister Company Royal Hawaiian Movers will once again be in attendance at the annual event. Stop by Booth #19 for updates about our team and information about new ways we can serve our industry partners. Additionally, we are once again proud to sponsor Movers & Shakers Opening Reception*. Meet our team: Our team is full of industry veterans, thought leaders,...