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BEKINS HISTORY
Families like yours have trusted the Bekins
Family for generations. Founded by brothers John and Martin
in 1891, Bekins began operations in Sioux City, Iowa, with
only three horse drawn vans and twelve employees. Since then,
we've grown into one of the nation's largest moving and storage
companies with nearly 300 U.S. locations. Over the years we
have expanded the scope of our services to include tradeshow
services and high value products, as well as international
relocations.
The heritage of moving and storage leadership
written by Bekins began in the horse and buggy days and has
continued into the international Information Age. Whereas
a strong back was the primary criterion for moving goods in
the late 1800s, information technology and 24/7 visibility
to shipments define today's moving and storage industry. Not
only has Bekins changed with the times, we have led both the
national and international industries with many important
advancements.
Bekins has led the way in moving and storage
through innovation:
* Bekins was the first to specialize in moving
household goods
* When covered moving vans were introduced,
they carried the Bekins name
* Bekins led the moving and storage business
away from horse-drawn wagons with the first motor trucks-1903
* The first concrete and steel warehouse was
built by Bekins-1906
* The first transcontinental motor van move
was completed by Bekins-1928
* In 1960, The Bekins Company established Bekins
Wide World, later known as Bekins International
* Bekins becomes a leader in residential delivery
services, later named HomeDirectUSA-1994
* Bekins lead an industry consortium to develop
the CPM (Certified Professional Mover) program, a CD-Rom based
training module-1995
* Bekins is the first van line to earn CPM status-1996
* Bekins is the first van line to install a
nationwide warehouse and storage management system to assist
in order management and tracking-1997
* Bekins opens a $4M driver training facility
in Bolingbrook, IL-1997
*Bekins wins Industry Innovator Award for utilizing
technology to make tracking shipments faster-2000
We continue this innovation with our "No
Excuse Price™" program. This is the industry's only true
guaranteed price offering. Our "For All It's Worth™"
valuation protection was the first full value transit protection
program offering pairs and sets coverage. At Bekins, providing
our customers with the best value and service is our main
goal.
Our history combined with our continued focus
on meeting new challenges while meeting customer expectations
have allowed Bekins the privilege of moving families across
the globe for over 100 years.
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