I’ve been moving all my life. As a teenager I learned the business working with my dad. As I got older I had no doubt that becoming an Owner Operator was what I wanted to do, buy my own truck and run my own crew. Many clients call back for a 2nd, 3rd or 4th move with OO movers, asking specifically for me. I work hard and honestly love what I do. The physical labor is what I like the most and after a long day of moving I will normally hit the gym for a while before going home for the night.

If it were not for being on the OO movers team, I would not have been able to continue as a mover in Edmonton. I had some personal financial difficulties this year and my truck was not working all summer. Thank goodness as a member of the OO team they were able to loan me the money to get over that hard spot and continue working. OO movers truly are the movers that have a heart.

I started off my career as a swamper learning the ropes from another Owner Operator; the importance of good wrapping techniques to avoid damages, the correct ways to carry things so that no one gets hurt, maneuvering tips, etc. Soon I was ready to run my own crew and become an Owner Operator myself. When the customer is satisfied, I feel good at the end of the day too.

I started my moving career doing deliveries for Ikea but quickly decided to move on up to becoming a professional mover. I started working for a different Owner Operator and managed to learn quite a bit, not just about how to do the job, but how to do the job well. I saw how much I could make by striking out on my own, as long as I kept up excellent standards of service. This led decided to buy my own truck, start my own business, and join Owner Operator Movers myself.

What I always liked about working with the OO movers group is that they took care of my money so well. Ask any experienced mover and he will tell you stories of moving companies that cheated him. The Owner Operator group is always correct and fair when it comes to money and always err in the movers favour. On my last paycheck they even paid me double.

One time I moved a gigantic globe of the Earth into the lobby of a building in downtown Vancouver. The material made it tough to get ahold of and pick up, and it couldn’t be rolled because it had delicate mountain ranges sticking out. Eventually we got it wrapped in massive pads and resting on padded runners. This let us start to maneuver it into then out of the truck. I’m still proud to have pulled this move off without even minor damages.

I have been moving many years out of Maple Ridge and I think I will retire this year and sell my truck to my helper Chris. He has been with me more than three years now and the Owner Operators Vancouver group can provide him with financing. That old truck has completed more moves than I can count but it will be a good beginner truck for him and has a lot more moves in it yet. I am sure Chris and that truck will be a successful team.

What’s my favourite part of being an Owner Operator? I don’t have to answer to anyone but the customer. This makes it so much easier to just focus on moving. At the end of the day, I have no one to report to. I started with oomovers years ago as a helper to Brent R. and he taught me all the tricks he learned in over 25 years of moving around Port Moody and Coquitlam. Brent has retired and I bought his truck so I am my own boss and could not be happier.

My dad was a mover and I began moving when I was 13 years old. Everyone in my family has helped me with my moving company all over the Fraser Valley from our base here in Abbotsford. There have even been a few times when my wife, Swallow helped out and she definitely proved that women can work as hard as men. We always liked to think of our job as our family helping your family.

I started out moving odds and ends around Vancouver in a borrowed friend’s truck as a side gig. Moving started to take up more and more of my time and I took the jump to start moving full time in 2008. I bought my own truck and started working with Owner Operator Movers. I paid off my truck in no time and never looked back.

My best piece of moving advice would be that preparation is key. Careful packing and organization of your belongings can cut hours off the job time. It not only cuts down on the amount of trips needed to and from the moving truck, but proper packing makes it easier for me to maneuver all your belongings into one truck load. Everyone wins because you pay less and I make it home on time to Burnaby for dinner.

I care about your move because I have a vested interest in your satisfaction. If I make a mistake, I take responsibility for it. Mistakes on the job affect my reputation and my bottom line, that’s why I work hard so mistakes don’t happen. From the start to the end of the job, I focus on keeping my reputation spotless. Every time I get a new review on the internet about the Edmonton Owner Operator Movers it makes me smile all day.

I enjoy moving here in Edmonton and the Leduc area because of the human contact and meeting interesting new people every day and helping them at this difficult time in their lives. Moving is satisfying because you come into chaos, where everyone is stressed, and by the time you leave, you can feel the weight lift off the shoulders of your clients. It is very satisfying to make people happy.

I pull a 40 foot gooseneck low ride moving trailer behind my one ton cab. I am a long distance mover on the Alberta BC run. Loading and unloading in Edmonton and Calgary tends to be easy with any truck because there is so much room on the streets to park and maneuver a big rig, but the flexibility of the gooseneck trailer really proves its worth down the narrow alleys of downtown Vancouver‘s West End.

I enjoy the outdoor experience of moving in all the different kinds of weather Alberta can dish out. To me, fresh air and exercise is a big part of my life. I think all movers are like that and could not work in an office. The other good thing about moving is meeting new and strange people. It is never boring.

My favourite type of customer is someone that is up for a laugh. Having someone to joke with throughout the day makes a tough job go by so much quicker. In the best case scenario, the customer will be too busy laughing to worry about their stress on move day. Even when it is Edmonton levels of cold, nothing passes the time faster than humour. The next thing you know, the job is done.

Owning my own Calgary moving company has given me many opportunities and being a partner with OO movers has been a big help. I myself have been able to grow my business while remaining a serving mover on the OO movers group. I now own several large moving trucks. The new exciting part of the business for me is to get involved with the long distance movers group and drive the Vancouver to Calgary and Edmonton route.

My moving company has always been a family operation. My cousin Ivan has learned the business from me after working together for several years with the Calgary team. Now he has his own truck as a full partner with Owner Operator Movers Calgary. Moving has given me the opportunity to earn good money when the work comes and to have a good time with my family when there is no work. All is good.

One of the best perks of moving is all the things customers give you. There is often not enough room at the new place and it is given to us or the dump. I have never bought a piece of furniture in my life. Everything in my well furnished home is a collection of carefully cultivated castoffs, always being upgraded by a new treasure and then being sent on to my networks of used goods consumers.