Here at Economy, We are about more than just moving. We want to bring Value to our customers and hold ourselves to a higher standard.
Who WE are-
Our Mission, Our history, Our culture, from the Owner.
Born into the industry, Moving & Storage is deeply rooted into the core of my being. Still in diapers, I took my first road trip with dad! Hard work is all I have ever known. Moving is hard work and few men can call themselves Movers.
A Mover is an operator, efficient in his craft, he is a master at manipulating the elements. A skilled Mover will dolly, stack, and carry 10's of THOUSANDS of pounds of furniture, up and down stairs, rain or shine, miserably hot, or bone chillingly cold, week after week. To be a Mover, you must be hard, every day you wake up, your body aches, yet you go. Most men, last a week. Few men have the discipline, perseverance, and the endurance to go the distance.
Learning a lifetime of knowledge from my father, working in the summers of my childhood, I began work as an owner operator at the age of 17. At the age of 20 owning a small fleet of trucks, I felt an obligation to serve my country and enlisted in the U.S. Navy. After fulfilling my obligation to my Country, (the GREATEST country on earth), now old enough to run the road, I bought a semi, and went to work.
I've hauled everything from raw cow hide to multi -million dollar machinery. I've worked for, or with every major van line in operation today. I've operated and hired labor in all 48 continental united states, even Canada. Absorbing the skills, knowledge, and techniques from movers across the globe. I say this, not to brag, but to show that I have seen this inner workings of this industry from every angle possible, from Coast to Coast.
My experience taught me something. During my lifetime in this industry, I have seen the ups and downs, the peaks and valleys of this field. What had become of my beloved industry, I did not like what I saw.
An already competitive market, spiking fuel cost, over regulating, heavy taxing, and the crash of the housing market sent the industry into a frenzy. Fierce competition, and little customers forced companies to resort to less than ethical standards of operation.
As a result customers, don't know who to trust. Un-expecting customers, tricked by a low price, and low ball estimate, Angry, when the price of their move doubles or triples. To make matters worse, untrained labor causes thousands of dollars damage to houses and furniture. LOW-Ball Estimates are the bane of the moving industry. I have seen this unfold, across the country, it is a Pandemic and has scarred the reputation of honest, hardworking men, in our field!
In 2010, in the midst of a recession, Economy Moving & Storage, was born. I Named her Economy, because I believed that if you treat people right, it doesn't matter what condition the economy is in, what the housing market is doing, or what the shady low-balling competition is doing, WE will Propsper!
I started Economy in 2010, because I knew, it could be done Better! We will bring back the integrity that has been lost in the scramble. Non-Commissioned, non-pushy sales, to eliminate the urge to low ball estimates. Show our customers how to prepare for their move and ways to save money. We will have good, hard working, honest men, and pay industry leading rates. We pay our team better than anyone in this city, and we demand excellence in return.
Our Movers are the Face of our company, and our team members know that they are Valued and Respected; in turn they care, and bring a Value to YOU our customers. THIS is what sets up apart from the rest, THIS is who we are, and THIS is what we will continue to do day in and day out.
This is the "secret" to our success! We're not afraid to Announce it, because even if our competition knows our secret, we're on the MOVE.
Though we have had rapid success, we have faced our fair share of trials and tribulations. In 2015, divorce, threatened the fate of our little company, and bankruptcy soon followed. But, Economy was built on the bed rock of Integrity, the back bone of hard work, and the blue print of doing the right thing, and WE still STAND!
Now, stronger than ever, debt eliminated and and an Unrivaled Reputation, we stand together. Our Movers are Unmatched, and we will Persist on operating only to the Best of our ability, with Ethics, Values, and Integrity!
The men and women who work at Economy, IS ECONOMY!
A special Thanks to my team at Economy, for they are the reason WE are Sucessful!
-Antonio PerDue
President
