Bekins Northwest Joins Atlas Van Lines Worldwide Network.SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 1, 1997-- Move seen as major business boost for mover serving Alaska, Colorado, Idaho, Oregon and Washington states New opportunities are on the horizon for Bekins Northwest, a regional moving company with roots in Seattle. On Oct. 1, the Bekins Northwest name will share space on long-haul moves with one of the country's largest movers -- Atlas Van Lines Atlas Van Lines is a moving van company formed in 1948 by a group of 33 local moving firms and based in Evansville, Indiana. As an agent-owned company it is similar in form to a cooperative. Atlas provided a means to compete with other emerging alliances of moving van companies. . Bekins Northwest and Atlas Van Lines have formed an alliance. Bekins Northwest will be an Atlas agent and stockholder. Atlas is an agent-owned company An agent-owned company is a private company, controlled by its agents, for which it provides common marketing and business coordination. It is common in the moving company sector, where moves are performed by local agents, under a national brand. based in Evansville, Ind. "More than 60 percent of Atlas moves are corporate employee relocations," said Paul Bekins, president of Bekins Northwest. "The opportunity to become a significant player in the corporate market, coupled with our established reputation in handling residential, office and special products moving will help us expand our business in the five states we serve: Alaska, Colorado, Idaho, Oregon and Washington," he said. The Bekins Northwest identity will not disappear. Local and intrastate in·tra·state adj. Relating to or existing within the boundaries of a state. Adj. 1. intrastate - relating to or existing within the boundaries of a state; "intrastate as well as interstate commerce" moves will continue to be transported in the familiar green, gray and white Bekins Northwest trucks. All interstate equipment, owned by Bekins Northwest, will be repainted to the Atlas design of red, white and blue colors. The Bekins Northwest name will be stenciled in the blue striping Interleaving or multiplexing data to increase speed. See disk striping. striping - data striping . Bekins Northwest was founded in Seattle in 1903. In 94 years it has grown to be the largest moving company in the Pacific Northwest with offices in Anchorage, Alaska; Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, city (1990 pop. 281,140), seat of El Paso co., central Colo., on Monument and Fountain creeks, at the foot of Pikes Peak; inc. 1886. It is a year-round resort and a booming military, technological, and commercial city. , Colo.; Boise, Idaho “Boise” redirects here. For other uses, see Boise (disambiguation). Boise is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Idaho. It is the county seat of Ada County and the principal city of the Boise metropolitan area. ; Portland and Eugene, Ore.; and Seattle, Tacoma, Spokane, Tri-Cities and Yakima, Wash. Atlas Van Lines, founded in 1948 today operates in more than 140 countries. Atlas is the fourth largest household goods van line in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . CONTACT: The Evans Group David Jimenez, 206/270-4600 |
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