The Road Ahead for the DABs
By Chris Lantz
The dust has settled and a new board has been assigned to represent this amazing industry and those who are considered “boots on the ground.” The in-person/virtual IAM Annual Meeting this year was great in a lot of ways but one of the things that really stood out was getting a deeper dive on what the DAB Group is all about, and the feedback and interest was amazing!
While we plan our road ahead, take a peek at the new board members. Remember - this group is about you, so if you ever have any questions, comments, or concerns please feel free to reach out to anyone on this group that you may already have a relationship with or email Chris Lantz and Lakelan Fennell and they will take care of your needs. Stay tuned for more to come I will say right now we have a DAB webcast planned for early December to discuss a major pain point in this industry and a huge cost center for DAB’s which is insurance. We will bring our friends on from Champion Risk to help us get to know what’s best for us and what may or may not be needed for what we do!
Feel free to email any questions that you would like to be asked on in that webcast to Clantz@Bekinsms.com so we can make sure we are asking what you care about most and what helps or hurt your bottom line!
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Chris Lantz, Sr. Vice President of Operations, has been with Bekins Moving Solutions for 15 years. Chris began his career as an entry-level call center representative, booking in-home estimates for the C.O.D sales team. From there, Chris gained experience by working on the trucks, performing moves himself. As Sr. Vice President of Operations, his responsibilities consist of managing an international military SCAC, rate filing for both domestic and international SCAC’s, claims, compensation schedules, and safety and compliance. Bekins Moving Solutions has 13 moving and storage locations across the country that handle all aspects of business from COD/Military/Natl Account/FF&E and more. There is also BCI Worldwide, which is a subsidiary of Bekins Moving Solutions that handles major installation projects for casinos and hotels both domestic and internationally.
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