It hardly seems that long, but sure enough, this July marked 10 years in business for Austin-based Elephant Moving & Storage – our favorite Texas moving and storage company. Happy Birthday to us!
Wow. From just an idea we had to start a small business in Austin, to a moving company that now operates throughout Texas and even beyond, in only 10 years.…
As anyone who’s driven through Austin can attest, the stretch of I-35 that bisects central Austin is a driver’s nightmare. It’s so bad, the state built a super-fast tollway east of I-35 to lure through-traffic away from the interstate. Now a national study confirms it: the situation is as bad as we thought.…
Heads up to all the wireless device junkies out there: Austin’s new rules became effective Jan. 1, 2015, which means using a hand-held electronic device while driving or cycling could cost you a hefty fine of up to $500. In short, hands-free is OK, hand-held is NOT.…
Our bigger, better new storage facilityWe have upgraded to a larger new storage facility in order to accommodate the growing demand from our customers! If your things were already in storage with us then they have been seamlessly relocated to our new location a couple of miles from our old location.…
Get Packing Crates!We are very happy to announce that our packing crate rental program has reached 10,000 rentals of our earth-friendly packing crates!
10,000 packing crates are equal to almost 20,000 standard moving industry book boxes that would have been thrown into the garbage upon completion of moves.…
Help Us Help feed Austin families in need!We are very excited to announce a new partnership with Move for Hunger. Our moving crews will be able to pack up any non-perishable food items that customers don’t want to bother with moving, and donations will be delivered to the Capital Area Food Bank.…
Top Ratings!Elephant Moving and Storage has just finished a USDOT random moving compliance inspection and has received a rating of ‘satisfactory’.
The US Department of Transportation is the agency that is in charge of regulating the household goods movers that engage in interstate operations.…
Help Us Help The World!The city of Austin has approved a “zero waste plan” (Read the approved Zero Waste Plan); the goal is to reduce the amount of waste Austinites send to landfills by 90% by the year 2040.…