Ace Relocation Systems, Inc.
It all started back in Iowa when Reg Lammers,
chief executive officer of Ace Relocation
Systems, Inc., an Atlas Van Lines agent got
into the business as a trucker. As a boy growing
up on a farm, Reg, who recently turned 63,
started in the trucking business out of high school.
It was in 1961 that he joined
up with a trucking
company
in Minnesota.
"I hauled peas and sweet corn for a year,” he said.
At 19, he moved on, working with a moving company
in Minnesota driving cross country. But his moving days ended after several years when his new wife, Kathleen asked him to stay closer to home. Reg and family eventually moved to Southern California as general manager of a moving and storage company in San Diego.
This move for Reg and his family proved to be the beginning of a business that has expanded and evolved, over its 30+ year history, to meet the needs of our customers and keep pace with trends and technology while providing high quality relocation service solutions.
Reg officially purchased the San Diego moving company and another one in Long Beach, CA and renamed the company Ace of California. In 1988 the company expanded to Northern California with the opening of an office and warehouse in San Jose. When the Seattle office opened in 1993 the company name was again changed to Ace Relocation Systems, Inc. Today Ace can still be recognized by its stylized palm tree logo that remains from our California beginnings.
Today Ace is a family owned and operated business with eight office and warehouse locations strategically placed throughout the country. Reg's son Larry was named President in 2002 and moved from the San Jose location to work out of the corporate office in San Diego, CA. Reg's younger son Dan relocated several years ago to the East coast from Long Beach and is currently in charge of the Baltimore operation.
About Atlas Van Lines
Atlas Van Lines, Inc., based in Evansville, Indiana, is a nationwide interstate motor carrier. The third-largest carrier of household goods and special products, Atlas is the fastest growing major mover in the industry. Atlas is symbolized by its highly visible vans with the big, blue, stylized "A," which are seen by millions of Americans each year.
Through its Relocation Services Group, Atlas provides transportation services for the used household goods of its customers between residences in different states in the United States and between the United States and Canada.
Atlas Van Lines, Inc. related companies include:
- Atlas Van Lines (Canada) Ltd., which moves household goods throughout Canada;
- Atlas Van Lines International Corp., which is involved in international freight forwarding;
- Cornerstone Relocation Group, Inc., which provides full-service relocation services for companies and individuals around the world;
- Avail Resource Management, Inc., which provides move management, the systematic control of transportation resources for efficiency and productivity;
- BDS Worldwide, Inc., which manages specialized transportation services throughout the Americas;
- Atlas World-Class Travel, Inc., which arranges global travel services and accommodations; and
- Atlas Terminal Company, Inc., which sells, finances and repairs transportation equipment
Through its Specialized Transportation Group, Atlas provides transportation services for special products (including trade shows, fine art and electronics) and general commodities.
The household goods and freight forwarding operations are conducted through a family of agents who own and operate the necessary capital equipment and warehouses required to provide the Company's services.
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