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Is There a Slowdown? This edition of Mobile Self Storage Magazine looks at whether the mobile sector is seeing the same fallout as traditional self storage operators from the current market turmoil. Other topics covered include the impact that mobile self storage is having on the moving and storage industry, customer goods insurance, and offering retail goods to boost profits.
How Strong Is Your Lease? This edition of Mobile Self Storage Magazine is sure to keep you informed about the latest industry happenings. In our cover story, you will learn about the importance of leases designed specifically for mobile storage and why traditional storage leases do not work for the mobile concept. You’ll also read about how to effectively deal with the EPA and DOT—issues that are especially important as more operators move their customers’ goods from state to state. You will also glean some valuable insight about insuring tenants’ goods, pricing the mobile product, and deciding whether or not to charge delivery fees.
Help Wanted The topic of this issue’s cover story—hiring the right staff—is just one of many key components for a successful mobile self storage business. You’ll also read about business-to-business marketing, insuring mobile self storage, logistics for long-distance moves, and box strategies for ordering containers.
Defining Mobile Storage What is mobile storage? It’s a question that comes up all the time. It is also the question we explore in this edition of Mobile Self Storage Magazine. Other topics include industry growth, legislation and new regulations, smart strategies for operating costs, and an overview of the various loading and delivery systems that are available.
Making the Rules As mobile self storage continues to grow, the industry is seeing a flurry of legislation and local regulations calling for permits, dictating legislation, or restricting the amount of time a container can stay on site. Read about this and more in the Spring 2007 edition of Mobile Self Storage Magazine.
Mobile VS Traditional This edition of Mobile Self Storage Magazine looks at how mobile self storage differs from traditional storage. In our cover story, industry legal guru Scott Zucker discusses the legal differences between a traditional self storage operation and a mobile version of the business, while our feature addresses the challenge of financing mobile self storage. Columns in this issue tackle a variety of topics including lien sales and auctions for mobile operators and state-to-state moves.
Going Mobile This inaugural issue of Mobile Self Storage Magazine covers a wide range of topics including an update on the mobile storage industry, avoiding legal pitfalls, cost-effective marketing, and choosing the right containers and lifts.
Storage in Action This second edition of Mobile Self Storage Magazine looks at operational issues. Our cover story explores the many aspects of a mobile operation from container tracking and delivery schedules, to marketing and specialized software. This issue’s feature covers mobile self storage franchises including how they work and what should know about starting up a franchise operation. Columns in this edition look at insurance for mobile self storage and options for trucks and lifts.
BEFORE YOU GET IN THE GAME What You Need To Know About Mobile Storage Now more than ever, it is essential to fully understand every aspect of mobile self-storage before making the decision to enter—or expand within—the industry. This edition covers some of the important topics you should know about. |