IAM’s U.S. Domestic Asset-Based Mover Group (DAB) is building momentum. Over a year ago, we put together a task force of IAM company representatives to provide the Association their significant insight on creating a value proposition to attract more U.S. asset-based moving companies into IAM. This task force (TF-DAB) met regularly with the IAM staff to work on a number of initiatives important to their DAB moving businesses.

TF-DAB accomplished a lot in a short period of time. In support of DAB Movers, IAM can now provide your interstate compliance capabilities with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) ; we transitioned the TF to a more formal DAB Mover Management Board (DMB) governed by a DAB Organizing Document that lays out the purpose and functioning of the DMB; created DAB content during IAM’s Annual Meeting; held multiple “DAB-Hour” webcasts on TF-DAB/DMB recommended topics; created a monthly DAB Digest newsletter created by IAM DABs for DABs; and had a large contingent from the DMB meet in Austin, Texas at the annual Dispatcher’s Convention. The convention was hosted by one of our original TF and DMB company members, Apple Moving, who invited the DMB to host the Dispatcher’s breakfast, talk to attendees about the DAB initiative, and hold an open bar social hour to network with fellow DABs (IAM members and non-members alike).

From its humble start about a year ago, the DAB now includes nearly 100 IAM member companies. It is therefore time to formally elect a new DMB Chair and Vice Chair for the first time. The vote will take place amongst member companies of the IAM DAB Mover Group, as prescribed in the DAB Organizing Document.

This historic vote will occur near the end of August, in time for the new DAB Management Board Chair and Vice Chair to be announced at the IAM Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida.

If your company fits the profile of an IAM DAB Mover, and you aren’t already a part of the DAB Mover Group, contact IAM’s Membership team (membership@iamovers.org) to find out how to join. If a member of your DAB company would like to run for the DMB leadership positions to help IAM shape its efforts on the issues and needs of U.S. Asset-Based Movers, get ready to throw your name in the hat. And if you’re already a part of the overall DAB Mover Group, get ready to name your company’s voting representative for the first-ever DMB election.

If you have any questions or comments about IAM’s DAB Mover Group, you can also contact IAM’s staff lead for the DAB, Dan Bradley, at daniel.bradley@iamovers.org. The DMB is doing great things for asset-based movers, and we’d love you to get involved to take advantage of the great networking, educational, and learning opportunities the DMB is building.