Dmitrii Malashkin
Dmitrii Malashkin is an author and expert in the moving industry with over 13 years of hands-on experience. From 2013 to 2016, he built his foundation working in the family business, and in 2016 he launched Born to Move Movers — now operating across Boston, Chicago, New York, and beyond. He writes about relocation logistics, moving best practices, and everything that helps people move smarter and stress-free.
102 articles published
Articles by Dmitrii Malashkin
Moving Company Dispatch Software: How Automating Dispatch Frees Up Your Office Team
A practical guide for moving company owners and dispatchers running 2 to 15 trucks. It covers what breaks at each growth stage, how automated dispatch works, and when to hire a dispatcher, add a truck or open a branch.
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Moving Company Finance Basics Every Owner Should Know
A finance primer for US moving company owners and GMs. Learn how to calculate job costing, estimated vs. actual hours, revenue per crew day, cash flow and P&L.
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Moving Software for Movers: How to Evaluate Video-Survey Estimating Tools
A buyer's guide for moving company owners: seven criteria for judging video-survey estimating software, a trial test on your own jobs, and the vendor questions to ask.
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What a Moving Logistics Company Does and How It Operates
For moving company owners, GMs and dispatchers: how a moving logistics company coordinates estimating, dispatch, storage, compliance and billing, and the systems it runs on.
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Quickbase CRM for Moving Companies: Build It or Buy Moving Software?
Quickbase is a low-code platform, not a turnkey moving CRM. See which moving workflows you would have to build yourself and how to weigh build vs. buy.
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Quote Runner Moving Leads: What Movers Should Verify Before Buying
For moving company owners weighing Quote Runner or any pay-per-lead platform: the questions to ask the provider, how to route leads into your CRM, and how to judge results by cost per booked job.
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Moving Logistics: How Movers Run Efficient Operations
A practical guide to moving logistics for moving company owners and dispatchers: estimates, dispatch, crew scheduling, truck sizing, storage-in-transit, and estimated vs actual tracking.
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Moving Technology: The Complete Guide for Movers
A guide for moving company owners covering CRM, AI video estimating, dispatch, digital Bills of Lading, payments, payroll and integrations, and how they connect from first lead to final P&L.
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Network Leads Moving Software: What It Does and Who It Fits
Network leads moving software can mean a lead network's vendor portal or the CRM that works those leads. Learn how capture, routing and follow-up work, and whether the setup fits your moving company.
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