Gentle Giant Moving Company, Inc.
Type
Private
Founded
1980
Headquarters
Somerville, MA, USA
Key people
Larry O’Toole, CEO
Industry
Moving & Storage
Website
http://www.gentlegiant.com
Gentle Giant Moving Company, Inc. is a national moving company based in Somerville, Massachusetts. The company was founded in 1980 by Larry O’Toole.
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Community outreach
Gentle Giant has been a continuing supporter of the Gentle Giant Rowing Club,
Connection to rowing
Gentle Giant was founded by Northeastern University rowers and has continued it’s rich tradition of supporting rowing. In the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China, two former giants, Dan Walsh and Wyatt Allen, competed in the Men’s Eight event, earning a bronze medal in the process.
Popular culture
In 2005, Gentle Giant was selected by Al Roker Productions to be featured in a 10-episode reality TV series on the Discovery Home Channel (recently renamed the Planet Green network) called “Make Your Move”. This series documented the process of moving one’s home or office and all of the experiences associated with it, from both the customer’s perspective and the mover’s perspective.
In the movie The Departed, Detective Sergeant Dignam’s girlfriend Madolyn used Gentle Giant boxes when she was packing up her old apartment to move into Dignam’s apartment.
References
- ^ “Pro movers know to expect the unexpected.(Gentle Giant Moving Co.)”, Boston Globe (September 18, 2005). Retrieved on 6 November 2008.
- ^ “GENTLE GIANT TO GET SMALL-BUSINESS AWARD”, Boston Globe (September 27, 2002). Retrieved on 6 November 2008.
- ^ “Gentle Giant picks up Seattle moving company”, Boston Business Journal (July 1, 2008). Retrieved on 6 November 2008.
- ^ “LEARN TO ROW”, Boston Globe (May 5, 2005). Retrieved on 6 November 2008.
- ^ “Gentle Giant rowing program keeping city teens moving”, Boston Business Journal (September 5, 2008). Retrieved on 7 November 2008.
- ^ a b c “Born to Move”, Boston Globe (June 8, 2008). Retrieved on 7 November 2008.
- ^ “Giants Star in New National Television Series, Make Your Move”, Gentlegiant.com (July 6, 2005). Retrieved on 7 November 2008.
- ^ “Gentle Giant makes cameo in Academy Award winner “The Departed”", Gentlegiant.com (February 2007). Retrieved on 7 November 2008.
External links
- Gentle Giant Moving Company
- Boston Magazine
- Winning Workplaces: Top Small Workplaces 2007
United States moving companies
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UniGroup: Mayflower – United
Sirva: Allied – Global – North American
Independents: Atlas – ABF Freight – Bekins – Gentle Giant Moving Company – Interstate
Trucking industry in the United States
Regulated by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Regulations
Commercial driver’s license · Hours of service · Federal Bridge Gross Weight Formula · Electronic on-board recorder · Motor carrier safety rating · Motor Carrier Act of 1980
Manufacturers
Trucks / Autocar · Freightliner · International · Kenworth · Mack · Peterbilt · Sterling · Volvo · Western Star · White
Engines / Caterpillar · Cummins · Detroit Diesel · Mercedes-Benz · Navistar
Motor Carriers
Truckload carriers / Covenant · England · J.B. Hunt · PAM Transport · Schneider · Swift · USA Truck · Werner · Knight
LTL and parcel carriers / ABF · Con-way · FedEx · UPS · Yellow
Moving companies / Allied · Atlas · Bekins · Gentle Giant Moving Company · Global · Mayflower · North American · United
Truck Stops
Bosselman · Flying J · Iowa 80 · Petro · Pilot · Road Ranger · TravelCenters
People
Reginald Denny · Jimmy Hoffa · Fred Smith · John B. Hunt · Kelly Reno · Iyman Faris
Organizations
Teamsters Union · Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association · American Trucking Associations · SmartWay Transport Partnership
Glossary
List of trucking industry terms in the United States
Popular Culture
Film / Black Dog · Convoy · Duel · F.I.S.T. · Maximum Overdrive · The Gang’s All Here · Smokey and the Bandit (series) · They Drive by Night · White Line Fever
Television / B.J. and the Bear · Ice Road Truckers · Movin’ On · Trick My Truck
Music / Convoy · Six Days on the Road · Teddy Bear
Other / Open Road · The Rolling Memorial
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Categories: Moving and relocation | Moving companies | Companies established in 1980 | Companies based in Massachusetts