Logistics Business takes a closer look at a ‘workhorse’ truck behind corporate headquarter relocations.
While it may have escaped your attention, more and more companies in have decided to pack it up and ship out to a new and different destination. The commercial real estate industry was upended by the pandemic, with offices clearing out to accommodate the safety and convenience of a new generation of home-based ‘remote’ workers. This mass migration, in turn, triggered a wave of chaotic leasing activity that continues buzzing to this day.
There is well-sourced data from Atlas Van Lines’ recent annual corporate relocation survey, which dates back more than five decades. Among the interesting findings in 2025:
• 63% of respondents shared that they intend to bolster their relocation budgets
• The primary driver of corporate relocations is economic conditions (50%)
• Half of all respondents chose to remain in place rather than consider a move
• Nearly a third of all respondents reported a relocation decision in their immediate future
While some corporate relocations are worthy of splashy headlines, there is an unsung hero working behind the scenes to make it happen – the modern-day moving truck. Noting it’s time for a closer look,
Logistics Business reached out to a company for an up-close and personal look at the workhorse of office moves. Move Solutions, headquartered in Dallas, Texas, is one of the country’s leading corporate relocators, having completed major cross-country transitions for Fortune 500 companies such as Toyota USA, Wells Fargo, and Blue Cross Blue Shield. And it certainly doesn’t hurt that their home base of operations also happens to be the top-rated destination city for HQ relocations.
A Guided Tour…
Kurt Fox, director of operations for Move Solutions, provided us with a thorough overview of their transportation standard-bearer for corporate relocations – the Penske 22’ Commercial Box Truck. There are 41 of these trucks in the company’s combined transportation fleet, which also includes twenty-five 14-person passenger vans, ten 18’ cube vans, two 16’ cube vans, and one max-length 53’ tractor trailer for hauling the really big stuff.
Move Solutions’ vibrant, candy apple red truck cabs seat a crew of five comfortably, and the design is actually patterned after modern-day pump truck-style fire engines for maximum space and efficiency. As for precise specifications, these trucks have body dimension measurements that are 91” high, 102” wide, and interior cargo walls that feature 3/8” plywood lining. They also come standard with a 4000 lb. rail lift, air ride suspension, a double e-track cargo system, interior cargo lighting, and an exhaust regeneration system.
The payload capacity is rated for up to 17,000 lbs., and the trucks feature a 70-gallon diesel fuel tank, with an overall gross vehicle weight of 16.5 tons. As for the engine that powers these beasts, the Penske 22’ Commercial Box Trucks typically operate on a platform that boasts a 6.0-liter V-8 that produce a robust 350hp, rated at 373 lb.-ft of torque, and are capable of getting about 10-12 miles per gallon. Transmissions are six-speed automatic. Despite this awesome display of horsepower and hauling capacity, these trucks are still certified as clean idle vehicles.
Hauling the Mail
When it comes to sheer cargo volume, the Penske 22’ Commercial Box Trucks are capable of hauling up to 10 standard size moving pallets. These are commonly loaded with typical office furnishings such as decommissioned workstations and cubicles, executive desks and task seating, filing systems (with lateral files), IT racks and server cabinets, and other assets.
Corporate relocations are almost always conducted out-of-sight, during off-peak hours where most employees remain blissfully unaware of just how much planning and logistics are involved behind the scenes of your typical office move. Somewhere, some place – perhaps even going on at this moment – a company employing thousands of workers is on the move – stealthily shifting headquarters from Point A to Point B. When it comes to office relocations, Move Solutions CEO Michael Monette likes to describe the process this way:
“We take you out of business. Then put you back in business. And we’ve never failed at that task.”
That task is comprehensive, complex, and every little detail of an office relocation matters, down to the last bookcase, coat rack, and fake plant. But hopefully, you now have a much better idea of the standard-bearing workhorse trucks that make the magic happen in the midst of controlled chaos.
