Michigan-Based Startup Backed by Former Ford Execs Launches Consumer Moving Service

DETROIT, July 27, 2017 -- Walkboard Technologies, LLC is launching the public beta of a consumer moving platform that makes it easy to book customizable moving services at affordable prices. With a network of transportation providers and thousands of labor contractors making services available through the platform, customers can get immediate quotes and book any combination of transportation, loading and unloading of property.

Quotes can be obtained and services booked through their website at www.walkboard.com or over the telephone through support offered from 8am-9pm Eastern time.

The company, doing business as Walkboard, has been providing dispatch software solutions for moving companies and contract service providers since 2015. The new service is now making those providers available directly to consumers.

"We've been growing our network of providers and satisfied enterprise customers for almost two years; meanwhile, consumers have come to us seeking to book those service providers. It was a no-brainer to launch this service and send more business to the pros listed on the platform," said CEO Greg Maczka in a statement. "It gives consumers a quality, affordable option between DIY and traditional full-service moving."

Walkboard has locations in Belleville, MI; Los Angeles, CA; and Charlotte, NC, but connects customers to service providers that, in combination, do business in all of the lower 48 states.  The company has been testing the new service available to consumers privately for two months with positive results and is now launching the beta publicly.

Initially founded and financially backed by Robert Maczka, a former executive in the moving and storage industry, Walkboard is also backed by several angel investors, including former Ford executive and current Chevron executive, Joe Laymon, and former Ford executive and current Board Director of 3M, Thomas Brown.