Piepho Moving & Storage vs Atlas Van Lines
Researched and written by Daniel Harper · Reviewed by Amanda Brooks · Last reviewed August 2026
We publish no numeric score for moving companies, so this page names no winner. Piepho Moving & Storage is described as best for southern minnesota and western wisconsin household and commercial moves handled by an allied agent that files its own household goods registration, while Atlas Van Lines is described as best for corporate and government relocations. Compare the registration and authority records below, verify each USDOT number on FMCSA SAFER, and get a binding estimate from both before booking.
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| Category | Piepho Moving & Storage | Atlas Van Lines |
|---|---|---|
| USDOT | 286311 | 125550 |
| MC # | 133951 | 79658 |
| Carrier or broker | carrier | both |
| Founded | 1952 | 1948 |
| Headquarters | Rochester, MN | Evansville, IN |
| Coverage | All 50 states | All 50 states |
| Services | Long-distance, Local, Packing, Storage, Corporate | Long-distance, International, Packing, Storage, Corporate |
| Legal name on the federal filing | PIEPHO MOVING & STORAGE INC | ATLAS VAN LINES INC |
| Entity status | A | |
| Operating authority held | Household goods, Property | Household goods, Property, Carrier and broker |
| Power units on the census file | 18 | 2,731 |
| Drivers on the census file | 21 | 2,351 |
| Safety rating | S | S |
| Federal record as of | 2026-08-15 | 2026-08-13 |
| 2BR interstate estimate (BestMovers.info estimate) | $1,800–$5,600 | $3,000–$7,200 |
Legal name, entity status, operating authority, fleet counts and safety rating come from the FMCSA motor carrier census and licensing files, and appear only where the identifier on the federal record matched the company record on this page. Where a row is absent for one company, this site holds no verified federal value for it.
Piepho Moving & Storage
Piepho Moving & Storage, Inc. files from Highway 14 West in Rochester, Minnesota, active on the federal census with household goods and general freight cargo entries, eighteen power units, twenty-one drivers, a current MCS-150 filing and docket MC-133951 on the registration. The filed contact email uses the company's own domain, so registrant and consumer-facing brand agree inside the federal data. The licensing record shows active common carrier authority and active contract carrier authority with property and household goods checked; the roles are reported separately rather than merged, and no broker authority is verified on this docket. The company is an Allied Van Lines agent; Allied holds its own separate federal registration and no Allied identifier is stored here or presented as Piepho's number. FMCSA safety rating on file: Satisfactory, dated 4 February 1997, following a compliance review dated 8 January 1997; that is a dated federal snapshot rather than a current assessment. The company states it has provided professional moving services since 1952.
- Best for southern minnesota and western wisconsin household and commercial moves handled by an allied agent that files its own household goods registration.
- All 50 states coverage; founded 1952.
- The compliance review behind the safety rating on file dates from 1997, so that rating says nothing about how the company operates today, and only one driver is filed as an interstate driver.
Atlas Van Lines
Atlas Van Lines books interstate household goods shipments under its own federal registration and handles them locally through affiliated agents. The agent assigned to your origin is a separate business from the van line, so ask which company's crew is scheduled before you sign.
- Best for corporate and government relocations.
- All 50 states coverage; founded 1948.
- The company performing your move is usually a separate agent business rather than the van line itself, so the terms, crew and equipment differ by market and are not set by Atlas.
Southern Minnesota and western Wisconsin household and commercial moves handled by an Allied agent that files its own household goods registration
The compliance review behind the safety rating on file dates from 1997, so that rating says nothing about how the company operates today, and only one driver is filed as an interstate driver.
Corporate and government relocations
The company performing your move is usually a separate agent business rather than the van line itself, so the terms, crew and equipment differ by market and are not set by Atlas.
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