Von Paris Moving & Storage vs United 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. Von Paris Moving & Storage is described as best for baltimore and maryland household, commercial and international relocations handled by a long-established registrant that files its own household goods registration, while United Van Lines is described as best for long-distance moves with full packing. 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 | Von Paris Moving & Storage | United Van Lines |
|---|---|---|
| USDOT | 88613 | 077949 |
| MC # | 42334 | 67234 |
| Carrier or broker | carrier | both |
| Founded | 1893 | 1928 |
| Headquarters | Savage, MD | Fenton, MO |
| Coverage | All 50 states | All 50 states |
| Services | Long-distance, Local, Packing, Storage, Corporate, International | Long-distance, International, Packing, Storage, Auto transport, Corporate |
| Legal name on the federal filing | B VON PARIS & SONS INC | UNITED VAN LINES LLC |
| Entity status | A | |
| Operating authority held | Household goods, Property | Household goods, Property, Carrier and broker |
| Power units on the census file | 31 | 4,731 |
| Drivers on the census file | 37 | 3,424 |
| Safety rating | S | S |
| Federal record as of | 2026-08-15 | 2026-08-13 |
| 2BR interstate estimate (BestMovers.info estimate) | $2,200–$6,400 | $3,100–$7,400 |
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.
Von Paris Moving & Storage
B. Von Paris & Sons Inc, trading as Von Paris Moving & Storage, files from Larkin Road in Savage, Maryland, active on the federal census with household goods and general freight cargo entries, thirty-one power units, thirty-seven drivers, a current MCS-150 filing and docket MC-42334 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 carries more than one authority role on this docket, and the roles are reported separately rather than merged: active common carrier authority and active broker authority, with property and household goods both checked. Holding broker authority is a fact about the docket and is not a statement that any particular household move is brokered. The company is a northAmerican Van Lines agent; the federal identifiers printed in the company's own footer belong to North American Van Lines Inc and are disclosed as that van line's identifiers rather than stored as Von Paris numbers. Any state permit number the company publishes is a state identifier and is not recorded as a federal registration. FMCSA safety rating on file: Satisfactory, dated 2 November 2009, following a compliance review dated 8 October 2009; that is a dated federal snapshot rather than a current assessment. The company states it was founded in 1893.
- Best for baltimore and maryland household, commercial and international relocations handled by a long-established registrant that files its own household goods registration.
- All 50 states coverage; founded 1893.
- The compliance review behind the safety rating on file dates from 2009, so that rating describes the operation as it was reviewed then rather than as it runs today.
United Van Lines
United Van Lines is the largest brand under UniGroup and publishes the annual National Movers Study. It offers shipment tracking and a published claims process; we hold no dataset that compares its claims outcomes with other carriers.
- Best for long-distance moves with full packing.
- All 50 states coverage; founded 1928.
- Quotes are non-binding by default unless you specifically request a binding estimate.
Baltimore and Maryland household, commercial and international relocations handled by a long-established registrant that files its own household goods registration
The compliance review behind the safety rating on file dates from 2009, so that rating describes the operation as it was reviewed then rather than as it runs today.
Long-distance moves with full packing
Quotes are non-binding by default unless you specifically request a binding estimate.
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