The FMCSA motor carrier census lists 96 household goods registrants whose physical address is in Birmingham, AL, and 35 of those are classified by FMCSA as interstate operations. BestMovers.info holds no Birmingham price measurement, only the Alabama range on the Alabama page. Moves that stay inside Alabama are licensed by the Alabama Public Service Commission, Transportation Division, Motor Carrier Services Section.
Key facts
Local rate, two movers
$85 to $130 per hour
2-bedroom interstate
$2,400 to $5,800
Intrastate regulator
Alabama Public Service Commission, Transportation Division, Motor Carrier Services Section
Interstate licensing
FMCSA USDOT and MC authority
Company profiles shown
4
Pricing data as of
May 2026
Quick answer
We do not yet hold a company profile documented as based in Birmingham. The companies below are headquartered elsewhere in Alabama, shown separately from movers that publish nationwide service.
Common service neighborhoods: Downtown, Mountain Brook, Homewood, Avondale.
How far is Birmingham from the places people move to most?
Birmingham to Atlanta, GA is 146 driving miles, about 3 hours behind the wheel, with a typical transit of 1 to 2 days.
Driving distances and transit windows from the routes dataset; transit days are carrier delivery spreads, not guarantees.
Estimate your Birmingham moving cost
Get a personalized estimate before any sales call. Editorial estimate based on broader national moving-cost data; BestMovers.info does not maintain a separate Birmingham transaction-price dataset.
IRS county migration data for filing years 2022 to 2023 records 15,417 returns moving out of Jefferson County and Shelby County, the counties Birmingham sits in, and 14,965 moving in. A return approximates a household rather than a person. Those filings cover 26,392 individuals leaving and 25,222 arriving.
Birmingham spans 2 counties, so these figures cover all of them: Jefferson County and Shelby County; returns moving between those counties are removed rather than counted as moves out of Birmingham.
The counties receiving the most households from Jefferson County and Shelby County were St. Clair County (1,304 returns), Tuscaloosa County (703 returns) and Madison County (595 returns).
Arrivals came mainly from St. Clair County (917 returns), Tuscaloosa County (843 returns) and Madison County (440 returns).
These figures come from federal tax return data and cover all household moves, not only those using professional movers.
How many licensed moving companies are registered in Birmingham?
The FMCSA motor carrier census lists 96 registrants carrying household goods whose physical address is in Birmingham, and 35 of those are classified by FMCSA as interstate operations. That figure counts companies whose federal registration lists an address in Birmingham. It is not the number of companies that will serve a move there: a mover registered in a neighbouring city can take the job, and a company registered in Birmingham may not.
Moving crews quoting Birmingham work Downtown, Mountain Brook, Homewood, Avondale and the surrounding areas.
Who licenses movers operating in Birmingham
Movers working inside Birmingham are licensed by the Alabama Public Service Commission, Transportation Division, Motor Carrier Services Section, whose licence, lookup route and complaint channel are set out on the Alabama page.
Coleman Worldwide Moving LLC carries its own federal registration from Midland City, Alabama, with 191 power units and household goods registered on the federal census. The business dates to 1914 and trades as an Allied Van Lines agent. A related registrant, Coleman American Moving Services Inc, holds its own separate federal registration and is a separate legal entity with its own compliance history and is not merged into this record.
Why is this company shown here?
Coleman Worldwide Moving is headquartered elsewhere in AL. That does not by itself confirm an office in Birmingham, and no service claim is made here.
USDOT 2897746Midland City, AL2BR est. $2,900–$6,900
International Van Lines services overseas destinations in addition to US interstate work. What it is licensed to do federally is set out in the federal record on this page rather than described here.
Why is this company shown here?
International Van Lines publishes broad nationwide moving service on its own site. It is shown separately from companies based in this area and its presence here is not evidence of a local office.
USDOT 2293832Coral Springs, FL2BR est. $2,700–$6,400
Mayflower Transit is the second large UniGroup brand alongside United Van Lines and runs full-service interstate moves through an agent network under its own federal registration.
Why is this company shown here?
Mayflower Transit publishes broad nationwide moving service on its own site. It is shown separately from companies based in this area and its presence here is not evidence of a local office.
North American Van Lines is part of SIRVA and moves interstate household goods through an agent-affiliate network. The federal registration shown here belongs to the van line, not to the local agent that loads the truck.
Why is this company shown here?
North American Van Lines publishes broad nationwide moving service on its own site. It is shown separately from companies based in this area and its presence here is not evidence of a local office.
Which movers are federally registered in Birmingham?
17 companies with a Birmingham address on their federal registration hold a granted household goods authority from the FMCSA, and 8 of those identify as a moving business in their legal or trade name. The 8 listed below are the ones registered with the agency longest, ordered by the federal registration date, earliest first. Registration age is the agency's own record. It is not a ranking, it is not a quality judgement and it is not a recommendation.
125 active registrants in Birmingham tick household goods among their cargo types on the census form, and 63 of those carry any authority row at all. The cargo tick box is filled in by the registrant, so this list uses the agency grant instead, then sets aside general freight, trucking, logistics and courier registrants that hold the authority without presenting themselves as household movers. It is not every mover serving Birmingham: a company based elsewhere may serve the city, and a registered address is not a service area.
CHANGING SPACES MOVING INC
USDOT 1164434 · 130 INVERNESS PLAZA #243, BIRMINGHAM, AL 35242
It filed 20 power units, registered with the FMCSA on August 30, 2003, and holds granted federal household goods authority under docket MC468173.
USDOT 2080182 · 115 WALTER DAVIS DR SUITE D, BIRMINGHAM, AL 35209
It filed 4 power units, registered with the FMCSA on September 27, 2010, and holds granted federal household goods authority under docket MC726304, active as common carrier.
MOVE & STORE LLC, trading as NEW LATITUDE MOVING, ADMIRAL MOVERS, MOTIVATED MOVERS
USDOT 2179652 · 130 INDUSTRIAL DRIVE, BIRMINGHAM, AL 35211
It filed 52 power units, registered with the FMCSA on August 5, 2011, and holds granted federal household goods authority under docket MC765956, active as common carrier.
USDOT 2959084 · 124 DISTRIBUTION DR, BIRMINGHAM, AL 35209
It filed 7 power units, registered with the FMCSA on January 4, 2017, and holds granted federal household goods authority under docket MC1069655, active as common carrier.
USDOT 3080112 · 115 WALTER DAVIS DRIVE STE D, BIRMINGHAM, AL 35209
It filed 6 power units, registered with the FMCSA on December 22, 2017, and holds granted federal household goods authority under docket MC066212, active as common carrier.
Data as of 2026-08-15 from the FMCSA company census, with authority status as of 2026-08-16. The query behind this list. Information provided by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
Does a federal registration mean a Alabama licence?
No. Federal registration and Alabama authorisation are separate. The list above shows the federal record only, and we have not verified whether any company listed holds a Alabama licence or permit.
A mover operating inside Alabama needs the Intrastate authority for household goods from the Alabama Public Service Commission, Transportation Division, Motor Carrier Services Section. Its rates sit in approved tariff on file with the Commission, setting the rates, fares, charges, rules and regulations for the service.
Alabama publishes application forms and rules rather than a public register we have verified, so an Alabama certificate is confirmed with the Motor Carrier Services Section on 334-242-5176 or at mcs.ued@psc.alabama.gov.
Peak demand across Alabama runs May–August. Dates outside that window, and dates away from the last and first few days of any month, are where carriers have spare capacity — and spare capacity is what makes a crew negotiable on price.
We do not publish a percentage saving for moving off-peak in Birmingham. We hold no month-by-month booking price data for this city, and a discount figure taken from a national average would not describe this market. What we can say is structural, and it holds in every market:
Mid-month beats month-end. Leases and closings cluster at the turn of the month, so that is when crews are fully booked and least flexible.
Mid-week beats the weekend. Saturday is the single most requested moving day; a Tuesday or Wednesday competes with far fewer households for the same trucks.
Off-peak beats May–August. Outside the peak window, carriers are trying to keep crews working rather than turning jobs away.
Flexibility is the lever, not the calendar alone. On an interstate move, giving the carrier a pickup window of several days rather than one fixed date is usually worth more than any single date choice, because it lets them combine your shipment with another on the same lane.
The only reliable way to price a specific date is to put the same date in front of several licensed carriers and compare written estimates. Ask each one what the same move costs two weeks earlier or later — the gap between those two numbers is your real off-peak saving in Birmingham, measured on your move rather than on an average.
A tip is never part of a written estimate and never part of a binding price. It is discretionary, it is paid per mover rather than per crew, and it is handed to each mover directly at the end of the job rather than to the foreman to divide. Our working guideline scales with hours rather than with the value of the shipment, because that is how moving labour is actually priced:
$10 to $20 per mover for a job of two hours or less.
$20 to $40 per mover for a local move under four hours.
$40 to $60 per mover for a full day, meaning six hours or longer.
These are a BestMovers.info editorial guideline, not a survey result. We hold no tipping survey for Birmingham and no federal record covers gratuities, so nothing here is a local figure. Read the full tipping guide for stairs, long carries, storage and interstate deliveries, where the crew that loads is not the crew that unloads.
Where can you get free moving boxes in Birmingham?
Free boxes come from businesses that receive stock in cartons and throw the cartons away, and from households that finished moving last week. The sources are the same in every city, including Birmingham:
Liquor stores, which have the sturdiest small boxes with dividers
Bookshops, for small boxes rated for weight
Grocery stores, for produce boxes
Offices, for paper boxes with lids
Appliance and furniture retailers, for large flat cartons
Buy Nothing groups and Facebook Marketplace
Craigslist free listings
The U-Haul box exchange
Anyone in your building who has moved in recently
Ask in the morning, when the overnight delivery has just been unpacked and the cartons have not yet been flattened. Skip anything damp, greasy or previously used for produce that leaked. The free boxes guide covers how many you need by home size — those counts are BestMovers.info planning estimates rather than measured figures — and which boxes are worth buying rather than scavenging.
Frequently asked questions
How much do movers cost in Birmingham?
There is no separate cost dataset for Birmingham. Using the national estimate, a one-bedroom local move is estimated at $420–$930 and a two-bedroom local move at $630–$1,395, while a two-bedroom interstate move from Birmingham is estimated at $3,000–$7,000. Final price depends on distance, packing services, and date.
When is the busiest moving season in Birmingham?
Late May through August is the peak window in Birmingham, with the heaviest volume around month-end weekends. Established companies commonly book out several weeks in advance during this period.
Should I get an in-home estimate or an online quote?
For local moves under 2,500 lb, an online or phone estimate is usually accurate. For interstate moves out of Birmingham or 3+ bedroom households, request a video survey or in-home estimate so the binding price reflects your actual inventory.
What's the most reliable way to verify a Birmingham mover?
Check the company's USDOT number on the FMCSA SAFER website, look at their BBB profile and current accreditation, and read recent reviews on Google and Yelp. Avoid any mover unwilling to share a USDOT number on request.
How long does a typical Birmingham move take?
A 1-bedroom local move in Birmingham usually takes 3–5 hours with two movers. A 3-bedroom local move runs 7–10 hours, and most movers won't book a same-day move past 4 PM start time.
How we evaluate Birmingham movers: we verify federal registration and operating authority against FMCSA records, record carrier or broker classification, and note state licensing where the state regulator publishes it. The list above is not ranked and carries no numeric score. Read the full methodology
