Alaska long distance
Long-distance moving companies in Alaska
Alaska's own agency domains carry neither an authorisation written for household goods movers nor a rule about what a mover may charge for a move inside Alaska. The state business licence issued by the Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing is the filing any Alaska business makes, and the professional licensing programme lists no mover occupation. Measurement Standards and Commercial Vehicle Enforcement publishes size, weight and safety enforcement for commercial vehicles, not a household goods credential. The Regulatory Commission of Alaska publishes no motor carrier household goods tariff. The search is complete against these domains; nothing on them speaks to a mover authorisation or a mover's rates either way.
Researched and written by Grant Holloway · Reviewed by Amanda Brooks · Last reviewed August 2026
Who regulates moving companies in Alaska?
Alaska's own agency domains carry neither an authorisation written for household goods movers nor a rule about what a mover may charge for a move inside Alaska. The state business licence issued by the Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing is the filing any Alaska business makes, and the professional licensing programme lists no mover occupation. Measurement Standards and Commercial Vehicle Enforcement publishes size, weight and safety enforcement for commercial vehicles, not a household goods credential. The Regulatory Commission of Alaska publishes no motor carrier household goods tariff. The search is complete against these domains; nothing on them speaks to a mover authorisation or a mover's rates either way.
That is a completed source finding, not a claim that Alaska has no applicable law. For an interstate move, verify the carrier's USDOT record and granted household goods authority in FMCSA SAFER. For a move wholly inside Alaska, ask the company to identify its current state authority in writing and verify that claim with the agency it names.
State domains checked: law.alaska.gov, commerce.alaska.gov, dot.alaska.gov, rca.alaska.gov
https://law.alaska.gov/department/civil/consumer/cpindex.htmlhttps://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/cbpl/BusinessLicensing.aspxhttps://dot.alaska.gov/mscve/https://rca.alaska.gov/
Check a carrier in FMCSA SAFERWhat does the federal count say about Alaska?
Of the 385 household goods registrants filed at a Alaskaaddress, 54 carry the federal census classification for interstate operations. That is 14% of the state-address total. The other 331 do not carry that classification in this snapshot. Neither group is a list of movers serving every address inAlaska: headquarters location and service area are different facts.
A consumer should use the count as context, not as a shortlist. Ask for the USDOT number of the company that will transport the shipment, match its legal or trade name to the written estimate, and confirm granted household goods authority close to pickup. A broker registration, a state-only filing, or a carrier based inAlaska without interstate classification does not substitute for that check.
How many licensed moving companies are registered in Alaska?
The FMCSA motor carrier census lists 385 registrants carrying household goods whose physical address is in Alaska, and 54 of those are classified by FMCSA as interstate operations. That figure counts companies whose federal registration lists a Alaska address, which is not the same as the number of companies that will serve a move in Alaska. An interstate move into or out of Alaska can be performed by a carrier registered in any state.
FMCSA motor carrier census, Company Census FileData as of 2026-08-10
Which record applies to a Alaska move?
The dividing line is the shipment, not the mover's office. A move that begins and ends inside Alaskafollows the state authorisation described above. A move from Alaska to another state follows federal interstate rules. When one company offers both, check both records independently and make sure the name on the estimate matches the entity holding the authority for that trip.