The FMCSA motor carrier census lists 55 household goods registrants whose physical address is in Chandler, AZ, and 10 of those are classified by FMCSA as interstate operations. BestMovers.info holds no Chandler price measurement, only the Arizona range on the Arizona page. Moves that stay inside Arizona are licensed by the Arizona Department of Public Safety, Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Task Force, Household Goods Enforcement.
Key facts
Local rate, two movers
$95 to $145 per hour
2-bedroom interstate
$2,900 to $6,800
Intrastate regulator
Arizona Department of Public Safety, Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Task Force, Household Goods Enforcement
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 Chandler. The companies below are headquartered elsewhere in Arizona, shown separately from movers that publish nationwide service.
Common service neighborhoods: Downtown, Ocotillo, Sun Lakes, Fulton Ranch.
Get a personalized estimate before any sales call. Editorial estimate based on broader national moving-cost data; BestMovers.info does not maintain a separate Chandler transaction-price dataset.
IRS county migration data for filing years 2022 to 2023 records 86,691 returns moving out of Maricopa County, the county Chandler sits in, and 91,952 moving in. A return approximates a household rather than a person. Those filings cover 146,581 individuals leaving and 150,790 arriving.
The counties receiving the most households from Maricopa County were Pinal County (10,805 returns), Pima County (2,720 returns) and Yavapai County (2,297 returns).
Arrivals came mainly from Pinal County (6,549 returns), Los Angeles County, CA (3,562 returns) and Pima County (3,262 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 Chandler?
The FMCSA motor carrier census lists 55 registrants carrying household goods whose physical address is in Chandler, and 10 of those are classified by FMCSA as interstate operations. That figure counts companies whose federal registration lists an address in Chandler. 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 Chandler may not.
Moving crews quoting Chandler work Downtown, Ocotillo, Sun Lakes, Fulton Ranch and the surrounding areas.
Who licenses movers operating in Chandler
Movers working inside Chandler are licensed by the Arizona Department of Public Safety, Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Task Force, Household Goods Enforcement, whose licence, lookup route and complaint channel are set out on the Arizona page.
Atlas agent with concentrated Southwest operations and strong corporate-relocation business. Snowbird-season experience is an advantage in Phoenix and Tucson.
Why is this company shown here?
Alexander's Mobility Services is headquartered elsewhere in AZ. That does not by itself confirm an office in Chandler, and no service claim is made here.
Dircks Moving Services Inc trades as Dircks Moving & Logistics from 4340 W Mohave Street in Phoenix, the address on both its site and its federal filing, with 24 power units and 24 drivers on the census and active common authority carrying household goods. It states first-party that it is a Mayflower agent, so interstate shipments move inside the UniGroup network while the local company handles origin and destination work. The company's own newsletter marks a twenty-fifth anniversary in 2015, dating the business to 1990.
Why is this company shown here?
Dircks Moving & Logistics is headquartered elsewhere in AZ. That does not by itself confirm an office in Chandler, and no service claim is made here.
American Van Lines states first-party that it staffs moves with W2 employees rather than day labour. It requires a deposit to hold a move date, so ask what portion is refundable and by when before you pay it. We publish no BBB grade and hold no complaint dataset, so nothing here rates the company's service.
Why is this company shown here?
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.
USDOT 614506Pompano Beach, FL2BR est. $2,900–$6,800
One of the oldest moving brands in the US, Bekins runs an agent-affiliate model similar to Allied, with interstate shipments booked under the Bekins registration and performed by affiliated agents.
Why is this company shown here?
Bekins Moving Solutions 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 2256609Indianapolis, IN2BR est. $3,000–$7,000
Which movers are federally registered in Chandler?
11 companies with a Chandler address on their federal registration hold a granted household goods authority from the FMCSA, and 3 of those identify as a moving business in their legal or trade name. The 3 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.
64 active registrants in Chandler tick household goods among their cargo types on the census form, and 27 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 Chandler: a company based elsewhere may serve the city, and a registered address is not a service area.
ALLSTAR MOVING AND STORAGE INC, trading as ALLWAYS MOVING AND STORAGE
USDOT 1354949 · 550 E. ELLIOT RD SUITE 3, CHANDLER, AZ 85225
It filed 8 power units, registered with the FMCSA on April 1, 2005, and holds granted federal household goods authority under docket MC708881.
USDOT 3005012 · 2414 E DESERT BROOM PL, CHANDLER, AZ 85286
It filed 2 power units, registered with the FMCSA on May 6, 2017, and holds granted federal household goods authority under docket MC026100, 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 Arizona licence?
No. Federal registration and Arizona authorisation are separate. The list above shows the federal record only, and we have not verified whether any company listed holds a Arizona licence or permit.
Arizona publishes no mover licence lookup because it issues no mover licence. For a move inside Arizona, confirm the company is registered with the Arizona Corporation Commission. For a move crossing a state line, check the carrier in the FMCSA online search application or call 202-385-2423.
Peak demand across Arizona runs October–April. 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 Chandler. 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 October–April. 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 Chandler, 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 Chandler 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 Chandler?
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 Chandler:
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.
There is no separate cost dataset for Chandler. 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 Chandler is estimated at $3,000–$7,000. Final price depends on distance, packing services, and date.
When is the busiest moving season in Chandler?
Late May through August is the peak window in Chandler, 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 Chandler 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 Chandler 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 Chandler move take?
A 1-bedroom local move in Chandler 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 Chandler 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