The FMCSA motor carrier census lists 401 household goods registrants whose physical address is in Phoenix, AZ, and 80 of those are classified by FMCSA as interstate operations. BestMovers.info holds no Phoenix 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.
Phoenix's market is shaped by 110°F+ summer heat (which forces 5 AM start times) and the snowbird inflow from October through April. Here's what licensed Phoenix movers charge in 2026 and how to time around the climate.
Common service neighborhoods: Arcadia, Biltmore, Camelback East, North Phoenix, Ahwatukee, Downtown.
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Phoenix's market is shaped by 110°F+ summer heat (which forces 5 AM start times) and the snowbird inflow from October through April. Here's what licensed Phoenix movers charge in 2026 and how to time around the climate.
Phoenix has the most weather-driven moving calendar in the country. Summer (May–October) means 5 AM–11 AM moving slots only; afternoon temperatures regularly exceed 110°F and create real heat-damage risk for electronics, candles, and certain plastics. Most carriers add a 'climate surcharge' May through October.
Arizona DOT (ADOT) issues Arizona MC numbers for intrastate household-goods movers; FMCSA covers interstate. Snowbird inbound (Oct–Dec) and outbound (March–April) push pricing well above standard during shoulder seasons.
Outbound interstate is competitive year-round — Phoenix is a freight hub with strong capacity in all directions. Use the moving cost calculator for a baseline.
ADOT regulates intrastate. Arizona MC required; written estimate over 35 mi.
FMCSA-regulated. Verify USDOT and confirm carrier vs broker.
Phoenix's peak is opposite the rest of the country — October through April when snowbirds arrive. May through September is technically off-peak but adds heat surcharges and forced morning-only scheduling. Cheapest pure window is mid-summer outside the snowbird shoulder months.
The only moving cost range BestMovers.info holds for Phoenix is the Arizona statewide range, and it is published in full on the Arizona page.
Driving distances and transit windows from the routes dataset; transit days are carrier delivery spreads, not guarantees.
Get a personalized estimate before any sales call. Editorial estimate based on broader national moving-cost data; BestMovers.info does not maintain a separate Phoenix transaction-price dataset.
IRS county migration data for filing years 2022 to 2023 records 86,691 returns moving out of Maricopa County, the county Phoenix 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.
IRS SOI county outflow fileIRS SOI county inflow fileData as of tax filing years 2022 to 2023
The FMCSA motor carrier census lists 401 registrants carrying household goods whose physical address is in Phoenix, and 80 of those are classified by FMCSA as interstate operations. That figure counts companies whose federal registration lists an address in Phoenix. 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 Phoenix may not.
FMCSA motor carrier census, Company Census FileData as of 2026-08-10
Moving crews quoting Phoenix work Arcadia, Biltmore, Camelback East, North Phoenix, Ahwatukee, Downtown and the surrounding areas.
Movers working inside Phoenix 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.
These companies have a documented headquarters or company location in Phoenix or its metro. Placement is based on documented location information, not a numeric ranking.
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Atlas agent with concentrated Southwest operations and strong corporate-relocation business. Snowbird-season experience is an advantage in Phoenix and Tucson.
Alexander's Mobility Services publishes its headquarters in Phoenix, AZ.
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.
Dircks Moving & Logistics publishes its headquarters in Phoenix, AZ.
Muscular Moving Men LLC files from East Mohawk Lane in Phoenix, Arizona, active on the federal census with household goods and general freight cargo entries, twenty-two power units, forty-two drivers, a current MCS-150 filing and docket MC-691493 on the registration. The filed contact email uses the company's own domain, so registrant and consumer-facing brand agree inside the federal data. Additional inactive registrations associated with the Muscular Moving Men brand were identified and are disclosed separately with the relationship recorded as unresolved; nothing here describes them as former, historical or superseded filings, and no reason for their inactive status is asserted. No federal safety rating was located for this registration, which is neither a positive nor a negative signal. No van-line affiliation was established and none is claimed. The company's own history page states it was founded in 2008 by two Scottsdale friends who began with borrowed trucks.
Muscular Moving Men publishes its headquarters in Phoenix, AZ.
These companies publish broad nationwide moving service and are shown separately from locally or state-based companies.
Colonial Van Lines Inc files from 1441 SW 29th Avenue in Pompano Beach, Florida, active on the federal census with 25 power units, 25 drivers and an MCS-150 filed 21 March 2025. The licensing record carries motor carrier of household goods authority granted 31 March 2010 and motor carrier of property authority recorded as reinstated on 27 June 2025, both active at the time of reading; no broker authority is carried on this registration. The federal file records a Satisfactory safety rating dated 28 June 2021 alongside a compliance review dated 3 October 2012. A safety rating is a dated federal snapshot of the review that produced it, not a current assessment of the company. The company publishes this USDOT number and MC docket in its own website footer, which is how the registration and the brand were joined. Two further registrations filing from the same address, one under the identical legal name and one under a Texas corporate name, are disclosed separately as related registrations rather than merged into this record. The company states it was founded in 2003.
Colonial 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.
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.
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.
72 companies with a Phoenix address on their federal registration hold a granted household goods authority from the FMCSA, and 35 of those identify as a moving business in their legal or trade name. The 30 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.
509 active registrants in Phoenix tick household goods among their cargo types on the census form, and 208 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 Phoenix: a company based elsewhere may serve the city, and a registered address is not a service area.
DYNAMIC MOBILITY SERVICES LLC, trading as DANIELS MOVING & STORAGE
USDOT 653536 · 6131 W VAN BUREN, PHOENIX, AZ 85043
It filed 18 power units, registered with the FMCSA on August 7, 1996, and holds granted federal household goods authority under docket MC303083.
DIRCKS MOVING SERVICES INC, trading as DIRCKS MOVING & LOGISTICS
USDOT 923640 · 4340 W MOHAVE ST, PHOENIX, AZ 85043-8302
It filed 24 power units, registered with the FMCSA on December 19, 2000, and holds granted federal household goods authority under docket MC398594, active as common carrier.
A WISE MOVE INC
USDOT 1407365 · 4150 W NORTHERN AVE SUITE 100, PHOENIX, AZ 85051
It filed 3 power units, registered with the FMCSA on August 18, 2005, and holds granted federal household goods authority under docket MC608217, active as common carrier.
BANNISTER MOVING & STORAGE
USDOT 1467349 · 3702 W BUCKEYE RD, PHOENIX, AZ 85009
It filed 6 power units, registered with the FMCSA on February 27, 2006, and holds granted federal household goods authority under docket MC1005762.
PRIDE PROFESSIONAL MOVERS INC, trading as PRIDE PROFESSIONAL MOVING & STORAGE
USDOT 1472916 · 2141 E MAGNOLIA ST, PHOENIX, AZ 85036
It filed 2 power units, registered with the FMCSA on March 10, 2006, and holds granted federal household goods authority under docket MC556988.
CAMELBACK MOVING INC
USDOT 1635834 · 2330 N 31ST AVE, PHOENIX, AZ 85009
It filed 20 power units, registered with the FMCSA on April 23, 2007, and holds granted federal household goods authority under docket MC603040, active as common carrier.
FELLOWSHIP MOVING & STORAGE LLC
USDOT 1723328 · 28040 N 37TH AVE, PHOENIX, AZ 85085
It filed 1 power unit, registered with the FMCSA on January 4, 2008, and holds granted federal household goods authority under docket MC631662.
MUSCULAR MOVING MEN LLC
USDOT 1829172 · 2950 E MOHAWK LANE STE 100, PHOENIX, AZ 85050
It filed 22 power units, registered with the FMCSA on November 12, 2008, and holds granted federal household goods authority under docket MC691493, active as common carrier.
CREATIVE MOVING AND PACKING LLC
USDOT 1877603 · 4012 W TURNEY AVE SUITE B2, PHOENIX, AZ 85019
It filed 10 power units, registered with the FMCSA on April 15, 2009, and holds granted federal household goods authority under docket MC1173916, active as common carrier.
ALL MY SONS MOVING & STORAGE OF PHOENIX LLC
USDOT 1981150 · 4012 W TURNEY AVE SUITE B1, PHOENIX, AZ 85019
It filed 15 power units, registered with the FMCSA on January 6, 2010, and holds granted federal household goods authority under docket MC701785, active as common carrier.
ARIZONA DISCOUNT MOVERS LLC, trading as ARIZONA DISCOUNT MOVERS
USDOT 1990876 · 1329 N 29TH AVE SUITE C8, PHOENIX, AZ 85009
It filed 6 power units, registered with the FMCSA on February 2, 2010, and holds granted federal household goods authority under docket MC705718, active as common carrier.
APACHE MOVERS LLC
USDOT 2029044 · 1313 W LINCOLN STREET, PHOENIX, AZ 85007
It filed 2 power units, registered with the FMCSA on May 3, 2010, and holds granted federal household goods authority under docket MC831859.
MOVING TEAM SIX LLC, trading as MOVING TEAM SIX
USDOT 2315604 · 33 WEST PINNACLE PEAK ROAD SUITE 101, PHOENIX, AZ 85027
It filed 14 power units, registered with the FMCSA on June 13, 2012, and holds granted federal household goods authority under docket MC101725, active as common carrier.
DAVID PELNER, trading as AAA BRAVO MOVING
USDOT 2350823 · 2017 WEST KERRY LANE, PHOENIX, AZ 85027
It filed 1 power unit, registered with the FMCSA on October 17, 2012, and holds granted federal household goods authority under docket MC804744.
EMIR KURTIC, trading as ADI MOVING
USDOT 2396657 · 19413 NORT 15TH AVENUE, PHOENIX, AZ 85027
It filed 3 power units, registered with the FMCSA on April 14, 2013, and holds granted federal household goods authority under docket MC824006, active as common carrier.
ARIZONA MOVERS
USDOT 2549368 · 3903 N 16TH ST, PHOENIX, AZ 85016
It filed 10 power units, registered with the FMCSA on October 10, 2014, and holds granted federal household goods authority under docket MC985389.
WATSON MOVING & STORAGE LLC, trading as LIFETIME MOVING AND STORAGE
USDOT 2553264 · 2440 WEST LINCOLN STREET #145, PHOENIX, AZ 85009
It filed 3 power units, registered with the FMCSA on October 27, 2014, and holds granted federal household goods authority under docket MC889843, active as common carrier.
MOVING AT EASE LLC
USDOT 2571093 · 1963 W MOUNTIAN VIEW RD, PHOENIX, AZ 85021
It filed 5 power units, registered with the FMCSA on January 12, 2015, and holds granted federal household goods authority under docket MC953945, active as common carrier and contract carrier.
A&C BUSINESS ENTERPRISE INC, trading as A&C BROTHERS MOVING & STORAGE
USDOT 2572635 · 2730 EAST JONES AVENUE, PHOENIX, AZ 85040
It filed 2 power units, registered with the FMCSA on January 16, 2015, and holds granted federal household goods authority under docket MC908742.
POINDEXTER MOVING LLC
USDOT 2589845 · 3045 S 46TH ST, PHOENIX, AZ 85040
It filed 4 power units, registered with the FMCSA on March 17, 2015, and holds granted federal household goods authority under docket MC1343050, active as contract carrier.
HORIZON MOVING AND LOGISTICS LLC
USDOT 3121018 · 4340 W MOHAVE ST, PHOENIX, AZ 85043
It filed 1 power unit, registered with the FMCSA on April 10, 2018, and holds granted federal household goods authority under docket MC087969, active as common carrier.
ALL TOGETHER MOVING AND STORAGE LLC
USDOT 3129579 · 3301 W WINDROSE DR, PHOENIX, AZ 85029
It filed 3 power units, registered with the FMCSA on April 28, 2018, and holds granted federal household goods authority under docket MC1180469.
EZ MOVING AND HAULING LLC
USDOT 3222455 · 12008 N 22ND PLACE, PHOENIX, AZ 85028
It filed 3 power units, registered with the FMCSA on December 13, 2018, and holds granted federal household goods authority under docket MC1008772, active as common carrier.
MOVING BY PROFESSIONALS LLC
USDOT 3398933 · 4005 E SAINT ANNE AVE, PHOENIX, AZ 85042
It filed 1 power unit, registered with the FMCSA on February 22, 2020, and holds granted federal household goods authority under docket MC1093690.
PINKS MOVING AND STORAGE LLC
USDOT 3409482 · 11398 N CAVE CREEK RD, PHOENIX, AZ 85020
It filed 2 power units, registered with the FMCSA on March 18, 2020, and holds granted federal household goods authority under docket MC1098965, active as common carrier and contract carrier.
MOVING RIGHT LLC
USDOT 3652955 · 4600 E WASHINGTON ST 300, PHOENIX, AZ 85034
It filed 1 power unit, registered with the FMCSA on June 8, 2021, and holds granted federal household goods authority under docket MC1259820.
M3 COMMERCIAL MOVING & LOGISTICS LLC
USDOT 3743876 · 2950 E MOHAWK LN STE 100, PHOENIX, AZ 85050
It filed 3 power units, registered with the FMCSA on October 14, 2021, and holds granted federal household goods authority under docket MC1326351.
SCOTTSDALE MOVING AND STORAGE INC, trading as NORTHSTAR MOVING COMPANY
USDOT 3787384 · 10000 NORTH 31ST AVENUE SUITE C100-127, PHOENIX, AZ 85051
It filed 1 power unit, registered with the FMCSA on December 23, 2021, and holds granted federal household goods authority under docket MC1358066, active as common carrier.
WHERE'S MY TRUCK MOVING SERVICE LLC
USDOT 3976233 · 3101 N CENTRAL AVE STE 183, PHOENIX, AZ 85012
It filed 0 power units, registered with the FMCSA on October 26, 2022, and holds granted federal household goods authority under docket MC1487352.
JACKSON'S MOVING LLC
USDOT 4045607 · 3214 SOUTH 80TH AVENUE, PHOENIX, AZ 85043
It filed 1 power unit, registered with the FMCSA on March 16, 2023, and holds granted federal household goods authority under docket MC1531885.
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.
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.
Source: Arizona Department of Public Safety, Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Task Force, Household Goods Enforcement, read 2026-08-10.
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 Phoenix. 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:
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 Phoenix, 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:
These are a BestMovers.info editorial guideline, not a survey result. We hold no tipping survey for Phoenix 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.
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 Phoenix:
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.
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Researched and written by Grant Holloway · Reviewed by Brittany Evans · Last reviewed August 2026
How we evaluate Phoenix 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