The FMCSA motor carrier census lists 448 household goods registrants whose physical address is in Atlanta, GA, and 104 of those are classified by FMCSA as interstate operations. BestMovers.info holds no Atlanta price measurement, only the Georgia range on the Georgia page. Moves that stay inside Georgia are licensed by the Georgia Department of Public Safety, Commercial Vehicle Enforcement.
Atlanta's moving market is shaped by I-285 traffic, Midtown and Buckhead high-rise COI requirements, and corporate-relocation cycles from the Fortune-500 HQ presence. Here's what licensed Atlanta movers charge in 2026.
Common service neighborhoods: Midtown, Buckhead, Old Fourth Ward, Inman Park, Virginia-Highland, West Midtown.
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Atlanta's moving market is shaped by I-285 traffic, Midtown and Buckhead high-rise COI requirements, and corporate-relocation cycles from the Fortune-500 HQ presence. Here's what licensed Atlanta movers charge in 2026.
Atlanta is the Southeast's largest moving market and a major freight hub. The Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) licenses intrastate household-goods carriers; FMCSA covers interstate. Strong year-round corporate-relocation flows from Coca-Cola, Delta, Home Depot, and the broader HQ cluster keep demand steady.
I-285 traffic is the single biggest variable in cross-metro pricing — a move from Sandy Springs to Decatur can take 2 hours of drive time before any work begins. Reputable carriers price this in; broker-resold quotes often don't.
Cross-metro drive time (I-285) bills on the clock and can add 1–3 hours.
Outbound interstate from Atlanta is competitive in all directions — Atlanta is the dominant Southeast freight hub. Use the moving cost calculator for a baseline.
GA PSC regulates intrastate. Written estimates required for moves over 50 miles intrastate.
FMCSA-regulated. Verify USDOT and confirm carrier vs broker.
May through September is peak with end-of-month adding crunches. Winter is cheapest but carries occasional ice-storm risk in January–February.
The only moving cost range BestMovers.info holds for Atlanta is the Georgia statewide range, and it is published in full on the Georgia 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 Atlanta transaction-price dataset.
IRS county migration data for filing years 2022 to 2023 records 70,056 returns moving out of DeKalb County and Fulton County, the counties Atlanta sits in, and 67,081 moving in. A return approximates a household rather than a person. Those filings cover 116,727 individuals leaving and 104,802 arriving.
Atlanta spans 2 counties, so these figures cover all of them: DeKalb County and Fulton County; returns moving between those counties are removed rather than counted as moves out of Atlanta.
The counties receiving the most households from DeKalb County and Fulton County were Gwinnett County (8,733 returns), Cobb County (7,567 returns) and Clayton County (4,918 returns).
Arrivals came mainly from Gwinnett County (7,697 returns), Cobb County (6,488 returns) and Clayton County (4,544 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 448 registrants carrying household goods whose physical address is in Atlanta, and 104 of those are classified by FMCSA as interstate operations. That figure counts companies whose federal registration lists an address in Atlanta. 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 Atlanta may not.
FMCSA motor carrier census, Company Census FileData as of 2026-08-10
Moving crews quoting Atlanta work Midtown, Buckhead, Old Fourth Ward, Inman Park, Virginia-Highland, West Midtown and the surrounding areas.
Movers working inside Atlanta are licensed by the Georgia Department of Public Safety, Commercial Vehicle Enforcement, whose licence, lookup route and complaint channel are set out on the Georgia page.
These companies have a documented headquarters or company location in Atlanta or its metro. Placement is based on documented location information, not a numeric ranking.
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Atlas Van Lines agent with strong Southeast presence and corporate-relocation specialization. Worth comparing for any move involving employer-paid relocation packages.
Atlantic Relocation Systems publishes its headquarters in Atlanta, GA.
Atlanta-based mover with strong customer satisfaction and steady Southeast interstate operations. Crew quality and communication are recurring strengths in reviews.
Gentle John's Moving & Storage publishes its headquarters in Atlanta, GA.
These companies are headquartered elsewhere in Georgia. Their inclusion here does not by itself confirm a local office in Atlanta.
Long-running Atlanta-area mover and Wheaton World Wide agent. Reliable Southeast interstate operations.
Lambert Moving & Storage is headquartered elsewhere in GA. That does not by itself confirm an office in Atlanta, and no service claim is made here.
These companies publish broad nationwide moving service and are shown separately from locally or state-based companies.
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.
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.
Wheaton World Wide Moving shares a parent company with Bekins and moves interstate household goods through an agent network under its own federal registration.
Wheaton World Wide Moving 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.
78 companies with a Atlanta 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.
612 active registrants in Atlanta tick household goods among their cargo types on the census form, and 286 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 Atlanta: a company based elsewhere may serve the city, and a registered address is not a service area.
BLITZ MOVING SERVICES INC
USDOT 293382 · 1718 SANDTOWN RD, ATLANTA, GA 30311
It filed 2 power units, registered with the FMCSA on May 21, 1987, and holds granted federal household goods authority under docket MC190979, active as common carrier and contract carrier.
ALS VAN LINE SERVICES INC
USDOT 539836 · 6025 LAGRANGE BLVD SW, ATLANTA, GA 30336
It filed 8 power units, registered with the FMCSA on October 19, 1993, and holds granted federal household goods authority under docket MC268369, active as common carrier.
CLASSIC LOGISTICS LLC, trading as CLASSIC DESIGN SERVICES CLASSIC MOVERS
USDOT 595979 · 4194 NORTHEAST EXPRESSWAY, ATLANTA, GA 30340
It filed 10 power units, registered with the FMCSA on March 30, 1995, and holds granted federal household goods authority under docket MC288045, active as common carrier.
A-1 HORTONS MOVING SERVICE INC
USDOT 600967 · 5315-N TULANE DR SW, ATLANTA, GA 30336
It filed 3 power units, registered with the FMCSA on May 10, 1995, and holds granted federal household goods authority under docket MC289701, active as common carrier.
MARK THE MOVER INC
USDOT 758674 · 1504 CARROLL DR, ATLANTA, GA 30318
It filed 16 power units, registered with the FMCSA on July 8, 1998, and holds granted federal household goods authority under docket MC342211, active as common carrier.
DANIEL MOVING SYSTEMS INC
USDOT 836544 · 6025 LAGRANGE BLVD SW, ATLANTA, GA 30336
It filed 1 power unit, registered with the FMCSA on October 29, 1999, and holds granted federal household goods authority under docket MC683006, active as common carrier.
ATLANTA OFFICE MOVERS INC, trading as PEACHTREE MOVERS
USDOT 917063 · 5570 TULANE DR SUITE E, ATLANTA, GA 30336
It filed 7 power units, registered with the FMCSA on November 20, 2000, and holds granted federal household goods authority under docket MC694345, active as common carrier.
J STEVEN DONNELLY INC, trading as TWO MEN AND A TRUCK
USDOT 1129347 · 918 MARIETTA BLVD, ATLANTA, GA 30318
It filed 3 power units, registered with the FMCSA on May 14, 2003, and holds granted federal household goods authority under docket MC480181.
BUCKHEAD LOGISTICS LLC, trading as BUCKHEAD MOVERS
USDOT 1268823 · 4194 NORTHEAST EXPRESSWAY, ATLANTA, GA 30340
It filed 7 power units, registered with the FMCSA on July 21, 2004, and holds granted federal household goods authority under docket MC495616, active as common carrier.
A 2 Z MOVERS LLC
USDOT 1282785 · 5244 FLEUR DE LIS COURT, ATLANTA, GA 30360
It filed 2 power units, registered with the FMCSA on September 3, 2004, and holds granted federal household goods authority under docket MC669429.
AMERICANSOUTH MOVING SERVICES INC, trading as BEKINS OF ATLANTA
USDOT 1414900 · 100 PIEDMONT CT SUITE G, ATLANTA, GA 30340
It filed 4 power units, registered with the FMCSA on September 12, 2005, and holds granted federal household goods authority under docket MC545051.
COLONIAL VAN LINES INC
USDOT 1727120 · 3330 CUMBERLAND BLVD STE 500, ATLANTA, GA 30339
It filed 27 power units, registered with the FMCSA on January 15, 2008, and holds granted federal household goods authority under docket MC728127, active as common carrier.
NATION RELOCATION INC, trading as NATIONAL MOVERS
USDOT 1911152 · 6735 PEACHTREE INDUSTRIAL BLVD 100, ATLANTA, GA 30360
It filed 1 power unit, registered with the FMCSA on July 7, 2009, and holds granted federal household goods authority under docket MC715946.
FLATBED TOW SERVICES LLC, trading as ATLANTA PRO MOVERS
USDOT 2077071 · 1705 COMMERCE DR, ATLANTA, GA 30318
It filed 1 power unit, registered with the FMCSA on September 17, 2010, and holds granted federal household goods authority under docket MC827233.
APMC MOVING & DELIVERY LLC, trading as THE FURNITURE TAXI
USDOT 2161279 · 2340 CHAMBLEE TUCKER RD, ATLANTA, GA 30341
It filed 5 power units, registered with the FMCSA on June 7, 2011, and holds granted federal household goods authority under docket MC751121, active as common carrier.
THE MATHIS MOVING COMPANY LLC, trading as THE MATHIS MOVING COMPANY
USDOT 2279228 · 954 CHARLES ALLEN DR, ATLANTA, GA 30309
It filed 1 power unit, registered with the FMCSA on March 2, 2012, and holds granted federal household goods authority under docket MC786919.
FIRST CHOICE MOVERS LLC
USDOT 2379593 · 3201 ATLANTA INDUSTRIAL PARKWAY SUITE214, ATLANTA, GA 30331
It filed 2 power units, registered with the FMCSA on February 19, 2013, and holds granted federal household goods authority under docket MC817160.
FULTON CENTRAL 344 LLC, trading as TWO MEN AND A TRUCK
USDOT 2384364 · 1311 LOGAN CIRCLE, ATLANTA, GA 30318
It filed 10 power units, registered with the FMCSA on March 6, 2013, and holds granted federal household goods authority under docket MC819166, active as common carrier.
THE THRIFTY MOVERS INC, trading as THRIFTY MOVERS
USDOT 2399863 · 2221 PEACHTREE RD X-29, ATLANTA, GA 30309
It filed 3 power units, registered with the FMCSA on April 24, 2013, and holds granted federal household goods authority under docket MC857189.
ALLIED IRISH MOVING INC
USDOT 2402308 · 2375 JOHN GLENN DRIVE #106, ATLANTA, GA 30341
It filed 2 power units, registered with the FMCSA on May 2, 2013, and holds granted federal household goods authority under docket MC008578.
ALL MY SONS MOVING & STORAGE OF ATLANTA-SOUTH LLC
USDOT 2494530 · 2960 OLYMPIC INDUSTRIAL DRIVE, ATLANTA, GA 30339
It filed 1 power unit, registered with the FMCSA on April 10, 2014, and holds granted federal household goods authority under docket MC864122, active as common carrier.
MCCLOUD9 MOVERS LLC
USDOT 3099436 · 6308 JASPER WAY, ATLANTA, GA 30331
It filed 11 power units, registered with the FMCSA on February 20, 2018, and holds granted federal household goods authority under docket MC076626.
GA BEST DEPENDABLE MOVING SERVICES INC
USDOT 3100398 · 4363 SAVANNAH DRIVE, ATLANTA, GA 30349
It filed 1 power unit, registered with the FMCSA on February 22, 2018, and holds granted federal household goods authority under docket MC1024302.
DEKALB 556 LLC, trading as TWO MEN AND A TRUCK
USDOT 3266645 · 3127 PRESIDENTIAL DRIVE, ATLANTA, GA 30340
It filed 12 power units, registered with the FMCSA on March 31, 2019, and holds granted federal household goods authority under docket MC1030589, active as common carrier.
REASONABLE MOVING INC
USDOT 3274971 · 5501 GLENRIDGE DR, ATLANTA, GA 30342
It filed 1 power unit, registered with the FMCSA on April 17, 2019, and holds granted federal household goods authority under docket MC1034510.
PRODIGY MOVERS LLC
USDOT 3301576 · 1650 MARIETTA BOULEVARD NORTHWEST UNIT E10, ATLANTA, GA 30318
It filed 3 power units, registered with the FMCSA on June 19, 2019, and holds granted federal household goods authority under docket MC1666038, active as common carrier.
SKYEX MOVING AND STORAGE LLC, trading as OUT OF STATE MOVING
USDOT 3528157 · 2281 AKERS MILL RD #5422, ATLANTA, GA 30339
It filed 3 power units, registered with the FMCSA on November 30, 2020, and holds granted federal household goods authority under docket MC1173583, active as common carrier.
M&S POWER MOVING LLC
USDOT 3840355 · 6065 ROSWELL ROAD #450, ATLANTA, GA 30328
It filed 11 power units, registered with the FMCSA on March 11, 2022, and holds granted federal household goods authority under docket MC1396372, active as common carrier.
CHAP'S PROFESSIONAL MOVERS LLC
USDOT 3880987 · 261 MANNER TERRACE SE, ATLANTA, GA 30339
It filed 1 power unit, registered with the FMCSA on May 10, 2022, and holds granted federal household goods authority under docket MC1483164.
MTC MOVING LLC
USDOT 3917748 · 2420 DUNWOODY XING APT A, ATLANTA, GA 30338
It filed 1 power unit, registered with the FMCSA on July 14, 2022, and holds granted federal household goods authority under docket MC1448156, 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.
No. Federal registration and Georgia authorisation are separate. The list above shows the federal record only, and we have not verified whether any company listed holds a Georgia licence or permit.
A mover operating inside Georgia needs the Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity from the Georgia Department of Public Safety, Commercial Vehicle Enforcement. Its rates sit in georgia DPS Maximum Rate Tariff No. 7, effective 13 January 2026, adopted under Department Rule 570-38-3-.06.
Georgia DPS publishes a listing of licensed movers, referenced by the Georgia Attorney General's Consumer Protection Division, but the direct URL of that listing is unconfirmed and is not linked here. Ask a Georgia mover for its Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity and confirm it with the Georgia Department of Public Safety.
Source: Georgia Department of Public Safety, Commercial Vehicle Enforcement, read 2026-08-10.
Peak demand across Georgia runs April–September. 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 Atlanta. 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 Atlanta, 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 Atlanta 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 Atlanta:
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 Atlanta 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