The FMCSA motor carrier census lists 48 household goods registrants whose physical address is in Yonkers, NY, and 14 of those are classified by FMCSA as interstate operations. BestMovers.info holds no Yonkers price measurement, only the New York range on the New York page. Moves that stay inside New York are licensed by the New York State Department of Transportation, Office of Modal Safety and Security.
Key facts
Local rate, two movers
$125 to $195 per hour
2-bedroom interstate
$3,400 to $8,000
Intrastate regulator
New York State Department of Transportation, Office of Modal Safety and Security
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 Yonkers. The companies below are headquartered elsewhere in New York, shown separately from movers that publish nationwide service.
Common service neighborhoods: Bronxville border, Lawrence Park, Crestwood, Downtown.
Get a personalized estimate before any sales call. Editorial estimate based on broader national moving-cost data; BestMovers.info does not maintain a separate Yonkers transaction-price dataset.
IRS county migration data for filing years 2022 to 2023 records 25,878 returns moving out of Westchester County, the county Yonkers sits in, and 22,013 moving in. A return approximates a household rather than a person. Those filings cover 41,805 individuals leaving and 36,464 arriving.
The counties receiving the most households from Westchester County were New York County (2,542 returns), Bronx County (2,232 returns) and Western Connecticut Planning Regi, CT (2,005 returns).
Arrivals came mainly from Bronx County (5,118 returns), New York County (2,970 returns) and Queens County (1,501 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 Yonkers?
The FMCSA motor carrier census lists 48 registrants carrying household goods whose physical address is in Yonkers, and 14 of those are classified by FMCSA as interstate operations. That figure counts companies whose federal registration lists an address in Yonkers. 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 Yonkers may not.
Moving crews quoting Yonkers work Bronxville border, Lawrence Park, Crestwood, Downtown and the surrounding areas.
Who licenses movers operating in Yonkers
Movers working inside Yonkers are licensed by the New York State Department of Transportation, Office of Modal Safety and Security, whose licence, lookup route and complaint channel are set out on the New York page.
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
16 companies with a Yonkers address on their federal registration hold a granted household goods authority from the FMCSA, and 10 of those identify as a moving business in their legal or trade name. The 10 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.
55 active registrants in Yonkers tick household goods among their cargo types on the census form, and 28 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 Yonkers: a company based elsewhere may serve the city, and a registered address is not a service area.
OZ MOVING & STORAGE INC
USDOT 1058063 · 498 NEPPERHAN AVENUE, YONKERS, NY 10701
It filed 35 power units, registered with the FMCSA on October 1, 2002, and holds granted federal household goods authority under docket MC439945, active as common carrier.
USDOT 1118590 · 547 VAN CORTLANDT PARK AVE, YONKERS, NY 10705
It filed 2 power units, registered with the FMCSA on April 15, 2003, and holds granted federal household goods authority under docket MC457830, active as common carrier.
It filed 7 power units, registered with the FMCSA on January 3, 2017, and holds granted federal household goods authority under docket MC003522, active as common carrier.
USDOT 3142311 · 201 SAW MILL RIVER ROAD, YONKERS, NY 10701
It filed 3 power units, registered with the FMCSA on May 30, 2018, and holds granted federal household goods authority under docket MC100135, active as contract carrier.
THE NY MOVER A NEW YORK MOVING COMPANY INC, trading as THE NY MOVER
USDOT 3589941 · 126 COOK AVE, YONKERS, NY 10701
It filed 1 power unit, registered with the FMCSA on March 16, 2021, and holds granted federal household goods authority under docket MC1215605, active as common carrier.
FLAT RATE MOVING & STORAGE LLC, trading as FRMS TRANSPORTATION
USDOT 3908754 · 73 MARKET STREET SUITE 376, YONKERS, NY 10710
It filed 2 power units, registered with the FMCSA on June 28, 2022, and holds granted federal household goods authority under docket MC1442231, active as common carrier.
USDOT 4036054 · 73 MARKET ST STE 376, YONKERS, NY 10710
It filed 1 power unit, registered with the FMCSA on February 28, 2023, and holds granted federal household goods authority under docket MC1526129, 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 New York licence?
No. Federal registration and New York authorisation are separate. The list above shows the federal record only, and we have not verified whether any company listed holds a New York licence or permit.
The public carrier search on the New York CarCert portal is marked as under development, so verification runs by phone on 518-457-6512 or by email to nymoving@dot.ny.gov.
Peak demand across New York runs May–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 Yonkers. 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–September. 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 Yonkers, 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 Yonkers 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 Yonkers?
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 Yonkers:
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 Yonkers. 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 Yonkers is estimated at $3,000–$7,000. Final price depends on distance, packing services, and date.
When is the busiest moving season in Yonkers?
Late May through August is the peak window in Yonkers, 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 Yonkers 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 Yonkers 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 Yonkers move take?
A 1-bedroom local move in Yonkers 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 Yonkers 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