Oregon long distance
Long-distance moving companies in Oregon
Oregon Department of Transportation, Commerce and Compliance Division requires Oregon Intrastate Certificate to Transport Household Goods for household goods work inside Oregon. The state publishes the Oregon household goods authorized movers list. A move crossing the state line requires a separate federal check.
Researched and written by Grant Holloway · Reviewed by Amanda Brooks · Last reviewed August 2026
Who regulates moving companies in Oregon?
Oregon Department of Transportation, Commerce and Compliance Division regulates household goods movers operating inside Oregon, and sits within the Oregon Department of Transportation. Movers are licensed under ORS 825, with the certificate requirement at ORS 825.100 and household goods authority at ORS 825.202. Moves crossing the Oregon state line fall under the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration instead, a separate authorisation with separate requirements.
Source: Oregon Department of Transportation, Commerce and Compliance Division
What authorisation must an Oregon mover hold?
A mover doing work inside Oregon must hold the Oregon Intrastate Certificate to Transport Household Goods, issued by Oregon Department of Transportation, Commerce and Compliance Division. It exists specifically for household goods movers, whatever its title. The requirement sits in ORS 825, with the certificate requirement at ORS 825.100 and household goods authority at ORS 825.202. An interstate carrier holding only a federal USDOT number is not authorised for Oregon intrastate work by that number alone.
Source: Agency licensing page
How can I verify an Oregon mover before booking?
Search the company by name or licence number in the Oregon household goods authorized movers list, and confirm the record shows an active status. For a move leaving Oregon, check the company's USDOT record in FMCSA SAFER as well. Holding one authorisation does not imply the other.
Oregon licence lookupVerify by phone: 503-378-5849Verify by email: CCDHouseholdGoods@odot.oregon.govFMCSA SAFER
How do I file a complaint against an Oregon mover?
Complaints about a move inside Oregon go to Oregon Department of Transportation, Commerce and Compliance Division through CCDHouseholdGoods@odot.oregon.gov, 503-378-5849. A complaint about a move that crossed the Oregon state line goes to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration through the National Consumer Complaint Database instead.
Which Oregon agency authorises a household goods mover?
The Department of Transportation, not a utility commission. Oregon places for-hire household goods carriers under the Commerce and Compliance Division of ODOT, working from ORS 825: the certificate requirement at ORS 825.100, authority over for-hire carriers of household goods at ORS 825.202, local cartage at ORS 825.240, and the annual report and fee at ORS 825.247. Applications go in on form 9057.
Source: Oregon DOT, household goods mover application process
What does Oregon require of a permitted mover?
Oregon Department of Transportation, Commerce and Compliance Division publishes what applies to a company moving household goods in Oregon. Each of the following comes from the agency's own pages:
- Oregon requires an annual report and fee from a certificated household goods carrier under ORS 825.247, and funds consumer protection work through the motor carrier account under ORS 825.326.
Oregon Department of Transportation, Commerce and Compliance Division moving companies pageHow to apply for Oregon moving authorityOregon consumer information for movers
What is different about an interstate move from Oregon?
Moves crossing a state line are authorised by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration under a USDOT number and interstate household goods operating authority. A Oregon state licence does not cover that work, and the federal record is the one to check: confirm the USDOT number is active and authorised for household goods before paying a deposit.
Sources for Oregon licensing
- https://www.oregon.gov/odot/MCT/Pages/Household-Goods-Mover-Application-Process.aspx
- https://www.oregon.gov/odot/mct/pages/household-goods-authorized-movers-list.aspx
- https://www.oregon.gov/odot/Forms/Motcarr/9057fill.pdf
Last verified against agency pages: 2026-08-11
What does the federal count say about Oregon?
Of the 659 household goods registrants filed at a Oregonaddress, 246 carry the federal census classification for interstate operations. That is 37% of the state-address total. The other 413 do not carry that classification in this snapshot. Neither group is a list of movers serving every address inOregon: 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 inOregon without interstate classification does not substitute for that check.
How many licensed moving companies are registered in Oregon?
The FMCSA motor carrier census lists 659 registrants carrying household goods whose physical address is in Oregon, and 246 of those are classified by FMCSA as interstate operations. That figure counts companies whose federal registration lists a Oregon address, which is not the same as the number of companies that will serve a move in Oregon. An interstate move into or out of Oregon 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 Oregon move?
The dividing line is the shipment, not the mover's office. A move that begins and ends inside Oregonfollows the state authorisation described above. A move from Oregon 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.