Utah long distance
Long-distance moving companies in Utah
Utah's own agency domains carry neither an authorisation written for household goods movers nor a rule about what a mover may charge for a move inside Utah. UDOT's Motor Carrier Division publishes intrastate registration, fuel tax, size and weight permitting and safety credentials, and names no household goods credential among them. The Motor Carrier Safety Act at Utah Code Title 72 Chapter 9 does not use the term household goods at all. The Division of Consumer Protection registers a long list of named trades and movers are not one of them. The search is complete against these domains; nothing on them speaks to a mover authorisation or a mover's rates either way.
Researched and written by Grant Holloway · Reviewed by Amanda Brooks · Last reviewed August 2026
Who regulates moving companies in Utah?
Utah's own agency domains carry neither an authorisation written for household goods movers nor a rule about what a mover may charge for a move inside Utah. UDOT's Motor Carrier Division publishes intrastate registration, fuel tax, size and weight permitting and safety credentials, and names no household goods credential among them. The Motor Carrier Safety Act at Utah Code Title 72 Chapter 9 does not use the term household goods at all. The Division of Consumer Protection registers a long list of named trades and movers are not one of them. The search is complete against these domains; nothing on them speaks to a mover authorisation or a mover's rates either way.
That is a completed source finding, not a claim that Utah has no applicable law. For an interstate move, verify the carrier's USDOT record and granted household goods authority in FMCSA SAFER. For a move wholly inside Utah, ask the company to identify its current state authority in writing and verify that claim with the agency it names.
State domains checked: connect.udot.utah.gov, le.utah.gov, commerce.utah.gov
https://connect.udot.utah.gov/business/motor-carriers/motor-carrier-registration-credentials/https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title72/Chapter9/72-9-S301.htmlhttps://commerce.utah.gov/dcp/
Check a carrier in FMCSA SAFERWhat does the federal count say about Utah?
Of the 814 household goods registrants filed at a Utahaddress, 224 carry the federal census classification for interstate operations. That is 28% of the state-address total. The other 590 do not carry that classification in this snapshot. Neither group is a list of movers serving every address inUtah: 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 inUtah without interstate classification does not substitute for that check.
How many licensed moving companies are registered in Utah?
The FMCSA motor carrier census lists 814 registrants carrying household goods whose physical address is in Utah, and 224 of those are classified by FMCSA as interstate operations. That figure counts companies whose federal registration lists a Utah address, which is not the same as the number of companies that will serve a move in Utah. An interstate move into or out of Utah 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 Utah move?
The dividing line is the shipment, not the mover's office. A move that begins and ends inside Utahfollows the state authorisation described above. A move from Utah 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.