Salt Lake City, UT long distance
Long-distance moving companies in Salt Lake City, Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah has 23 federally registered household goods carriers filed at a Salt Lake City address that hold granted operating authority, and 11 of the entries published here are classified by FMCSA as interstate operations. The IRS county outflow file for filing years 2022 to 2023 records 11,478 households leaving Salt Lake County for another state across 174 published destination counties. The largest published out-of-state destination reached from Salt Lake City in that data is Maricopa County, AZ, 683 road miles away. Any move that crosses a state line is regulated federally rather than by Utah, so the carrier must hold granted federal household goods authority whatever state it is registered in.
Researched and written by Grant Holloway · Reviewed by Brittany Evans · Last reviewed August 2026
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Where do people moving out of Salt Lake City actually go, and how far is it?
Destinations are the largest out-of-state county destinations published in the IRS county outflow file for filing years 2022 to 2023, ordered by the number of households in that file. Households are tax returns, never people. Road distance and drive time are measured between the two centres by road, not in a straight line. The delivery window is the shared distance banding this site applies to every published lane and is not a delivery promise from any carrier.
| Destination | Households 2022 to 2023 | Road miles | Drive time | Typical delivery window |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maricopa County, AZ | 665 | 683 | 12.9 hours | 3 to 6 days |
| Clark County, NV | 587 | 430 | 8.6 hours | 2 to 5 days |
| Los Angeles County, CA | 477 | 678 | 12.1 hours | 3 to 6 days |
IRS county outflow file, 2022 to 2023OSRM road routingOSM Nominatim geocodingData as of 2023-12-31
Which Salt Lake City registrants are filed as interstate operations?
These are the Salt Lake City entries published on the parent city page whose federal record carries granted household goods authority and a carrier operation classification of interstate. The order is the agency's own registration date, earliest first. Fleet size is self-reported on the MCS-150 form, so it is not used as an ordering key and no score is applied.
| Registrant | USDOT | Docket | Power units filed |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROCKY MOUNTIAN MOVERS INC | 827130 | MC680339 | 11 |
| ARROW MOVING & STORAGE OF UTAH LP | 938664 | MC265649 | 6 |
| MOVING CONNECTIONS & CARNECTIONS AUTO TRANSPORT | 2028429 | MC536196 | 4 |
| THE MOVERS 123 | 2543320 | MC953156 | 3 |
| TWO MEN AND A TRUCK | 3356449 | MC1074034 | 15 |
| MIRACLE MOVERS | 3542660 | MC1650943 | 11 |
| INFINITE MOVING LLC | 3905116 | FF059890 | 3 |
| RZR MOVERS LLC | 4233631 | MC1638309 | 1 |
| LOYAL MOVING AND STORAGE LLC | 4256547 | MC1650753 | 1 |
| ROCKY MOUNTAIN MOVERS | 4509308 | MC1784998 | 12 |
| PINK ZEBRA MOVING OF SALT LAKE CITY | 4545213 | MC1804346 | 2 |
Source: FMCSA motor carrier census and operating authority datasets. Census as of 2026-08-15, authority as of 2026-08-16.
What does a long-distance move out of Salt Lake City cost?
These are editorial estimates for a full-service interstate move by household size. They are not quotes, not transacted prices and not measured in Salt Lake City. The published road distances above are the reason the range is wide: a 300 mile move and a 2,000 mile move price differently at the same household size.
| Household size | Estimated interstate total |
|---|---|
| Studio | $1,540–$3,900 |
| 1 Bedroom | $2,100–$5,070 |
| 2 Bedroom | $2,800–$6,500 |
| 3 Bedroom | $4,060–$10,075 |
| 4 Bedroom | $5,460–$13,975 |
| 5+ Bedroom | $6,720–$17,550 |
Estimated range · Statewide estimate — Estimated full-service interstate total for a 1 bedroom household on a typical 1,000-mile lane. Packing, valuation, storage, and shuttle fees are extra. Editorial estimate, not a measured transaction price. Reviewed May 2026. Last reviewed May 2026. Methodology
Who regulates a long-distance move out of Salt Lake City?
A move from Salt Lake City across a state line is regulated by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, which sets the written estimate requirements, the valuation choices and the complaint route. Utah publishes no state licensing program for household goods movers, so the federal rules are the only ones that apply either way.
How do you verify a Salt Lake City long-distance carrier before signing?
Salt Lake City has 23 registrants at a local address with granted household goods authority; 11 file an interstate carrier-operation classification and 12 do not. That gap is why a reader should match the estimate to an exact USDOT record rather than treat every locally filed household goods registrant as an interstate carrier.
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. For an interstate move, the usable check is the carrier's federal USDOT record and granted household goods authority.
- Ask which USDOT number will appear on the bill of lading for the move out of Salt Lake City, then match that number to the legal or trade name on the written estimate.
- Confirm that exact record shows granted household goods authority. 11 of 23 locally filed authorised registrants carry an interstate operation classification.
- Check the current authority status close to pickup. A census registration, a local listing or a state filing does not keep federal household goods authority active.
- For the pickup-side state check, follow the Utah rule above; it is separate from the federal authority required for the interstate leg.