Wyoming long distance
Long-distance moving companies in Wyoming
Wyoming Department of Transportation, Motor Vehicle Services Regulatory Section requires Wyoming letter of authority for intrastate operation as a motor carrier for work inside Wyoming, not a credential written only for movers. Interstate household goods authority is a separate federal record.
Researched and written by Grant Holloway · Reviewed by Amanda Brooks · Last reviewed August 2026
Who regulates moving companies in Wyoming?
Wyoming Department of Transportation, Motor Vehicle Services Regulatory Section enforces household goods moving rules in Wyoming, and sits within the Wyoming Department of Transportation. Movers are licensed under Wyoming Commercial Vehicle Act, Wyo. Stat. 31-18-101 to 31-18-903. The operating rules sit in WYDOT Motor Carrier Rules, Chapter 1. Moves crossing the Wyoming state line fall under the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration instead, a separate authorisation with separate requirements.
Source: Wyoming Department of Transportation, Motor Vehicle Services Regulatory Section
Does Wyoming issue a mover-specific authorisation?
Wyoming issues no authorisation written specifically for household goods movers, so there is no mover credential number to look up. Wyoming does still require operating authority to carry property for hire inside the state, and a mover must hold it: the credential is the Wyoming letter of authority for intrastate operation as a motor carrier. It is not a mover licence, it is the authority any for-hire property carrier in Wyoming holds, and a company moving your household goods inside Wyoming without it is operating unlawfully. For a move crossing the Wyoming state line, FMCSA registration applies instead.
Wyoming Department of Transportation, Motor Vehicle Services Regulatory Section household goods pageFMCSA SAFER
How can I verify a Wyoming mover before booking?
Wyoming publishes the application for intrastate operating authority but no public register of holders, so a carrier's standing is confirmed with the Regulatory Section on 307-777-4850 rather than looked up online. For a move leaving Wyoming, check the company's USDOT record in FMCSA SAFER as well. Holding one authorisation does not imply the other.
Wyoming Department of Transportation, Motor Vehicle Services Regulatory Section: WYDOT Regulatory Section, 5300 Bishop Boulevard, Cheyenne WY 82009-3340Verify by phone: 307-777-4850Verify by email: MVS@wyo.govFMCSA SAFER
How do I file a complaint against a Wyoming mover?
Complaints about a move inside Wyoming go to Wyoming Department of Transportation, Motor Vehicle Services Regulatory Section through WYDOT Regulatory Section, 307-777-4850. A complaint about a move that crossed the Wyoming state line goes to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration through the National Consumer Complaint Database instead.
Wyoming complaint channelFMCSA National Consumer Complaint Database
What credential does a Wyoming mover actually hold?
A general one. Wyoming's letter of authority is issued to a person to operate a motor vehicle as a motor carrier transporting people or property, and the department's application is required only where a carrier both picks up and drops off a load inside Wyoming. The words household goods do not appear in the Commercial Vehicle Act, so what a Wyoming mover shows is the same authority a livestock hauler or a general freight carrier shows.
Can the Wyoming Public Service Commission help with a moving dispute?
No. The commission sets out its scope as electricity, gas, water, telecommunications and pipeline safety, with no motor carrier category, which is worth knowing because in several neighbouring states the public service commission is exactly the body that licenses movers. In Wyoming the transport side sits with the Department of Transportation and there is no state rate rule for a mover to breach.
Source: Wyoming Public Service Commission, rules and statutes
What does Wyoming require of a moving company?
Wyoming Department of Transportation, Motor Vehicle Services Regulatory Section publishes what applies to a company moving household goods in Wyoming. Each of the following comes from the agency's own pages:
- A Wyoming operating authority application costs $50, and a replacement letter of authority costs $10.
- A Wyoming carrier must keep its records for at least three years and produce them for department inspection or audit.
- Wyoming's private motor carrier category turns on a gross vehicle weight above 26,000 pounds, so the rules reach a mover by vehicle size as well as by hire.
Wyoming Department of Transportation, Motor Vehicle Services Regulatory Section moving companies pageHow to apply for Wyoming moving authorityWyoming consumer information for movers
What is different about an interstate move from Wyoming?
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 Wyoming 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 Wyoming licensing
- https://dot.state.wy.us/home/trucking_commercial_vehicles/operating_authority.html
- https://www.dot.state.wy.us/files/live/sites/wydot/files/shared/Compliance_and_Investigation/Rules%20&%20Regs.pdf
- https://www.wyoleg.gov/statutes/compress/title31.pdf
- https://psc.wyo.gov/home/rules-and-statutes
Last verified against agency pages: 2026-08-11
What does the federal count say about Wyoming?
Of the 147 household goods registrants filed at a Wyomingaddress, 72 carry the federal census classification for interstate operations. That is 49% of the state-address total. The other 75 do not carry that classification in this snapshot. Neither group is a list of movers serving every address inWyoming: 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 inWyoming without interstate classification does not substitute for that check.
How many licensed moving companies are registered in Wyoming?
The FMCSA motor carrier census lists 147 registrants carrying household goods whose physical address is in Wyoming, and 72 of those are classified by FMCSA as interstate operations. That figure counts companies whose federal registration lists a Wyoming address, which is not the same as the number of companies that will serve a move in Wyoming. An interstate move into or out of Wyoming 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 Wyoming move?
The dividing line is the shipment, not the mover's office. A move that begins and ends inside Wyomingfollows the state authorisation described above. A move from Wyoming 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.