Earle W. Noyes & Sons review (2026)
Last reviewed August 2026How we research moving companiesEditorial standards
Earle W. Noyes & Sons is registered with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration under USDOT 51022 and MC 38092. Founded in 1923 and headquartered in Portland, ME, Earle W. Noyes & Sons covers interstate (48). A two-bedroom interstate move with Earle W. Noyes & Sons is estimated at $1,400–$5,200, before packing, valuation, and storage.
Key facts
- USDOT number
- 51022
- MC / docket number
- MC-38092
- FMCSA legal name
- EARLE W NOYES & SON
- Carrier or broker
- carrier
- Carrier operation
- Interstate
- Federal filing address
- Portland, ME
- Power units
- 14
- Drivers
- 7
- MCS-150 filed
- 2025-12-26
- Safety rating
- Satisfactory
- Safety rating date
- 1983-08-11
- Last compliance review
- 1983-01-31
- Founded
- 1923
- Headquarters
- Portland, ME
- Coverage
- Interstate (48)
- 2-bedroom interstate estimate
- $1,400–$5,200
- Services
- Local, Long-distance, Packing, Storage, Specialty/Piano
- Data as of
- 2026-08-16
- Last verified
- 2026-08-18
Earle W. Noyes & Sons
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Earle W. Noyes & Sons files from Portland, Maine as a single federal registrant, with fourteen power units and seven drivers on the federal file and no parent, franchise network or sibling registration located in the records reviewed. The registrant's legal name and its longer trading name are recorded as the federal file carries them. The file shows a satisfactory safety rating dated 11 August 1983 following a compliance review of that era; that is a dated federal snapshot and is reported with its date rather than as an assessment of the company today. The company states first-party that it has been moving Maine households since 1923.
- Best for
- Maine households moving within New England or out of state who want a century-old single-registrant carrier rather than an agency chain
- Main trade-off
- The only safety rating on the federal file dates from the early 1980s, so it says nothing about current operations either way.
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What is Earle W. Noyes & Sons's USDOT number and is its authority active?
The USDOT number of Earle W. Noyes & Sons is 51022. This reflects the federal record as of 2026-08-16.
Is Earle W. Noyes & Sons licensed to move within Maine?
Maine'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 Maine. The Public Utilities Commission lists electricity, telecommunications, natural gas, water and ferries as the utilities it regulates and no motor carrier category. The Bureau of Motor Vehicles Motor Carrier Services office issues registration, fuel tax, insurance filing and federal number credentials, and publishes guides for running a bus service and a taxi or limousine service but none for running a moving company. The Attorney General's own movers page treats the federal household goods rules as the governing regime and states they do not apply to a move between two locations in the same state, without naming a Maine credential or a Maine rate rule in their place. The search is complete against these domains; nothing on them speaks to a mover authorisation or a mover's rates either way. On that basis we name no Maine licence for Earle W. Noyes & Sons and we have not verified its state authorisation; the absence of a published requirement is not evidence that the company lacks one. Holding federal interstate authority is a separate thing from holding state authorisation for a move that starts and ends inside one state.
What is Earle W. Noyes & Sons's USDOT number?
Earle W. Noyes & Sons carries USDOT number 51022 and docket number MC-38092 on the FMCSA company census file. The registered legal name is EARLE W NOYES & SON. The filed physical address is Portland, ME. The registration covers interstate operations. The census records the operation classification for Earle W. Noyes & Sons as authorized for hire.
Federal source: FMCSA SAFER Company Snapshot for USDOT 51022 · Data as of August 16, 2026
How big is Earle W. Noyes & Sons's fleet?
Earle W. Noyes & Sons reports 14 power units and 7 drivers on its federal registration. Power units count trucks, tractors and other self-powered vehicles the company operates, not trailers. Earle W. Noyes & Sons last updated that federal registration on December 26, 2025, so the counts describe the fleet as filed on that date rather than today.
Federal source: FMCSA SAFER Company Snapshot for USDOT 51022 · Data as of August 16, 2026
Does Earle W. Noyes & Sons have a federal safety rating?
Earle W. Noyes & Sons holds a federal safety rating of Satisfactory on its census record, issued on August 11, 1983. A safety rating is assigned after a compliance review, and the most recent review of Earle W. Noyes & Sons on the federal record is dated January 31, 1983. The rating reflects that review and is not updated continuously.
Federal source: FMCSA SAFER Company Snapshot for USDOT 51022 · Data as of August 16, 2026
Is Earle W. Noyes & Sons a carrier, a broker, or both?
Earle W. Noyes & Sons holds motor carrier authority on its federal licensing record and does not hold property broker authority. Carrier authority means Earle W. Noyes & Sons is licensed to perform moves with its own trucks and crews rather than arrange them through another company. The crew that arrives on moving day works under this authority, and Earle W. Noyes & Sons carries the federal liability for the shipment. The licensing record for Earle W. Noyes & Sons shows household goods authority.
Federal source: FMCSA licensing record, read by hand · Data as of August 16, 2026
Is Earle W. Noyes & Sons authorised to move household goods?
Earle W. Noyes & Sons holds active operating authority covering household goods on its federal licensing record. This is a stronger statement than the cargo classification on the census registration. Authority is the licence to carry that freight for hire, and it has to be active for Earle W. Noyes & Sons to move a household across state lines lawfully.
Federal source: FMCSA licensing record, read by hand · Data as of August 16, 2026
Information provided by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
How much can a mover charge above a non-binding estimate?
On an interstate move priced with a non-binding estimate, a mover may require no more than 110% of the estimated charges before it will release your goods at delivery. That cap is set by 49 CFR 375.407, and it applies to the mover you hire regardless of what the final weight turns out to be. Anything owed above that amount is not payable on delivery day: the mover must bill you for it, and you have 30 days from delivery to pay it under 49 CFR 375.407.
Source: 49 CFR 375.407, eCFR
What is a mover liable for if my belongings are damaged?
Every interstate mover must offer released value, the no-extra-charge level of liability set by 49 CFR 375.701. Under released value the mover owes 60 cents per pound per article, so a claim is settled on what a damaged item weighs rather than on what it is worth. A heavy item pays out more than a light expensive one. The alternative is full value protection, which a mover must also offer, costs extra, and settles at repair, replacement, or a cash equivalent. Released value applies by default if you sign nothing else.
Source: 49 CFR 375.701, eCFR
How can I verify Earle W. Noyes & Sons?
Federal record: FMCSA SAFER Company Snapshot for USDOT 51022 · Data as of 2026-08-16 · Last verified 2026-08-18