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McLaughlin Transportation Systems review (2026)

Ryan Mitchell, Moving Company Researcher at BestMovers.info
Researched and written byRyan MitchellMoving Company Researcher
Amanda Brooks, Senior Editorial Reviewer at BestMovers.info
Reviewed byAmanda BrooksSenior Editorial Reviewer

Last reviewed August 2026How we research moving companiesEditorial standards

McLaughlin Transportation Systems is registered with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration under USDOT 154194 and MC 63020. Founded in 1936 and headquartered in Nashua, NH, McLaughlin Transportation Systems covers interstate (48). A two-bedroom interstate move with McLaughlin Transportation Systems is estimated at $1,400–$4,800, before packing, valuation, and storage. BestMovers.info publishes no numeric score, star rating or ranked order for moving companies. On the documented record, McLaughlin Transportation Systems is most relevant to new hampshire and massachusetts household moves handled by a long-established mayflower agency with its own crews.

Key facts

USDOT number
154194
MC / docket number
MC-63020
FMCSA legal name
MCLAUGHLIN TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS INC
Carrier or broker
both
Carrier operation
Interstate
Federal filing address
20 Progress Ave, Nashua, NH 03062
Power units
10
Drivers
8
MCS-150 filed
2026-03-11
Founded
1936
Headquarters
Nashua, NH
Coverage
Interstate (48)
2-bedroom interstate estimate
$1,400–$4,800
Services
Local, Long-distance, Packing, Storage, Corporate
Data as of
2026-08-15
Last verified
2026-08-18
Verdict

McLaughlin Transportation Systems

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McLaughlin Transportation Systems Inc files from Nashua, New Hampshire, active on the federal census with ten power units and eight drivers, and carries docket MC-63020 on the registration. The operating-authority presentation read for this registration shows three roles: motor carrier of household goods, motor carrier of property and broker of household goods. Property broker authority was not verified and is not inferred. The filed address is in New Hampshire while the company publishes an operating footprint across New Hampshire and Massachusetts; that is a difference between a filing address and a published service area, not a contradiction. No federal safety rating was located in the records reviewed. A third-party aggregator asserting a recent Satisfactory rating was read during verification and is not published here: an aggregator is not the federal file. The company states first-party that it is an agent of Mayflower Transit; Mayflower is a separate registrant and its corporate identifiers are recorded as van-line identifiers rather than stored on this record. The company states first-party that it was founded in 1936.

Best for
New Hampshire and Massachusetts household moves handled by a long-established Mayflower agency with its own crews
Main trade-off
The registration reports ten power units and eight drivers, so a large summer-peak interstate move may be scheduled around fleet availability rather than the reader's preferred date.

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What is McLaughlin Transportation Systems's USDOT number and is its authority active?

The USDOT number of McLaughlin Transportation Systems is 154194. This reflects the federal record as of 2026-08-15.

Why does the federal filing address differ from McLaughlin Transportation Systems’s office?

The federal registration files 20 Progress Ave, Nashua, NH 03062. The company publishes New Hampshire and Massachusetts as the base it serves customers from. Nashua is the address on the federal filing. The New Hampshire and Massachusetts footprint is what the company publishes for customers. A single filed address and a multi-state published footprint are not in conflict, and neither value is rewritten to match the other.

Both values read 2026-08-15.

Is McLaughlin Transportation Systems licensed to move within New Hampshire?

For a move that stays inside New Hampshire, movers are authorised by New Hampshire Department of Safety, Road Toll Bureau, part of the New Hampshire Department of Safety, Division of Administration, and the authorisation is called New Hampshire household goods carrier certificate or permit. The agency publishes no public lookup and no recorded phone or email for verifying an individual mover. We have not verified McLaughlin Transportation Systems's New Hampshire authorisation, and nothing here says it 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 McLaughlin Transportation Systems's USDOT number?

McLaughlin Transportation Systems carries USDOT number 154194 and docket number MC-63020 on the FMCSA company census file. The registered legal name is MCLAUGHLIN TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS INC. The filed physical address is 20 Progress Ave, Nashua, NH 03062. The registration covers interstate operations. The census records the operation classification for McLaughlin Transportation Systems as authorized for hire.

Federal source: FMCSA SAFER Company Snapshot for USDOT 154194 · Data as of August 15, 2026

How big is McLaughlin Transportation Systems's fleet?

McLaughlin Transportation Systems reports 10 power units and 8 drivers on its federal registration. Power units count trucks, tractors and other self-powered vehicles the company operates, not trailers. McLaughlin Transportation Systems last updated that federal registration on March 11, 2026, so the counts describe the fleet as filed on that date rather than today.

Federal source: FMCSA SAFER Company Snapshot for USDOT 154194 · Data as of August 15, 2026

Does McLaughlin Transportation Systems have a federal safety rating?

McLaughlin Transportation Systems has no federal safety rating on its census record. Most interstate carriers have never had a compliance review, and a rating is only assigned after one, so the absence of a rating is not a negative signal about McLaughlin Transportation Systems. It means no rating review has been recorded, and the other federal registration details remain the material check.

Federal source: FMCSA SAFER Company Snapshot for USDOT 154194 · Data as of August 15, 2026

Is McLaughlin Transportation Systems a carrier, a broker, or both?

McLaughlin Transportation Systems holds both motor carrier authority and property broker authority on its federal licensing record. Carrier authority means McLaughlin Transportation Systems can operate the trucks and crews that perform a move itself. Broker authority means McLaughlin Transportation Systems can also arrange a move that another licensed company performs. On any given job, ask which of the two applies before you sign, because it decides whose crew arrives on moving day and who is liable for your goods. The licensing record for McLaughlin Transportation Systems shows household goods authority, property authority, broker authority.

Federal source: FMCSA licensing record, read by hand · Data as of August 15, 2026

Is McLaughlin Transportation Systems authorised to move household goods?

McLaughlin Transportation Systems 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 McLaughlin Transportation Systems to move a household across state lines lawfully.

Federal source: FMCSA licensing record, read by hand · Data as of August 15, 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 McLaughlin Transportation Systems?

Federal record: FMCSA SAFER Company Snapshot for USDOT 154194 · Data as of 2026-08-15 · Last verified 2026-08-18

McLaughlin Transportation Systems in one paragraph

McLaughlin Transportation Systems has been operating since 1936 (about 90 years), runs out of Nashua, NH, and covers interstate (48). Current FMCSA filing shows USDOT 154194 and MC 63020. McLaughlin Transportation Systems Inc files from Nashua, New Hampshire, active on the federal census with ten power units and eight drivers, and carries docket MC-63020 on the registration. The operating-authority presentation read for this registration shows three roles: motor carrier of household goods, motor carrier of property and broker of household goods. Property broker authority was not verified and is not inferred. The filed address is in New Hampshire while the company publishes an operating footprint across New Hampshire and Massachusetts; that is a difference between a filing address and a published service area, not a contradiction. No federal safety rating was located in the records reviewed. A third-party aggregator asserting a recent Satisfactory rating was read during verification and is not published here: an aggregator is not the federal file. The company states first-party that it is an agent of Mayflower Transit; Mayflower is a separate registrant and its corporate identifiers are recorded as van-line identifiers rather than stored on this record. The company states first-party that it was founded in 1936.

Estimated cost of a move with this carrier

This is an estimated quote range, not a record of prices paid. For a 2-bedroom interstate move, McLaughlin Transportation Systems quotes generally land in the $1,400–$4,800 range, with the midpoint of that estimated range near $3,100. The low end of that range usually applies to off-season runs under 1,000 miles with self-packing; the high end shows up on full-service summer moves over 2,000 miles.

Local hourly pricing through McLaughlin Transportation Systems is not published by the company and we hold no rate card for it. Our national editorial estimate for a two-mover crew and a truck on a local move is $105 to $155 an hour, May 2026, and it is a model figure rather than a quote from this carrier. Ask whether travel time, fuel surcharge, and stair fees sit inside or outside the hourly number, because that is where two apparently identical quotes diverge.

Where this carrier may fit

New Hampshire and Massachusetts household moves handled by a long-established Mayflower agency with its own crews. That is an editorial view of fit, not a measured performance result: we hold no complaint-rate, claims-outcome or satisfaction dataset for McLaughlin Transportation Systems. Three things make any move with this company more predictable, whatever the carrier: an inventory list locked in two or more weeks ahead, a binding not-to-exceed estimate in writing, and a destination ZIP the company services directly rather than through a subcontracted agent.

How to work around the main trade-off

The trade-off summarised at the top of this page is the one that most often costs readers money with McLaughlin Transportation Systems. Two questions defuse it at quote stage: ask for the specific line items that drive the number up on your move profile, and ask whether the crew at your origin is employed directly or subcontracted to a local agent.

Then price the same inventory with one alternative below. A second quote on identical inventory is the only reliable way to tell whether the premium buys you anything on your particular lane.

McLaughlin Transportation Systems vs the competition

CarrierFounded2BR price range
McLaughlin Transportation Systems1936$1,400–$4,800
Allied Van Lines1928$3,200–$7,500
Atlas Van Lines1948$3,000–$7,200

Booking process, step by step

  • Request a quote with a complete inventory list. Online forms are fine for a first pass; a video survey is what makes a binding number stick.
  • Insist on binding-not-to-exceed in writing. Federal rules let a carrier collect up to 110% of a non-binding estimate at delivery, with the balance billed later; a binding not-to-exceed estimate removes that exposure.
  • Confirm valuation coverage. Released value (the federal default) pays $0.60 per pound. Full-value protection costs more but actually replaces a damaged TV.
  • Confirm pickup and delivery windows. For interstate jobs the delivery window is a range, not a date — plan accordingly.
  • On move day, walk the truck and check the inventory list before signing the Bill of Lading. Note any pre-existing damage on the form.

What this page does and does not say

We publish no numeric score, star rating or ranked order for McLaughlin Transportation Systems, and we recommend no company over another. What this page carries is the federal registration record above and the sourced facts beside it. Read those, then price the same written inventory with one alternative before you sign.

Updated August 2026 Reviewed by Amanda Brooks182 company profiles published

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Frequently asked questions

Is McLaughlin Transportation Systems licensed and insured?
McLaughlin Transportation Systems operates under USDOT 154194 and MC 63020. Verify current standing, insurance on file, and household goods authority on safer.fmcsa.dot.gov before signing a contract.
How much does McLaughlin Transportation Systems cost for a 2-bedroom move?
A 2-bedroom interstate move with McLaughlin Transportation Systems is typically estimated at $1,400–$4,800. Final price depends on distance, season, packing services, and access conditions on both ends.
Does McLaughlin Transportation Systems offer binding estimates?
McLaughlin Transportation Systems offers binding-not-to-exceed quotes on request. Always ask for one in writing before move day, especially on interstate jobs.
What services does McLaughlin Transportation Systems include?
McLaughlin Transportation Systems offers local, long-distance, packing, storage, corporate. Confirm which add-ons are bundled into the base quote and which are billed separately.
Where does McLaughlin Transportation Systems operate?
McLaughlin Transportation Systems covers interstate (48) and is headquartered in Nashua, NH, where it has been based since 1936.
Who is McLaughlin Transportation Systems best suited to?
McLaughlin Transportation Systems suits new Hampshire and Massachusetts household moves handled by a long-established Mayflower agency with its own crews. The main trade-off to plan around: The registration reports ten power units and eight drivers, so a large summer-peak interstate move may be scheduled around fleet availability rather than the reader's preferred date. Compare at least one alternative quote before you sign.

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