Piepho Moving & Storage review (2026)

Piepho Moving & Storage in one paragraph

Piepho Moving & Storage has been operating since 1952 (about 74 years), runs out of Rochester, MN, and covers all 50 states. Current FMCSA filing shows USDOT 286311 and MC 133951. Piepho Moving & Storage, Inc. files from Highway 14 West in Rochester, Minnesota, active on the federal census with household goods and general freight cargo entries, eighteen power units, twenty-one drivers, a current MCS-150 filing and docket MC-133951 on the registration. The filed contact email uses the company's own domain, so registrant and consumer-facing brand agree inside the federal data. The licensing record shows active common carrier authority and active contract carrier authority with property and household goods checked; the roles are reported separately rather than merged, and no broker authority is verified on this docket. The company is an Allied Van Lines agent; Allied holds its own separate federal registration and no Allied identifier is stored here or presented as Piepho's number. FMCSA safety rating on file: Satisfactory, dated 4 February 1997, following a compliance review dated 8 January 1997; that is a dated federal snapshot rather than a current assessment. The company states it has provided professional moving services since 1952.

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, Piepho Moving & Storage quotes generally land in the $1,800–$5,600 range, with the midpoint of that estimated range near $3,700. 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 Piepho Moving & Storage 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

Southern Minnesota and western Wisconsin household and commercial moves handled by an Allied agent that files its own household goods registration. That is an editorial view of fit, not a measured performance result: we hold no complaint-rate, claims-outcome or satisfaction dataset for Piepho Moving & Storage. 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 Piepho Moving & Storage. 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.

Piepho Moving & Storage vs the competition

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 Piepho Moving & Storage, 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.