Stewart Moving & Storage review (2026)

Stewart Moving & Storage in one paragraph

Stewart Moving & Storage has been operating since 2000 (about 26 years), runs out of Midlothian, VA, and covers interstate (48). Current FMCSA filing shows USDOT 1194537 and MC 531584. The Wes Stewart Corporation, trading as Stewart Moving and Storage, files from Midlothian, Virginia, active on the federal census with 95 power units and 71 drivers, and carries docket MC-531584. The operating-authority presentation read for this registration shows four distinct roles held by the same registrant: motor carrier of household goods, motor carrier of property, broker of household goods and broker of property. Authority held is not the same thing as how any individual shipment is arranged, and nothing here says a given move is brokered. The company operates multiple branch offices under this one federal registration, so the branches are not separate legal entities and are not recorded as related registrations. No current van-line relationship was established from the company's own sources, so none is asserted. No federal safety rating is on file. The federal file records a compliance review dated 21 September 2022 that did not result in a rating, stored here as a dated review event only. The company states first-party that it was founded in 2000.

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, Stewart Moving & Storage quotes generally land in the $1,500–$5,200 range, with the midpoint of that estimated range near $3,350. 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 Stewart 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

Virginia and mid-Atlantic moves where the reader wants a carrier operating a large in-house fleet across several branch offices. That is an editorial view of fit, not a measured performance result: we hold no complaint-rate, claims-outcome or satisfaction dataset for Stewart 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 Stewart 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.

Stewart 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 Stewart 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.