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How to read a moving-company profile
Every carrier on this page lists the same baseline: USDOT number, MC number, BBB rating, year founded, and headquarters. Those five fields settle whether the company is real and trading. They don't, by themselves, tell you whether the company is good — that's where the editorial summary, complaint history, and price range come in.
The directory currently profiles 182 national, regional, and DIY brands. Nothing here is ranked and no company carries a score: the order on the hub is for browsing only, and the sourced detail lives on each company's own page.
What the license line actually means
USDOT is the federal carrier ID assigned by the FMCSA. Anyone moving household goods across state lines has to have one. If a website doesn't list it, that's a yellow flag at minimum.
MC number (Motor Carrier authority) is what gives the company permission to move freight for hire across state lines. It's a separate filing from USDOT and shows up on the same SAFER record.
BBB rating runs A+ through F. The letter is the BBB's own scoring of the company, not customer reviews. A company can have an A+ from BBB and still average 2.5 stars from customers — both numbers belong on the page.
National carrier, van line, or local independent
National carriers (Allied, United, Mayflower, North American, Atlas) operate as agent networks. The brand handles dispatch, billing, and tracking; the actual crew is a local agent. Quality often tracks more closely with the agent in your specific city than with the brand on the truck.
Regional and local independents own their fleet, hire their own crews, and usually price 15–25% under the national brands on local jobs. Trade-off: limited geography, smaller claims department, and capacity that disappears in peak season.
DIY platforms (PODS, U-Pack, U-Haul U-Box, 1-800-PACK-RAT) are container-and-driver services. You load and unload; they handle the long-haul. For interstate moves under 1,500 miles with a flexible delivery window, this is consistently the cheapest option that's still safe.
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Click any carrier for the full review, pricing range, and verdict.
Company summaries are based on publicly available information from official mover websites, FMCSA records, BBB profiles, and recent customer review patterns. Logos are displayed for brand identification in an independent directory and do not imply partnership, sponsorship, or endorsement.
Golden Van Lines Incorporated files from Colorado, active on the federal census with a household goods cargo entry and a fleet of about a dozen power units, and the licensing file carries common authority on the same registration. Several unconnected registrants across the country trade under the same name; the Colorado registration is the one this profile describes because its operating state, its filed contact address on the company's own domain and its brand identity all agree, and the others are recorded as same-name collisions rather than related entities. The company is an Atlas Van Lines agent, and any Atlas corporate identifier that appears on its website identifies the van line and is never attached to this registration. The business describes itself as family owned since 1904.
Weleski Transfer, Inc. of Tarentum, Pennsylvania is the carrier registration this profile describes: active on the federal census with household goods and general property cargo entries, a fleet in the mid-thirties, and common authority on the licensing file. Two further registrations sit around it. A second active registration at the same Tarentum address carries broker authority under a separate USDOT, and a Cleveland registration filed under a related company name carries a census record whose licensing row was not located. Neither is folded into the carrier record and neither is described as a sibling, a predecessor, a successor or a superseded registration, because the corporate relationship between them has not been established. The company is an Atlas Van Lines agent and no Atlas corporate identifier is stored here. The business dates itself to 1909.
Pickens-Kane Moving & Storage Co Inc files from North Milwaukee Avenue in Chicago, active on the federal census with household goods and general freight cargo entries, ten power units and a current MCS-150 filing. One docket sits on the registration, and the company's own website publishes the same registration number the census carries, so registrant and consumer-facing brand agree. No licensing row was returned for this registration in the federal authority mirror read for this profile, so authority is described from the census and the docket rather than from a licensing status this project did not see. No van-line agency was established in research and none is asserted here. The business describes itself as serving Chicago since 1914.
Poseidon Moving Inc files from Brookline, Massachusetts, active on the federal census with household goods and general freight cargo entries and one docket on the registration. The company's own website publishes the same federal registration number the census carries, and the filed contact address uses the brand's own domain, so registrant and brand agree. The site also publishes a Massachusetts intrastate household goods licence number; that is a state identifier and is not treated as a federal registration here. No licensing row was returned for this registration in the federal authority mirror read for this profile. The federal file records a conditional safety rating following a compliance review, and that rating is reported rather than smoothed. No van-line affiliation was verified and none is asserted. The company publishes no founding year of its own.
Michael's Moving and Storage Inc files from Ashford Street in Allston, Massachusetts, active on the federal census with household goods and general freight cargo entries, fourteen power units and a current MCS-150 filing. The licensing file returns two authority roles on the one docket and they are reported separately: motor carrier of household goods, active, and motor carrier of property except household goods, also active. No broker authority was located and none is claimed. The company's own website prints its federal registration number with leading zeros; that is a formatting difference on the same number rather than a competing value, so it is normalised and no source conflict is recorded. No van-line affiliation was verified. The company states only how long it has served Greater Boston, not a year, so no founding year is published here.
Noted for: Boston-area household and commercial moves where the shipment moves under the company's own household goods authority rather than a brokered assignment.
Smith Dray Line & Storage Co Inc files from Park Commerce Road in Greenville, South Carolina, active on the federal census with a household goods cargo entry, fifty-six power units, fifty-two drivers, a current MCS-150 filing and docket MC-6774 on the registration. The federal contact address uses the company's own domain, so registrant and consumer-facing brand are tied inside the federal data rather than by the site's own claim. No licensing row was returned for this registration in the federal authority mirror read for this profile, so authority is described from the census entry and the docket rather than from a licensing status this project did not see. The company is an Atlas Van Lines agent; Atlas holds its own separate federal registration and no Atlas identifier is stored here or presented as Smith Dray Line's number. The federal file carries a Satisfactory safety rating dated 15 May 1987, which is reported as the dated snapshot it is and not as a current evaluation. The company states it has traded since 1888.
Noted for: Upstate South Carolina and western North Carolina household and commercial relocations handled by a long-established Atlas agent that files its own household goods registration.
Hansen Bros Transfer & Storage Co Inc, trading as Hansen Bros. Moving & Storage, files from Aurora Avenue North in Seattle, active on the federal census with forty-six power units, forty-two drivers, a current MCS-150 filing and docket MC-59073 on the registration. The federal trade name matches the consumer-facing brand and the company's own footer publishes the same registration number, so registrant and brand agree from two directions. The licensing record shows more than one authority role on the registration, and the roles are reported separately rather than merged: holding broker authority alongside carrier authority is a fact about the docket, not a statement that any particular household move is brokered. 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 Hansen's. The Washington UTC permit number the site publishes is a state identifier and is not recorded as a federal registration. FMCSA safety rating on file: Satisfactory, dated 10 October 2006, following a compliance review dated 4 October 2006; that is a dated federal snapshot rather than a current assessment. The company states it has served the Puget Sound area since 1890.
Noted for: Puget Sound household and commercial relocations handled by an independent registrant that files its own household goods registration and moves interstate freight through the Allied network.
Sourdough Express Inc files from Driveway Street in Fairbanks, Alaska, active on the federal census with one hundred and thirteen power units, one hundred and thirty-seven drivers, a current MCS-150 filing and docket MC-118527 on the registration. The filed contact email uses the company's own domain, tying registrant and brand inside the federal data. This registration is the primary one described on this page. Other registrations sharing the Sourdough name and contact ecosystem were located and are disclosed separately as related registrations with the relationship recorded as unresolved: nothing here calls any of them a predecessor, a sibling or a superseded filing, and the freight forwarder authority carried by one of them belongs to that registrant alone and is not presented as authority held by Sourdough Express Inc. FMCSA safety rating on file: Satisfactory, dated 18 February 2025, following a compliance review dated 14 February 2025; it is stored as the dated federal snapshot it is. The company states it has served Alaska since 1898.
Noted for: Alaska household and freight relocations, including Fairbanks, Anchorage and Soldotna work, handled by a large in-state carrier that files its own registration.
Muscular Moving Men LLC files from East Mohawk Lane in Phoenix, Arizona, active on the federal census with household goods and general freight cargo entries, twenty-two power units, forty-two drivers, a current MCS-150 filing and docket MC-691493 on the registration. The filed contact email uses the company's own domain, so registrant and consumer-facing brand agree inside the federal data. Additional inactive registrations associated with the Muscular Moving Men brand were identified and are disclosed separately with the relationship recorded as unresolved; nothing here describes them as former, historical or superseded filings, and no reason for their inactive status is asserted. No federal safety rating was located for this registration, which is neither a positive nor a negative signal. No van-line affiliation was established and none is claimed. The company's own history page states it was founded in 2008 by two Scottsdale friends who began with borrowed trucks.
Noted for: Phoenix and greater Arizona household moves booked directly with a carrier that runs its own crews and files its own household goods registration.
Marathon Moving Company Inc files from Will Drive in Canton, Massachusetts, active on the federal census with a household goods cargo entry, eleven power units, fourteen drivers and docket MC-405568 on the registration. The filed contact email uses the company's own domain, and the company's own licence block publishes the same registration and docket numbers, so registrant and brand agree from two directions. Several unrelated registrants share the words Marathon Moving nationally; identity here was resolved through the domain, the filed address, the federal contact evidence and the company's own site, and those other registrants are excluded rather than disclosed as connected companies. The Massachusetts MDPU number the site publishes alongside its federal numbers is a state licence identifier and is not recorded as a federal registration. The company is an Allied Van Lines agent; Allied holds its own separate registration and no Allied identifier is stored on this record. No federal safety rating was located for this registration. The company states that Paul and Gail Nelson started the business in the spring of 2000.
Look up the USDOT number on safer.fmcsa.dot.gov. The record shows active status, insurance on file, and complaint history. Takes about 30 seconds and should be done before any deposit.
What does the BBB rating actually mean?
It's the BBB's own scoring of the company's complaint resolution and trading history. It runs A+ to F and is independent of customer review averages. A company can have A+ from BBB and 2.5 stars from customers — both numbers belong on the same page.
Are national van lines better than local movers?
Better for what? National brands win on interstate logistics, claims handling, and tracking. Local independents almost always win on local-job pricing and crew familiarity with your specific neighborhood.
Why do quotes from the same company vary so much?
Online quotes use generic ZIP-to-ZIP rates. In-home and video surveys use actual inventory. The difference between the two is often 20–40%. Always get the latter for moves over 5,000 lb.
What's a fair deposit to pay?
Under $100, ideally on a credit card (which gives you chargeback rights). Anything over that — especially in cash or wire — is a red flag in this industry.
