1-800-PACK-RAT
USDOT 1534531, filed as 1-800-PACK-RAT LLC, active on the census with 345 power units. Registered cargo classes: general freight. Household goods is not among the registered cargo classes on this record.
Moving container and truck rental companies, and what they hold federally
BestMovers.info holds federal records for 8 container, truck rental and moving marketplace brands, of which 6 are matched to a USDOT registration in the FMCSA Company Census File as of 2026-08-13. Most of them are not household goods carriers, and several file no household goods cargo class at all. That distinction decides which federal consumer protections apply to your shipment. This page states each brand's federal position as filed, with no rating and no ranked order.
Researched and written by Ashley Davis · Reviewed by Emily Johnson · Last reviewed August 2026
How this list is ordered
Brands are listed alphabetically inside each group. There is no ordering by size, price or preference, because these companies do not sell the same service as each other and a single order would imply a comparison the record does not support. BestMovers.info publishes no rating, no score and no ranked order. Every federal line below is the census row as filed, dated 2026-08-13, and an unmatched brand is reported as unmatched rather than left blank.
Container and truck rental brands
These brands supply the container or the truck. Where the census row files no household goods cargo class, the federal household goods consumer rules do not attach to the transport in the way they do on a full service move.
Penske Truck Rental
USDOT 327574, filed as PENSKE TRUCK LEASING CO LP, active on the census with 38,075 power units. The census row lists no cargo class at all. Household goods is not among the registered cargo classes on this record.
PODS Moving & Storage
No federal carrier registration is matched to this brand in our records. The census search returned no single confident match, which is a statement about our matching and not proof that no registration exists; the transport itself is performed by contracted carriers.
U-Haul
USDOT 3005977, filed as MATTU BROTHERS INC, active on the census with 1 power units. Registered cargo classes: general freight. Household goods is not among the registered cargo classes on this record.
U-Pack
No federal carrier registration is matched to this brand in our records. The census search returned no single confident match, which is a statement about our matching and not proof that no registration exists; the transport itself is performed by contracted carriers.
Moving labour marketplaces
A marketplace sells access to crews rather than transport. The registration below belongs to the marketplace entity, not to the crew that turns up, and the two are often different registered companies.
Bellhop Moving
USDOT 3296538, filed as BELLHOPS MOVING LLC, active on the census with 15 power units. Registered cargo classes: general freight, household goods. Household goods is among the registered cargo classes, which is the registrant's own tick box and not a grant of household-goods authority.
HireAHelper
USDOT 2248394, filed as HIREAHELPER LLC, of unstated status on the census with 0 power units. The census row lists no cargo class at all. Household goods is not among the registered cargo classes on this record.
iMoving
USDOT 2368894, filed as IMOVING TECHNOLOGIES INC, inactive on the census with 1 power units. Registered cargo classes: household goods. Household goods is among the registered cargo classes, which is the registrant's own tick box and not a grant of household-goods authority.
Are moving container companies regulated as household goods carriers?
Moving container companies are mostly not regulated as household goods carriers. Of the 8 container, truck rental and marketplace brands on BestMovers.info, 6 carry a matched USDOT registration, and the ones that do largely file general freight rather than household goods as their cargo class. The Part 375 consumer rules cover household goods only under 49 CFR 375.101, so a self loaded container shipment often sits outside them.
Who is liable if your goods are damaged in a moving container?
Liability in a container move usually rests on the contract you signed, not on the federal household goods rules. A household goods carrier owes released value of 60 cents per pound per article under 49 CFR 375.701 unless you buy full value protection. A container provider that never packed or loaded your goods typically limits liability to the container and its transport, and sells content coverage separately. Read the contents clause before the container is delivered.
What is the difference between a container move and a full service move?
A container move splits the work: the provider delivers an empty container, you load it, and the provider transports it. A full service move puts a carrier's crew on the packing, loading, transport and unloading, and puts that carrier on the hook for the goods. The federal paperwork differs accordingly. A full service interstate carrier owes you a written estimate and an arbitration programme; a container provider generally does not.
Do moving labour marketplaces hold their own federal authority?
A moving labour marketplace usually holds a broker style registration rather than a carrier fleet, and the crew that arrives is employed by somebody else. A property broker must maintain a surety bond or trust fund of at least $75,000 under 49 CFR 387.307. Ask the marketplace which registered company will be on your job, then check that USDOT number, because the marketplace is not the party holding your goods.
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