The FMCSA registry, readable
Check any mover before you book.
Every legitimate interstate mover has a federal record. Search it here — authority, safety rating, fleet size, out-of-service status — free, from the government data, with a plain-English read of what it means.
Searches FMCSA's public records — confirm any mover's license, USDOT number, and authority status before you book.
- 72,683 registered household-goods movers
- 51 state pages, all 50 states + DC
- 2,137 carry an FMCSA safety rating
- data pulled July 3, 2026
Browse the registry
Jump to a letter above, pull a slice by fleet size or safety rating, or start from your state.
By FMCSA safety rating
FMCSA rates only a small share of carriers — most movers are simply “not rated,” which is normal, not a warning sign.
Broker, carrier, or freight forwarder?
This distinction is the single most useful thing to understand before you book. A carrier owns the trucks and performs your move — its record shows real fleet and driver counts. A broker sells the job and hands it to a carrier you may never have vetted; if you hire one, ask which carrier will actually show up and check that company's record too. A freight forwarder consolidates shipments and takes responsibility for the goods across legs. Every record page tells you which one you're looking at, right under the company name.
Movers by state
Each state page lists that state's FMCSA-registered movers plus who regulates in-state moves and how to verify a state license.
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- Washington, DC
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
Moving 101
Where this data comes from
Records reflect FMCSA's public Company Census File, Licensing & Insurance system, and the National Consumer Complaint Database, pulled July 3, 2026. Records change — always confirm the live status at safer.fmcsa.dot.gov before you hire. MovingRated is an independent publisher: listing here is not an endorsement, and no company can pay to change its record.