Sources & verification

Where the data comes from

• FMCSA Company Census — the federal registry of motor carriers, published on the DOT open-data portal. This is the base record for every household-goods mover we track: USDOT number, legal and DBA names, entity type, authority status, fleet size, and location.
• FMCSA QCMobile API— the government's carrier-status service. We use it to enrich records with insurance-on-file status and FMCSA safety ratings, pulled per USDOT number directly from the federal source.

How often it refreshes

Enrichment runs nightly until every tracked mover carries current insurance and safety data, then moves to a monthly refresh cycle. Every mover profile shows its own data pulled date, and every profile links to the live federal record at FMCSA SAFER so you can confirm current status before you book.

What we will never publish

• No invented ratings. We show FMCSA safety ratings only where the federal government has issued one. Most carriers have never been rated — their profiles say Not rated, never a made-up score.
• No fabricated reviews. We publish no star ratings and no review scores of any kind, ours or third-party.
• No pay-to-play.Placement in the registry cannot be bought. Advertising on the site is clearly labeled and never alters a mover's record.

Corrections

Federal records can lag reality. If a record looks wrong, use the report incorrect data link on the mover's profile or see our editorial standards for the corrections process. Our scoring and review approach is documented on the methodology page.