Every record on this site was read on 21 October 2026Check a mover yourself in two minutes
Long Island Move Day

Records read 21 October 2026

Long Island movers,checked against the record.

Before you fill in a quote form, see what the government record says about the mover. We read all 38 by hand on 21 October 2026, and the date is on every card.

Try Huntington, Massapequa, Hall Lane or a USDOT number. Nassau and Suffolk only.

  • The federal recordas SAFER printed it, on every card
  • The price, if they print one4 of 38 do
  • The date we read it21 October 2026
Every mover, one cardEvery mover, one card The federal recordsThe federal records Who prints a priceWho prints a price

How we check a mover

  1. 1Open the SAFER snapshotUSDOT number, status, authority line, power units
  2. 2Read their own siteany rate, and the estimate, deposit and valuation wording
  3. 3Print both, with the datewhere the site and the record disagree, both lines stay
Our method
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Six pages that answer the question you actually have

All 38 movers

Nassau and Suffolk, each card leads with the record.

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The records

Every USDOT number, status and authority in one table.

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Who prints a price

4 of 38 publish a figure for a move. Here they are.

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Check a license yourself

SAFER, the L and I system, NYSDOT. Two minutes.

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Binding or not

The 110 percent rule and New York thresholds.

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Long Island to Florida

Distances, transit windows, and who holds authority.

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01/04

We read 38 government records, not 38 review pages

We looked up 38 moving companies that sell moves on Long Island and read each one’s federal record on 21 October 2026. The results split four ways.

SAFER snapshotread 21 October 202624Authorized interstate

24 hold authorized interstate carrier authority on FMCSA’s SAFER system.

SAFER snapshotread 21 October 20269No interstate authority on file

9 have an active USDOT number but no interstate authority on file, which is not the same as unlicensed; a mover that stays inside New York answers to NYSDOT instead.

SAFER snapshotread 21 October 20264No federal record found

4 have no federal record we could find under the name on their website.

SAFER snapshotread 21 October 20261Printed number inactive

1 prints a USDOT number that SAFER lists as inactive.

Only 4 of the 38 print a price on their own site for a move or for the liability sold on a move. The other 34 send you to a quote form. This site puts those facts in front of you before you fill in that form, with the date we read each record and the lookup you can run yourself.

Every company was checked the same way.

The SAFER snapshot

We opened its FMCSA SAFER snapshot and copied the USDOT number, legal name, address, entity type, operating authority line, MC number, power units, drivers and MCS-150 date.

Their own website

Then we read its own website and recorded the numbers it prints, any rate, and its wording on estimates, deposits and valuation.

Where the two disagree

Where the two disagree we print both. Tri-State Area Movers claims 60+ trucks on its site; its federal record lists 2 power units.

Two things could not be checked for anyone.

Insurance on file could not check

FMCSA’s Licensing and Insurance pages returned only a blank form with a challenge question, so insurance on file is could not check for all 38.

New York State certificate could not check

NYSDOT’s CarCert search is marked Functionality Under Development, so the New York State household goods certificate is also could not check for all 38.

NYSDOT will confirm a mover by phone at (518) 457-6512 or by email at nymoving@dot.ny.gov if you give the exact company name.

02/04

Three questions settle most of the bill before the truck arrives

1First, is the estimate binding or non binding.
110%the most a mover collects on a non binding interstate estimate49 CFR 375.703
  • On an interstate move a binding estimate caps what you pay at delivery, and a non binding one lets the mover collect up to 110 percent before releasing your goods, under 49 CFR 375.703.
  • Inside New York the NYSDOT booklet sets the margin at 25 percent for hourly rated moves and 10 percent for weight rated and written binding moves, with 15 days to pay the rest.

Only 5 of the 38 sites say which kind of estimate they give.

2Second, valuation.
60c/lbreleased value on an interstate moveFMCSA record
  • Released value on an interstate move is 60 cents per pound per article, and FMCSA’s own example is a 25 pound television worth $15 under it.
  • Full Value Protection costs extra and the 2022 handbook sets its minimum at $6.00 per pound.

Samonas, Maffucci and LIM Movers are the only 3 sites that print a valuation figure. The rest print licensed and insured or nothing.

3Third, who actually shows up.
8 of 38are van line agentsFMCSA record
  • The power units line on SAFER is the closest thing to a public fleet count.
  • Harbor Moving advertises routes to Florida and the Carolinas with 1 power unit and 1 driver on its record.
  • Austin Moving says 18+ trucks on its site and 7 on its MCS-150.

Eight companies here are van line agents, and an interstate job booked through an agent may run on the van line’s USDOT number.

03/04

Only 4 of 38 companies print a price, and here is what they print

Charles Wood Moving$390

Charles Wood Moving prints Local $390 for 2 movers and 1 truck.

first party
Safeway$800 to $1,400

Safeway prints $800 to $1,400 for a 1 to 2 bedroom local move.

first party
LIM Movers$1000

LIM Movers prints a studio to Boston at $1000.

first party
Samonas$0.50 per $100

Samonas prints the price of extra liability, $0.50 per $100 of declared value with a $12.50 minimum.

first party

Each figure is first party, read 21 October 2026, and each company’s record sits next to it on the rates page.

34The other 34 publish no price for a move. Part of that is law.
NYSDOT

A New York mover files a tariff with NYSDOT with all rates shown, and NYSDOT says it is illegal to discount off that tariff.

FMCSA

FMCSA says a rate quote is not an estimate and that an interstate mover must do a physical survey, on site or virtual.

04/04

Start with the record line, then open the company’s own site

The directory

The directory shows one card per company: the federal record on the first line, the rate on the second.

Open A profile

Each profile repeats the full record with the date, lists what the site says about estimates, deposits and valuation, and ends with the questions we would ask before booking.

Open The records page

The records page puts all 38 in one table with the mismatches noted.

Open The rates page

The rates page prints every published figure as written.

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Every company is linked out to its own site, and every page carries a correction route.

The rule that matters

Not Authorized is not the same as unlicensed.

A SAFER record that reads Not Authorized means no interstate operating authority is on file. It says nothing about a New York State certificate for moves inside the state, which NYSDOT issues separately and which we could not check online. Read the carrier or broker guide before you judge a company by one word.

Carrier or brokerHow to check a license
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The directory

Six of the 38, the way every card reads

The record line comes from SAFER on 21 October 2026. The rate line is what the company prints on its own site, which is usually nothing.

Men On The Move

Woodbury, Nassau County

RecordUSDOT526079Authorized interstatePower units17

RatesNo moving rate; storage listings start at $35 (first party)

Established in 1985 in Woodbury; prints USDOT 526079 and NYDOT T-11671 on its own pages (first party).

Full profiletheir site

Hall Lane Moving & Storage

Commack, Suffolk County

RecordUSDOT25055Authorized interstatePower units10

own record; site prints North American's 070851

RatesPublishes no rate

Founded 1950 per its home page and 1970 per its about page; the USDOT and MC it prints, 070851 and MC-107012, belong to North American Van Lines per SAFER.

Full profiletheir site

Maffucci Moving & Storage

Amityville, Suffolk County

RecordUSDOT106412Authorized interstatePower units20

RatesPublishes no rate

Bekins agent with 20 power units on the federal record; its FAQ prints a binding estimate policy, a deposit rule and both valuation options.

Full profiletheir site

Samonas Prime Moving, Inc.

Riverhead, Suffolk County

RecordUSDOT1292731Authorized interstatePower units4

RatesLiability add on $0.50 per $100 of declared value, $12.50 minimum (first party)

Its FAQ prints the deposit rule, the payment methods and both valuation levels, $0.30 and $0.60 per pound per article (first party).

Full profiletheir site

Verity Van Lines

Seaford, Nassau County

RecordUSDOT24880Authorized interstatePower units15

RatesPublishes no rate

Its site dates the company to 1912 and calls it independent and family owned, serving Nassau, Suffolk and nationwide (first party).

Full profiletheir site

Austin Moving & Storage Co. Inc.

Yaphank, Suffolk County

RecordUSDOT3261080Authorized interstatePower units7

RatesPublishes no rate

Prints NYSDOT 40626, USDOT 3261080 and MC 1028045; claims 18+ trucks while the SAFER MCS-150 lists 7 power units (first party versus FMCSA record).

See the recordtheir site

See all 38 movers

34 of 38

publish no price for a move

That is the state of pricing on Long Island, and it is why every card leads with the record instead of a number nobody printed. The four who do print one are on their own page.

See who prints a price

How to use this site

Three steps before any deposit

01

Look up the record

Open the SAFER snapshot. Read the operating status, the entity type and the cargo line. Our card does this for you, dated.

02

Ask for the estimate in writing

Binding or non binding, and what it includes. New York requires an order for service with specific contents for in state moves.

03

Settle valuation before the truck

Released value is 60 cents a pound per article under the federal rule. Decide whether that is enough before moving day, not after.

Before you book

Read the record before you read the reviews.

Thirty eight companies, every federal record dated, every rate labeled by where it came from. Start with the full list or jump to the one page that holds every record.

All 38 moversThe records table