How many licensed interstate movers are based in Iowa?

929 companies based in Iowa hold federal interstate household goods authority as of 2026-08-11, per the FMCSA register. 929 hold carrier authority and 47 hold broker authority; some companies hold both.

How do I check that a Iowa moving company is legitimate?

Ask for their USDOT number and look up the record before paying anything. Confirm the company name matches your quote, the operating status is active, and whether the record says carrier or broker. A mover who will not give you a DOT number is not one to hire.

Are there moving brokers in Iowa?

Yes: 47 of the 929 registered household goods companies in Iowa hold broker authority. A broker arranges your move and sells the job to a carrier. That is legal, but you should know which one you are booking before you pay a deposit.

FMCSA register · data as of 2026-08-11

Licensed interstate movers in Iowa

929 companies based in Iowa hold federal household goods authority: 929 as carriers and 47 as brokers (5%). 15 currently show a required insurance or bond filing missing from the federal record.

What the federal register shows for Iowa

929companies with household goods authority

0are broker-only, so every company on this list can legally move your shipment on its own trucks

Also hold broker authority47 of 9295.1%

A broker arranges the move and hands it to a carrier you have not met. Holding both is legal and common: ask which one your job is booked under, and get the answer in writing.

Required insurance or bond filing missing15 of 9291.6%

The register lists a filing as required and shows none on file. That is the single strongest signal on this page. Companies with no authority record at all are not counted here, because absent data is not the same as a missing filing.

The largest Iowa movers on the federal record

Ordered by registered fleet size, which is a fact of the FMCSA record, not a quality rating. Click through to check any company's licence, insurance filings and authority history.

Company	City	Fleet	Authority	USDOT
ADAMANTINE SPINE MOVING INC dba ADAMANTINE SPINE MOVING	IOWA CITY	37	Carrier	1471037
LINT VAN LINES INC	DES MOINES	27	Carrier	543541
DUBUQUE MOVING & STORAGE INC	DUBUQUE	22	Carrier	1071770
BERNS MOVING INC dba TWO MEN AND A TRUCK	CEDAR RAPIDS	21	Carrier	2335297
PORTER MOVING COMPANY LLC	CEDAR RAPIDS	10	Carrier	2427654
HEMMEN MOVING INC	AMES	8	Carrier	608245
ACTION MOVING & STORAGE dba SIOUXLAND MOVING & STORAGE LLC	SIOUX CITY	7	Carrier	299154
KEY CITY MOVING & STGE LTD	PEOSTA	6	Carrier	624390
DENNY ENTERPRISES INC dba WHITE GLOVE MOVERS	MARION	6	Carrier	2991947
WGM LOGISTIC GROUP INC dba WHITE GLOVE MOVERS	MARION	6	Carrier	4572249
TAKIN BROTHERS TRANSFER & STORAGE COMPANY	WATERLOO	6	Carrier	199663
YOU FIRST HOLDING LLC dba YOU FIRST MOVING	URBANDALE	5	Carrier	3253628

Source: FMCSA Company Census and MOTUS authority records, US government public domain. Selection note: this table lists companies whose registered business is household moving; the full Iowa register, including carriers that merely hold the authority, is searchable in the free checker.

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