How many licensed interstate movers are based in Illinois?

6,234 companies based in Illinois hold federal interstate household goods authority as of 2026-08-12, per the FMCSA register. 6,234 hold carrier authority and 207 hold broker authority; some companies hold both.

How do I check that a Illinois 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 Illinois?

Yes: 207 of the 6,234 registered household goods companies in Illinois 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 2026-08-12

Licensed interstate movers in Illinois

6,234 companies based in Illinois hold federal household goods authority: 6,234 as carriers and 207 as brokers (3%). 83 currently show a required insurance or bond filing missing from the federal record.

What the federal register shows for Illinois

6,234companies 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 authority207 of 6,2343.3%

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 missing83 of 6,2341.3%

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 Illinois 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
NATIONAL VAN LINES	BROADVIEW	212	Carrier + broker	76628
NEW WORLD VAN LINES	CHICAGO	204	Carrier + broker	258748
CHICAGO MASTER MOVERS	PALATINE	90	Carrier	3051417
NEW CITY MOVING dba NEW CITY MOVING & STORAGE	CHICAGO	82	Carrier	4020807
COMPLETE MOVING	ARLINGTON HEIGHTS	80	Carrier	4017704
TRUE MOVERS AND TRANSPORTATION dba TRUE MOVERS	ROSELLE	70	Carrier	4315006
SHUR-WAY MOVING & CARTAGE	LIBERTYVILLE	50	Carrier	172887
HOLLANDER INTERNATIONAL STORAGE AND MOVING COMPANY	ELK GROVE VILLAGE	47	Carrier + broker	131735
BAZ AUTO MOVERS	SCHAUMBURG	35	Carrier	3008769
NAVA MOVING SERVICE dba NAVA MOVING SERVICE	BOLINGBROOK	29	Carrier	3977893
GOLAN'S MOVING & STORAGE	SKOKIE	20	Carrier	504435
THE MOVING SPECIALISTS dba COFFEY BROS MOVING	WESTCHESTER	20	Carrier	2833135

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 Illinois register, including carriers that merely hold the authority, is searchable in the free checker.

Movers by city in Illinois

Each city page lists the companies registered there, with fleet size, carrier or broker status and insurance filings from the same federal record.

Chicago36 movers

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