How many licensed interstate movers are based in Kentucky?

986 companies based in Kentucky hold federal interstate household goods authority as of 2026-08-11, per the FMCSA register. 986 hold carrier authority and 30 hold broker authority; some companies hold both.

How do I check that a Kentucky 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 Kentucky?

Yes: 30 of the 986 registered household goods companies in Kentucky 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 Kentucky

986 companies based in Kentucky hold federal household goods authority: 986 as carriers and 30 as brokers (3%). 19 currently show a required insurance or bond filing missing from the federal record.

What the federal register shows for Kentucky

986companies 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 authority30 of 9863.0%

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 missing19 of 9861.9%

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 Kentucky 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
KENTUCKY LOGISTICS LLC dba WILDCAT VAN LINES	LEXINGTON	26	Carrier	3406146
MY 3 SONS MOVING LLC dba MY 3 SONS MOVING	RICHMOND	12	Carrier	2934159
WAGNER MOVING & STORAGE INC	PADUCAH	10	Carrier + broker	225333
ABLE MOVING AND STORAGE COMPANY OF LOUISVILLE LLC dba ALL MY SONS MOVING AND STORAGE OF LOUISVILLE	LOUISVILLE	8	Carrier	2200587
NELSON MARKESBERY MOVING AND STORAGE COMPANY INC	FLORENCE	8	Carrier	648010
SHETLER - DERBY MOVING & STORAGE LLC	LOUISVILLE	7	Carrier	659836
NEAL CLAYTON LLC dba THE FIREMEN MOVING CO	BOWLING GREEN	7	Carrier	3060928
CORVIN WALTER dba CORVINS IN TOWN MOVING	RADCLIFF	7	Carrier	658857
JOSEPH L LEEK dba LEEK VAN & STORAGE CO	HOPKINSVILLE	6	Carrier	250592
SUPERMEN MOVING	LEXINGTON	6	Carrier	4185806
EAGLE CREEK JUNK HAULERS INC dba 2 DUDES MOVING	LEXINGTON	6	Carrier	2440213
WILLIAM D DYER dba LOCAL MOVERS	ASHLAND	6	Carrier	2054611

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

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