How many licensed interstate movers are based in Michigan?

1,841 companies based in Michigan hold federal interstate household goods authority as of 2026-08-12, per the FMCSA register. 1,841 hold carrier authority and 123 hold broker authority; some companies hold both.

How do I check that a Michigan 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 Michigan?

Yes: 123 of the 1,841 registered household goods companies in Michigan 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 Michigan

1,841 companies based in Michigan hold federal household goods authority: 1,841 as carriers and 123 as brokers (7%). 34 currently show a required insurance or bond filing missing from the federal record.

What the federal register shows for Michigan

1,841companies 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 authority123 of 1,8416.7%

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 missing34 of 1,8411.8%

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 Michigan 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
CORRIGAN MOVING & STORAGE dba CORRIGAN MOVING SYSTEMS PREMIER RELOCATIONS	DEARBORN	245	Carrier + broker	153343
PXI LLC dba POWELL RELOCATION GROUP	GRAND RAPIDS	57	Carrier + broker	261884
WHITE STAR MOVERS	STERLING HEIGHTS	32	Carrier	624288
UNIVERSITY MOVING & STORAGE	FARMINGTN HLS	20	Carrier	438382
PROFESSIONAL MOVERS	WALLED LAKE	17	Carrier	266582
MULDER'S MOVING & STORAGE	KALAMAZOO	11	Carrier	270885
ALL AROUND MOVING dba ALL AROUND MOVING AND STORAGE	ROMULUS	11	Carrier	562547
LAKESHORE MOVING dba TWO MEN AND A TRUCK - LAKESHORE MI	HOLLAND	11	Carrier	2591262
CEDAR CREEK dba BINTRIS MOVING AND STORAGE	BENTON HARBOR	10	Carrier	2781399
SOUTH SIDE MOVING dba TWO MEN AND A TRUCK GRAND RAPIDS SOUTH	WYOMING	10	Carrier	3683222
MTC LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES dba COLLEGE HUNKS HAULING JUNK & MOVING	GRAND RAPIDS	10	Carrier	2956991
HWC MOVING dba HANDLE WITH CARE MOVING & DELIVERY	ANN ARBOR	10	Carrier	4561844

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

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