How many licensed interstate movers are based in New York?

1,891 companies based in New York hold federal interstate household goods authority as of 2026-08-12, per the FMCSA register. 1,891 hold carrier authority and 92 hold broker authority; some companies hold both.

How do I check that a New York 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 New York?

Yes: 92 of the 1,891 registered household goods companies in New York 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 New York

1,891 companies based in New York hold federal household goods authority: 1,891 as carriers and 92 as brokers (5%). 17 currently show a required insurance or bond filing missing from the federal record.

What the federal register shows for New York

1,891companies 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 authority92 of 1,8914.9%

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 missing17 of 1,8910.9%

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 New York 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
PIECE OF CAKE MOVING + STORAGE dba PIECE OF CAKE MOVING	LONG ISLAND	360	Carrier + broker	3066988
ROADWAY MOVERS dba ROADWAY MOVING	NEW YORK	190	Carrier	1854436
GREAT MOVING	STATEN ISLAND	70	Carrier	2180117
JACK PEDOWITZ ENTERPRISES dba PEDOWITZ MACHINERY MOVERS	HAUPPAUGE	67	Carrier	357223
CLANCY MOVING SYSTEMS dba CLANCY RELOCATION & LOGISTICS	PATTERSON	56	Carrier + broker	265038
PLYCON VAN LINES dba PLYCON TRANSPORTATION GROUP	KINGS PARK	41	Carrier	331582
OZ MOVING & STORAGE	YONKERS	35	Carrier	1058063
MOLLOY BROS TRUCKING dba MOLLOY MOVING & STORAGE	FARMINGDALE	33	Carrier	241034
BULLDOG MOVERS dba TWO MEN AND A TRUCK	CHEEKTOWAGA	32	Carrier	3356419
PERFECT MOVING AND STORAGE dba PERFECT MOVING	LONG ISLAND CITY	31	Carrier	3222129
VERAL CORP dba ALS MOVING & STORAGE	WHITE PLAINS	24	Carrier	292755
NICKLIANCOS LLC dba COLLEGE HUNKS MOVING	HAUPPAUGE	24	Carrier	2177516

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

Movers by city in New York

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

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