How many licensed interstate movers are based in Texas?

8,765 companies based in Texas hold federal interstate household goods authority as of 2026-08-11, per the FMCSA register. 8,764 hold carrier authority and 331 hold broker authority; some companies hold both.

How do I check that a Texas 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 Texas?

Yes: 331 of the 8,765 registered household goods companies in Texas 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 Texas

8,765 companies based in Texas hold federal household goods authority: 8,764 as carriers and 331 as brokers (4%). 141 currently show a required insurance or bond filing missing from the federal record.

What the federal register shows for Texas

8,765companies with household goods authority

1is broker-only: it holds no carrier authority and owns no trucks for your job

Also hold broker authority331 of 8,7653.8%

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 missing141 of 8,7651.6%

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 Texas 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
APPLE MOVING LLC dba APPLE MOVING	AUSTIN	185	Carrier	3538096
SCOBEY MOVING & STORAGE LTD	SAN ANTONIO	123	Carrier	1274056
3 MEN MOVERS LTD dba 3 MEN MOVERS	HOUSTON	95	Carrier	1914113
SUDDATH RELOCATION SYSTEMS OF TEXAS INC dba SUDDATH MOVING & STORAGE	COPPELL	65	Carrier + broker	1038245
A & B TRANSFER & STORAGE COMPANY INC - ARMSTRONG RELOCATION dba ARMSTRONG RELOCATION	CARROLLTON	54	Carrier + broker	449294
SANTANA MOVING & STORAGE LLC	FATE	42	Carrier	3901949
LITTLE GUYS MOVERS INC	DENTON	38	Carrier	880583
PERFECTLY FAST MOVING LLC dba MIDLAND VAN LINES	ALVARADO	29	Carrier	3516489
TRAVIS MOVING AND STORAGE INC dba APPLE MOVING	KILLEEN	29	Carrier	1943393
COWTOWN MOVING LLC dba TWO MEN AND A TRUCK	ARLINGTON	22	Carrier	3051005
PROFESSIONAL VAN LINES INC dba DALLAS MOVING	DALLAS	21	Carrier	2141270
ALL MY SONS MOVING & STORAGE OF DALLAS LLC	CARROLLTON	21	Carrier	923537

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

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