How many licensed interstate movers are based in Washington?

2,143 companies based in Washington hold federal interstate household goods authority as of 2026-08-11, per the FMCSA register. 2,143 hold carrier authority and 92 hold broker authority; some companies hold both.

How do I check that a Washington 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 Washington?

Yes: 92 of the 2,143 registered household goods companies in Washington 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 Washington

2,143 companies based in Washington hold federal household goods authority: 2,143 as carriers and 92 as brokers (4%). 27 currently show a required insurance or bond filing missing from the federal record.

What the federal register shows for Washington

2,143companies 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 2,1434.3%

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 missing27 of 2,1431.3%

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 Washington 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
AMERICAN FAST FREIGHT INC dba AMERICAN RELOCATION SERVICES AFF AES TRANSPORTATION	FIFE	86	Carrier	340754
CORPORATE MOVING SYSTEMS INC dba CMS RELOCATION & LOGISTICS	KENT	59	Carrier	505087
HANSEN BROS TRANSFER & STORAGE CO INC dba HANSEN BROS MOVING & STORAGE	SEATTLE	46	Carrier + broker	8257
OMEGA RIGGING & MACHINERY MOVING INC dba OMEGA MORGAN RIGGING - WA INC	FIFE	38	Carrier + broker	1159495
HILL MOVING SERVICES INC	POULSBO	34	Carrier	534666
JAYHAWK ENTERPRISES INC dba PUGET SOUND TRANSFER & STORAGE PUGET SOUND EXCURSIONS	PORT ANGELES	32	Carrier	430203
LINCOLN MOVING & STORAGE COMPANY INC	KENT	31	Carrier	153161
GS MOVING SERVICES LLC dba ECO-MOVERS	SEATTLE	30	Carrier	3227005
NORTHWEST MOVERS CENTRAL LLC dba MOVE NORTHWEST OLYMPIC MOVE GROUP	YAKIMA	30	Carrier	2447936
TACOMA MOVING AND STORAGE dba TMS MOTORFREIGHT SERVICE	TACOMA	26	Carrier	312895
CONTINENTAL VAN LINES INC	TACOMA	26	Carrier	11997
COLEMAN AMERICAN MOVING SERVICES OF WASHINGTON LLC	LAKEWOOD	25	Carrier	1891374

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

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