Every horror story you have heard about movers — the price that doubled on the truck, the load held hostage for cash — comes from the same place: a company nobody checked. The checks take about a minute. Here they are.
Check one: the New Jersey license
New Jersey requires anyone moving household goods within the state to hold a Public Movers license from the Division of Consumer Affairs. Search the company at the state license registry. No PM number, no move — it is that simple. (Ours is NJ PM 001009.)
Check two: the federal record
For any move crossing a state line, look the company up on the FMCSA’s SAFER system — the government’s own database. You are looking for three things: the operating status says active, the entity type says carrier (not just broker), and the company name and address match the one on your estimate. That last one matters: rogue operators borrow numbers.
Check three: the written estimate
A licensed New Jersey mover must look at your move — in person or by video — and give you a written estimate. The state spells this out in its consumer guidance for public movers. A company that quotes a firm price sight-unseen, demands a large cash deposit, or answers the phone with a generic “Movers!” is showing you exactly who they are.
Run the checks on us
We mean it. Our numbers are in the footer of every page of this site, and each one links to the government record rather than to our own claims about ourselves. Any mover worth your furniture will hand you theirs as readily. If they hesitate — call us instead: (201) 652-5554.
Moving in Bergen County? Free written estimate — in person or by video.
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