#77 of the 100 largest licensed interstate movers
Adamantine Spine Moving Review
Independent carrier based in Iowa City, IA, on the federal register since 2006. This is a review of the public record, what the company is and what a move with it should cost. We collect no customer reviews, have not used the company, and it has not paid to be here.
- USDOT
- 1471037
- Fleet · drivers
- 37 · 41
- Safety rating
- Not rated
- Licensed
- 20 years
Is Adamantine Spine Moving licensed for interstate moves?
Yes. Adamantine Spine Moving holds active interstate operating authority (MC556716, status active) on USDOT 1471037, declares household goods as cargo, and has not been assigned a safety rating, which means no compliance review has been completed; that is the position of most carriers on the register and is not a mark against it.
As an independent carrier, Adamantine Spine Moving is the company that quotes, loads, drives and delivers under its own number. The USDOT on your bill of lading should be 1471037; a different number means another carrier has been brought in, which is something to ask about before loading day rather than after.
Record pulled 2026-09-24. The register changes daily: confirm on the SAFER snapshot for USDOT 1471037 before you sign, and read the insurance and complaint pages there that we do not reproduce.
The federal record
Every line below is what Adamantine Spine Moving filed with the FMCSA, unedited. Power units and drivers are self-reported on the MCS-150 form the carrier must update at least every two years; the safety rating is assigned by the FMCSA after a compliance review and stays until the next one.
- Legal name
- Adamantine Spine Moving Inc.
- Doing business as
- Adamantine Spine Moving
- USDOT number
- 1471037issued 2006
- Operating authority
- MC556716 · activeMC = motor carrier, FF = freight forwarder
- Operation
- Interstatecarrier_operation A on the filing
- Cargo declared
- Household goods, general freight
- Physical address
- 2726 Independence Rd, Iowa City, IA 52240
- Phone on file
- (319) 325-6683
- Power units
- 37trucks and tractors on the MCS-150
- Drivers
- 41 (37 interstate)
- Annual miles filed
- 428,269 for 2024
- Safety rating
- Not ratedno compliance review completed
- Filing last updated
- 2025-05-19MCS-150 date
Who Adamantine Spine Moving is
Adamantine Spine Moving is filed in Iowa City, Iowa, with a USDOT number issued in 2006. The company describes itself as locally owned and veteran owned, and lists Eric Jones, William Hoke and Cliff Wallace as its owners. It has office and warehouse locations in Iowa City, Cedar Rapids and Des Moines, Iowa, and Madison, Wisconsin, and says it has completed more than 25,000 local, long-distance and full-service moves, with long-distance work handled start to finish by its own team. Its warehouse has a 40 kW rooftop solar array and geothermal heating and cooling, and local moves run on 100% biodiesel in warmer months.
Structure
- Type
- Independent carrier
- Headquarters
- Iowa City, IA
- Ownership
- locally owned and veteran owned
- Footprint
- Office & warehouse locations in Iowa City, Cedar Rapids and Des Moines, Iowa, and Madison, Wisconsin
Services the company advertises
- local moving
- long-distance moving
- commercial moving
- packing
- storage
- specialty/piano
On the record
- The company says it has completed more than 25,000 local moves, long-distance moves and full-service relocations. [source]
- Owners listed on the About page are Eric Jones and William (Bill) Hoke (Iowa City/Cedar Rapids) and Cliff Wallace (owner and Des Moines manager). [source]
- The company describes itself as locally owned and veteran owned. [source]
- It lists office and warehouse locations at 2726 Independence Rd, Iowa City; 3227 12th Ave SE, Cedar Rapids; 4701 NW Urbandale Dr, Des Moines; and 6302 Odana Road, Madison, Wisconsin. [source]
- The company says its long-distance moves are handled start to finish by its own team, with no third-party carriers or brokers. [source]
- Its warehouse has a 40 kW rooftop solar array and geothermal heating and cooling, and its local moves run on 100% biodiesel during warmer months. [source]
Company facts are taken from Adamantine Spine Moving's own website and public filings as of 2026-09-24; the sources are linked. Nothing here is a judgement of service quality, and the logo is shown only to identify the company.
How Adamantine Spine Moving compares
Adamantine Spine Moving is the 77th largest of the 100 eligible carriers by registered fleet and the 50th largest of the 67 independent carriers among them. Its fleet is 1 percent of United Van Lines's, below the median of 55. Drivers and trucks are roughly matched on the filing.
| Adamantine Spine Moving | Median of 100 | Largest (United Van Lines) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Power units | 37 | 55 | 4,731 |
| Drivers | 41 | 52 | 3,424 |
| Licensed since | 2006 | 20 of 100 since 1974 | 1974 |
| Safety rating | Not rated | 55 of 100 Satisfactory | Satisfactory |
What a move with Adamantine Spine Moving should cost
Adamantine Spine Moving does not publish prices, and no large carrier does: an interstate quote is built from the weight of your shipment, the distance, the date and how the survey was done. What we can give you is the range a quote should land in, from our published model, so that a number well outside it reads as what it is. Full-service movers, transport only.
| Distance | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|
| 500 miles | $2,250 – $3,000 | $2,588 – $3,450 | $2,925 – $3,900 |
| 1,000 miles | $4,500 – $6,000 | $5,175 – $6,900 | $5,850 – $7,800 |
| 2,000 miles | $9,000 – $12,000 | $10,350 – $13,800 | $11,700 – $15,600 |
| 2,800 miles | $12,600 – $16,800 | $14,490 – $19,320 | $16,380 – $21,840 |
Priced routes out of Des Moines, IA
Adamantine Spine Moving is based in Iowa City; these are the busiest interstate corridors out of Des Moines, the nearest metro we price, each with distance, drive time and a cost range for every home size.
| Route | Distance | 3 bedrooms, movers |
|---|---|---|
| Des Moines to San Francisco, CA | about 1,802 miles | $9,325 – $12,434 |
| Des Moines to Oakland, CA | about 1,793 miles | $9,279 – $12,372 |
| Des Moines to San Jose, CA | about 1,783 miles | $9,227 – $12,303 |
| Des Moines to Fremont, CA | about 1,782 miles | $9,222 – $12,296 |
| Des Moines to Eugene, OR | about 1,743 miles | $9,020 – $12,027 |
| Des Moines to Olympia, WA | about 1,732 miles | $8,963 – $11,951 |
Price your own route with the moving cost calculator, then get a surveyed, binding not-to-exceed estimate from Adamantine Spine Moving and two other carriers. Three comparable numbers beat one, whoever is at the top of a list.
Before you book Adamantine Spine Moving: six questions
Ask these on the first call. The answers matter more than the ranking, and an established carrier answers all six without hesitation.
- Will your own employees load, drive and deliver, or is the far end subcontracted?
- Will my shipment be consolidated with other households, and how does that change the delivery window?
- Is the estimate binding, non-binding or binding not-to-exceed, and was it based on a video or in-home survey?
- What is the delivery window in writing, and what do you pay if you miss it?
- What does full-value protection cost on my shipment, and what is the deductible?
- Is USDOT 1471037 the number that will appear on my bill of lading?
Then run the six checks in how to check a moving company, and read the nine red flags so you recognise the ones that do not apply here.
Verify Adamantine Spine Moving yourself
Two minutes on the federal sites tells you more than any ranking. Each link opens the official record; none of them is ours.
SAFER company snapshot ↗
Authority status, cargo, insurance on file, inspections, crashes and the safety rating for USDOT 1471037, live.
Licensing & insurance ↗
The L&I system shows the authority history for docket MC556716, the insurance carrier and the BOC-3 process agent.
Protect Your Move ↗
The FMCSA's mover search and complaint history, plus your rights and responsibilities booklet, which the carrier must give you.
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Adamantine Spine Moving FAQ
Is Adamantine Spine Moving a licensed interstate moving company?
Yes. Adamantine Spine Moving holds active interstate operating authority (MC556716, status active) on USDOT 1471037, declares household goods as cargo, and has not been assigned a safety rating, which means no compliance review has been completed; that is the position of most carriers on the register and is not a mark against it. As an independent carrier, Adamantine Spine Moving is the company that quotes, loads, drives and delivers under its own number. The USDOT on your bill of lading should be 1471037; a different number means another carrier has been brought in, which is something to ask about before loading day rather than after.
What is Adamantine Spine Moving's USDOT number?
1471037. Its operating authority docket is MC556716 and its legal name on the register is Adamantine Spine Moving Inc.. Look the number up on the FMCSA's SAFER system to see authority status, insurance on file, the safety rating and the inspection and crash record; the record on this page was pulled on 2026-09-24.
How big is Adamantine Spine Moving?
Adamantine Spine Moving filed 37 power units and 41 drivers on its latest MCS-150, which makes it the 77th largest of the 100 eligible interstate household-goods carriers on the register and the 50th largest of the 67 independent carriers among them. The company itself reports Office & warehouse locations in Iowa City, Cedar Rapids and Des Moines, Iowa, and Madison, Wisconsin. The largest, United Van Lines, files 4,731 power units; the median for the 100 is 55.
Does Adamantine Spine Moving have a good safety rating?
Adamantine Spine Moving is unrated: the FMCSA has not completed a compliance review of it. That is the position of most carriers on the register and is not a negative mark; the ratings to avoid are Conditional and Unsatisfactory, and carriers holding either are excluded from our list. The inspection and crash figures on SAFER show the current picture.
Is Adamantine Spine Moving a van line, an agent or an independent mover?
An independent carrier. Adamantine Spine Moving moves households under its own authority with its own trucks and crews rather than through a van-line network, so the company you book is the company that turns up. Ask how it handles the far end of a long move: its own crew, a partner carrier, or consolidation with other shipments.
How much does Adamantine Spine Moving charge for a long-distance move?
Adamantine Spine Moving does not publish a rate card and we do not hold its quotes; every long-distance price is set by weight, distance, date and the survey. From our published model a three-bedroom home over 1,000 miles should quote near $5,175 – $6,900 for full-service movers, transport only, and $14,490 – $19,320 over 2,800 miles. Get a surveyed, binding not-to-exceed estimate from Adamantine Spine Moving and two other carriers and compare them against that range.
Who owns Adamantine Spine Moving?
The company describes itself as locally owned and veteran owned. Its founding date is not stated and is headquartered in Iowa City, IA; the USDOT number was issued in 2006.