#16 of the 100 largest licensed interstate movers
Apple Moving Review
Independent carrier based in Austin, TX, founded in 1991, on the federal register since 2020. 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
- 3538096
- Fleet · drivers
- 185 · 120
- Safety rating
- Not rated
- Licensed
- 6 years
Is Apple Moving licensed for interstate moves?
Yes. Apple Moving holds active interstate operating authority (MC1361596, status active) on USDOT 3538096, 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, Apple Moving is the company that quotes, loads, drives and delivers under its own number. The USDOT on your bill of lading should be 3538096; 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 3538096 before you sign, and read the insurance and complaint pages there that we do not reproduce.
The federal record
Every line below is what Apple 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
- Apple Moving LLC
- Doing business as
- Apple Moving
- USDOT number
- 3538096issued 2020
- Operating authority
- MC1361596 · activeMC = motor carrier, FF = freight forwarder
- Operation
- Interstatecarrier_operation A on the filing
- Cargo declared
- Household goods, general freight
- Physical address
- 5206 Wind River Road, Austin, TX 78759
- Phone on file
- (757) 397-1248
- Power units
- 185trucks and tractors on the MCS-150
- Drivers
- 120 (87 interstate)
- Annual miles filed
- 1,014,019 for 2024
- Safety rating
- Not ratedno compliance review completed
- Filing last updated
- 2026-05-01MCS-150 date
Who Apple Moving is
Apple Moving dates from 1991 in Texas; Jon Minor, who had started his own one-truck company in 2000, bought it in 2006 and runs it with Erin Minor as a family business. It has grown to 16 locations across Texas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and Virginia with more than 600 employees, and describes moving military families as a core part of its work alongside government, international and commercial moves. The USDOT number was issued in 2020 and carries no safety rating yet.
Structure
- Type
- Independent carrier
- Founded
- 1991 (35 years)
- Headquarters
- Austin, TX
- Ownership
- family-owned and operated (CEO Jon Minor and Erin Minor)
- Footprint
- 16 locations across TX, CO, FL, GA, NC and VA
Services the company advertises
- long-distance moving
- military moves
- government relocation
- international
- storage
- commercial/office moving
On the record
Company facts are taken from Apple 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 Apple Moving compares
Apple Moving is the 16th largest of the 100 eligible carriers by registered fleet and the 6th largest of the 67 independent carriers among them. Its fleet is 4 percent of United Van Lines's, above the median of 55. It files more trucks than drivers, which is common where part of the fleet is seasonal or used for local and short-haul work.
| Apple Moving | Median of 100 | Largest (United Van Lines) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Power units | 185 | 55 | 4,731 |
| Drivers | 120 | 52 | 3,424 |
| Licensed since | 2020 | 20 of 100 since 1974 | 1974 |
| Safety rating | Not rated | 55 of 100 Satisfactory | Satisfactory |
What a move with Apple Moving should cost
Apple 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 Austin, TX
Apple Moving is based in Austin; these are the busiest interstate corridors out of the city, each with distance, drive time and a cost range for every home size.
| Route | Distance | 3 bedrooms, movers |
|---|---|---|
| Austin to San Francisco, CA | 1,760 miles | $9,108 – $12,144 |
| Austin to Olympia, WA | about 2,064 miles | $10,681 – $14,242 |
| Austin to Seattle, WA | about 2,063 miles | $10,676 – $14,235 |
| Austin to Portland, ME | about 2,057 miles | $10,645 – $14,193 |
| Austin to Tacoma, WA | about 2,052 miles | $10,619 – $14,159 |
| Austin to Portland, OR | about 1,991 miles | $10,303 – $13,738 |
Price your own route with the moving cost calculator, then get a surveyed, binding not-to-exceed estimate from Apple Moving and two other carriers. Three comparable numbers beat one, whoever is at the top of a list.
Before you book Apple 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 3538096 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 Apple 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 3538096, live.
Licensing & insurance ↗
The L&I system shows the authority history for docket MC1361596, 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.
Licensed movers in Texas
Every active household-goods carrier based in Texas on the register, largest first, with the same fields.
Compare with other large carriers
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- #65 Santana Moving & StorageFate · 42 trucks · Not rated
- #74 Little Guys MoversDenton · 38 trucks · Not rated
- #82 East End Transfer & StorageHouston · 35 trucks · Not rated
Other independent carriers on the list
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- #12 Covan World-Wide MovingMidland City, AL · 208 trucks · Satisfactory
- #13 New World Van LinesChicago, IL · 204 trucks · Satisfactory
- #15 Roadway MovingNew York, NY · 190 trucks · Not rated
- #18 JK Moving ServicesSterling, VA · 173 trucks · Satisfactory
Apple Moving FAQ
Is Apple Moving a licensed interstate moving company?
Yes. Apple Moving holds active interstate operating authority (MC1361596, status active) on USDOT 3538096, 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, Apple Moving is the company that quotes, loads, drives and delivers under its own number. The USDOT on your bill of lading should be 3538096; a different number means another carrier has been brought in, which is something to ask about before loading day rather than after.
What is Apple Moving's USDOT number?
3538096. Its operating authority docket is MC1361596 and its legal name on the register is Apple Moving LLC. 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 Apple Moving?
Apple Moving filed 185 power units and 120 drivers on its latest MCS-150, which makes it the 16th largest of the 100 eligible interstate household-goods carriers on the register and the 6th largest of the 67 independent carriers among them. The company itself reports 16 locations across TX, CO, FL, GA, NC and VA. The largest, United Van Lines, files 4,731 power units; the median for the 100 is 55.
Does Apple Moving have a good safety rating?
Apple 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 Apple Moving a van line, an agent or an independent mover?
An independent carrier. Apple 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 Apple Moving charge for a long-distance move?
Apple 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 Apple Moving and two other carriers and compare them against that range.
Who owns Apple Moving?
The company describes itself as family-owned and operated (CEO Jon Minor and Erin Minor). It was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Austin, TX; the USDOT number was issued in 2020.