#79 of the 100 largest licensed interstate movers
Boost Express Van Lines Review
Independent carrier based in Davenport, Iowa, on the federal register since 2013. 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
- 2453637
- Fleet · drivers
- 37 · 32
- Safety rating
- Not rated
- Licensed
- 13 years
Is Boost Express Van Lines licensed for interstate moves?
Yes. Boost Express Van Lines holds active interstate operating authority (MC847181, status active) on USDOT 2453637, 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, Boost Express Van Lines is the company that quotes, loads, drives and delivers under its own number. The USDOT on your bill of lading should be 2453637; 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 2453637 before you sign, and read the insurance and complaint pages there that we do not reproduce.
The federal record
Every line below is what Boost Express Van Lines 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
- Boost Express Van Lines Inc.
- USDOT number
- 2453637issued 2013
- Operating authority
- MC847181 · activeMC = motor carrier, FF = freight forwarder
- Operation
- Interstatecarrier_operation A on the filing
- Cargo declared
- Household goods, general freight
- Physical address
- 332 N Harrison St Ste 215, Davenport, IA 52801
- Phone on file
- (708) 253-8182
- Power units
- 37trucks and tractors on the MCS-150
- Drivers
- 32 (17 interstate)
- Annual miles filed
- 916,317 for 2025
- Safety rating
- Not ratedno compliance review completed
- Filing last updated
- 2026-08-03MCS-150 date
Who Boost Express Van Lines is
Boost Express Van Lines is filed as an independent carrier in Davenport, Iowa, with a USDOT number issued in 2013; despite the name, no van-line network is attached to the registration. The federal record shows 37 trucks and 32 drivers. No working website could be found for the company at the time of writing, so nothing beyond the federal record is stated here.
Structure
- Type
- Independent carrier
- Headquarters
- Davenport, Iowa
Services the company advertises
Not stated.
Company facts are taken from Boost Express Van Lines'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 Boost Express Van Lines compares
Boost Express Van Lines is the 79th largest of the 100 eligible carriers by registered fleet and the 52nd 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.
| Boost Express Van Lines | Median of 100 | Largest (United Van Lines) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Power units | 37 | 55 | 4,731 |
| Drivers | 32 | 52 | 3,424 |
| Licensed since | 2013 | 20 of 100 since 1974 | 1974 |
| Safety rating | Not rated | 55 of 100 Satisfactory | Satisfactory |
What a move with Boost Express Van Lines should cost
Boost Express Van Lines 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
Boost Express Van Lines is based in Davenport; 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 Boost Express Van Lines and two other carriers. Three comparable numbers beat one, whoever is at the top of a list.
Before you book Boost Express Van Lines: 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 2453637 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 Boost Express Van Lines 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 2453637, live.
Licensing & insurance ↗
The L&I system shows the authority history for docket MC847181, 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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Boost Express Van Lines FAQ
Is Boost Express Van Lines a licensed interstate moving company?
Yes. Boost Express Van Lines holds active interstate operating authority (MC847181, status active) on USDOT 2453637, 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, Boost Express Van Lines is the company that quotes, loads, drives and delivers under its own number. The USDOT on your bill of lading should be 2453637; a different number means another carrier has been brought in, which is something to ask about before loading day rather than after.
What is Boost Express Van Lines's USDOT number?
2453637. Its operating authority docket is MC847181 and its legal name on the register is Boost Express Van Lines 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 Boost Express Van Lines?
Boost Express Van Lines filed 37 power units and 32 drivers on its latest MCS-150, which makes it the 79th largest of the 100 eligible interstate household-goods carriers on the register and the 52nd largest of the 67 independent carriers among them. The largest, United Van Lines, files 4,731 power units; the median for the 100 is 55.
Does Boost Express Van Lines have a good safety rating?
Boost Express Van Lines 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 Boost Express Van Lines a van line, an agent or an independent mover?
An independent carrier. Boost Express Van Lines 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 Boost Express Van Lines charge for a long-distance move?
Boost Express Van Lines 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 Boost Express Van Lines and two other carriers and compare them against that range.