#98 of the 100 largest licensed interstate movers
DN Van Lines Review
Independent carrier based in Northborough, MA, founded in 2003, on the federal register since 2003. 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
- 1141917
- Fleet · drivers
- 32 · 36
- Safety rating
- Satisfactory
- Licensed
- 23 years
Is DN Van Lines licensed for interstate moves?
Yes. DN Van Lines holds active interstate operating authority (MC462886, status active) on USDOT 1141917, declares household goods as cargo, and carries a Satisfactory safety rating from a compliance review the FMCSA completed in 2015.
As an independent carrier, DN Van Lines is the company that quotes, loads, drives and delivers under its own number. The USDOT on your bill of lading should be 1141917; 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 1141917 before you sign, and read the insurance and complaint pages there that we do not reproduce.
The federal record
Every line below is what DN 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
- DN Van Lines Inc.
- Doing business as
- DN Van Lines Moving & Storage
- USDOT number
- 1141917issued 2003
- Operating authority
- MC462886 · activeMC = motor carrier, FF = freight forwarder
- Operation
- Interstatecarrier_operation A on the filing
- Cargo declared
- Household goods, general freight
- Physical address
- 2 Beeman Road, Northborough, MA 01532
- Phone on file
- (800) 516-6837
- Power units
- 32trucks and tractors on the MCS-150
- Drivers
- 36 (29 interstate)
- Annual miles filed
- 3,888,992 for 2025
- Safety rating
- Satisfactoryreview completed 2015-10-22
- Filing last updated
- 2025-02-28MCS-150 date
Who DN Van Lines is
DN Van Lines was founded in Massachusetts in 2003 by Oded Carmi, its president, with a single truck and three movers; it describes itself as independently owned by the same family and not part of a national van line, despite the name. Its footer marks Northborough as headquarters, as on the filing, with locations in Auburn, Massachusetts, Sterling and Winchester, Virginia, and Jacksonville South and Jacksonville North, Florida. It became a Department of Defense Transportation Service Provider in 2013, opened a 30,000 square foot military-approved warehouse in Jacksonville in 2015 and a Sterling branch in 2022, and says it owns its trucks, trailers and warehouses and uses W-2 crews.
Structure
- Type
- Independent carrier
- Founded
- 2003 (23 years)
- Headquarters
- Northborough, MA
- Ownership
- family-owned
- Footprint
- three full-service branches
Services the company advertises
- local moving
- long-distance moving
- commercial moving
- packing
- storage
- military moves
On the record
- DN Van Lines was founded in 2003 in Massachusetts as a moving and storage company, starting with a single truck and three movers. [source]
- The company describes itself as independently owned and operated and not part of a national van line. [source]
- In 2013 it became a Transportation Service Provider with the Department of Defense and operates under SCAC code DVLE. [source]
- It opened a 30,000 sq. ft. military-approved warehouse in Jacksonville, FL in 2015 and a full-service branch in Sterling, VA in 2022. [source]
- Oded Carmi is the company's founder and president. [source]
- The site's footer lists locations in Northborough (HQ) and Auburn, MA; Sterling and Winchester, VA; and Jacksonville South and Jacksonville North, FL, and states the company owns its trucks, trailers and warehouses and uses W-2 crews. [source]
Company facts are taken from DN 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 DN Van Lines compares
DN Van Lines is the 98th largest of the 100 eligible carriers by registered fleet and the 66th 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.
| DN Van Lines | Median of 100 | Largest (United Van Lines) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Power units | 32 | 55 | 4,731 |
| Drivers | 36 | 52 | 3,424 |
| Licensed since | 2003 | 20 of 100 since 1974 | 1974 |
| Safety rating | Satisfactory | 55 of 100 Satisfactory | Satisfactory |
What a move with DN Van Lines should cost
DN 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 Boston, MA
DN Van Lines is based in Northborough; these are the busiest interstate corridors out of Boston, the nearest metro we price, each with distance, drive time and a cost range for every home size.
| Route | Distance | 3 bedrooms, movers |
|---|---|---|
| Boston to San Francisco, CA | 3,097 miles | $16,027 – $21,369 |
| Boston to Seattle, WA | 3,027 miles | $15,665 – $20,886 |
| Boston to Los Angeles, CA | 3,020 miles | $15,628 – $20,838 |
| Boston to Las Cruces, NM | 2,364 miles | $12,234 – $16,312 |
| Boston to Dallas, TX | 1,817 miles | $9,403 – $12,537 |
| Boston to Tulsa, OK | 1,588 miles | $8,218 – $10,957 |
Price your own route with the moving cost calculator, then get a surveyed, binding not-to-exceed estimate from DN Van Lines and two other carriers. Three comparable numbers beat one, whoever is at the top of a list.
Before you book DN 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 1141917 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 DN 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 1141917, live.
Licensing & insurance ↗
The L&I system shows the authority history for docket MC462886, 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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DN Van Lines FAQ
Is DN Van Lines a licensed interstate moving company?
Yes. DN Van Lines holds active interstate operating authority (MC462886, status active) on USDOT 1141917, declares household goods as cargo, and carries a Satisfactory safety rating from a compliance review the FMCSA completed in 2015. As an independent carrier, DN Van Lines is the company that quotes, loads, drives and delivers under its own number. The USDOT on your bill of lading should be 1141917; a different number means another carrier has been brought in, which is something to ask about before loading day rather than after.
What is DN Van Lines's USDOT number?
1141917. Its operating authority docket is MC462886 and its legal name on the register is DN 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 DN Van Lines?
DN Van Lines filed 32 power units and 36 drivers on its latest MCS-150, which makes it the 98th largest of the 100 eligible interstate household-goods carriers on the register and the 66th largest of the 67 independent carriers among them. The company itself reports three full-service branches. The largest, United Van Lines, files 4,731 power units; the median for the 100 is 55.
Does DN Van Lines have a good safety rating?
DN Van Lines holds a Satisfactory rating, the best of the three the FMCSA assigns, from a compliance review completed on 2015-10-22. A rating reflects the carrier's compliance at the time of the review and does not change until another review is done, so read it alongside the current inspection and crash figures on SAFER.
Is DN Van Lines a van line, an agent or an independent mover?
An independent carrier. DN 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 DN Van Lines charge for a long-distance move?
DN 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 DN Van Lines and two other carriers and compare them against that range.
Who owns DN Van Lines?
The company describes itself as family-owned. It was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Northborough, MA; the USDOT number was issued in 2003.