#27 of the 100 largest licensed interstate movers
Gentle Giant Moving Company Review
Independent carrier based in Winchester, MA, founded in 1980, on the federal register since 1989. 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
- 373544
- Fleet · drivers
- 88 · 253
- Safety rating
- Not rated
- Licensed
- 37 years
Is Gentle Giant Moving Company licensed for interstate moves?
Yes. Gentle Giant Moving Company holds active interstate operating authority (MC218762, status active) on USDOT 373544, 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, Gentle Giant Moving Company is the company that quotes, loads, drives and delivers under its own number. The USDOT on your bill of lading should be 373544; 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 373544 before you sign, and read the insurance and complaint pages there that we do not reproduce.
The federal record
Every line below is what Gentle Giant Moving Company 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
- Gentle Giant Interstate Company LLC
- Doing business as
- Gentle Giant Moving Company
- USDOT number
- 373544issued 1989
- Operating authority
- MC218762 · activeMC = motor carrier, FF = freight forwarder
- Operation
- Interstatecarrier_operation A on the filing
- Cargo declared
- Household goods
- Physical address
- 7 Mckay Ave, Winchester, MA 01890
- Phone on file
- (617) 661-3333
- Power units
- 88trucks and tractors on the MCS-150
- Drivers
- 253 (65 interstate)
- Annual miles filed
- 5,000,000 for 2025
- Safety rating
- Not ratedno compliance review completed
- Filing last updated
- 2026-04-01MCS-150 date
Who Gentle Giant Moving Company is
Larry O'Toole set out to build Gentle Giant in 1980, and the company launched as a very local mover in Somerville, Massachusetts before adding locations elsewhere on the model it used at home. It counts more than 20 locations in 12 states, with offices listed in New Hampshire, Rhode Island, New York, Washington, D.C., North Carolina, Washington state, California, Philadelphia and Fort Lauderdale, and its movers are full-time employees. The company calls Boston its national headquarters; the federal filing, in the name of Gentle Giant Interstate Company LLC, carries the Winchester, Massachusetts address. The Gentle Giant Charitable Foundation was founded in 2005.
Structure
- Type
- Independent carrier
- Founded
- 1980 (46 years)
- Headquarters
- Winchester, MA
- Ownership
- privately held; founder Larry O'Toole described as owner
- Footprint
- over 20 locations nationwide
Services the company advertises
- local moving
- long-distance moving
- storage
- packing
On the record
- In 1980, Larry O'Toole set out to build the company; the site describes moving made easy since 1980. [source]
- Gentle Giant launched as a very local company in Somerville, Mass., and later added locations based on the model used in Massachusetts. [source]
- The company says Boston has been its national headquarters for 40 years; its Boston-area offices include 7 McKay Ave Fl. 2, Winchester, MA 01890. [source]
- The site states over 20 locations nationwide and locations in 12 states. [source]
- Its movers are full-time employees trained in packing, handling and logistics. [source]
- Wikipedia lists offices in New Hampshire, Rhode Island, New York, Washington D.C., North Carolina, Washington state, California, Philadelphia and Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and notes the Gentle Giant Charitable Foundation was founded in 2005. [source]
Company facts are taken from Gentle Giant Moving Company'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 Gentle Giant Moving Company compares
Gentle Giant Moving Company is the 27th largest of the 100 eligible carriers by registered fleet and the 13th largest of the 67 independent carriers among them. Its fleet is 2 percent of United Van Lines's, above the median of 55. It files more drivers than trucks (2.9 per power unit), which usually means crews of two or three ride with each truck.
| Gentle Giant Moving Company | Median of 100 | Largest (United Van Lines) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Power units | 88 | 55 | 4,731 |
| Drivers | 253 | 52 | 3,424 |
| Licensed since | 1989 | 20 of 100 since 1974 | 1974 |
| Safety rating | Not rated | 55 of 100 Satisfactory | Satisfactory |
What a move with Gentle Giant Moving Company should cost
Gentle Giant Moving Company 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
Gentle Giant Moving Company is based in Winchester; 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 Gentle Giant Moving Company and two other carriers. Three comparable numbers beat one, whoever is at the top of a list.
Before you book Gentle Giant Moving Company: 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 373544 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 Gentle Giant Moving Company 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 373544, live.
Licensing & insurance ↗
The L&I system shows the authority history for docket MC218762, 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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Gentle Giant Moving Company FAQ
Is Gentle Giant Moving Company a licensed interstate moving company?
Yes. Gentle Giant Moving Company holds active interstate operating authority (MC218762, status active) on USDOT 373544, 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, Gentle Giant Moving Company is the company that quotes, loads, drives and delivers under its own number. The USDOT on your bill of lading should be 373544; a different number means another carrier has been brought in, which is something to ask about before loading day rather than after.
What is Gentle Giant Moving Company's USDOT number?
373544. Its operating authority docket is MC218762 and its legal name on the register is Gentle Giant Interstate Company 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 Gentle Giant Moving Company?
Gentle Giant Moving Company filed 88 power units and 253 drivers on its latest MCS-150, which makes it the 27th largest of the 100 eligible interstate household-goods carriers on the register and the 13th largest of the 67 independent carriers among them. The company itself reports over 20 locations nationwide. The largest, United Van Lines, files 4,731 power units; the median for the 100 is 55.
Does Gentle Giant Moving Company have a good safety rating?
Gentle Giant Moving Company 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 Gentle Giant Moving Company a van line, an agent or an independent mover?
An independent carrier. Gentle Giant Moving Company 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 Gentle Giant Moving Company charge for a long-distance move?
Gentle Giant Moving Company 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 Gentle Giant Moving Company and two other carriers and compare them against that range.
Who owns Gentle Giant Moving Company?
The company describes itself as privately held; founder Larry O'Toole described as owner. It was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Winchester, MA; the USDOT number was issued in 1989.