#18 of the 100 largest licensed interstate movers
JK Moving Services Review
Independent carrier based in Sterling, VA, founded in 1982, on the federal register since 2002. 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
- 1065394
- Fleet · drivers
- 173 · 165
- Safety rating
- Satisfactory
- Licensed
- 24 years
Is JK Moving Services licensed for interstate moves?
Yes. JK Moving Services holds active interstate operating authority (MC196957, status active) on USDOT 1065394, declares household goods as cargo, and carries a Satisfactory safety rating from a compliance review the FMCSA completed in 2024.
As an independent carrier, JK Moving Services is the company that quotes, loads, drives and delivers under its own number. The USDOT on your bill of lading should be 1065394; 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 1065394 before you sign, and read the insurance and complaint pages there that we do not reproduce.
The federal record
Every line below is what JK Moving Services 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
- JK Moving & Storage Inc.
- Doing business as
- JK Moving Services
- USDOT number
- 1065394issued 2002
- Operating authority
- MC196957 · activeMC = motor carrier, FF = freight forwarder
- Operation
- Interstatecarrier_operation A on the filing
- Cargo declared
- Household goods, general freight
- Physical address
- 44112 Mercure Circle, Sterling, VA 20166
- Phone on file
- (703) 260-3094
- Power units
- 173trucks and tractors on the MCS-150
- Drivers
- 165 (165 interstate)
- Annual miles filed
- 5,618,485 for 2024
- Safety rating
- Satisfactoryreview completed 2024-05-22
- Filing last updated
- 2025-03-26MCS-150 date
Who JK Moving Services is
Chuck Kuhn founded JK in 1982 at 16, in the basement of his parents' home, and remains president and chief executive of what is now the largest independent mover in the Washington area. The company moved to its Sterling, Virginia headquarters in the 1990s, bought Thomas AAA Movers and opened a Gaithersburg, Maryland office in 2004, and set up a sister relocation-management firm, CapRelo. It runs its own long-distance fleet and is not part of any van-line network, with commercial, archive and international work alongside residential.
Structure
- Type
- Independent carrier
- Founded
- 1982 (44 years)
- Headquarters
- Sterling, VA
- Ownership
- independently owned; founder Chuck Kuhn is President and CEO
- Footprint
- 3 facilities (headquarters and commercial/archives facility in Sterling, VA; office in Gaithersburg, MD)
Services the company advertises
- long-distance moving
- international
- employee/corporate relocation
- commercial/office moving
- storage & warehousing
- archive services
On the record
- Chuck Kuhn started the company in 1982 at age 16 in the basement of his parents' home. [source]
- Moved to its Sterling, VA headquarters in the 1990s and established sister company CapRelo, a relocation management firm. [source]
- Purchased Thomas AAA Movers and opened its Gaithersburg, MD office in 2004. [source]
Company facts are taken from JK Moving Services'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 JK Moving Services compares
JK Moving Services is the 18th largest of the 100 eligible carriers by registered fleet and the 7th largest of the 67 independent carriers among them. Its fleet is 4 percent of United Van Lines's, above the median of 55. Drivers and trucks are roughly matched on the filing.
| JK Moving Services | Median of 100 | Largest (United Van Lines) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Power units | 173 | 55 | 4,731 |
| Drivers | 165 | 52 | 3,424 |
| Licensed since | 2002 | 20 of 100 since 1974 | 1974 |
| Safety rating | Satisfactory | 55 of 100 Satisfactory | Satisfactory |
What a move with JK Moving Services should cost
JK Moving Services 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 Virginia Beach, VA
JK Moving Services is based in Sterling; these are the busiest interstate corridors out of Virginia Beach, the nearest metro we price, each with distance, drive time and a cost range for every home size.
| Route | Distance | 3 bedrooms, movers |
|---|---|---|
| Virginia Beach to San Francisco, CA | about 2,945 miles | $15,240 – $20,320 |
| Virginia Beach to Oakland, CA | about 2,936 miles | $15,194 – $20,258 |
| Virginia Beach to Fremont, CA | about 2,921 miles | $15,116 – $20,155 |
| Virginia Beach to San Jose, CA | about 2,921 miles | $15,116 – $20,155 |
| Virginia Beach to Eugene, OR | about 2,906 miles | $15,039 – $20,051 |
| Virginia Beach to Olympia, WA | about 2,882 miles | $14,914 – $19,886 |
Price your own route with the moving cost calculator, then get a surveyed, binding not-to-exceed estimate from JK Moving Services and two other carriers. Three comparable numbers beat one, whoever is at the top of a list.
Before you book JK Moving Services: 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 1065394 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 JK Moving Services 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 1065394, live.
Licensing & insurance ↗
The L&I system shows the authority history for docket MC196957, 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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Every active household-goods carrier based in Virginia on the register, largest first, with the same fields.
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JK Moving Services FAQ
Is JK Moving Services a licensed interstate moving company?
Yes. JK Moving Services holds active interstate operating authority (MC196957, status active) on USDOT 1065394, declares household goods as cargo, and carries a Satisfactory safety rating from a compliance review the FMCSA completed in 2024. As an independent carrier, JK Moving Services is the company that quotes, loads, drives and delivers under its own number. The USDOT on your bill of lading should be 1065394; a different number means another carrier has been brought in, which is something to ask about before loading day rather than after.
What is JK Moving Services's USDOT number?
1065394. Its operating authority docket is MC196957 and its legal name on the register is JK Moving & Storage 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 JK Moving Services?
JK Moving Services filed 173 power units and 165 drivers on its latest MCS-150, which makes it the 18th largest of the 100 eligible interstate household-goods carriers on the register and the 7th largest of the 67 independent carriers among them. The company itself reports 3 facilities (headquarters and commercial/archives facility in Sterling, VA; office in Gaithersburg, MD). The largest, United Van Lines, files 4,731 power units; the median for the 100 is 55.
Does JK Moving Services have a good safety rating?
JK Moving Services holds a Satisfactory rating, the best of the three the FMCSA assigns, from a compliance review completed on 2024-05-22. 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 JK Moving Services a van line, an agent or an independent mover?
An independent carrier. JK Moving Services 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 JK Moving Services charge for a long-distance move?
JK Moving Services 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 JK Moving Services and two other carriers and compare them against that range.
Who owns JK Moving Services?
The company describes itself as independently owned; founder Chuck Kuhn is President and CEO. It was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Sterling, VA; the USDOT number was issued in 2002.