#99 of the 100 largest licensed interstate movers
Matt's Moving Review
Independent carrier based in St. Paul, Minnesota, on the federal register since 2007. 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
- 1704106
- Fleet · drivers
- 32 · 36
- Safety rating
- Satisfactory
- Licensed
- 19 years
Is Matt's Moving licensed for interstate moves?
Yes. Matt's Moving holds active interstate operating authority (MC816628, status active) on USDOT 1704106, declares household goods as cargo, and carries a Satisfactory safety rating from a compliance review the FMCSA completed in 2019.
As an independent carrier, Matt's Moving is the company that quotes, loads, drives and delivers under its own number. The USDOT on your bill of lading should be 1704106; 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 1704106 before you sign, and read the insurance and complaint pages there that we do not reproduce.
The federal record
Every line below is what Matt's 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
- Matt's Moving LLC
- USDOT number
- 1704106issued 2007
- Operating authority
- MC816628 · activeMC = motor carrier, FF = freight forwarder
- Operation
- Interstatecarrier_operation A on the filing
- Cargo declared
- Household goods
- Physical address
- 290 Chester Street, St. Paul, MN 55107
- Phone on file
- (651) 210-8271
- Power units
- 32trucks and tractors on the MCS-150
- Drivers
- 36 (36 interstate)
- Annual miles filed
- 2,310,256 for 2025
- Safety rating
- Satisfactoryreview completed 2019-12-07
- Filing last updated
- 2026-05-13MCS-150 date
Who Matt's Moving is
Matt's Moving describes itself as a locally owned Twin Cities moving company and names no van line or franchise; the federal filing, issued in 2007, lists it as an independent carrier at its Saint Paul location. The company gives no founding year, citing only the past 15 years of moving customers throughout Minnesota and beyond, and designates no headquarters among its locations in Minneapolis, Saint Paul, Minnetonka and Forest Lake. Its service area covers the Twin Cities and suburbs and western Wisconsin communities including Eau Claire, Hudson and Menomonie, and its work runs from residential and high-rise moves to office relocation, piano and safe moving, storage and junk removal.
Structure
- Type
- Independent carrier
- Headquarters
- St. Paul, Minnesota
- Ownership
- locally owned
- Footprint
- Our Locations: Minneapolis, Saint Paul, Minnetonka, Forest Lake
Services the company advertises
- local moving
- long-distance moving
- storage
- corporate relocation
- commercial moving
- packing
- specialty/piano
On the record
- Matt's Moving describes itself as a locally owned Twin Cities moving company that has moved over 200,000 customers throughout Minnesota and beyond in the past 15 years. [source]
- The company lists locations in Minneapolis (2920 Talmage Ave SE), Saint Paul (290 Chester St), Minnetonka (15612 MN-7) and Forest Lake (23790 Goodview Cir N), Minnesota. [source]
- Its service-area pages cover Minneapolis, Saint Paul and Twin Cities suburbs in Minnesota, plus western Wisconsin communities including Eau Claire, Hudson, Hammond, Menomonie, New Richmond and Somerset. [source]
- Specialty services listed include piano, safe and gun-safe, antique and exercise-equipment moving, along with residential, apartment, high-rise, office, retail and corporate relocation, packing, storage, long-distance moving and junk removal. [source]
- The site's footer lists Minnesota household-goods authority HHG/MN DOT #374236 alongside US DOT #1704106. [source]
Company facts are taken from Matt's 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 Matt's Moving compares
Matt's Moving is the 99th largest of the 100 eligible carriers by registered fleet and the 67th 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.
| Matt's Moving | Median of 100 | Largest (United Van Lines) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Power units | 32 | 55 | 4,731 |
| Drivers | 36 | 52 | 3,424 |
| Licensed since | 2007 | 20 of 100 since 1974 | 1974 |
| Safety rating | Satisfactory | 55 of 100 Satisfactory | Satisfactory |
What a move with Matt's Moving should cost
Matt's 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 Minneapolis, MN
Matt's Moving is based in St. Paul; these are the busiest interstate corridors out of Minneapolis, the nearest metro we price, each with distance, drive time and a cost range for every home size.
| Route | Distance | 3 bedrooms, movers |
|---|---|---|
| Minneapolis to Philadelphia, PA | 1,174 miles | $6,075 – $8,101 |
| Minneapolis to San Francisco, CA | about 1,843 miles | $9,538 – $12,717 |
| Minneapolis to Oakland, CA | about 1,834 miles | $9,491 – $12,655 |
| Minneapolis to San Jose, CA | about 1,831 miles | $9,475 – $12,634 |
| Minneapolis to Fremont, CA | about 1,827 miles | $9,455 – $12,606 |
| Minneapolis to Oxnard, CA | about 1,818 miles | $9,408 – $12,544 |
Price your own route with the moving cost calculator, then get a surveyed, binding not-to-exceed estimate from Matt's Moving and two other carriers. Three comparable numbers beat one, whoever is at the top of a list.
Before you book Matt's 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 1704106 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 Matt's 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 1704106, live.
Licensing & insurance ↗
The L&I system shows the authority history for docket MC816628, 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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Matt's Moving FAQ
Is Matt's Moving a licensed interstate moving company?
Yes. Matt's Moving holds active interstate operating authority (MC816628, status active) on USDOT 1704106, declares household goods as cargo, and carries a Satisfactory safety rating from a compliance review the FMCSA completed in 2019. As an independent carrier, Matt's Moving is the company that quotes, loads, drives and delivers under its own number. The USDOT on your bill of lading should be 1704106; a different number means another carrier has been brought in, which is something to ask about before loading day rather than after.
What is Matt's Moving's USDOT number?
1704106. Its operating authority docket is MC816628 and its legal name on the register is Matt's 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 Matt's Moving?
Matt's Moving filed 32 power units and 36 drivers on its latest MCS-150, which makes it the 99th largest of the 100 eligible interstate household-goods carriers on the register and the 67th largest of the 67 independent carriers among them. The company itself reports Our Locations: Minneapolis, Saint Paul, Minnetonka, Forest Lake. The largest, United Van Lines, files 4,731 power units; the median for the 100 is 55.
Does Matt's Moving have a good safety rating?
Matt's Moving holds a Satisfactory rating, the best of the three the FMCSA assigns, from a compliance review completed on 2019-12-07. 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 Matt's Moving a van line, an agent or an independent mover?
An independent carrier. Matt's 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 Matt's Moving charge for a long-distance move?
Matt's 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 Matt's Moving and two other carriers and compare them against that range.
Who owns Matt's Moving?
The company describes itself as locally owned. Its founding date is not stated and is headquartered in St. Paul, Minnesota; the USDOT number was issued in 2007.