#81 of the 100 largest licensed interstate movers
MVM Moving & Storage Review
Independent carrier based in Toledo, OH, founded in 2005, on the federal register since 2005. 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
- 1444491
- Fleet · drivers
- 36 · 36
- Safety rating
- Not rated
- Licensed
- 21 years
Is MVM Moving & Storage licensed for interstate moves?
Yes. MVM Moving & Storage holds active interstate operating authority (MC545936, status active) on USDOT 1444491, 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, MVM Moving & Storage is the company that quotes, loads, drives and delivers under its own number. The USDOT on your bill of lading should be 1444491; 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 1444491 before you sign, and read the insurance and complaint pages there that we do not reproduce.
The federal record
Every line below is what MVM Moving & Storage 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
- Maumee Valley Movers Inc.
- USDOT number
- 1444491issued 2005
- Operating authority
- MC545936 · activeMC = motor carrier, FF = freight forwarder
- Operation
- Interstatecarrier_operation A on the filing
- Cargo declared
- Household goods, general freight
- Physical address
- 744 Capital Commons Dr, Toledo, OH 43615
- Phone on file
- (419) 478-6979
- Power units
- 36trucks and tractors on the MCS-150
- Drivers
- 36 (5 interstate)
- Annual miles filed
- 575,000 for 2024
- Safety rating
- Not ratedno compliance review completed
- Filing last updated
- 2025-01-03MCS-150 date
Who MVM Moving & Storage is
MVM Moving & Storage began in 2005 as Maumee Valley Movers, the legal name still on the filing; founder Tony Fox started it while taking business courses at Owens Community College, and he is still president and CEO. The company is based in Toledo, Ohio, with locations in Columbus and Fremont, Ohio, Fort Wayne, Indiana and Clearwater, Florida; the Clearwater branch serves snowbirds from Ohio, Michigan and Indiana traveling to and from Florida. It says it runs over 50 trucks, including 26-foot and 28-foot box trucks and 53-foot semi trailers, and maintains them in its own repair facility; the federal filing counts 36 trucks and 36 drivers.
Structure
- Type
- Independent carrier
- Founded
- 2005 (21 years)
- Headquarters
- Toledo, OH
- Ownership
- owned by founder Tony Fox (President/CEO)
- Footprint
- multiple locations in Toledo, Columbus, and Fremont, Ohio, as well as Fort Wayne, Indiana, and Clearwater, Florida
Services the company advertises
- local moving
- long-distance moving
- commercial moving
- corporate relocation
- packing
- storage
- specialty/piano
- labor only
On the record
- Founder Tony Fox created Maumee Valley Movers in 2005 with a handful of laborers and a few trucks while taking business courses at Owens Community College; the company is now known as MVM Moving & Storage. [source]
- The company says it operates a fleet of over 50 fully-equipped moving trucks and has its own in-house truck maintenance and repair facility. [source]
- Its fleet page lists 26-foot box trucks (26,000 lbs GVWR), 28-foot CDL box trucks (34,000 lbs GVWR), 53-foot semi trailers (65,000 lbs GVWR), 20-foot crew-cab packing trucks, pick-up trucks and enclosed trailers. [source]
- The executive team listed is Tony Fox (President/CEO), Ben Huenefeld (Chief Operating Officer), Brian Godlewski (Chief Marketing Officer), Kerstan Enriquez (Director of Human Resources) and Dave France (Director of Business Development). [source]
- The Toledo, Ohio-based company serves snowbirds from Ohio, Michigan and Indiana traveling to and from Florida through its Clearwater, Florida location. [source]
- The home page states the company complies with U.S. DOT 1444491 and PUCO 156647-HG. [source]
Company facts are taken from MVM Moving & Storage'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 MVM Moving & Storage compares
MVM Moving & Storage is the 81st largest of the 100 eligible carriers by registered fleet and the 53rd 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.
| MVM Moving & Storage | Median of 100 | Largest (United Van Lines) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Power units | 36 | 55 | 4,731 |
| Drivers | 36 | 52 | 3,424 |
| Licensed since | 2005 | 20 of 100 since 1974 | 1974 |
| Safety rating | Not rated | 55 of 100 Satisfactory | Satisfactory |
What a move with MVM Moving & Storage should cost
MVM Moving & Storage 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 Toledo, OH
MVM Moving & Storage is based in Toledo; these are the busiest interstate corridors out of the city, each with distance, drive time and a cost range for every home size.
| Route | Distance | 3 bedrooms, movers |
|---|---|---|
| Toledo to San Francisco, CA | about 2,408 miles | $12,461 – $16,615 |
| Toledo to Oakland, CA | about 2,400 miles | $12,420 – $16,560 |
| Toledo to San Jose, CA | about 2,390 miles | $12,368 – $16,491 |
| Toledo to Fremont, CA | about 2,388 miles | $12,358 – $16,477 |
| Toledo to Stockton, CA | about 2,337 miles | $12,094 – $16,125 |
| Toledo to Sacramento, CA | about 2,333 miles | $12,073 – $16,098 |
Price your own route with the moving cost calculator, then get a surveyed, binding not-to-exceed estimate from MVM Moving & Storage and two other carriers. Three comparable numbers beat one, whoever is at the top of a list.
Before you book MVM Moving & Storage: 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 1444491 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 MVM Moving & Storage 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 1444491, live.
Licensing & insurance ↗
The L&I system shows the authority history for docket MC545936, 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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MVM Moving & Storage FAQ
Is MVM Moving & Storage a licensed interstate moving company?
Yes. MVM Moving & Storage holds active interstate operating authority (MC545936, status active) on USDOT 1444491, 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, MVM Moving & Storage is the company that quotes, loads, drives and delivers under its own number. The USDOT on your bill of lading should be 1444491; a different number means another carrier has been brought in, which is something to ask about before loading day rather than after.
What is MVM Moving & Storage's USDOT number?
1444491. Its operating authority docket is MC545936 and its legal name on the register is Maumee Valley Movers 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 MVM Moving & Storage?
MVM Moving & Storage filed 36 power units and 36 drivers on its latest MCS-150, which makes it the 81st largest of the 100 eligible interstate household-goods carriers on the register and the 53rd largest of the 67 independent carriers among them. The company itself reports multiple locations in Toledo, Columbus, and Fremont, Ohio, as well as Fort Wayne, Indiana, and Clearwater, Florida. The largest, United Van Lines, files 4,731 power units; the median for the 100 is 55.
Does MVM Moving & Storage have a good safety rating?
MVM Moving & Storage 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 MVM Moving & Storage a van line, an agent or an independent mover?
An independent carrier. MVM Moving & Storage 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 MVM Moving & Storage charge for a long-distance move?
MVM Moving & Storage 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 MVM Moving & Storage and two other carriers and compare them against that range.
Who owns MVM Moving & Storage?
The company describes itself as owned by founder Tony Fox (President/CEO). It was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Toledo, OH; the USDOT number was issued in 2005.