#67 of the 100 largest licensed interstate movers
Piece by Piece Movers Review
Independent carrier based in Clinton, Massachusetts, founded in 2008, on the federal register since 2009. 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
- 1971286
- Fleet · drivers
- 42 · 30
- Safety rating
- Not rated
- Licensed
- 17 years
Is Piece by Piece Movers licensed for interstate moves?
Yes. Piece by Piece Movers holds active interstate operating authority (MC697653, status active) on USDOT 1971286, 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, Piece by Piece Movers is the company that quotes, loads, drives and delivers under its own number. The USDOT on your bill of lading should be 1971286; 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 1971286 before you sign, and read the insurance and complaint pages there that we do not reproduce.
The federal record
Every line below is what Piece by Piece Movers 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
- Piece By Piece Movers LLC
- Doing business as
- Piece By Piece Movers
- USDOT number
- 1971286issued 2009
- Operating authority
- MC697653 · activeMC = motor carrier, FF = freight forwarder
- Operation
- Interstatecarrier_operation A on the filing
- Cargo declared
- Household goods, general freight
- Physical address
- 100 Adams Road Unit 4, Clinton, MA 01510
- Phone on file
- (617) 515-9886
- Power units
- 42trucks and tractors on the MCS-150
- Drivers
- 30 (30 interstate)
- Annual miles filed
- 500,000 for 2024
- Safety rating
- Not ratedno compliance review completed
- Filing last updated
- 2026-04-01MCS-150 date
Who Piece by Piece Movers is
Piece by Piece Movers is a Greater Boston moving and storage company that says it has grown by word of mouth since 2008; its USDOT number was issued in 2009. It lists offices in Newton and Woburn with a Boston mailing address, while the federal filing carries a Clinton, Massachusetts address that does not appear on its site. The company states it completes over 3000 moves a year and owns its warehouses, and it offers residential, apartment and commercial moving, packing and storage, along with student-moving programs for BC and MIT students. Towns served include Newton, Brookline, Wellesley, Waltham, Lexington, Cambridge and Woburn.
Structure
- Type
- Independent carrier
- Founded
- 2008 (18 years)
- Headquarters
- Clinton, Massachusetts
Services the company advertises
- storage
- packing
- commercial moving
On the record
- Piece by Piece Movers LLC is a Greater Boston moving and storage company that says it has grown through word of mouth since 2008. [source]
- The company states it completes over 3000 unique moves annually and owns its warehouses. [source]
- It lists a Newton office at 210 Webster Street, Newton, MA 02465 and a Woburn office at 90 Blueberry Hill Road, Woburn, MA 01801, with a mailing address in Boston. [source]
- Services listed are residential, apartment and commercial moving, packing and storage; it also runs student-moving programs for BC and MIT students. [source]
- Towns served include Newton, Brookline, Wellesley, Weston, Waltham, Lexington, Boston, Cambridge, Andover, Winchester, Arlington and Woburn, among others in Greater Boston. [source]
- The site footer lists MDPU# 31464, MC# 697653 and DOT# 1971286. [source]
Company facts are taken from Piece by Piece Movers'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 Piece by Piece Movers compares
Piece by Piece Movers is the 67th largest of the 100 eligible carriers by registered fleet and the 43rd largest of the 67 independent carriers among them. Its fleet is 1 percent of United Van Lines's, below the median of 55. It files more trucks than drivers, which is common where part of the fleet is seasonal or used for local and short-haul work.
| Piece by Piece Movers | Median of 100 | Largest (United Van Lines) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Power units | 42 | 55 | 4,731 |
| Drivers | 30 | 52 | 3,424 |
| Licensed since | 2009 | 20 of 100 since 1974 | 1974 |
| Safety rating | Not rated | 55 of 100 Satisfactory | Satisfactory |
What a move with Piece by Piece Movers should cost
Piece by Piece Movers 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
Piece by Piece Movers is based in Clinton; 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 Piece by Piece Movers and two other carriers. Three comparable numbers beat one, whoever is at the top of a list.
Before you book Piece by Piece Movers: 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 1971286 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 Piece by Piece Movers 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 1971286, live.
Licensing & insurance ↗
The L&I system shows the authority history for docket MC697653, 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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Piece by Piece Movers FAQ
Is Piece by Piece Movers a licensed interstate moving company?
Yes. Piece by Piece Movers holds active interstate operating authority (MC697653, status active) on USDOT 1971286, 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, Piece by Piece Movers is the company that quotes, loads, drives and delivers under its own number. The USDOT on your bill of lading should be 1971286; a different number means another carrier has been brought in, which is something to ask about before loading day rather than after.
What is Piece by Piece Movers's USDOT number?
1971286. Its operating authority docket is MC697653 and its legal name on the register is Piece By Piece Movers 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 Piece by Piece Movers?
Piece by Piece Movers filed 42 power units and 30 drivers on its latest MCS-150, which makes it the 67th largest of the 100 eligible interstate household-goods carriers on the register and the 43rd largest of the 67 independent carriers among them. The largest, United Van Lines, files 4,731 power units; the median for the 100 is 55.
Does Piece by Piece Movers have a good safety rating?
Piece by Piece Movers 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 Piece by Piece Movers a van line, an agent or an independent mover?
An independent carrier. Piece by Piece Movers 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 Piece by Piece Movers charge for a long-distance move?
Piece by Piece Movers 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 Piece by Piece Movers and two other carriers and compare them against that range.