#84 of the 100 largest licensed interstate movers
The Other Side Movers Review
Independent carrier based in Salt Lake City, UT, on the federal register since 2015. 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
- 2834693
- Fleet · drivers
- 35 · 48
- Safety rating
- Not rated
- Licensed
- 11 years
Is The Other Side Movers licensed for interstate moves?
Yes. The Other Side Movers holds active interstate operating authority (MC948230, status active) on USDOT 2834693, 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, The Other Side Movers is the company that quotes, loads, drives and delivers under its own number. The USDOT on your bill of lading should be 2834693; 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 2834693 before you sign, and read the insurance and complaint pages there that we do not reproduce.
The federal record
Every line below is what The Other Side 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
- The Other Side Movers
- USDOT number
- 2834693issued 2015
- Operating authority
- MC948230 · activeMC = motor carrier, FF = freight forwarder
- Operation
- Interstatecarrier_operation A on the filing
- Cargo declared
- Household goods, general freight
- Physical address
- 667 E 100 S, Salt Lake City, UT 84102
- Phone on file
- (801) 893-1972
- Power units
- 35trucks and tractors on the MCS-150
- Drivers
- 48 (48 interstate)
- Annual miles filed
- 550,000 for 2024
- Safety rating
- Not ratedno compliance review completed
- Filing last updated
- 2026-05-21MCS-150 date
Who The Other Side Movers is
The Other Side Movers is one of several training schools at The Other Side Academy, a 501(c)(3) non-profit residential facility in Salt Lake City that helps former felons, substance abusers and others rebuild their lives; all proceeds go to house, feed and clothe the Academy's students, and the Academy says it takes no government funding. The Academy's history page records that a moving truck had been purchased by December 2015, the year this USDOT number was issued. The movers operate in Salt Lake City and Denver under the name The Other Side Moving & Storage, offering residential and commercial moves, full-service packing, boxes and supplies, and short-term storage.
Structure
- Type
- Independent carrier
- Headquarters
- Salt Lake City, UT
- Part of
- The Other Side Academy
- Ownership
- training school of The Other Side Academy, a 501(c)(3) non-profit
- Footprint
- Salt Lake City and Denver
Services the company advertises
- local moving
- commercial moving
- packing
- storage
On the record
- The Other Side Movers is one of several training schools at The Other Side Academy, a 501(c)(3) non-profit residential facility that helps former felons, substance abusers and others rebuild their lives. [source]
- All proceeds go to house, feed and clothe students at The Other Side Academy, which says it accepts no government funding and is funded by its own work. [source]
- The movers operate in Salt Lake City and Denver under the name The Other Side Moving & Storage. [source]
- The Salt Lake City operation lists its address as 5380 S Riley Ln, Murray, UT 84107 and phone 801.893.1972, with services including free estimates, full-service packing, boxes and supplies, residential and commercial moves, and furniture disassembly and assembly. [source]
- The Academy's history page says that by December 2015 a moving truck and a food truck had been purchased and the historic Armstrong Mansion in downtown Salt Lake City had become the Academy's home. [source]
- The Denver branch offers residential and commercial moving, packing, loading, transportation and secure short-term storage in Denver, Colorado 80216. [source]
Company facts are taken from The Other Side 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 The Other Side Movers compares
The Other Side Movers is the 84th largest of the 100 eligible carriers by registered fleet and the 55th 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 drivers than trucks (1.4 per power unit), which usually means crews of two or three ride with each truck.
| The Other Side Movers | Median of 100 | Largest (United Van Lines) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Power units | 35 | 55 | 4,731 |
| Drivers | 48 | 52 | 3,424 |
| Licensed since | 2015 | 20 of 100 since 1974 | 1974 |
| Safety rating | Not rated | 55 of 100 Satisfactory | Satisfactory |
What a move with The Other Side Movers should cost
The Other Side 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 Salt Lake City, UT
The Other Side Movers is based in Salt Lake City; 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake City to Portland, ME | about 2,469 miles | $12,777 – $17,036 |
| Salt Lake City to Boston, MA | about 2,441 miles | $12,632 – $16,843 |
| Salt Lake City to Miami, FL | about 2,433 miles | $12,591 – $16,788 |
| Salt Lake City to Providence, RI | about 2,429 miles | $12,570 – $16,760 |
| Salt Lake City to Hialeah, FL | about 2,422 miles | $12,534 – $16,712 |
| Salt Lake City to Manchester, NH | about 2,409 miles | $12,467 – $16,622 |
Price your own route with the moving cost calculator, then get a surveyed, binding not-to-exceed estimate from The Other Side Movers and two other carriers. Three comparable numbers beat one, whoever is at the top of a list.
Before you book The Other Side 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 2834693 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 The Other Side 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 2834693, live.
Licensing & insurance ↗
The L&I system shows the authority history for docket MC948230, 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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The Other Side Movers FAQ
Is The Other Side Movers a licensed interstate moving company?
Yes. The Other Side Movers holds active interstate operating authority (MC948230, status active) on USDOT 2834693, 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, The Other Side Movers is the company that quotes, loads, drives and delivers under its own number. The USDOT on your bill of lading should be 2834693; a different number means another carrier has been brought in, which is something to ask about before loading day rather than after.
What is The Other Side Movers's USDOT number?
2834693. Its operating authority docket is MC948230 and its legal name on the register is The Other Side Movers. 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 The Other Side Movers?
The Other Side Movers filed 35 power units and 48 drivers on its latest MCS-150, which makes it the 84th largest of the 100 eligible interstate household-goods carriers on the register and the 55th largest of the 67 independent carriers among them. The company itself reports Salt Lake City and Denver. The largest, United Van Lines, files 4,731 power units; the median for the 100 is 55.
Does The Other Side Movers have a good safety rating?
The Other Side 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 The Other Side Movers a van line, an agent or an independent mover?
An independent carrier. The Other Side 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 The Other Side Movers charge for a long-distance move?
The Other Side 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 The Other Side Movers and two other carriers and compare them against that range.
Who owns The Other Side Movers?
The Other Side Movers is part of The Other Side Academy. The company describes itself as training school of The Other Side Academy, a 501(c)(3) non-profit. Its founding date is not stated and is headquartered in Salt Lake City, UT; the USDOT number was issued in 2015.