Lifetime Moving and Storage
Legal name: Watson Moving & Storage LLC
A household-goods carrier based in Phoenix, AZ with interstate operating authority, read from its federal filing, with the cost of a comparable move from our model.
- Fleet
- 3 trucks
- self-reported on the MCS-150
- Drivers
- 7
- interstate authority
- Registered since
- 2014
- 12 years on the register
- Safety rating
- Satisfactory
- federal compliance review
In short
Lifetime Moving and Storage (USDOT 2553264) is a household-goods carrier with active interstate authority, based in Phoenix, AZ and registered since 2014. Its filing lists 3 trucks and 7 drivers. It holds a Satisfactory safety rating. It had 1 roadside inspection in the last 24 months.
Is Lifetime Moving and Storage licensed?
Lifetime Moving and Storage holds active interstate operating authority on the federal register (USDOT 2553264, MC889843), so it may carry household goods across state lines under its own number.
Its safety rating is Satisfactory, the outcome of a federal compliance review and the rating most large carriers carry.
The filing reports 3 trucks and 7 drivers, and the registration dates from 2014.
The federal record
- USDOT number
- 2553264
- MC number
- MC889843
- Operating authority
- Interstate
- Cargo declared
- Household goods, general freight
- Fleet
- 3 power units
- Drivers
- 7
- First registered
- 2014
- Filing last updated
- March 6, 2026
- Safety rating
- Satisfactory
- Annual miles reported
- 62,370
- Address
- 2440 West Lincoln Street #145, Phoenix, AZ 85009
- Phone
- (602) 344-9988
Snapshot September 24, 2026; the FMCSA link above is the live record.
Roadside inspections, last 24 months
Lifetime Moving and Storage had 1 roadside inspection in the last 24 months. none of them was a vehicle inspection; 0 of 1 driver inspections took a driver off the road (0.0%, against 13.0%). With fewer than five inspections, a single result moves these rates by 20 points or more, so read them as a handful of events, not a pattern.
| Last 24 months | Lifetime Moving and Storage | All 4,462 inspected movers |
|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspections | 0 | 22,187 |
| Vehicle out-of-service rate | — | 19.0% |
| Driver inspections | 1 | 38,069 |
| Driver out-of-service rate | 0.0% (0 of 1) | 13.0% |
Inspections with a violation, by FMCSA category
| Category (BASIC) | Inspections with a violation | Acute/critical finding, 12 months |
|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving | 0 | No |
| Hours of service | 0 | No |
| Driver fitness | 0 | No |
| Drugs and alcohol | 0 | No |
| Vehicle maintenance | 0 | No |
How Lifetime Moving and Storage operates, from its filing
- Where its drivers work
- 7 interstate beyond 100 air miles. Read plainly, every driver it files works beyond 100 miles, the profile of a long-distance operation.
- Commercial driver's licences
- None of the 7 drivers on its latest filing holds a CDL. A CDL is required to drive a truck rated over 26,000 lb, so on its own filing Lifetime Moving and Storage runs only trucks rated 26,000 lb or less.
- Trucks
- 3 power units on file (3 term-leased), all straight trucks.
- Miles driven
- 62,370 miles reported for 2024, about 20,790 per truck.
- Cargo declared
- Household goods, plus general freight and motor vehicles.
- Last FMCSA review
- November 14, 2016; the safety rating dates from November 17, 2016.
From the MCS-150 (October 7, 2026) · CDL rule: 49 CFR 383.5
Lifetime Moving and Storage against the 245 movers within 30 miles
63 of the 245 hold interstate authority and 5 carry a Satisfactory safety rating.
| Measure | Lifetime Moving and Storage | Median of the 245 | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size (trucks) | 3 trucks | 1 | 48 of 245 |
| Years registered | 12 | 11 | 103 of 245 |
| Roadside inspections, 24 months | 1 | 0 | 25 of 245 |
Ranked among the listed movers within 30 miles, itself included; rank 1 is the largest, longest-registered or most-inspected, and ties share a rank. National figures: moving industry statistics.
What a move with Lifetime Moving and Storage should cost
Not Lifetime Moving and Storage's rates: what the published model says a comparable move from Phoenix costs, to judge a written estimate against.
Local moves in Phoenix: billed by the hour
A two-bedroom move in Phoenix: 2 movers × 5–7 hours × $44–$55 an hour, plus $75 travel, is $515 – $845.
| Home | Crew | Hours | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | 2 | 2–3 | $251 – $405 |
| 1 bedroom | 2 | 3–5 | $339 – $625 |
| 2 bedrooms | 2 | 5–7 | $515 – $845 |
| 3 bedrooms | 3 | 6–9 | $867 – $1,560 |
| 4 bedrooms | 4 | 8–10 | $1,483 – $2,275 |
| 5+ bedrooms | 4 | 10–12 | $1,835 – $2,715 |
Hourly rates are scaled to Arizona: hand movers there earn a median $21.29 an hour against $19.35 nationally (BLS, May 2025), so the model's national $40–$50 band becomes $44–$55 per mover per hour.
Long distance from Phoenix: priced by weight and miles
Full-service, transport only. From Phoenix, Los Angeles, CA is the nearest priced metro (≈ 412 mi) and New York City, NY the farthest (≈ 2,499 mi); ≈ marks estimated miles.
| To | Miles | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York City, NY | ≈ 2,499 | $11,246 – $14,994 | $12,932 – $17,243 |
| Los Angeles, CA | ≈ 412 | $1,854 – $2,472 | $2,132 – $2,843 |
| Chicago, IL | ≈ 1,696 | $7,632 – $10,176 | $8,777 – $11,702 |
| Dallas, TX | ≈ 1,035 | $4,658 – $6,210 | $5,356 – $7,142 |
| Houston, TX | ≈ 1,186 | $5,337 – $7,116 | $6,138 – $8,183 |
| Washington, DC | ≈ 2,309 | $10,391 – $13,854 | $11,949 – $15,932 |
Other licensed movers near Phoenix
Nearest first, by ZIP-code distance from Phoenix.
Before you book Lifetime Moving and Storage
- 1
Ask whether it moves you under MC889843
Lifetime Moving and Storage can haul an interstate move under its own authority, MC889843. If the written estimate names a van line or another carrier, that company is the one legally responsible for your goods, so check its number too.
- 2
Ask which truck and crew you get
Lifetime Moving and Storage had 1 roadside inspection in 24 months. The record covers the company; the truck and crew on your day are what you are buying.
- 3
Check the truck fits your home
No Lifetime Moving and Storage driver holds a CDL, so its trucks are rated 26,000 lb or less. For a three- or four-bedroom home, ask how many trucks or trips the estimate assumes; on an hourly job a second trip is paid time.
- 4
Ask whose truck arrives
3 of the 3 power units Lifetime Moving and Storage files are leased. A leased truck still runs under USDOT 2553264, and the paperwork on the day should carry that number.
- 5
Judge the estimate against $515 – $845
The published model puts a two-bedroom local move in Phoenix at $515 – $845 and a two-bedroom move to New York City, NY at $11,246 – $14,994. A surveyed, written estimate from Lifetime Moving and Storage far outside that is a reason to ask what it includes.
Verify the record yourself: USDOT 2553264 on FMCSA SAFER ↗ · Licensing & Insurance ↗ · the six checks every mover should pass
Lifetime Moving and Storage: questions people ask
Is Lifetime Moving and Storage a licensed moving company?
Lifetime Moving and Storage holds active interstate operating authority on the federal register (USDOT 2553264, MC889843), so it may carry household goods across state lines under its own number.
How big is Lifetime Moving and Storage?
The federal filing reports 3 trucks and 7 drivers. Among the 245 listed movers within 30 miles of Phoenix it ranks 48 by size, against a median of 1 trucks.
What is Lifetime Moving and Storage's safety rating?
Its safety rating is Satisfactory, the outcome of a federal compliance review and the rating most large carriers carry.
Has Lifetime Moving and Storage had roadside inspections?
It had 1 roadside inspection in the last 24 months. Inspections are random roadside checks of the truck and driver; the full breakdown by FMCSA category is on this page and on the live FMCSA record.
How much does Lifetime Moving and Storage charge?
We do not publish any carrier's rates. Our model prices a two-bedroom local move in Phoenix at $515 – $845 (two movers, five to seven hours, plus travel) and a long-distance move to New York City, NY at $11,246 – $14,994, transport only. Use those ranges to judge the written estimate Lifetime Moving and Storage gives you after a survey.
Sources. FMCSA Motor Carrier Census entry for USDOT 2553264 (snapshot September 24, 2026) and Safety Measurement System; costs from the published model. Data last refreshed October 7, 2026. No payment for placement; a carrier corrects its record with the FMCSA.