Advantage Moving and Storage
Legal name: Amber Transportation Group Inc
A household-goods carrier based in Milpitas, CA with interstate operating authority, read from its federal filing, with the cost of a comparable move from our model.
- Fleet
- 8 trucks
- self-reported on the MCS-150
- Drivers
- 11
- interstate authority
- Registered since
- 2002
- 24 years on the register
- Safety rating
- Not rated
- no compliance review on file
In short
Advantage Moving and Storage (USDOT 1038505) is a household-goods carrier with active interstate authority, based in Milpitas, CA and registered since 2002. Its filing lists 8 trucks and 11 drivers. It has no FMCSA safety rating. It had 11 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, 0 of 7 vehicle inspections ending with a truck put out of service.
Is Advantage Moving and Storage licensed?
Advantage Moving and Storage holds active interstate operating authority on the federal register (USDOT 1038505, MC426960), so it may carry household goods across state lines under its own number.
It has no safety rating on record in 24 years of registration (since 2002): a rating comes only from an FMCSA compliance review, and none is on file. That is not a mark against Advantage Moving and Storage, and not a mark for it.
The filing reports 8 trucks and 11 drivers, and the registration dates from 2002.
The federal record
- USDOT number
- 1038505
- MC number
- MC426960
- Operating authority
- Interstate
- Cargo declared
- Household goods
- Fleet
- 8 power units
- Drivers
- 11
- First registered
- 2002
- Filing last updated
- July 15, 2026
- Safety rating
- Not rated
- Annual miles reported
- 70,000
- Address
- 222 Railroad Avenue, Milpitas, CA 95035
- Phone
- (408) 935-9115
Snapshot September 24, 2026; the FMCSA link above is the live record.
Roadside inspections, last 24 months
Advantage Moving and Storage had 11 roadside inspections in the last 24 months. 0 of its 7 vehicle inspections put a truck out of service (0.0%), below the 19.0% across all listed movers; 1 of 11 driver inspections took a driver off the road (9.1%, against 13.0%).
| Last 24 months | Advantage Moving and Storage | All 4,462 inspected movers |
|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspections | 7 | 22,187 |
| Vehicle out-of-service rate | 0.0% (0 of 7) | 19.0% |
| Driver inspections | 11 | 38,069 |
| Driver out-of-service rate | 9.1% (1 of 11) | 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 | 1 | No |
| Drugs and alcohol | 0 | No |
| Vehicle maintenance | 4 | No |
How Advantage Moving and Storage operates, from its filing
- Where its drivers work
- 3 interstate beyond 100 air miles; 4 intrastate beyond 100 air miles; 4 intrastate within 100 air miles. Read plainly, it runs both: 7 on longer runs and 4 close to home.
- Commercial driver's licences
- 2 of the 11 drivers on its latest filing hold a CDL, which a truck rated over 26,000 lb requires.
- Trucks
- 8 power units on file (8 owned), 2 of them tractors that can pull a trailer, plus 3 trailers.
- Miles driven
- 70,000 miles reported for 2025, about 8,750 per truck.
- Cargo declared
- Household goods only.
From the MCS-150 (October 7, 2026) · CDL rule: 49 CFR 383.5
Advantage Moving and Storage against the 199 movers within 30 miles
44 of the 199 hold interstate authority and 1 carries a Satisfactory safety rating.
| Measure | Advantage Moving and Storage | Median of the 199 | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size (trucks) | 8 trucks | 1 | 10 of 199 |
| Years registered | 24 | 6 | 4 of 199 |
| Roadside inspections, 24 months | 11 | 0 | 17 of 199 |
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 Advantage Moving and Storage should cost
Not Advantage Moving and Storage's rates: what the published model says a comparable move from Milpitas costs, to judge a written estimate against.
Local moves in Milpitas: billed by the hour
A two-bedroom move in Milpitas: 2 movers × 5–7 hours × $44–$56 an hour, plus $75 travel, is $515 – $859.
| Home | Crew | Hours | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | 2 | 2–3 | $251 – $411 |
| 1 bedroom | 2 | 3–5 | $339 – $635 |
| 2 bedrooms | 2 | 5–7 | $515 – $859 |
| 3 bedrooms | 3 | 6–9 | $867 – $1,587 |
| 4 bedrooms | 4 | 8–10 | $1,483 – $2,315 |
| 5+ bedrooms | 4 | 10–12 | $1,835 – $2,763 |
Hourly rates are scaled to California: hand movers there earn a median $21.50 an hour against $19.35 nationally (BLS, May 2025), so the model's national $40–$50 band becomes $44–$56 per mover per hour.
Long distance from Milpitas: priced by weight and miles
Full-service, transport only. From Milpitas, Los Angeles, CA is the nearest priced metro (≈ 362 mi) and New York City, NY the farthest (≈ 2,968 mi); ≈ marks estimated miles.
| To | Miles | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York City, NY | ≈ 2,968 | $13,356 – $17,808 | $15,359 – $20,479 |
| Los Angeles, CA | ≈ 362 | $1,629 – $2,172 | $1,873 – $2,498 |
| Chicago, IL | ≈ 2,140 | $9,630 – $12,840 | $11,075 – $14,766 |
| Dallas, TX | ≈ 1,690 | $7,605 – $10,140 | $8,746 – $11,661 |
| Houston, TX | ≈ 1,876 | $8,442 – $11,256 | $9,708 – $12,944 |
| Washington, DC | ≈ 2,814 | $12,663 – $16,884 | $14,562 – $19,417 |
Other licensed movers near Milpitas
Nearest first, by ZIP-code distance from Milpitas.
Before you book Advantage Moving and Storage
- 1
Ask whether it moves you under MC426960
Advantage Moving and Storage can haul an interstate move under its own authority, MC426960. 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
Advantage Moving and Storage had 11 roadside inspections in 24 months and 0 vehicle out-of-service orders (0.0% against 19.0%). The record covers the company; the truck and crew on your day are what you are buying.
- 3
Ask about access for a tractor-trailer
Advantage Moving and Storage files 2 tractors. If a full rig cannot reach your door, the move needs a shuttle truck, which is a separate line on the bill; ask before the estimate is written.
- 4
Judge the estimate against $515 – $859
The published model puts a two-bedroom local move in Milpitas at $515 – $859 and a two-bedroom move to New York City, NY at $13,356 – $17,808. A surveyed, written estimate from Advantage Moving and Storage far outside that is a reason to ask what it includes.
Verify the record yourself: USDOT 1038505 on FMCSA SAFER ↗ · Licensing & Insurance ↗ · the six checks every mover should pass
Advantage Moving and Storage: questions people ask
Is Advantage Moving and Storage a licensed moving company?
Advantage Moving and Storage holds active interstate operating authority on the federal register (USDOT 1038505, MC426960), so it may carry household goods across state lines under its own number.
How big is Advantage Moving and Storage?
The federal filing reports 8 trucks and 11 drivers. Among the 199 listed movers within 30 miles of Milpitas it ranks 10 by size, against a median of 1 trucks.
What is Advantage Moving and Storage's safety rating?
It has no safety rating on record in 24 years of registration (since 2002): a rating comes only from an FMCSA compliance review, and none is on file. That is not a mark against Advantage Moving and Storage, and not a mark for it.
Has Advantage Moving and Storage had roadside inspections?
It had 11 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, 0 of 7 vehicle inspections ending with a truck put out of service. 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 Advantage Moving and Storage charge?
We do not publish any carrier's rates. Our model prices a two-bedroom local move in Milpitas at $515 – $859 (two movers, five to seven hours, plus travel) and a long-distance move to New York City, NY at $13,356 – $17,808, transport only. Use those ranges to judge the written estimate Advantage Moving and Storage gives you after a survey.
Sources. FMCSA Motor Carrier Census entry for USDOT 1038505 (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.