Best California Movers
Legal name: San Diego Best Movers Inc
A household-goods carrier based in Poway, CA with authority for moves within California only, read from its federal filing, with the cost of a comparable move from our model.
- Fleet
- 2 trucks
- self-reported on the MCS-150
- Drivers
- 2
- intrastate, CA
- Registered since
- 2024
- 2 years on the register
- Safety rating
- Not rated
- no compliance review on file
In short
Best California Movers (USDOT 4321666) is a household-goods carrier licensed for moves within California, based in Poway, CA and registered since 2024. Its filing lists 2 trucks and 2 drivers. It has no FMCSA safety rating. It had 4 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, 1 of 4 vehicle inspections ending with a truck put out of service.
Is Best California Movers licensed?
Best California Movers is registered with the FMCSA (USDOT 4321666) as an intrastate carrier: it may move you within California, but a move across a state line would have to go through a carrier holding interstate authority, often a van line the company works for as an agent. Ask whose USDOT number would be on the bill of lading.
It has no safety rating on record in 2 years of registration (since 2024): a rating comes only from an FMCSA compliance review, and none is on file. That is not a mark against Best California Movers, and not a mark for it.
The filing reports 2 trucks and 2 drivers, and the registration dates from 2024.
The federal record
- USDOT number
- 4321666
- MC number
- None on record
- Operating authority
- Intrastate (California)
- Cargo declared
- Household goods
- Fleet
- 2 power units
- Drivers
- 2
- First registered
- 2024
- Filing last updated
- December 8, 2025
- Safety rating
- Not rated
- Annual miles reported
- 22,000
- Address
- 12356 Mcivers Ct Ste B1, Poway, CA 92064
- Phone
- (858) 283-7673
Snapshot September 24, 2026; the FMCSA link above is the live record.
Roadside inspections, last 24 months
Best California Movers had 4 roadside inspections in the last 24 months. 1 of its 4 vehicle inspections put a truck out of service (25.0%), above the 19.0% across all listed movers; 0 of 4 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 | Best California Movers | All 4,462 inspected movers |
|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspections | 4 | 22,187 |
| Vehicle out-of-service rate | 25.0% (1 of 4) | 19.0% |
| Driver inspections | 4 | 38,069 |
| Driver out-of-service rate | 0.0% (0 of 4) | 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 | 4 | No |
How Best California Movers operates, from its filing
- Where its drivers work
- 2 intrastate 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 2 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 Best California Movers runs only trucks rated 26,000 lb or less.
- Trucks
- 2 power units on file (2 owned), all straight trucks.
- Miles driven
- 22,000 miles reported for 2025, about 11,000 per truck.
- Cargo declared
- Household goods only.
From the MCS-150 (October 7, 2026) · CDL rule: 49 CFR 383.5
Best California Movers against the 173 movers within 30 miles
35 of the 173 hold interstate authority and 2 carry a Satisfactory safety rating.
| Measure | Best California Movers | Median of the 173 | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size (trucks) | 2 trucks | 1 | 42 of 173 |
| Years registered | 2 | 6 | 140 of 173 |
| Roadside inspections, 24 months | 4 | 0 | 25 of 173 |
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 Best California Movers should cost
Not Best California Movers's rates: what the published model says a comparable move from Poway costs, to judge a written estimate against.
Local moves in Poway: billed by the hour
A two-bedroom move in Poway: 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 Poway: priced by weight and miles
Full-service, transport only. From Poway, Los Angeles, CA is the nearest priced metro (≈ 119 mi) and New York City, NY the farthest (≈ 2,812 mi); ≈ marks estimated miles.
| To | Miles | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York City, NY | ≈ 2,812 | $12,654 – $16,872 | $14,552 – $19,403 |
| Los Angeles, CA | ≈ 119 | $536 – $714 | $616 – $821 |
| Chicago, IL | ≈ 2,000 | $9,000 – $12,000 | $10,350 – $13,800 |
| Dallas, TX | ≈ 1,366 | $6,147 – $8,196 | $7,069 – $9,425 |
| Houston, TX | ≈ 1,509 | $6,791 – $9,054 | $7,809 – $10,412 |
| Washington, DC | ≈ 2,629 | $11,831 – $15,774 | $13,605 – $18,140 |
Other licensed movers near Poway
Nearest first, by ZIP-code distance from Poway.
Before you book Best California Movers
- 1
Keep the move inside California
Best California Movers is registered for moves within California. For a move to another state, ask which interstate carrier would haul it and look up that company's USDOT number as well.
- 2
Ask about the 1 out-of-service order
1 of Best California Movers's 4 vehicle inspections ended with a truck taken off the road (25.0%, against 19.0% for all listed movers). Ask what failed, whether it was fixed, and which truck would do your move.
- 3
Check the truck fits your home
No Best California Movers 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
Judge the estimate against $515 – $859
The published model puts a two-bedroom local move in Poway at $515 – $859 and a two-bedroom move to New York City, NY at $12,654 – $16,872. A surveyed, written estimate from Best California Movers far outside that is a reason to ask what it includes.
Verify the record yourself: USDOT 4321666 on FMCSA SAFER ↗ · Licensing & Insurance ↗ · the six checks every mover should pass
Best California Movers: questions people ask
Is Best California Movers a licensed moving company?
Best California Movers is registered with the FMCSA (USDOT 4321666) as an intrastate carrier: it may move you within California, but a move across a state line would have to go through a carrier holding interstate authority, often a van line the company works for as an agent. Ask whose USDOT number would be on the bill of lading.
How big is Best California Movers?
The federal filing reports 2 trucks and 2 drivers. Among the 173 listed movers within 30 miles of Poway it ranks 42 by size, against a median of 1 trucks.
What is Best California Movers' safety rating?
It has no safety rating on record in 2 years of registration (since 2024): a rating comes only from an FMCSA compliance review, and none is on file. That is not a mark against Best California Movers, and not a mark for it.
Has Best California Movers had roadside inspections?
It had 4 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, 1 of 4 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 Best California Movers charge?
We do not publish any carrier's rates. Our model prices a two-bedroom local move in Poway at $515 – $859 (two movers, five to seven hours, plus travel) and a long-distance move to New York City, NY at $12,654 – $16,872, transport only. Use those ranges to judge the written estimate Best California Movers gives you after a survey.
Sources. FMCSA Motor Carrier Census entry for USDOT 4321666 (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.