Desert Moving Company & Storage
Legal name: Desert Moving Company LLC
A household-goods carrier based in Indio, CA with interstate operating authority, read from its federal filing, with the cost of a comparable move from our model.
- Fleet
- 7 trucks
- self-reported on the MCS-150
- Drivers
- 7
- interstate authority
- Registered since
- 1999
- 27 years on the register
- Safety rating
- Not rated
- no compliance review on file
In short
Desert Moving Company & Storage (USDOT 825894) is a household-goods carrier with active interstate authority, based in Indio, CA and registered since 1999. Its filing lists 7 trucks and 7 drivers. It has no FMCSA safety rating. It had 3 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, 0 of 2 vehicle inspections ending with a truck put out of service.
Is Desert Moving Company & Storage licensed?
Desert Moving Company & Storage holds active interstate operating authority on the federal register (USDOT 825894, MC369448), so it may carry household goods across state lines under its own number.
It has no safety rating on record in 27 years of registration (since 1999): a rating comes only from an FMCSA compliance review, and none is on file. That is not a mark against Desert Moving Company & Storage, and not a mark for it.
The filing reports 7 trucks and 7 drivers, and the registration dates from 1999.
The federal record
- USDOT number
- 825894
- MC number
- MC369448
- Operating authority
- Interstate
- Cargo declared
- Household goods, general freight
- Fleet
- 7 power units
- Drivers
- 7
- First registered
- 1999
- Filing last updated
- June 10, 2025
- Safety rating
- Not rated
- Annual miles reported
- 30,000
- Address
- 82-585 Showcase Parkway A101, Indio, CA 92203
- Phone
- (760) 200-9494
Snapshot September 24, 2026; the FMCSA link above is the live record.
Roadside inspections, last 24 months
Desert Moving Company & Storage had 3 roadside inspections in the last 24 months. 0 of its 2 vehicle inspections put a truck out of service (0.0%), below the 19.0% across all listed movers; 1 of 3 driver inspections took a driver off the road (33.3%, 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 | Desert Moving Company & Storage | All 4,462 inspected movers |
|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspections | 2 | 22,187 |
| Vehicle out-of-service rate | 0.0% (0 of 2) | 19.0% |
| Driver inspections | 3 | 38,069 |
| Driver out-of-service rate | 33.3% (1 of 3) | 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 | 1 | No |
| Driver fitness | 1 | No |
| Drugs and alcohol | 0 | No |
| Vehicle maintenance | 1 | No |
How Desert Moving Company & 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
- 2 of the 7 drivers on its latest filing hold a CDL, which a truck rated over 26,000 lb requires.
- Trucks
- 7 power units on file (7 owned), 1 of them a tractor that can pull a trailer, plus 1 trailer.
- Miles driven
- 30,000 miles reported for 2025, about 4,286 per truck.
- Cargo declared
- Household goods, plus general freight.
From the MCS-150 (October 7, 2026) · CDL rule: 49 CFR 383.5
Desert Moving Company & Storage against the 20 movers within 30 miles
6 of the 20 hold interstate authority and 1 carries a Satisfactory safety rating.
| Measure | Desert Moving Company & Storage | Median of the 20 | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size (trucks) | 7 trucks | 1 | 1 of 20 |
| Years registered | 27 | 10 | 1 of 20 |
| Roadside inspections, 24 months | 3 | 0 | 3 of 20 |
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 Desert Moving Company & Storage should cost
Not Desert Moving Company & Storage's rates: what the published model says a comparable move from Indio costs, to judge a written estimate against.
Local moves in Indio: billed by the hour
A two-bedroom move in Indio: 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 Indio: priced by weight and miles
Full-service, transport only. From Indio, Los Angeles, CA is the nearest priced metro (≈ 136 mi) and New York City, NY the farthest (≈ 2,739 mi); ≈ marks estimated miles.
| To | Miles | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York City, NY | ≈ 2,739 | $12,326 – $16,434 | $14,174 – $18,899 |
| Los Angeles, CA | ≈ 136 | $612 – $816 | $704 – $938 |
| Chicago, IL | ≈ 1,925 | $8,663 – $11,550 | $9,962 – $13,283 |
| Dallas, TX | ≈ 1,310 | $5,895 – $7,860 | $6,779 – $9,039 |
| Houston, TX | ≈ 1,463 | $6,584 – $8,778 | $7,571 – $10,095 |
| Washington, DC | ≈ 2,558 | $11,511 – $15,348 | $13,238 – $17,650 |
Other licensed movers near Indio
Nearest first, by ZIP-code distance from Indio.
Before you book Desert Moving Company & Storage
- 1
Ask whether it moves you under MC369448
Desert Moving Company & Storage can haul an interstate move under its own authority, MC369448. 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
Desert Moving Company & Storage had 3 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
Desert Moving Company & Storage files 1 tractor. 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 Indio at $515 – $859 and a two-bedroom move to New York City, NY at $12,326 – $16,434. A surveyed, written estimate from Desert Moving Company & Storage far outside that is a reason to ask what it includes.
Verify the record yourself: USDOT 825894 on FMCSA SAFER ↗ · Licensing & Insurance ↗ · the six checks every mover should pass
Desert Moving Company & Storage: questions people ask
Is Desert Moving Company & Storage a licensed moving company?
Desert Moving Company & Storage holds active interstate operating authority on the federal register (USDOT 825894, MC369448), so it may carry household goods across state lines under its own number.
How big is Desert Moving Company & Storage?
The federal filing reports 7 trucks and 7 drivers. Among the 20 listed movers within 30 miles of Indio it ranks 1 by size, against a median of 1 trucks.
What is Desert Moving Company & Storage's safety rating?
It has no safety rating on record in 27 years of registration (since 1999): a rating comes only from an FMCSA compliance review, and none is on file. That is not a mark against Desert Moving Company & Storage, and not a mark for it.
Has Desert Moving Company & Storage had roadside inspections?
It had 3 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, 0 of 2 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 Desert Moving Company & Storage charge?
We do not publish any carrier's rates. Our model prices a two-bedroom local move in Indio at $515 – $859 (two movers, five to seven hours, plus travel) and a long-distance move to New York City, NY at $12,326 – $16,434, transport only. Use those ranges to judge the written estimate Desert Moving Company & Storage gives you after a survey.
Sources. FMCSA Motor Carrier Census entry for USDOT 825894 (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.