Designer's Moving Service
Legal name: Designer's Moving Service Inc
A household-goods carrier based in Santa Ana, 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
- 5
- intrastate, CA
- Registered since
- 2020
- 6 years on the register
- Safety rating
- Not rated
- no compliance review on file
In short
Designer's Moving Service (USDOT 3526259) is a household-goods carrier licensed for moves within California, based in Santa Ana, CA and registered since 2020. Its filing lists 2 trucks and 5 drivers. It has no FMCSA safety rating. It had 8 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, 3 of 6 vehicle inspections ending with a truck put out of service.
Is Designer's Moving Service licensed?
Designer's Moving Service is registered with the FMCSA (USDOT 3526259) 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 6 years of registration (since 2020): a rating comes only from an FMCSA compliance review, and none is on file. That is not a mark against Designer's Moving Service, and not a mark for it.
The filing reports 2 trucks and 5 drivers, and the registration dates from 2020.
The federal record
- USDOT number
- 3526259
- MC number
- MC1812123
- Operating authority
- Intrastate (California)
- Cargo declared
- Household goods
- Fleet
- 2 power units
- Drivers
- 5
- First registered
- 2020
- Filing last updated
- September 4, 2025
- Safety rating
- Not rated
- Annual miles reported
- 150,000
- Address
- 610 South Grand Avenue #103, Santa Ana, CA 92705
- Phone
- (714) 617-4330
Snapshot September 24, 2026; the FMCSA link above is the live record.
Roadside inspections, last 24 months
Designer's Moving Service had 8 roadside inspections in the last 24 months. 3 of its 6 vehicle inspections put a truck out of service (50.0%), above the 19.0% across all listed movers; 1 of 8 driver inspections took a driver off the road (12.5%, against 13.0%).
| Last 24 months | Designer's Moving Service | All 4,462 inspected movers |
|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspections | 6 | 22,187 |
| Vehicle out-of-service rate | 50.0% (3 of 6) | 19.0% |
| Driver inspections | 8 | 38,069 |
| Driver out-of-service rate | 12.5% (1 of 8) | 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 | 3 | No |
How Designer's Moving Service operates, from its filing
- Where its drivers work
- 5 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 5 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 Designer's Moving Service runs only trucks rated 26,000 lb or less.
- Trucks
- 2 power units on file (1 owned and 1 term-leased), all straight trucks.
- Miles driven
- 150,000 miles reported for 2023, about 75,000 per truck.
- Cargo declared
- Household goods only.
From the MCS-150 (October 7, 2026) · CDL rule: 49 CFR 383.5
Designer's Moving Service against the 287 movers within 30 miles
69 of the 287 hold interstate authority and 10 carry a Satisfactory safety rating.
| Measure | Designer's Moving Service | Median of the 287 | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size (trucks) | 2 trucks | 1 | 61 of 287 |
| Years registered | 6 | 6 | 135 of 287 |
| Roadside inspections, 24 months | 8 | 0 | 17 of 287 |
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 Designer's Moving Service should cost
Not Designer's Moving Service's rates: what the published model says a comparable move from Santa Ana costs, to judge a written estimate against.
Local moves in Santa Ana: billed by the hour
A two-bedroom move in Santa Ana: 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 Santa Ana: priced by weight and miles
Full-service, transport only. From Santa Ana, Los Angeles, CA is the nearest priced metro (≈ 38 mi) and New York City, NY the farthest (≈ 2,833 mi); ≈ marks estimated miles.
| To | Miles | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York City, NY | ≈ 2,833 | $12,749 – $16,998 | $14,661 – $19,548 |
| Los Angeles, CA | ≈ 38 | $515 – $859 | $867 – $1,587 |
| Chicago, IL | ≈ 2,015 | $9,068 – $12,090 | $10,428 – $13,904 |
| Dallas, TX | ≈ 1,414 | $6,363 – $8,484 | $7,317 – $9,757 |
| Houston, TX | ≈ 1,566 | $7,047 – $9,396 | $8,104 – $10,805 |
| Washington, DC | ≈ 2,655 | $11,948 – $15,930 | $13,740 – $18,319 |
Other licensed movers near Santa Ana
Nearest first, by ZIP-code distance from Santa Ana.
Before you book Designer's Moving Service
- 1
Keep the move inside California
Designer's Moving Service 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 3 out-of-service orders
3 of Designer's Moving Service's 6 vehicle inspections ended with a truck taken off the road (50.0%, 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 Designer's Moving Service 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
1 of the 2 power units Designer's Moving Service files are leased. A leased truck still runs under USDOT 3526259, and the paperwork on the day should carry that number.
- 5
Judge the estimate against $515 – $859
The published model puts a two-bedroom local move in Santa Ana at $515 – $859 and a two-bedroom move to New York City, NY at $12,749 – $16,998. A surveyed, written estimate from Designer's Moving Service far outside that is a reason to ask what it includes.
Verify the record yourself: USDOT 3526259 on FMCSA SAFER ↗ · Licensing & Insurance ↗ · the six checks every mover should pass
Designer's Moving Service: questions people ask
Is Designer's Moving Service a licensed moving company?
Designer's Moving Service is registered with the FMCSA (USDOT 3526259) 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 Designer's Moving Service?
The federal filing reports 2 trucks and 5 drivers. Among the 287 listed movers within 30 miles of Santa Ana it ranks 61 by size, against a median of 1 trucks.
What is Designer's Moving Service's safety rating?
It has no safety rating on record in 6 years of registration (since 2020): a rating comes only from an FMCSA compliance review, and none is on file. That is not a mark against Designer's Moving Service, and not a mark for it.
Has Designer's Moving Service had roadside inspections?
It had 8 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, 3 of 6 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 Designer's Moving Service charge?
We do not publish any carrier's rates. Our model prices a two-bedroom local move in Santa Ana at $515 – $859 (two movers, five to seven hours, plus travel) and a long-distance move to New York City, NY at $12,749 – $16,998, transport only. Use those ranges to judge the written estimate Designer's Moving Service gives you after a survey.
Sources. FMCSA Motor Carrier Census entry for USDOT 3526259 (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.