Need A Hand
Legal name: Need A Hand Movers LLC
A household-goods carrier based in Santa Rosa, 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
- 4
- intrastate, CA
- Registered since
- 2015
- 11 years on the register
- Safety rating
- Not rated
- no compliance review on file
In short
Need A Hand (USDOT 2723227) is a household-goods carrier licensed for moves within California, based in Santa Rosa, CA and registered since 2015. Its filing lists 2 trucks and 4 drivers. It has no FMCSA safety rating. It had no roadside inspection in the last 24 months, so there is no inspection record either way.
Is Need A Hand licensed?
Need A Hand is registered with the FMCSA (USDOT 2723227) 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 11 years of registration (since 2015): a rating comes only from an FMCSA compliance review, and none is on file. That is not a mark against Need A Hand, and not a mark for it.
The filing reports 2 trucks and 4 drivers, and the registration dates from 2015.
The federal record
- USDOT number
- 2723227
- MC number
- MC1270362
- Operating authority
- Intrastate (California)
- Cargo declared
- Household goods
- Fleet
- 2 power units
- Drivers
- 4
- First registered
- 2015
- Filing last updated
- October 13, 2022
- Safety rating
- Not rated
- Annual miles reported
- 45,000
- Address
- 2349 Sundance St, Santa Rosa, CA 95403
- Phone
- (707) 539-6076
Snapshot September 24, 2026; the FMCSA link above is the live record.
Roadside inspections, last 24 months
Need A Hand had no roadside inspection in the 24 months FMCSA's Safety Measurement System covers (file of September 13, 2026). Of the 27 other listed movers within 30 miles of Santa Rosa, 17 had none either.
How Need A Hand operates, from its filing
- Where its drivers work
- 4 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 4 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 Need A Hand runs only trucks rated 26,000 lb or less.
- Trucks
- 2 power units on file (2 owned), all straight trucks, plus 1 trailer.
- Miles driven
- 45,000 miles reported for 2021, about 22,500 per truck.
- Cargo declared
- Household goods, plus other cargo.
From the MCS-150 (October 7, 2026) · CDL rule: 49 CFR 383.5
Need A Hand against the 28 movers within 30 miles
6 of the 28 hold interstate authority and 1 carries a Satisfactory safety rating.
| Measure | Need A Hand | Median of the 28 | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size (trucks) | 2 trucks | 2 | 8 of 28 |
| Years registered | 11 | 6.5 | 7 of 28 |
| Roadside inspections, 24 months | 0 | 0 | 11 of 28 |
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 Need A Hand should cost
Not Need A Hand's rates: what the published model says a comparable move from Santa Rosa costs, to judge a written estimate against.
Local moves in Santa Rosa: billed by the hour
A two-bedroom move in Santa Rosa: 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 Rosa: priced by weight and miles
Full-service, transport only. From Santa Rosa, Los Angeles, CA is the nearest priced metro (≈ 463 mi) and New York City, NY the farthest (≈ 2,992 mi); ≈ marks estimated miles.
| To | Miles | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York City, NY | ≈ 2,992 | $13,464 – $17,952 | $15,484 – $20,645 |
| Los Angeles, CA | ≈ 463 | $2,084 – $2,778 | $2,396 – $3,195 |
| Chicago, IL | ≈ 2,164 | $9,738 – $12,984 | $11,199 – $14,932 |
| Dallas, TX | ≈ 1,754 | $7,893 – $10,524 | $9,077 – $12,103 |
| Houston, TX | ≈ 1,948 | $8,766 – $11,688 | $10,081 – $13,441 |
| Washington, DC | ≈ 2,844 | $12,798 – $17,064 | $14,718 – $19,624 |
Other licensed movers near Santa Rosa
Nearest first, by ZIP-code distance from Santa Rosa.
Before you book Need A Hand
- 1
Keep the move inside California
Need A Hand 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 for Santa Rosa references
With no roadside inspection on file for the last 24 months, the federal record says nothing about Need A Hand's trucks either way. Two recent customers in or near Santa Rosa you can call will tell you more than the register can.
- 3
Check the truck fits your home
No Need A Hand 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 Santa Rosa at $515 – $859 and a two-bedroom move to New York City, NY at $13,464 – $17,952. A surveyed, written estimate from Need A Hand far outside that is a reason to ask what it includes.
Verify the record yourself: USDOT 2723227 on FMCSA SAFER ↗ · Licensing & Insurance ↗ · the six checks every mover should pass
Need A Hand: questions people ask
Is Need A Hand a licensed moving company?
Need A Hand is registered with the FMCSA (USDOT 2723227) 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 Need A Hand?
The federal filing reports 2 trucks and 4 drivers. Among the 28 listed movers within 30 miles of Santa Rosa it ranks 8 by size, against a median of 2 trucks.
What is Need A Hand's safety rating?
It has no safety rating on record in 11 years of registration (since 2015): a rating comes only from an FMCSA compliance review, and none is on file. That is not a mark against Need A Hand, and not a mark for it.
Has Need A Hand had roadside inspections?
It had no roadside inspection in the last 24 months, so there is no inspection record either way. The live FMCSA record shows any inspection since this snapshot.
How much does Need A Hand charge?
We do not publish any carrier's rates. Our model prices a two-bedroom local move in Santa Rosa at $515 – $859 (two movers, five to seven hours, plus travel) and a long-distance move to New York City, NY at $13,464 – $17,952, transport only. Use those ranges to judge the written estimate Need A Hand gives you after a survey.
Sources. FMCSA Motor Carrier Census entry for USDOT 2723227 (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.