Ship Shape Moving
Legal name: Impel Moving
A household-goods carrier based in Berkeley, CA with authority for moves within California only, read from its federal filing, with the cost of a comparable move from our model.
- Fleet
- 5 trucks
- self-reported on the MCS-150
- Drivers
- 5
- intrastate, CA
- Registered since
- 2021
- 5 years on the register
- Safety rating
- Not rated
- no compliance review on file
In short
Ship Shape Moving (USDOT 3549568) is a household-goods carrier licensed for moves within California, based in Berkeley, CA and registered since 2021. Its filing lists 5 trucks and 5 drivers. It has no FMCSA safety rating. It had 2 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, 0 of 1 vehicle inspections ending with a truck put out of service.
Is Ship Shape Moving licensed?
Ship Shape Moving is registered with the FMCSA (USDOT 3549568) 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 5 years of registration (since 2021): a rating comes only from an FMCSA compliance review, and none is on file. That is not a mark against Ship Shape Moving, and not a mark for it.
The filing reports 5 trucks and 5 drivers, and the registration dates from 2021.
The federal record
- USDOT number
- 3549568
- MC number
- None on record
- Operating authority
- Intrastate (California)
- Cargo declared
- Household goods
- Fleet
- 5 power units
- Drivers
- 5
- First registered
- 2021
- Filing last updated
- June 30, 2025
- Safety rating
- Not rated
- Annual miles reported
- 75,000
- Address
- 2001 Addison St Suite 300 B, Berkeley, CA 94704
- Phone
- (510) 850-4307
Snapshot September 24, 2026; the FMCSA link above is the live record.
Roadside inspections, last 24 months
Ship Shape Moving had 2 roadside inspections in the last 24 months. 0 of its 1 vehicle inspections put a truck out of service (0.0%), below the 19.0% across all listed movers; 0 of 2 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 | Ship Shape Moving | All 4,462 inspected movers |
|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspections | 1 | 22,187 |
| Vehicle out-of-service rate | 0.0% (0 of 1) | 19.0% |
| Driver inspections | 2 | 38,069 |
| Driver out-of-service rate | 0.0% (0 of 2) | 13.0% |
Inspections with a violation, by FMCSA category
| Category (BASIC) | Inspections with a violation | Acute/critical finding, 12 months |
|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving | 1 | No |
| Hours of service | 0 | No |
| Driver fitness | 0 | No |
| Drugs and alcohol | 0 | No |
| Vehicle maintenance | 0 | No |
How Ship Shape Moving 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 Ship Shape Moving runs only trucks rated 26,000 lb or less.
- Trucks
- 5 power units on file (5 owned), all straight trucks.
- Miles driven
- 75,000 miles reported for 2024, about 15,000 per truck.
- Cargo declared
- Household goods only.
From the MCS-150 (October 7, 2026) · CDL rule: 49 CFR 383.5
Ship Shape Moving against the 288 movers within 30 miles
64 of the 288 hold interstate authority and 5 carry a Satisfactory safety rating.
| Measure | Ship Shape Moving | Median of the 288 | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size (trucks) | 5 trucks | 1 | 32 of 288 |
| Years registered | 5 | 5.5 | 145 of 288 |
| Roadside inspections, 24 months | 2 | 0 | 82 of 288 |
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 Ship Shape Moving should cost
Not Ship Shape Moving's rates: what the published model says a comparable move from Berkeley costs, to judge a written estimate against.
Local moves in Berkeley: billed by the hour
A two-bedroom move in Berkeley: 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 Berkeley: priced by weight and miles
Full-service, transport only. From Berkeley, Los Angeles, CA is the nearest priced metro (≈ 404 mi) and New York City, NY the farthest (≈ 2,980 mi); ≈ marks estimated miles.
| To | Miles | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York City, NY | ≈ 2,980 | $13,410 – $17,880 | $15,421 – $20,562 |
| Los Angeles, CA | ≈ 404 | $1,818 – $2,424 | $2,091 – $2,788 |
| Chicago, IL | ≈ 2,151 | $9,680 – $12,906 | $11,131 – $14,842 |
| Dallas, TX | ≈ 1,717 | $7,727 – $10,302 | $8,885 – $11,847 |
| Houston, TX | ≈ 1,907 | $8,582 – $11,442 | $9,869 – $13,158 |
| Washington, DC | ≈ 2,828 | $12,726 – $16,968 | $14,635 – $19,513 |
Other licensed movers near Berkeley
Nearest first, by ZIP-code distance from Berkeley.
Before you book Ship Shape Moving
- 1
Keep the move inside California
Ship Shape Moving 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 which truck and crew you get
Ship Shape Moving had 2 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
Check the truck fits your home
No Ship Shape Moving 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 Berkeley at $515 – $859 and a two-bedroom move to New York City, NY at $13,410 – $17,880. A surveyed, written estimate from Ship Shape Moving far outside that is a reason to ask what it includes.
Verify the record yourself: USDOT 3549568 on FMCSA SAFER ↗ · Licensing & Insurance ↗ · the six checks every mover should pass
Ship Shape Moving: questions people ask
Is Ship Shape Moving a licensed moving company?
Ship Shape Moving is registered with the FMCSA (USDOT 3549568) 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 Ship Shape Moving?
The federal filing reports 5 trucks and 5 drivers. Among the 288 listed movers within 30 miles of Berkeley it ranks 32 by size, against a median of 1 trucks.
What is Ship Shape Moving's safety rating?
It has no safety rating on record in 5 years of registration (since 2021): a rating comes only from an FMCSA compliance review, and none is on file. That is not a mark against Ship Shape Moving, and not a mark for it.
Has Ship Shape Moving had roadside inspections?
It had 2 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, 0 of 1 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 Ship Shape Moving charge?
We do not publish any carrier's rates. Our model prices a two-bedroom local move in Berkeley at $515 – $859 (two movers, five to seven hours, plus travel) and a long-distance move to New York City, NY at $13,410 – $17,880, transport only. Use those ranges to judge the written estimate Ship Shape Moving gives you after a survey.
Sources. FMCSA Motor Carrier Census entry for USDOT 3549568 (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.