Sweet Lemon Moving Services
Legal name: Bay Investment Group Inc
A household-goods carrier based in Alameda, CA with authority for moves within California only, read from its federal filing, with the cost of a comparable move from our model.
- Fleet
- 8 trucks
- self-reported on the MCS-150
- Drivers
- 8
- intrastate, CA
- Registered since
- 2019
- 7 years on the register
- Safety rating
- Not rated
- no compliance review on file
In short
Sweet Lemon Moving Services (USDOT 3277021) is a household-goods carrier licensed for moves within California, based in Alameda, CA and registered since 2019. Its filing lists 8 trucks and 8 drivers. It has no FMCSA safety rating. It had 3 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, 0 of 3 vehicle inspections ending with a truck put out of service.
Is Sweet Lemon Moving Services licensed?
Sweet Lemon Moving Services is registered with the FMCSA (USDOT 3277021) 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 7 years of registration (since 2019): a rating comes only from an FMCSA compliance review, and none is on file. That is not a mark against Sweet Lemon Moving Services, and not a mark for it.
The filing reports 8 trucks and 8 drivers, and the registration dates from 2019.
The federal record
- USDOT number
- 3277021
- MC number
- MC989316 (inactive)
- Operating authority
- Intrastate (California)
- Cargo declared
- Household goods, general freight
- Fleet
- 8 power units
- Drivers
- 8
- First registered
- 2019
- Filing last updated
- April 26, 2022
- Safety rating
- Not rated
- Annual miles reported
- 5,000
- Address
- 1100 Pacific Marina, #510, Alameda, CA 94501
- Phone
- (510) 467-5888
Snapshot September 24, 2026; the FMCSA link above is the live record.
Roadside inspections, last 24 months
Sweet Lemon Moving Services had 3 roadside inspections in the last 24 months. 0 of its 3 vehicle inspections put a truck out of service (0.0%), below the 19.0% across all listed movers; 3 of 3 driver inspections took a driver off the road (100.0%, 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 | Sweet Lemon Moving Services | All 4,462 inspected movers |
|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspections | 3 | 22,187 |
| Vehicle out-of-service rate | 0.0% (0 of 3) | 19.0% |
| Driver inspections | 3 | 38,069 |
| Driver out-of-service rate | 100.0% (3 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 | 2 | No |
| Drugs and alcohol | 0 | No |
| Vehicle maintenance | 1 | No |
How Sweet Lemon Moving Services operates, from its filing
- Where its drivers work
- 2 intrastate beyond 100 air miles; 6 intrastate within 100 air miles. Read plainly, it runs both: 2 on longer runs and 6 close to home.
- Commercial driver's licences
- 5 of the 8 drivers on its latest filing hold a CDL, which a truck rated over 26,000 lb requires.
- Trucks
- 8 power units on file (8 owned), all straight trucks.
- Miles driven
- 5,000 miles reported for 2021, about 625 per truck.
- Cargo declared
- Household goods, plus general freight and other cargo.
From the MCS-150 (October 7, 2026) · CDL rule: 49 CFR 383.5
Sweet Lemon Moving Services against the 298 movers within 30 miles
66 of the 298 hold interstate authority and 5 carry a Satisfactory safety rating.
| Measure | Sweet Lemon Moving Services | Median of the 298 | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size (trucks) | 8 trucks | 1 | 16 of 298 |
| Years registered | 7 | 5.5 | 109 of 298 |
| Roadside inspections, 24 months | 3 | 0 | 73 of 298 |
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 Sweet Lemon Moving Services should cost
Not Sweet Lemon Moving Services's rates: what the published model says a comparable move from Alameda costs, to judge a written estimate against.
Local moves in Alameda: billed by the hour
A two-bedroom move in Alameda: 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 Alameda: priced by weight and miles
Full-service, transport only. From Alameda, Los Angeles, CA is the nearest priced metro (≈ 399 mi) and New York City, NY the farthest (≈ 2,983 mi); ≈ marks estimated miles.
| To | Miles | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York City, NY | ≈ 2,983 | $13,424 – $17,898 | $15,437 – $20,583 |
| Los Angeles, CA | ≈ 399 | $1,796 – $2,394 | $2,065 – $2,753 |
| Chicago, IL | ≈ 2,155 | $9,698 – $12,930 | $11,152 – $14,870 |
| Dallas, TX | ≈ 1,718 | $7,731 – $10,308 | $8,891 – $11,854 |
| Houston, TX | ≈ 1,906 | $8,577 – $11,436 | $9,864 – $13,151 |
| Washington, DC | ≈ 2,831 | $12,740 – $16,986 | $14,650 – $19,534 |
Other licensed movers near Alameda
Nearest first, by ZIP-code distance from Alameda.
Before you book Sweet Lemon Moving Services
- 1
Keep the move inside California
Sweet Lemon Moving Services 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
Sweet Lemon Moving Services 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
Judge the estimate against $515 – $859
The published model puts a two-bedroom local move in Alameda at $515 – $859 and a two-bedroom move to New York City, NY at $13,424 – $17,898. A surveyed, written estimate from Sweet Lemon Moving Services far outside that is a reason to ask what it includes.
Verify the record yourself: USDOT 3277021 on FMCSA SAFER ↗ · Licensing & Insurance ↗ · the six checks every mover should pass
Sweet Lemon Moving Services: questions people ask
Is Sweet Lemon Moving Services a licensed moving company?
Sweet Lemon Moving Services is registered with the FMCSA (USDOT 3277021) 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 Sweet Lemon Moving Services?
The federal filing reports 8 trucks and 8 drivers. Among the 298 listed movers within 30 miles of Alameda it ranks 16 by size, against a median of 1 trucks.
What is Sweet Lemon Moving Services' safety rating?
It has no safety rating on record in 7 years of registration (since 2019): a rating comes only from an FMCSA compliance review, and none is on file. That is not a mark against Sweet Lemon Moving Services, and not a mark for it.
Has Sweet Lemon Moving Services had roadside inspections?
It had 3 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, 0 of 3 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 Sweet Lemon Moving Services charge?
We do not publish any carrier's rates. Our model prices a two-bedroom local move in Alameda at $515 – $859 (two movers, five to seven hours, plus travel) and a long-distance move to New York City, NY at $13,424 – $17,898, transport only. Use those ranges to judge the written estimate Sweet Lemon Moving Services gives you after a survey.
Sources. FMCSA Motor Carrier Census entry for USDOT 3277021 (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.