The Better Moving Company
Legal name: Better Movers LLC
A household-goods carrier based in Los Angeles, CA with authority for moves within California only, read from its federal filing, with the cost of a comparable move from our model.
- Fleet
- 3 trucks
- self-reported on the MCS-150
- Drivers
- 4
- intrastate, CA
- Registered since
- 2017
- 9 years on the register
- Safety rating
- Not rated
- no compliance review on file
In short
The Better Moving Company (USDOT 3033168) is a household-goods carrier licensed for moves within California, based in Los Angeles, CA and registered since 2017. Its filing lists 3 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 The Better Moving Company licensed?
The Better Moving Company is registered with the FMCSA (USDOT 3033168) 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 9 years of registration (since 2017): a rating comes only from an FMCSA compliance review, and none is on file. That is not a mark against The Better Moving Company, and not a mark for it.
The filing reports 3 trucks and 4 drivers, and the registration dates from 2017.
The federal record
- USDOT number
- 3033168
- MC number
- None on record
- Operating authority
- Intrastate (California)
- Cargo declared
- Household goods
- Fleet
- 3 power units
- Drivers
- 4
- First registered
- 2017
- Filing last updated
- July 31, 2017
- Safety rating
- Not rated
- Annual miles reported
- 30,000
- Address
- 5800 S Eastern Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90040
- Phone
- (310) 709-1331
Snapshot September 24, 2026; the FMCSA link above is the live record.
Roadside inspections, last 24 months
The Better Moving Company had no roadside inspection in the 24 months FMCSA's Safety Measurement System covers (file of September 13, 2026). Of the 533 other listed movers within 30 miles of Los Angeles, 353 had none either.
How The Better Moving Company operates, from its filing
- Where its drivers work
- 4 intrastate within 100 air miles. Read plainly, every driver it files works within 100 miles, the profile of a local mover.
- 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 The Better Moving Company runs only trucks rated 26,000 lb or less.
- Trucks
- 3 power units on file (3 owned), all straight trucks.
- Miles driven
- 30,000 miles reported for 2017, about 10,000 per truck.
- Cargo declared
- Household goods, plus other cargo.
From the MCS-150 (October 7, 2026) · CDL rule: 49 CFR 383.5
The Better Moving Company against the 534 movers within 30 miles
145 of the 534 hold interstate authority and 18 carry a Satisfactory safety rating.
| Measure | The Better Moving Company | Median of the 534 | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size (trucks) | 3 trucks | 1 | 73 of 534 |
| Years registered | 9 | 6 | 159 of 534 |
| Roadside inspections, 24 months | 0 | 0 | 181 of 534 |
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 The Better Moving Company should cost
Not The Better Moving Company's rates: what the published model says a comparable move from Los Angeles costs, to judge a written estimate against.
Local moves in Los Angeles: billed by the hour
A two-bedroom move in Los Angeles: 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 Los Angeles: priced by weight and miles
Full-service, transport only. From Los Angeles, Dallas, TX is the nearest priced metro (≈ 1,437 mi) and New York City, NY the farthest (≈ 2,848 mi); ≈ marks estimated miles.
| To | Miles | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York City, NY | ≈ 2,848 | $12,816 – $17,088 | $14,738 – $19,651 |
| Chicago, IL | ≈ 2,028 | $9,126 – $12,168 | $10,495 – $13,993 |
| Dallas, TX | ≈ 1,437 | $6,467 – $8,622 | $7,436 – $9,915 |
| Houston, TX | ≈ 1,592 | $7,164 – $9,552 | $8,239 – $10,985 |
| Washington, DC | ≈ 2,671 | $12,020 – $16,026 | $13,822 – $18,430 |
| Miami, FL | ≈ 2,716 | $12,222 – $16,296 | $14,055 – $18,740 |
Other licensed movers near Los Angeles
Nearest first, by ZIP-code distance from Los Angeles.
Before you book The Better Moving Company
- 1
Keep the move inside California
The Better Moving Company 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 Los Angeles references
With no roadside inspection on file for the last 24 months, the federal record says nothing about The Better Moving Company's trucks either way. Two recent customers in or near Los Angeles you can call will tell you more than the register can.
- 3
Check the truck fits your home
No The Better Moving Company 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 Los Angeles at $515 – $859 and a two-bedroom move to New York City, NY at $12,816 – $17,088. A surveyed, written estimate from The Better Moving Company far outside that is a reason to ask what it includes.
Verify the record yourself: USDOT 3033168 on FMCSA SAFER ↗ · Licensing & Insurance ↗ · the six checks every mover should pass
The Better Moving Company: questions people ask
Is The Better Moving Company a licensed moving company?
The Better Moving Company is registered with the FMCSA (USDOT 3033168) 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 The Better Moving Company?
The federal filing reports 3 trucks and 4 drivers. Among the 534 listed movers within 30 miles of Los Angeles it ranks 73 by size, against a median of 1 trucks.
What is The Better Moving Company's safety rating?
It has no safety rating on record in 9 years of registration (since 2017): a rating comes only from an FMCSA compliance review, and none is on file. That is not a mark against The Better Moving Company, and not a mark for it.
Has The Better Moving Company 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 The Better Moving Company charge?
We do not publish any carrier's rates. Our model prices a two-bedroom local move in Los Angeles at $515 – $859 (two movers, five to seven hours, plus travel) and a long-distance move to New York City, NY at $12,816 – $17,088, transport only. Use those ranges to judge the written estimate The Better Moving Company gives you after a survey.
Sources. FMCSA Motor Carrier Census entry for USDOT 3033168 (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.