The Moving Experience
Legal name: The Moving Experience LLC
A household-goods carrier based in San Luis Obispo, CA with interstate operating authority, 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
- 2
- interstate authority
- Registered since
- 2017
- 9 years on the register
- Safety rating
- Not rated
- no compliance review on file
In short
The Moving Experience (USDOT 3028544) is a household-goods carrier with active interstate authority, based in San Luis Obispo, CA and registered since 2017. Its filing lists 3 trucks and 2 drivers. It has no FMCSA safety rating. It had 1 roadside inspection in the last 24 months.
Is The Moving Experience licensed?
The Moving Experience holds active interstate operating authority on the federal register (USDOT 3028544, MC38168), so it may carry household goods across state lines under its own number.
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 Moving Experience, and not a mark for it.
The filing reports 3 trucks and 2 drivers, and the registration dates from 2017.
The federal record
- USDOT number
- 3028544
- MC number
- MC38168
- Operating authority
- Interstate
- Cargo declared
- Household goods, general freight
- Fleet
- 3 power units
- Drivers
- 2
- First registered
- 2017
- Filing last updated
- February 7, 2026
- Safety rating
- Not rated
- Annual miles reported
- 25,000
- Address
- 1111 Fernwood Drive, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
- Phone
- (805) 544-6683
Snapshot September 24, 2026; the FMCSA link above is the live record.
Roadside inspections, last 24 months
The Moving Experience had 1 roadside inspection in the last 24 months. none of them was a vehicle inspection; 0 of 1 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 | The Moving Experience | All 4,462 inspected movers |
|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspections | 0 | 22,187 |
| Vehicle out-of-service rate | — | 19.0% |
| Driver inspections | 1 | 38,069 |
| Driver out-of-service rate | 0.0% (0 of 1) | 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 | 0 | No |
| Driver fitness | 0 | No |
| Drugs and alcohol | 0 | No |
| Vehicle maintenance | 0 | No |
How The Moving Experience operates, from its filing
- Where its drivers work
- 2 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
- 1 of the 2 drivers on its latest filing holds a CDL, which a truck rated over 26,000 lb requires.
- Trucks
- 3 power units on file (1 owned and 2 trip-leased), 2 of them tractors that can pull a trailer, plus 3 trailers.
- Miles driven
- 25,000 miles reported for 2022, about 8,333 per truck.
- Cargo declared
- Household goods, plus general freight, metal and coils, motor vehicles, drive-away / towaway, logs and lumber, building materials, machinery and large objects, intermodal containers, oilfield equipment, grain and feed, meat, garbage and refuse, dry bulk, refrigerated food, paper products, utilities, construction and other cargo.
- Hazardous materials
- Registered to carry hazardous materials.
From the MCS-150 (October 7, 2026) · CDL rule: 49 CFR 383.5
The Moving Experience against the 9 movers within 30 miles
6 of the 9 hold interstate authority and 1 carries a Satisfactory safety rating.
| Measure | The Moving Experience | Median of the 9 | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size (trucks) | 3 trucks | 6 | 6 of 9 |
| Years registered | 9 | 16 | 7 of 9 |
| Roadside inspections, 24 months | 1 | 1 | 5 of 9 |
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 Moving Experience should cost
Not The Moving Experience's rates: what the published model says a comparable move from San Luis Obispo costs, to judge a written estimate against.
Local moves in San Luis Obispo: billed by the hour
A two-bedroom move in San Luis Obispo: 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 San Luis Obispo: priced by weight and miles
Full-service, transport only. From San Luis Obispo, Los Angeles, CA is the nearest priced metro (≈ 184 mi) and New York City, NY the farthest (≈ 2,958 mi); ≈ marks estimated miles.
| To | Miles | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York City, NY | ≈ 2,958 | $13,311 – $17,748 | $15,308 – $20,410 |
| Los Angeles, CA | ≈ 184 | $828 – $1,104 | $952 – $1,270 |
| Chicago, IL | ≈ 2,132 | $9,594 – $12,792 | $11,033 – $14,711 |
| Dallas, TX | ≈ 1,599 | $7,196 – $9,594 | $8,275 – $11,033 |
| Houston, TX | ≈ 1,766 | $7,947 – $10,596 | $9,139 – $12,185 |
| Washington, DC | ≈ 2,790 | $12,555 – $16,740 | $14,438 – $19,251 |
Other licensed movers near San Luis Obispo
Nearest first, by ZIP-code distance from San Luis Obispo.
Before you book The Moving Experience
- 1
Ask whether it moves you under MC38168
The Moving Experience can haul an interstate move under its own authority, MC38168. If the written estimate names a van line or another carrier, that company is the one legally responsible for your goods, so check its number too.
- 2
Ask which truck and crew you get
The Moving Experience had 1 roadside inspection in 24 months. The record covers the company; the truck and crew on your day are what you are buying.
- 3
Ask about access for a tractor-trailer
The Moving Experience files 2 tractors. If a full rig cannot reach your door, the move needs a shuttle truck, which is a separate line on the bill; ask before the estimate is written.
- 4
Ask whose truck arrives
2 of the 3 power units The Moving Experience files are leased. A leased truck still runs under USDOT 3028544, 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 San Luis Obispo at $515 – $859 and a two-bedroom move to New York City, NY at $13,311 – $17,748. A surveyed, written estimate from The Moving Experience far outside that is a reason to ask what it includes.
Verify the record yourself: USDOT 3028544 on FMCSA SAFER ↗ · Licensing & Insurance ↗ · the six checks every mover should pass
The Moving Experience: questions people ask
Is The Moving Experience a licensed moving company?
The Moving Experience holds active interstate operating authority on the federal register (USDOT 3028544, MC38168), so it may carry household goods across state lines under its own number.
How big is The Moving Experience?
The federal filing reports 3 trucks and 2 drivers. Among the 9 listed movers within 30 miles of San Luis Obispo it ranks 6 by size, against a median of 6 trucks.
What is The Moving Experience'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 Moving Experience, and not a mark for it.
Has The Moving Experience had roadside inspections?
It had 1 roadside inspection in the last 24 months. 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 The Moving Experience charge?
We do not publish any carrier's rates. Our model prices a two-bedroom local move in San Luis Obispo at $515 – $859 (two movers, five to seven hours, plus travel) and a long-distance move to New York City, NY at $13,311 – $17,748, transport only. Use those ranges to judge the written estimate The Moving Experience gives you after a survey.
Sources. FMCSA Motor Carrier Census entry for USDOT 3028544 (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.