Florida & Southern Van Lines
Legal name: Beaches Moving & Storage Inc
A household-goods carrier based in Atlantic Beach, FL with interstate operating authority, read from its federal filing, with the cost of a comparable move from our model.
- Fleet
- 1 truck
- self-reported on the MCS-150
- Drivers
- 1
- interstate authority
- Registered since
- 1991
- 35 years on the register
- Safety rating
- Not rated
- no compliance review on file
In short
Florida & Southern Van Lines (USDOT 459518) is a household-goods carrier with active interstate authority, based in Atlantic Beach, FL and registered since 1991. Its filing lists 1 truck and 1 driver. It has no FMCSA safety rating. It had 1 roadside inspection in the last 24 months, 0 of 1 vehicle inspections ending with a truck put out of service.
Is Florida & Southern Van Lines licensed?
Florida & Southern Van Lines holds active interstate operating authority on the federal register (USDOT 459518, MC249866), so it may carry household goods across state lines under its own number.
It has no safety rating on record in 35 years of registration (since 1991): a rating comes only from an FMCSA compliance review, and none is on file. That is not a mark against Florida & Southern Van Lines, and not a mark for it.
The filing reports 1 truck and 1 driver, and the registration dates from 1991.
The federal record
- USDOT number
- 459518
- MC number
- MC249866
- Operating authority
- Interstate
- Cargo declared
- Household goods
- Fleet
- 1 power unit
- Drivers
- 1
- First registered
- 1991
- Filing last updated
- February 3, 2026
- Safety rating
- Not rated
- Annual miles reported
- 22,685
- Address
- 1589 Main Street, Atlantic Beach, FL 32233
- Phone
- (904) 241-2921
Snapshot September 24, 2026; the FMCSA link above is the live record.
Roadside inspections, last 24 months
Florida & Southern Van Lines had 1 roadside inspection 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 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 | Florida & Southern Van Lines | All 4,462 inspected movers |
|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspections | 1 | 22,187 |
| Vehicle out-of-service rate | 0.0% (0 of 1) | 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 Florida & Southern Van Lines operates, from its filing
- Where its drivers work
- 1 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 1 driver on its latest filing holds a CDL, which a truck rated over 26,000 lb requires.
- Trucks
- One power unit on file, owned, a straight truck, plus 2 trailers.
- Miles driven
- 22,685 miles reported for 2025.
- Cargo declared
- Household goods, plus other cargo.
From the MCS-150 (October 7, 2026) · CDL rule: 49 CFR 383.5
Florida & Southern Van Lines against the 124 movers within 30 miles
57 of the 124 hold interstate authority and 3 carry a Satisfactory safety rating.
| Measure | Florida & Southern Van Lines | Median of the 124 | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size (trucks) | 1 truck | 1 | 42 of 124 |
| Years registered | 35 | 10.5 | 4 of 124 |
| Roadside inspections, 24 months | 1 | 0 | 20 of 124 |
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 Florida & Southern Van Lines should cost
Not Florida & Southern Van Lines's rates: what the published model says a comparable move from Atlantic Beach costs, to judge a written estimate against.
Local moves in Atlantic Beach: billed by the hour
A two-bedroom move in Atlantic Beach: 2 movers × 5–7 hours × $38–$47 an hour, plus $75 travel, is $455 – $733.
| Home | Crew | Hours | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | 2 | 2–3 | $227 – $357 |
| 1 bedroom | 2 | 3–5 | $303 – $545 |
| 2 bedrooms | 2 | 5–7 | $455 – $733 |
| 3 bedrooms | 3 | 6–9 | $759 – $1,344 |
| 4 bedrooms | 4 | 8–10 | $1,291 – $1,955 |
| 5+ bedrooms | 4 | 10–12 | $1,595 – $2,331 |
Hourly rates are scaled to Florida: hand movers there earn a median $18.35 an hour against $19.35 nationally (BLS, May 2025), so the model's national $40–$50 band becomes $38–$47 per mover per hour.
Long distance from Atlantic Beach: priced by weight and miles
Full-service, transport only. From Atlantic Beach, Washington, DC is the nearest priced metro (≈ 746 mi) and Los Angeles, CA the farthest (≈ 2,514 mi); ≈ marks estimated miles.
| To | Miles | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York City, NY | ≈ 965 | $4,343 – $5,790 | $4,994 – $6,659 |
| Los Angeles, CA | ≈ 2,514 | $11,313 – $15,084 | $13,010 – $17,347 |
| Chicago, IL | ≈ 1,011 | $4,550 – $6,066 | $5,232 – $6,976 |
| Dallas, TX | ≈ 1,073 | $4,829 – $6,438 | $5,553 – $7,404 |
| Houston, TX | ≈ 973 | $4,379 – $5,838 | $5,035 – $6,714 |
| Washington, DC | ≈ 746 | $3,357 – $4,476 | $3,861 – $5,147 |
Other licensed movers near Atlantic Beach
Nearest first, by ZIP-code distance from Atlantic Beach.
Before you book Florida & Southern Van Lines
- 1
Ask whether it moves you under MC249866
Florida & Southern Van Lines can haul an interstate move under its own authority, MC249866. 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
Florida & Southern Van Lines had 1 roadside inspection 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 $455 – $733
The published model puts a two-bedroom local move in Atlantic Beach at $455 – $733 and a two-bedroom move to New York City, NY at $4,343 – $5,790. A surveyed, written estimate from Florida & Southern Van Lines far outside that is a reason to ask what it includes.
Verify the record yourself: USDOT 459518 on FMCSA SAFER ↗ · Licensing & Insurance ↗ · the six checks every mover should pass
Florida & Southern Van Lines: questions people ask
Is Florida & Southern Van Lines a licensed moving company?
Florida & Southern Van Lines holds active interstate operating authority on the federal register (USDOT 459518, MC249866), so it may carry household goods across state lines under its own number.
How big is Florida & Southern Van Lines?
The federal filing reports 1 truck and 1 driver. Among the 124 listed movers within 30 miles of Atlantic Beach it ranks 42 by size, against a median of 1 trucks.
What is Florida & Southern Van Lines' safety rating?
It has no safety rating on record in 35 years of registration (since 1991): a rating comes only from an FMCSA compliance review, and none is on file. That is not a mark against Florida & Southern Van Lines, and not a mark for it.
Has Florida & Southern Van Lines had roadside inspections?
It had 1 roadside inspection 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 Florida & Southern Van Lines charge?
We do not publish any carrier's rates. Our model prices a two-bedroom local move in Atlantic Beach at $455 – $733 (two movers, five to seven hours, plus travel) and a long-distance move to New York City, NY at $4,343 – $5,790, transport only. Use those ranges to judge the written estimate Florida & Southern Van Lines gives you after a survey.
Sources. FMCSA Motor Carrier Census entry for USDOT 459518 (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.