Sunshine Movers
Legal name: Sunshine Movers of Sarasota LLC
A household-goods carrier based in Sarasota, FL with interstate operating authority, read from its federal filing, with the cost of a comparable move from our model.
- Fleet
- 10 trucks
- self-reported on the MCS-150
- Drivers
- 8
- interstate authority
- Registered since
- 2023
- 3 years on the register
- Safety rating
- Satisfactory
- federal compliance review
In short
Sunshine Movers (USDOT 4054744) is a household-goods carrier with active interstate authority, based in Sarasota, FL and registered since 2023. Its filing lists 10 trucks and 8 drivers. It holds a Satisfactory safety rating. It had 2 roadside inspections in the last 24 months.
Is Sunshine Movers licensed?
Sunshine Movers holds active interstate operating authority on the federal register (USDOT 4054744, MC1537260), so it may carry household goods across state lines under its own number.
Its safety rating is Satisfactory, the outcome of a federal compliance review and the rating most large carriers carry.
The filing reports 10 trucks and 8 drivers, and the registration dates from 2023.
The federal record
- USDOT number
- 4054744
- MC number
- MC1537260
- Operating authority
- Interstate
- Cargo declared
- Household goods
- Fleet
- 10 power units
- Drivers
- 8
- First registered
- 2023
- Filing last updated
- December 24, 2025
- Safety rating
- Satisfactory
- Annual miles reported
- 100,000
- Address
- 1755 West University Parkway, Sarasota, FL 34243
- Phone
- (941) 447-1719
Snapshot September 24, 2026; the FMCSA link above is the live record.
Roadside inspections, last 24 months
Sunshine Movers had 2 roadside inspections in the last 24 months. none of them was a vehicle inspection; 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 | Sunshine Movers | All 4,462 inspected movers |
|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspections | 0 | 22,187 |
| Vehicle out-of-service rate | — | 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 | 0 | No |
| Hours of service | 0 | No |
| Driver fitness | 0 | No |
| Drugs and alcohol | 0 | No |
| Vehicle maintenance | 0 | No |
How Sunshine Movers operates, from its filing
- Where its drivers work
- 8 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
- None of the 8 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 Sunshine Movers runs only trucks rated 26,000 lb or less.
- Trucks
- 10 power units on file (10 owned), all straight trucks.
- Miles driven
- 100,000 miles reported for 2024, about 10,000 per truck.
- Cargo declared
- Household goods only.
- Hazardous materials
- Registered to carry hazardous materials.
- Last FMCSA review
- July 2, 2025; the safety rating dates from July 2, 2025.
From the MCS-150 (October 7, 2026) · CDL rule: 49 CFR 383.5
Sunshine Movers against the 63 movers within 30 miles
16 of the 63 hold interstate authority and 2 carry a Satisfactory safety rating.
| Measure | Sunshine Movers | Median of the 63 | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size (trucks) | 10 trucks | 1 | 4 of 63 |
| Years registered | 3 | 11 | 50 of 63 |
| Roadside inspections, 24 months | 2 | 0 | 5 of 63 |
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 Sunshine Movers should cost
Not Sunshine Movers's rates: what the published model says a comparable move from Sarasota costs, to judge a written estimate against.
Local moves in Sarasota: billed by the hour
A two-bedroom move in Sarasota: 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 Sarasota: priced by weight and miles
Full-service, transport only. From Sarasota, Houston, TX is the nearest priced metro (≈ 927 mi) and Los Angeles, CA the farthest (≈ 2,517 mi); ≈ marks estimated miles.
| To | Miles | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York City, NY | ≈ 1,212 | $5,454 – $7,272 | $6,272 – $8,363 |
| Los Angeles, CA | ≈ 2,517 | $11,327 – $15,102 | $13,025 – $17,367 |
| Chicago, IL | ≈ 1,213 | $5,459 – $7,278 | $6,277 – $8,370 |
| Dallas, TX | ≈ 1,084 | $4,878 – $6,504 | $5,610 – $7,480 |
| Houston, TX | ≈ 927 | $4,172 – $5,562 | $4,797 – $6,396 |
| Washington, DC | ≈ 997 | $4,487 – $5,982 | $5,159 – $6,879 |
Other licensed movers near Sarasota
Nearest first, by ZIP-code distance from Sarasota.
Before you book Sunshine Movers
- 1
Ask whether it moves you under MC1537260
Sunshine Movers can haul an interstate move under its own authority, MC1537260. 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
Sunshine Movers had 2 roadside inspections in 24 months. 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 Sunshine Movers 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 $455 – $733
The published model puts a two-bedroom local move in Sarasota at $455 – $733 and a two-bedroom move to New York City, NY at $5,454 – $7,272. A surveyed, written estimate from Sunshine Movers far outside that is a reason to ask what it includes.
Verify the record yourself: USDOT 4054744 on FMCSA SAFER ↗ · Licensing & Insurance ↗ · the six checks every mover should pass
Sunshine Movers: questions people ask
Is Sunshine Movers a licensed moving company?
Sunshine Movers holds active interstate operating authority on the federal register (USDOT 4054744, MC1537260), so it may carry household goods across state lines under its own number.
How big is Sunshine Movers?
The federal filing reports 10 trucks and 8 drivers. Among the 63 listed movers within 30 miles of Sarasota it ranks 4 by size, against a median of 1 trucks.
What is Sunshine Movers' safety rating?
Its safety rating is Satisfactory, the outcome of a federal compliance review and the rating most large carriers carry.
Has Sunshine Movers had roadside inspections?
It had 2 roadside inspections 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 Sunshine Movers charge?
We do not publish any carrier's rates. Our model prices a two-bedroom local move in Sarasota at $455 – $733 (two movers, five to seven hours, plus travel) and a long-distance move to New York City, NY at $5,454 – $7,272, transport only. Use those ranges to judge the written estimate Sunshine Movers gives you after a survey.
Sources. FMCSA Motor Carrier Census entry for USDOT 4054744 (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.