Affordable Moving
Legal name: Affordable Moving Company Inc
A household-goods carrier based in Chicago, IL with interstate operating authority, read from its federal filing, with the cost of a comparable move from our model.
- Fleet
- 13 trucks
- self-reported on the MCS-150
- Drivers
- 13
- interstate authority
- Registered since
- 2003
- 23 years on the register
- Safety rating
- Conditional
- federal compliance review
In short
Affordable Moving (USDOT 1147641) is a household-goods carrier with active interstate authority, based in Chicago, IL and registered since 2003. Its filing lists 13 trucks and 13 drivers. It holds a Conditional safety rating. It had 2 roadside inspections in the last 24 months.
Is Affordable Moving licensed?
Affordable Moving holds active interstate operating authority on the federal register (USDOT 1147641, MC463896), so it may carry household goods across state lines under its own number.
Its safety rating is Conditional, which means a compliance review found problems that were not yet resolved; read the record before booking.
The filing reports 13 trucks and 13 drivers, and the registration dates from 2003.
The federal record
- USDOT number
- 1147641
- MC number
- MC463896
- Operating authority
- Interstate
- Cargo declared
- Household goods
- Fleet
- 13 power units
- Drivers
- 13
- First registered
- 2003
- Filing last updated
- November 11, 2025
- Safety rating
- Conditional
- Annual miles reported
- 207,000
- Address
- 2060 N Kolmar Ave, Chicago, IL 60639
- Phone
- (773) 637-3131
Snapshot September 24, 2026; the FMCSA link above is the live record.
Roadside inspections, last 24 months
Affordable Moving 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 | Affordable Moving | 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 | 1 | No |
| Hours of service | 0 | No |
| Driver fitness | 0 | No |
| Drugs and alcohol | 0 | No |
| Vehicle maintenance | 0 | No |
How Affordable Moving operates, from its filing
- Where its drivers work
- 1 interstate within 100 air miles; 12 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
- 6 of the 13 drivers on its latest filing hold a CDL, which a truck rated over 26,000 lb requires.
- Trucks
- 13 power units on file (13 owned), all straight trucks.
- Miles driven
- 207,000 miles reported for 2017, about 15,923 per truck.
- Cargo declared
- Household goods, plus passengers.
- Last FMCSA review
- July 10, 2003; the safety rating dates from September 16, 2003.
From the MCS-150 (October 7, 2026) · CDL rule: 49 CFR 383.5
Affordable Moving against the 260 movers within 30 miles
164 of the 260 hold interstate authority and 16 carry a Satisfactory safety rating.
| Measure | Affordable Moving | Median of the 260 | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size (trucks) | 13 trucks | 2 | 20 of 260 |
| Years registered | 23 | 6 | 38 of 260 |
| Roadside inspections, 24 months | 2 | 0 | 48 of 260 |
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 Affordable Moving should cost
Not Affordable Moving's rates: what the published model says a comparable move from Chicago costs, to judge a written estimate against.
Local moves in Chicago: billed by the hour
A two-bedroom move in Chicago: 2 movers × 5–7 hours × $40–$50 an hour, plus $75 travel, is $475 – $775.
| Home | Crew | Hours | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | 2 | 2–3 | $235 – $375 |
| 1 bedroom | 2 | 3–5 | $315 – $575 |
| 2 bedrooms | 2 | 5–7 | $475 – $775 |
| 3 bedrooms | 3 | 6–9 | $795 – $1,425 |
| 4 bedrooms | 4 | 8–10 | $1,355 – $2,075 |
| 5+ bedrooms | 4 | 10–12 | $1,675 – $2,475 |
Hourly rates are scaled to Illinois: hand movers there earn a median $19.50 an hour against $19.35 nationally (BLS, May 2025), so the model's national $40–$50 band becomes $40–$50 per mover per hour.
Long distance from Chicago: priced by weight and miles
Full-service, transport only. From Chicago, Washington, DC is the nearest priced metro (≈ 701 mi) and Los Angeles, CA the farthest (≈ 2,024 mi); ≈ marks estimated miles.
| To | Miles | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York City, NY | ≈ 837 | $3,767 – $5,022 | $4,331 – $5,775 |
| Los Angeles, CA | ≈ 2,024 | $9,108 – $12,144 | $10,474 – $13,966 |
| Dallas, TX | ≈ 936 | $4,212 – $5,616 | $4,844 – $6,458 |
| Houston, TX | ≈ 1,098 | $4,941 – $6,588 | $5,682 – $7,576 |
| Washington, DC | ≈ 701 | $3,155 – $4,206 | $3,628 – $4,837 |
| Miami, FL | ≈ 1,394 | $6,273 – $8,364 | $7,214 – $9,619 |
Other licensed movers near Chicago
Nearest first, by ZIP-code distance from Chicago.
Before you book Affordable Moving
- 1
Ask whether it moves you under MC463896
Affordable Moving can haul an interstate move under its own authority, MC463896. 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
Affordable Moving 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
Judge the estimate against $475 – $775
The published model puts a two-bedroom local move in Chicago at $475 – $775 and a two-bedroom move to New York City, NY at $3,767 – $5,022. A surveyed, written estimate from Affordable Moving far outside that is a reason to ask what it includes.
Verify the record yourself: USDOT 1147641 on FMCSA SAFER ↗ · Licensing & Insurance ↗ · the six checks every mover should pass
Affordable Moving: questions people ask
Is Affordable Moving a licensed moving company?
Affordable Moving holds active interstate operating authority on the federal register (USDOT 1147641, MC463896), so it may carry household goods across state lines under its own number.
How big is Affordable Moving?
The federal filing reports 13 trucks and 13 drivers. Among the 260 listed movers within 30 miles of Chicago it ranks 20 by size, against a median of 2 trucks.
What is Affordable Moving's safety rating?
Its safety rating is Conditional, which means a compliance review found problems that were not yet resolved; read the record before booking.
Has Affordable Moving 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 Affordable Moving charge?
We do not publish any carrier's rates. Our model prices a two-bedroom local move in Chicago at $475 – $775 (two movers, five to seven hours, plus travel) and a long-distance move to New York City, NY at $3,767 – $5,022, transport only. Use those ranges to judge the written estimate Affordable Moving gives you after a survey.
Sources. FMCSA Motor Carrier Census entry for USDOT 1147641 (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.