Starving Artists Moving
Legal name: BCV Moving on LLC
A household-goods carrier based in Lawrence, KS 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
- 3
- interstate authority
- Registered since
- 1998
- 28 years on the register
- Safety rating
- Satisfactory
- federal compliance review
In short
Starving Artists Moving (USDOT 768024) is a household-goods carrier with active interstate authority, based in Lawrence, KS and registered since 1998. Its filing lists 3 trucks and 3 drivers. It holds a Satisfactory 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 Starving Artists Moving licensed?
Starving Artists Moving holds active interstate operating authority on the federal register (USDOT 768024, MC345177), 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 3 trucks and 3 drivers, and the registration dates from 1998.
The federal record
- USDOT number
- 768024
- MC number
- MC345177
- Operating authority
- Interstate
- Cargo declared
- Household goods, general freight
- Fleet
- 3 power units
- Drivers
- 3
- First registered
- 1998
- Filing last updated
- April 3, 2026
- Safety rating
- Satisfactory
- Annual miles reported
- 42,000
- Address
- 1942 Louisiana, Lawrence, KS 66046
- Phone
- (785) 749-5073
Snapshot September 24, 2026; the FMCSA link above is the live record.
Roadside inspections, last 24 months
Starving Artists Moving 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; 1 of 1 driver inspections took a driver off the road (100.0%, 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 | Starving Artists Moving | 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 | 100.0% (1 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 | 1 | No |
| Drugs and alcohol | 1 | No |
| Vehicle maintenance | 0 | No |
How Starving Artists Moving operates, from its filing
- Where its drivers work
- 2 interstate beyond 100 air miles; 1 intrastate within 100 air miles. Read plainly, it runs both: 2 on longer runs and 1 close to home.
- Commercial driver's licences
- None of the 3 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 Starving Artists Moving runs only trucks rated 26,000 lb or less.
- Trucks
- 3 power units on file (2 owned and 1 trip-leased), all straight trucks.
- Miles driven
- 42,000 miles reported for 2024, about 14,000 per truck.
- Cargo declared
- Household goods, plus general freight, motor vehicles and passengers.
- Last FMCSA review
- November 7, 2006; the safety rating dates from November 9, 2006.
From the MCS-150 (October 7, 2026) · CDL rule: 49 CFR 383.5
Starving Artists Moving against the 34 movers within 30 miles
20 of the 34 hold interstate authority and 7 carry a Satisfactory safety rating.
| Measure | Starving Artists Moving | Median of the 34 | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size (trucks) | 3 trucks | 1 | 12 of 34 |
| Years registered | 28 | 12.5 | 2 of 34 |
| Roadside inspections, 24 months | 1 | 0 | 10 of 34 |
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 Starving Artists Moving should cost
Not Starving Artists Moving's rates: what the published model says a comparable move from Lawrence costs, to judge a written estimate against.
Local moves in Lawrence: billed by the hour
A two-bedroom move in Lawrence: 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 Kansas: hand movers there earn a median $19.35 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 Lawrence: priced by weight and miles
Full-service, transport only. From Lawrence, Dallas, TX is the nearest priced metro (≈ 504 mi) and Los Angeles, CA the farthest (≈ 1,538 mi); ≈ marks estimated miles.
| To | Miles | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York City, NY | ≈ 1,317 | $5,927 – $7,902 | $6,815 – $9,087 |
| Los Angeles, CA | ≈ 1,538 | $6,921 – $9,228 | $7,959 – $10,612 |
| Chicago, IL | ≈ 523 | $2,354 – $3,138 | $2,707 – $3,609 |
| Dallas, TX | ≈ 504 | $2,268 – $3,024 | $2,608 – $3,478 |
| Houston, TX | ≈ 737 | $3,317 – $4,422 | $3,814 – $5,085 |
| Washington, DC | ≈ 1,138 | $5,121 – $6,828 | $5,889 – $7,852 |
Other licensed movers near Lawrence
Nearest first, by ZIP-code distance from Lawrence.
Before you book Starving Artists Moving
- 1
Ask whether it moves you under MC345177
Starving Artists Moving can haul an interstate move under its own authority, MC345177. 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
Starving Artists Moving 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
Check the truck fits your home
No Starving Artists Moving 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
Ask whose truck arrives
1 of the 3 power units Starving Artists Moving files are leased. A leased truck still runs under USDOT 768024, and the paperwork on the day should carry that number.
- 5
Judge the estimate against $475 – $775
The published model puts a two-bedroom local move in Lawrence at $475 – $775 and a two-bedroom move to New York City, NY at $5,927 – $7,902. A surveyed, written estimate from Starving Artists Moving far outside that is a reason to ask what it includes.
Verify the record yourself: USDOT 768024 on FMCSA SAFER ↗ · Licensing & Insurance ↗ · the six checks every mover should pass
Starving Artists Moving: questions people ask
Is Starving Artists Moving a licensed moving company?
Starving Artists Moving holds active interstate operating authority on the federal register (USDOT 768024, MC345177), so it may carry household goods across state lines under its own number.
How big is Starving Artists Moving?
The federal filing reports 3 trucks and 3 drivers. Among the 34 listed movers within 30 miles of Lawrence it ranks 12 by size, against a median of 1 trucks.
What is Starving Artists Moving's safety rating?
Its safety rating is Satisfactory, the outcome of a federal compliance review and the rating most large carriers carry.
Has Starving Artists Moving 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 Starving Artists Moving charge?
We do not publish any carrier's rates. Our model prices a two-bedroom local move in Lawrence at $475 – $775 (two movers, five to seven hours, plus travel) and a long-distance move to New York City, NY at $5,927 – $7,902, transport only. Use those ranges to judge the written estimate Starving Artists Moving gives you after a survey.
Sources. FMCSA Motor Carrier Census entry for USDOT 768024 (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.