Best Movers
A household-goods carrier based in Lanham, MD with authority for moves within Maryland only, read from its federal filing, with the cost of a comparable move from our model.
- Fleet
- 2 trucks
- self-reported on the MCS-150
- Drivers
- 4
- intrastate, MD
- Registered since
- 2020
- 6 years on the register
- Safety rating
- Not rated
- no compliance review on file
In short
Best Movers (USDOT 3520783) is a household-goods carrier licensed for moves within Maryland, based in Lanham, MD and registered since 2020. Its filing lists 2 trucks and 4 drivers. It has no FMCSA safety rating. It had 3 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, 2 of 3 vehicle inspections ending with a truck put out of service.
Is Best Movers licensed?
Best Movers is registered with the FMCSA (USDOT 3520783) as an intrastate carrier: it may move you within Maryland, but a move across a state line would have to go through a carrier holding interstate authority, often a van line the company works for as an agent. Ask whose USDOT number would be on the bill of lading.
It has no safety rating on record in 6 years of registration (since 2020): a rating comes only from an FMCSA compliance review, and none is on file. That is not a mark against Best Movers, and not a mark for it.
The filing reports 2 trucks and 4 drivers, and the registration dates from 2020.
The federal record
- USDOT number
- 3520783
- MC number
- MC1168558 (inactive)
- Operating authority
- Intrastate (Maryland)
- Cargo declared
- Household goods, general freight
- Fleet
- 2 power units
- Drivers
- 4
- First registered
- 2020
- Filing last updated
- May 8, 2024
- Safety rating
- Not rated
- Annual miles reported
- 95,000
- Address
- Lanham, MD 20706
- Phone
- (202) 378-7057
Snapshot September 24, 2026; the FMCSA link above is the live record.
Roadside inspections, last 24 months
Best Movers had 3 roadside inspections in the last 24 months. 2 of its 3 vehicle inspections put a truck out of service (66.7%), above the 19.0% across all listed movers; 2 of 3 driver inspections took a driver off the road (66.7%, 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 | Best Movers | All 4,462 inspected movers |
|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspections | 3 | 22,187 |
| Vehicle out-of-service rate | 66.7% (2 of 3) | 19.0% |
| Driver inspections | 3 | 38,069 |
| Driver out-of-service rate | 66.7% (2 of 3) | 13.0% |
Inspections with a violation, by FMCSA category
| Category (BASIC) | Inspections with a violation | Acute/critical finding, 12 months |
|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving | 2 | No |
| Hours of service | 0 | No |
| Driver fitness | 2 | No |
| Drugs and alcohol | 0 | No |
| Vehicle maintenance | 3 | No |
How Best Movers operates, from its filing
- Where its drivers work
- 2 interstate within 100 air miles; 2 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
- None of the 4 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 Best Movers runs only trucks rated 26,000 lb or less.
- Trucks
- 2 power units on file (2 owned), all straight trucks.
- Miles driven
- 95,000 miles reported for 2024, about 47,500 per truck.
- Cargo declared
- Household goods, plus general freight and other cargo.
From the MCS-150 (October 7, 2026) · CDL rule: 49 CFR 383.5
Best Movers against the 459 movers within 30 miles
272 of the 459 hold interstate authority and 19 carry a Satisfactory safety rating.
| Measure | Best Movers | Median of the 459 | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size (trucks) | 2 trucks | 1 | 126 of 459 |
| Years registered | 6 | 9 | 281 of 459 |
| Roadside inspections, 24 months | 3 | 0 | 101 of 459 |
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 Best Movers should cost
Not Best Movers's rates: what the published model says a comparable move from Lanham costs, to judge a written estimate against.
Local moves in Lanham: billed by the hour
A two-bedroom move in Lanham: 2 movers × 5–7 hours × $41–$52 an hour, plus $75 travel, is $485 – $803.
| Home | Crew | Hours | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | 2 | 2–3 | $239 – $387 |
| 1 bedroom | 2 | 3–5 | $321 – $595 |
| 2 bedrooms | 2 | 5–7 | $485 – $803 |
| 3 bedrooms | 3 | 6–9 | $813 – $1,479 |
| 4 bedrooms | 4 | 8–10 | $1,387 – $2,155 |
| 5+ bedrooms | 4 | 10–12 | $1,715 – $2,571 |
Hourly rates are scaled to Maryland: hand movers there earn a median $20.00 an hour against $19.35 nationally (BLS, May 2025), so the model's national $40–$50 band becomes $41–$52 per mover per hour.
Long distance from Lanham: priced by weight and miles
Full-service, transport only. From Lanham, New York City, NY is the nearest priced metro (≈ 225 mi) and Los Angeles, CA the farthest (≈ 2,686 mi); ≈ marks estimated miles.
| To | Miles | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York City, NY | ≈ 225 | $1,013 – $1,350 | $1,164 – $1,553 |
| Los Angeles, CA | ≈ 2,686 | $12,087 – $16,116 | $13,900 – $18,533 |
| Chicago, IL | ≈ 701 | $3,155 – $4,206 | $3,628 – $4,837 |
| Dallas, TX | ≈ 1,391 | $6,260 – $8,346 | $7,198 – $9,598 |
| Houston, TX | ≈ 1,433 | $6,449 – $8,598 | $7,416 – $9,888 |
| Miami, FL | ≈ 1,087 | $4,892 – $6,522 | $5,625 – $7,500 |
Other licensed movers near Lanham
Nearest first, by ZIP-code distance from Lanham.
Before you book Best Movers
- 1
Keep the move inside Maryland
Best Movers is registered for moves within Maryland. For a move to another state, ask which interstate carrier would haul it and look up that company's USDOT number as well.
- 2
Ask about the 2 out-of-service orders
2 of Best Movers's 3 vehicle inspections ended with a truck taken off the road (66.7%, against 19.0% for all listed movers). Ask what failed, whether it was fixed, and which truck would do your move.
- 3
Check the truck fits your home
No Best 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 $485 – $803
The published model puts a two-bedroom local move in Lanham at $485 – $803 and a two-bedroom move to New York City, NY at $1,013 – $1,350. A surveyed, written estimate from Best Movers far outside that is a reason to ask what it includes.
Verify the record yourself: USDOT 3520783 on FMCSA SAFER ↗ · Licensing & Insurance ↗ · the six checks every mover should pass
Best Movers: questions people ask
Is Best Movers a licensed moving company?
Best Movers is registered with the FMCSA (USDOT 3520783) as an intrastate carrier: it may move you within Maryland, but a move across a state line would have to go through a carrier holding interstate authority, often a van line the company works for as an agent. Ask whose USDOT number would be on the bill of lading.
How big is Best Movers?
The federal filing reports 2 trucks and 4 drivers. Among the 459 listed movers within 30 miles of Lanham it ranks 126 by size, against a median of 1 trucks.
What is Best Movers' safety rating?
It has no safety rating on record in 6 years of registration (since 2020): a rating comes only from an FMCSA compliance review, and none is on file. That is not a mark against Best Movers, and not a mark for it.
Has Best Movers had roadside inspections?
It had 3 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, 2 of 3 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 Best Movers charge?
We do not publish any carrier's rates. Our model prices a two-bedroom local move in Lanham at $485 – $803 (two movers, five to seven hours, plus travel) and a long-distance move to New York City, NY at $1,013 – $1,350, transport only. Use those ranges to judge the written estimate Best Movers gives you after a survey.
Sources. FMCSA Motor Carrier Census entry for USDOT 3520783 (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.