Boston Best Rate Movers
Legal name: Flat Rate Moving and Storage Inc
A household-goods carrier based in Waltham, MA with interstate operating authority, read from its federal filing, with the cost of a comparable move from our model.
- Fleet
- 6 trucks
- self-reported on the MCS-150
- Drivers
- 9
- interstate authority
- Registered since
- 2007
- 19 years on the register
- Safety rating
- Not rated
- no compliance review on file
In short
Boston Best Rate Movers (USDOT 1718049) is a household-goods carrier with active interstate authority, based in Waltham, MA and registered since 2007. Its filing lists 6 trucks and 9 drivers. It has no FMCSA safety rating. It had 3 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, 0 of 2 vehicle inspections ending with a truck put out of service.
Is Boston Best Rate Movers licensed?
Boston Best Rate Movers holds active interstate operating authority on the federal register (USDOT 1718049, MC630047), so it may carry household goods across state lines under its own number.
It has no safety rating on record in 19 years of registration (since 2007): a rating comes only from an FMCSA compliance review, and none is on file. That is not a mark against Boston Best Rate Movers, and not a mark for it.
The filing reports 6 trucks and 9 drivers, and the registration dates from 2007.
The federal record
- USDOT number
- 1718049
- MC number
- MC630047
- Operating authority
- Interstate
- Cargo declared
- Household goods
- Fleet
- 6 power units
- Drivers
- 9
- First registered
- 2007
- Filing last updated
- August 24, 2024
- Safety rating
- Not rated
- Annual miles reported
- 30
- Address
- 252R Calvary St, Waltham, MA 02453
- Phone
- (617) 787-3528
Snapshot September 24, 2026; the FMCSA link above is the live record.
Roadside inspections, last 24 months
Boston Best Rate Movers had 3 roadside inspections in the last 24 months. 0 of its 2 vehicle inspections put a truck out of service (0.0%), below the 19.0% across all listed movers; 0 of 3 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 | Boston Best Rate Movers | All 4,462 inspected movers |
|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspections | 2 | 22,187 |
| Vehicle out-of-service rate | 0.0% (0 of 2) | 19.0% |
| Driver inspections | 3 | 38,069 |
| Driver out-of-service rate | 0.0% (0 of 3) | 13.0% |
Inspections with a violation, by FMCSA category
| Category (BASIC) | Inspections with a violation | Acute/critical finding, 12 months |
|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving | 3 | No |
| Hours of service | 0 | No |
| Driver fitness | 0 | No |
| Drugs and alcohol | 0 | No |
| Vehicle maintenance | 0 | No |
How Boston Best Rate Movers operates, from its filing
- Where its drivers work
- 6 interstate beyond 100 air miles; 3 intrastate within 100 air miles. Read plainly, it runs both: 6 on longer runs and 3 close to home.
- Commercial driver's licences
- None of the 9 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 Boston Best Rate Movers runs only trucks rated 26,000 lb or less.
- Trucks
- 6 power units on file (6 term-leased), all straight trucks.
- Miles driven
- 30 miles reported for 2024, about 5 per truck.
- Cargo declared
- Household goods only.
From the MCS-150 (October 7, 2026) · CDL rule: 49 CFR 383.5
Boston Best Rate Movers against the 259 movers within 30 miles
184 of the 259 hold interstate authority and 16 carry a Satisfactory safety rating.
| Measure | Boston Best Rate Movers | Median of the 259 | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size (trucks) | 6 trucks | 2 | 39 of 259 |
| Years registered | 19 | 8 | 53 of 259 |
| Roadside inspections, 24 months | 3 | 1 | 66 of 259 |
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 Boston Best Rate Movers should cost
Not Boston Best Rate Movers's rates: what the published model says a comparable move from Waltham costs, to judge a written estimate against.
Local moves in Waltham: billed by the hour
A two-bedroom move in Waltham: 2 movers × 5–7 hours × $45–$56 an hour, plus $75 travel, is $525 – $859.
| Home | Crew | Hours | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | 2 | 2–3 | $255 – $411 |
| 1 bedroom | 2 | 3–5 | $345 – $635 |
| 2 bedrooms | 2 | 5–7 | $525 – $859 |
| 3 bedrooms | 3 | 6–9 | $885 – $1,587 |
| 4 bedrooms | 4 | 8–10 | $1,515 – $2,315 |
| 5+ bedrooms | 4 | 10–12 | $1,875 – $2,763 |
Hourly rates are scaled to Massachusetts: hand movers there earn a median $21.60 an hour against $19.35 nationally (BLS, May 2025), so the model's national $40–$50 band becomes $45–$56 per mover per hour.
Long distance from Waltham: priced by weight and miles
Full-service, transport only. From Waltham, New York City, NY is the nearest priced metro (≈ 214 mi) and Los Angeles, CA the farthest (≈ 3,010 mi); ≈ marks estimated miles.
| To | Miles | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York City, NY | ≈ 214 | $963 – $1,284 | $1,107 – $1,477 |
| Los Angeles, CA | ≈ 3,010 | $13,545 – $18,060 | $15,577 – $20,769 |
| Chicago, IL | ≈ 978 | $4,401 – $5,868 | $5,061 – $6,748 |
| Dallas, TX | ≈ 1,796 | $8,082 – $10,776 | $9,294 – $12,392 |
| Houston, TX | ≈ 1,861 | $8,375 – $11,166 | $9,631 – $12,841 |
| Washington, DC | ≈ 451 | $2,030 – $2,706 | $2,334 – $3,112 |
Other licensed movers near Waltham
Nearest first, by ZIP-code distance from Waltham.
Before you book Boston Best Rate Movers
- 1
Ask whether it moves you under MC630047
Boston Best Rate Movers can haul an interstate move under its own authority, MC630047. 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
Boston Best Rate Movers had 3 roadside inspections 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 Boston Best Rate 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
Ask whose truck arrives
6 of the 6 power units Boston Best Rate Movers files are leased. A leased truck still runs under USDOT 1718049, and the paperwork on the day should carry that number.
- 5
Judge the estimate against $525 – $859
The published model puts a two-bedroom local move in Waltham at $525 – $859 and a two-bedroom move to New York City, NY at $963 – $1,284. A surveyed, written estimate from Boston Best Rate Movers far outside that is a reason to ask what it includes.
Verify the record yourself: USDOT 1718049 on FMCSA SAFER ↗ · Licensing & Insurance ↗ · the six checks every mover should pass
Boston Best Rate Movers: questions people ask
Is Boston Best Rate Movers a licensed moving company?
Boston Best Rate Movers holds active interstate operating authority on the federal register (USDOT 1718049, MC630047), so it may carry household goods across state lines under its own number.
How big is Boston Best Rate Movers?
The federal filing reports 6 trucks and 9 drivers. Among the 259 listed movers within 30 miles of Waltham it ranks 39 by size, against a median of 2 trucks.
What is Boston Best Rate Movers' safety rating?
It has no safety rating on record in 19 years of registration (since 2007): a rating comes only from an FMCSA compliance review, and none is on file. That is not a mark against Boston Best Rate Movers, and not a mark for it.
Has Boston Best Rate Movers had roadside inspections?
It had 3 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, 0 of 2 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 Boston Best Rate Movers charge?
We do not publish any carrier's rates. Our model prices a two-bedroom local move in Waltham at $525 – $859 (two movers, five to seven hours, plus travel) and a long-distance move to New York City, NY at $963 – $1,284, transport only. Use those ranges to judge the written estimate Boston Best Rate Movers gives you after a survey.
Sources. FMCSA Motor Carrier Census entry for USDOT 1718049 (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.