Changing Places Moving & Services
A household-goods carrier based in Waterford, MI with authority for moves within Michigan only, read from its federal filing, with the cost of a comparable move from our model.
- Fleet
- 9 trucks
- self-reported on the MCS-150
- Drivers
- 9
- intrastate, MI
- Registered since
- 1993
- 33 years on the register
- Safety rating
- Not rated
- no compliance review on file
In short
Changing Places Moving & Services (USDOT 542900) is a household-goods carrier licensed for moves within Michigan, based in Waterford, MI and registered since 1993. Its filing lists 9 trucks and 9 drivers. It has no FMCSA safety rating. It had 1 roadside inspection in the last 24 months.
Is Changing Places Moving & Services licensed?
Changing Places Moving & Services is registered with the FMCSA (USDOT 542900) as an intrastate carrier: it may move you within Michigan, 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 33 years of registration (since 1993): a rating comes only from an FMCSA compliance review, and none is on file. That is not a mark against Changing Places Moving & Services, and not a mark for it.
The filing reports 9 trucks and 9 drivers, and the registration dates from 1993.
The federal record
- USDOT number
- 542900
- MC number
- None on record
- Operating authority
- Intrastate (Michigan)
- Cargo declared
- Household goods
- Fleet
- 9 power units
- Drivers
- 9
- First registered
- 1993
- Filing last updated
- August 6, 2025
- Safety rating
- Not rated
- Annual miles reported
- 84,505
- Address
- 4290 Hatchery Rd, Waterford, MI 48329
- Phone
- (248) 674-3937
Snapshot September 24, 2026; the FMCSA link above is the live record.
Roadside inspections, last 24 months
Changing Places Moving & Services had 1 roadside inspection in the last 24 months. none of them was a vehicle inspection; 0 of 1 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 | Changing Places Moving & Services | All 4,462 inspected movers |
|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspections | 0 | 22,187 |
| Vehicle out-of-service rate | — | 19.0% |
| Driver inspections | 1 | 38,069 |
| Driver out-of-service rate | 0.0% (0 of 1) | 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 Changing Places Moving & Services operates, from its filing
- Where its drivers work
- 2 interstate beyond 100 air miles; 2 intrastate beyond 100 air miles; 5 intrastate within 100 air miles. Read plainly, it runs both: 4 on longer runs and 5 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 Changing Places Moving & Services runs only trucks rated 26,000 lb or less.
- Trucks
- 9 power units on file (9 owned), all straight trucks.
- Miles driven
- 84,505 miles reported for 2024, about 9,389 per truck.
- Cargo declared
- Household goods only.
From the MCS-150 (October 7, 2026) · CDL rule: 49 CFR 383.5
Changing Places Moving & Services against the 211 movers within 30 miles
30 of the 211 hold interstate authority and 3 carry a Satisfactory safety rating.
| Measure | Changing Places Moving & Services | Median of the 211 | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size (trucks) | 9 trucks | 1 | 8 of 211 |
| Years registered | 33 | 15 | 6 of 211 |
| Roadside inspections, 24 months | 1 | 0 | 18 of 211 |
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 Changing Places Moving & Services should cost
Not Changing Places Moving & Services's rates: what the published model says a comparable move from Waterford costs, to judge a written estimate against.
Local moves in Waterford: billed by the hour
A two-bedroom move in Waterford: 2 movers × 5–7 hours × $39–$48 an hour, plus $75 travel, is $465 – $747.
| Home | Crew | Hours | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | 2 | 2–3 | $231 – $363 |
| 1 bedroom | 2 | 3–5 | $309 – $555 |
| 2 bedrooms | 2 | 5–7 | $465 – $747 |
| 3 bedrooms | 3 | 6–9 | $777 – $1,371 |
| 4 bedrooms | 4 | 8–10 | $1,323 – $1,995 |
| 5+ bedrooms | 4 | 10–12 | $1,635 – $2,379 |
Hourly rates are scaled to Michigan: hand movers there earn a median $18.68 an hour against $19.35 nationally (BLS, May 2025), so the model's national $40–$50 band becomes $39–$48 per mover per hour.
Long distance from Waterford: priced by weight and miles
Full-service, transport only. From Waterford, Chicago, IL is the nearest priced metro (≈ 261 mi) and Los Angeles, CA the farthest (≈ 2,290 mi); ≈ marks estimated miles.
| To | Miles | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York City, NY | ≈ 586 | $2,637 – $3,516 | $3,033 – $4,043 |
| Los Angeles, CA | ≈ 2,290 | $10,305 – $13,740 | $11,851 – $15,801 |
| Chicago, IL | ≈ 261 | $1,175 – $1,566 | $1,351 – $1,801 |
| Dallas, TX | ≈ 1,167 | $5,252 – $7,002 | $6,039 – $8,052 |
| Houston, TX | ≈ 1,297 | $5,837 – $7,782 | $6,712 – $8,949 |
| Washington, DC | ≈ 493 | $2,219 – $2,958 | $2,551 – $3,402 |
Other licensed movers near Waterford
Nearest first, by ZIP-code distance from Waterford.
Before you book Changing Places Moving & Services
- 1
Keep the move inside Michigan
Changing Places Moving & Services is registered for moves within Michigan. 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 which truck and crew you get
Changing Places Moving & Services had 1 roadside inspection 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 Changing Places Moving & Services 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 $465 – $747
The published model puts a two-bedroom local move in Waterford at $465 – $747 and a two-bedroom move to New York City, NY at $2,637 – $3,516. A surveyed, written estimate from Changing Places Moving & Services far outside that is a reason to ask what it includes.
Verify the record yourself: USDOT 542900 on FMCSA SAFER ↗ · Licensing & Insurance ↗ · the six checks every mover should pass
Changing Places Moving & Services: questions people ask
Is Changing Places Moving & Services a licensed moving company?
Changing Places Moving & Services is registered with the FMCSA (USDOT 542900) as an intrastate carrier: it may move you within Michigan, 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 Changing Places Moving & Services?
The federal filing reports 9 trucks and 9 drivers. Among the 211 listed movers within 30 miles of Waterford it ranks 8 by size, against a median of 1 trucks.
What is Changing Places Moving & Services' safety rating?
It has no safety rating on record in 33 years of registration (since 1993): a rating comes only from an FMCSA compliance review, and none is on file. That is not a mark against Changing Places Moving & Services, and not a mark for it.
Has Changing Places Moving & Services had roadside inspections?
It had 1 roadside inspection 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 Changing Places Moving & Services charge?
We do not publish any carrier's rates. Our model prices a two-bedroom local move in Waterford at $465 – $747 (two movers, five to seven hours, plus travel) and a long-distance move to New York City, NY at $2,637 – $3,516, transport only. Use those ranges to judge the written estimate Changing Places Moving & Services gives you after a survey.
Sources. FMCSA Motor Carrier Census entry for USDOT 542900 (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.