Palmer Moving Services
Legal name: Palmer Moving & Storage Company
A household-goods carrier based in Warren, MI with authority for moves within Michigan only, read from its federal filing, with the cost of a comparable move from our model.
- Fleet
- 25 trucks
- self-reported on the MCS-150
- Drivers
- 35
- intrastate, MI
- Registered since
- 1993
- 33 years on the register
- Safety rating
- Not rated
- no compliance review on file
In short
Palmer Moving Services (USDOT 511993) is a household-goods carrier licensed for moves within Michigan, based in Warren, MI and registered since 1993. Its filing lists 25 trucks and 35 drivers. It has no FMCSA safety rating. It had 10 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, 1 of 5 vehicle inspections ending with a truck put out of service.
Is Palmer Moving Services licensed?
Palmer Moving Services is registered with the FMCSA (USDOT 511993) 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 Palmer Moving Services, and not a mark for it.
The filing reports 25 trucks and 35 drivers, and the registration dates from 1993.
The federal record
- USDOT number
- 511993
- MC number
- MC406654
- Operating authority
- Intrastate (Michigan)
- Cargo declared
- Household goods, general freight
- Fleet
- 25 power units
- Drivers
- 35
- First registered
- 1993
- Filing last updated
- March 17, 2025
- Safety rating
- Not rated
- Annual miles reported
- 1,000,000
- Address
- 24660 Dequindre Rd, Warren, MI 48091
- Phone
- (586) 834-3400
Snapshot September 24, 2026; the FMCSA link above is the live record.
Roadside inspections, last 24 months
Palmer Moving Services had 10 roadside inspections in the last 24 months. 1 of its 5 vehicle inspections put a truck out of service (20.0%), above the 19.0% across all listed movers; 0 of 10 driver inspections took a driver off the road (0.0%, against 13.0%).
| Last 24 months | Palmer Moving Services | All 4,462 inspected movers |
|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspections | 5 | 22,187 |
| Vehicle out-of-service rate | 20.0% (1 of 5) | 19.0% |
| Driver inspections | 10 | 38,069 |
| Driver out-of-service rate | 0.0% (0 of 10) | 13.0% |
Inspections with a violation, by FMCSA category
| Category (BASIC) | Inspections with a violation | Acute/critical finding, 12 months |
|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving | 4 | No |
| Hours of service | 0 | No |
| Driver fitness | 0 | No |
| Drugs and alcohol | 0 | No |
| Vehicle maintenance | 4 | No |
How Palmer Moving Services operates, from its filing
- Where its drivers work
- 35 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 35 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 Palmer Moving Services runs only trucks rated 26,000 lb or less.
- Trucks
- 25 power units on file (25 owned), 15 of them tractors that can pull a trailer, plus 50 trailers.
- Miles driven
- 1,000,000 miles reported for 2024, about 40,000 per truck.
- Cargo declared
- Household goods, plus general freight.
From the MCS-150 (October 7, 2026) · CDL rule: 49 CFR 383.5
Palmer Moving Services against the 217 movers within 30 miles
37 of the 217 hold interstate authority and 3 carry a Satisfactory safety rating.
| Measure | Palmer Moving Services | Median of the 217 | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size (trucks) | 25 trucks | 1 | 6 of 217 |
| Years registered | 33 | 16 | 7 of 217 |
| Roadside inspections, 24 months | 10 | 0 | 3 of 217 |
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 Palmer Moving Services should cost
Not Palmer Moving Services's rates: what the published model says a comparable move from Warren costs, to judge a written estimate against.
Local moves in Warren: billed by the hour
A two-bedroom move in Warren: 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 Warren: priced by weight and miles
Full-service, transport only. From Warren, Chicago, IL is the nearest priced metro (≈ 277 mi) and Los Angeles, CA the farthest (≈ 2,308 mi); ≈ marks estimated miles.
| To | Miles | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York City, NY | ≈ 563 | $2,534 – $3,378 | $2,914 – $3,885 |
| Los Angeles, CA | ≈ 2,308 | $10,386 – $13,848 | $11,944 – $15,925 |
| Chicago, IL | ≈ 277 | $1,247 – $1,662 | $1,433 – $1,911 |
| Dallas, TX | ≈ 1,171 | $5,270 – $7,026 | $6,060 – $8,080 |
| Houston, TX | ≈ 1,297 | $5,837 – $7,782 | $6,712 – $8,949 |
| Washington, DC | ≈ 467 | $2,102 – $2,802 | $2,417 – $3,222 |
Other licensed movers near Warren
Nearest first, by ZIP-code distance from Warren.
Before you book Palmer Moving Services
- 1
Keep the move inside Michigan
Palmer 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 about the 1 out-of-service order
1 of Palmer Moving Services's 5 vehicle inspections ended with a truck taken off the road (20.0%, 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 Palmer 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 Warren at $465 – $747 and a two-bedroom move to New York City, NY at $2,534 – $3,378. A surveyed, written estimate from Palmer Moving Services far outside that is a reason to ask what it includes.
Verify the record yourself: USDOT 511993 on FMCSA SAFER ↗ · Licensing & Insurance ↗ · the six checks every mover should pass
Palmer Moving Services: questions people ask
Is Palmer Moving Services a licensed moving company?
Palmer Moving Services is registered with the FMCSA (USDOT 511993) 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 Palmer Moving Services?
The federal filing reports 25 trucks and 35 drivers. Among the 217 listed movers within 30 miles of Warren it ranks 6 by size, against a median of 1 trucks.
What is Palmer 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 Palmer Moving Services, and not a mark for it.
Has Palmer Moving Services had roadside inspections?
It had 10 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, 1 of 5 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 Palmer Moving Services charge?
We do not publish any carrier's rates. Our model prices a two-bedroom local move in Warren at $465 – $747 (two movers, five to seven hours, plus travel) and a long-distance move to New York City, NY at $2,534 – $3,378, transport only. Use those ranges to judge the written estimate Palmer Moving Services gives you after a survey.
Sources. FMCSA Motor Carrier Census entry for USDOT 511993 (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.