Merchants Moving & Storage
Legal name: Merchants Moving & Storage Inc
A household-goods carrier based in Hamilton, MT with interstate operating authority, read from its federal filing, with the cost of a comparable move from our model.
- Fleet
- 17 trucks
- self-reported on the MCS-150
- Drivers
- 7
- interstate authority
- Registered since
- 2003
- 23 years on the register
- Safety rating
- Satisfactory
- federal compliance review
In short
Merchants Moving & Storage (USDOT 1124148) is a household-goods carrier with active interstate authority, based in Hamilton, MT and registered since 2003. Its filing lists 17 trucks and 7 drivers. It holds a Satisfactory safety rating. It had 2 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, 1 of 2 vehicle inspections ending with a truck put out of service.
Is Merchants Moving & Storage licensed?
Merchants Moving & Storage holds active interstate operating authority on the federal register (USDOT 1124148, MC459020), 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 17 trucks and 7 drivers, and the registration dates from 2003.
The federal record
- USDOT number
- 1124148
- MC number
- MC459020
- Operating authority
- Interstate
- Cargo declared
- Household goods, general freight
- Fleet
- 17 power units
- Drivers
- 7
- First registered
- 2003
- Filing last updated
- October 23, 2025
- Safety rating
- Satisfactory
- Annual miles reported
- 10,000
- Address
- 1410 N 1St Street, Hamilton, MT 59840
- Phone
- (406) 363-4314
Snapshot September 24, 2026; the FMCSA link above is the live record.
Roadside inspections, last 24 months
Merchants Moving & Storage had 2 roadside inspections in the last 24 months. 1 of its 2 vehicle inspections put a truck out of service (50.0%), above the 19.0% across all listed movers. 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 | Merchants Moving & Storage | All 4,462 inspected movers |
|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspections | 2 | 22,187 |
| Vehicle out-of-service rate | 50.0% (1 of 2) | 19.0% |
| Driver inspections | 0 | 38,069 |
| Driver out-of-service rate | — | 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 | 0 | No |
| Drugs and alcohol | 0 | No |
| Vehicle maintenance | 2 | No |
How Merchants Moving & Storage operates, from its filing
- Where its drivers work
- 1 interstate beyond 100 air miles; 2 interstate within 100 air miles; 1 intrastate beyond 100 air miles; 3 intrastate within 100 air miles. Read plainly, it runs both: 2 on longer runs and 5 close to home.
- Commercial driver's licences
- 1 of the 7 drivers on its latest filing holds a CDL, which a truck rated over 26,000 lb requires.
- Trucks
- 14 power units on file (7 owned and 7 term-leased), 6 of them tractors that can pull a trailer, plus 12 trailers.
- Miles driven
- 10,000 miles reported for 2024, about 588 per truck.
- Cargo declared
- Household goods, plus general freight.
- Last FMCSA review
- October 3, 2024; the safety rating dates from October 10, 2024.
From the MCS-150 (October 7, 2026) · CDL rule: 49 CFR 383.5
What a move with Merchants Moving & Storage should cost
Not Merchants Moving & Storage's rates: what the published model says a comparable move from Hamilton costs, to judge a written estimate against.
Local moves in Hamilton: billed by the hour
A two-bedroom move in Hamilton: 2 movers × 5–7 hours × $44–$54 an hour, plus $75 travel, is $515 – $831.
| Home | Crew | Hours | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | 2 | 2–3 | $251 – $399 |
| 1 bedroom | 2 | 3–5 | $339 – $615 |
| 2 bedrooms | 2 | 5–7 | $515 – $831 |
| 3 bedrooms | 3 | 6–9 | $867 – $1,533 |
| 4 bedrooms | 4 | 8–10 | $1,483 – $2,235 |
| 5+ bedrooms | 4 | 10–12 | $1,835 – $2,667 |
Hourly rates are scaled to Montana: hand movers there earn a median $21.08 an hour against $19.35 nationally (BLS, May 2025), so the model's national $40–$50 band becomes $44–$54 per mover per hour.
Long distance from Hamilton: priced by weight and miles
Full-service, transport only. From Hamilton, Los Angeles, CA is the nearest priced metro (≈ 1,008 mi) and New York City, NY the farthest (≈ 2,360 mi); ≈ marks estimated miles.
| To | Miles | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York City, NY | ≈ 2,360 | $10,620 – $14,160 | $12,213 – $16,284 |
| Los Angeles, CA | ≈ 1,008 | $4,536 – $6,048 | $5,216 – $6,955 |
| Chicago, IL | ≈ 1,565 | $7,043 – $9,390 | $8,099 – $10,798 |
| Dallas, TX | ≈ 1,517 | $6,827 – $9,102 | $7,850 – $10,467 |
| Houston, TX | ≈ 1,770 | $7,965 – $10,620 | $9,160 – $12,213 |
| Washington, DC | ≈ 2,255 | $10,148 – $13,530 | $11,670 – $15,560 |
Before you book Merchants Moving & Storage
- 1
Ask whether it moves you under MC459020
Merchants Moving & Storage can haul an interstate move under its own authority, MC459020. 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 about the 1 out-of-service order
1 of Merchants Moving & Storage's 2 vehicle inspections ended with a truck taken off the road (50.0%, against 19.0% for all listed movers). Ask what failed, whether it was fixed, and which truck would do your move.
- 3
Ask about access for a tractor-trailer
Merchants Moving & Storage files 6 tractors. If a full rig cannot reach your door, the move needs a shuttle truck, which is a separate line on the bill; ask before the estimate is written.
- 4
Ask whose truck arrives
7 of the 14 power units Merchants Moving & Storage files are leased. A leased truck still runs under USDOT 1124148, and the paperwork on the day should carry that number.
- 5
Judge the estimate against $515 – $831
The published model puts a two-bedroom local move in Hamilton at $515 – $831 and a two-bedroom move to New York City, NY at $10,620 – $14,160. A surveyed, written estimate from Merchants Moving & Storage far outside that is a reason to ask what it includes.
Verify the record yourself: USDOT 1124148 on FMCSA SAFER ↗ · Licensing & Insurance ↗ · the six checks every mover should pass
Merchants Moving & Storage: questions people ask
Is Merchants Moving & Storage a licensed moving company?
Merchants Moving & Storage holds active interstate operating authority on the federal register (USDOT 1124148, MC459020), so it may carry household goods across state lines under its own number.
How big is Merchants Moving & Storage?
The federal filing reports 17 trucks and 7 drivers.
What is Merchants Moving & Storage's safety rating?
Its safety rating is Satisfactory, the outcome of a federal compliance review and the rating most large carriers carry.
Has Merchants Moving & Storage had roadside inspections?
It had 2 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, 1 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 Merchants Moving & Storage charge?
We do not publish any carrier's rates. Our model prices a two-bedroom local move in Hamilton at $515 – $831 (two movers, five to seven hours, plus travel) and a long-distance move to New York City, NY at $10,620 – $14,160, transport only. Use those ranges to judge the written estimate Merchants Moving & Storage gives you after a survey.
Sources. FMCSA Motor Carrier Census entry for USDOT 1124148 (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.