Montana Transfer
Legal name: Montana Transfer & Storage Inc
A household-goods carrier based in Missoula, MT with interstate operating authority, read from its federal filing, with the cost of a comparable move from our model.
- Fleet
- 15 trucks
- self-reported on the MCS-150
- Drivers
- 8
- interstate authority
- Registered since
- 1993
- 33 years on the register
- Safety rating
- Satisfactory
- federal compliance review
In short
Montana Transfer (USDOT 514197) is a household-goods carrier with active interstate authority, based in Missoula, MT and registered since 1993. Its filing lists 15 trucks and 8 drivers. It holds a Satisfactory safety rating. It had no roadside inspection in the last 24 months, so there is no inspection record either way.
Is Montana Transfer licensed?
Montana Transfer holds active interstate operating authority on the federal register (USDOT 514197, MC121089), 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 15 trucks and 8 drivers, and the registration dates from 1993.
The federal record
- USDOT number
- 514197
- MC number
- MC121089
- Operating authority
- Interstate
- Cargo declared
- Household goods, general freight
- Fleet
- 15 power units
- Drivers
- 8
- First registered
- 1993
- Filing last updated
- June 2, 2025
- Safety rating
- Satisfactory
- Annual miles reported
- 80,000
- Address
- 209 Commerce St, Missoula, MT 59808
- Phone
- (406) 728-8080
Snapshot September 24, 2026; the FMCSA link above is the live record.
Roadside inspections, last 24 months
Montana Transfer had no roadside inspection in the 24 months FMCSA's Safety Measurement System covers (file of September 13, 2026). Of the 4 other listed movers within 30 miles of Missoula, 2 had none either.
How Montana Transfer operates, from its filing
- Where its drivers work
- 8 interstate within 100 air miles. Read plainly, every driver it files works within 100 miles, the profile of a local mover.
- Commercial driver's licences
- 8 of the 8 drivers on its latest filing hold a CDL, which a truck rated over 26,000 lb requires.
- Trucks
- 15 power units on file (15 owned), 4 of them tractors that can pull a trailer, plus 4 trailers.
- Miles driven
- 80,000 miles reported for 2024, about 5,333 per truck.
- Cargo declared
- Household goods, plus general freight.
- Last FMCSA review
- March 29, 2021; the safety rating dates from March 30, 2021.
From the MCS-150 (October 7, 2026) · CDL rule: 49 CFR 383.5
Montana Transfer against the 5 movers within 30 miles
4 of the 5 hold interstate authority and 1 carries a Satisfactory safety rating.
| Measure | Montana Transfer | Median of the 5 | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size (trucks) | 15 trucks | 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Years registered | 33 | 10 | 1 of 5 |
| Roadside inspections, 24 months | 0 | 0 | 3 of 5 |
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 Montana Transfer should cost
Not Montana Transfer's rates: what the published model says a comparable move from Missoula costs, to judge a written estimate against.
Local moves in Missoula: billed by the hour
A two-bedroom move in Missoula: 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 Missoula: priced by weight and miles
Full-service, transport only. From Missoula, Los Angeles, CA is the nearest priced metro (≈ 1,070 mi) and New York City, NY the farthest (≈ 2,356 mi); ≈ marks estimated miles.
| To | Miles | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York City, NY | ≈ 2,356 | $10,602 – $14,136 | $12,192 – $16,256 |
| Los Angeles, CA | ≈ 1,070 | $4,815 – $6,420 | $5,537 – $7,383 |
| Chicago, IL | ≈ 1,569 | $7,061 – $9,414 | $8,120 – $10,826 |
| Dallas, TX | ≈ 1,558 | $7,011 – $9,348 | $8,063 – $10,750 |
| Houston, TX | ≈ 1,812 | $8,154 – $10,872 | $9,377 – $12,503 |
| Washington, DC | ≈ 2,257 | $10,157 – $13,542 | $11,680 – $15,573 |
Other licensed movers near Missoula
Nearest first, by ZIP-code distance from Missoula.
Before you book Montana Transfer
- 1
Ask whether it moves you under MC121089
Montana Transfer can haul an interstate move under its own authority, MC121089. 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 for Missoula references
With no roadside inspection on file for the last 24 months, the federal record says nothing about Montana Transfer's trucks either way. Two recent customers in or near Missoula you can call will tell you more than the register can.
- 3
Ask about access for a tractor-trailer
Montana Transfer files 4 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
Judge the estimate against $515 – $831
The published model puts a two-bedroom local move in Missoula at $515 – $831 and a two-bedroom move to New York City, NY at $10,602 – $14,136. A surveyed, written estimate from Montana Transfer far outside that is a reason to ask what it includes.
Verify the record yourself: USDOT 514197 on FMCSA SAFER ↗ · Licensing & Insurance ↗ · the six checks every mover should pass
Montana Transfer: questions people ask
Is Montana Transfer a licensed moving company?
Montana Transfer holds active interstate operating authority on the federal register (USDOT 514197, MC121089), so it may carry household goods across state lines under its own number.
How big is Montana Transfer?
The federal filing reports 15 trucks and 8 drivers. Among the 5 listed movers within 30 miles of Missoula it ranks 1 by size, against a median of 2 trucks.
What is Montana Transfer's safety rating?
Its safety rating is Satisfactory, the outcome of a federal compliance review and the rating most large carriers carry.
Has Montana Transfer had roadside inspections?
It had no roadside inspection in the last 24 months, so there is no inspection record either way. The live FMCSA record shows any inspection since this snapshot.
How much does Montana Transfer charge?
We do not publish any carrier's rates. Our model prices a two-bedroom local move in Missoula at $515 – $831 (two movers, five to seven hours, plus travel) and a long-distance move to New York City, NY at $10,602 – $14,136, transport only. Use those ranges to judge the written estimate Montana Transfer gives you after a survey.
Sources. FMCSA Motor Carrier Census entry for USDOT 514197 (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.