A Pensa Modern Movers
Legal name: August Pensa Modern Movers A Corporation
A household-goods carrier based in Union City, NJ with interstate operating authority, read from its federal filing, with the cost of a comparable move from our model.
- Fleet
- 4 trucks
- self-reported on the MCS-150
- Drivers
- 4
- interstate authority
- Registered since
- 1974
- 52 years on the register
- Safety rating
- Satisfactory
- federal compliance review
In short
A Pensa Modern Movers (USDOT 31457) is a household-goods carrier with active interstate authority, based in Union City, NJ and registered since 1974. Its filing lists 4 trucks and 4 drivers. It holds a Satisfactory safety rating. It had 2 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, 0 of 1 vehicle inspections ending with a truck put out of service.
Is A Pensa Modern Movers licensed?
A Pensa Modern Movers holds active interstate operating authority on the federal register (USDOT 31457, MC56378), 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 4 trucks and 4 drivers, and the registration dates from 1974.
The federal record
- USDOT number
- 31457
- MC number
- MC56378
- Operating authority
- Interstate
- Cargo declared
- Household goods, general freight
- Fleet
- 4 power units
- Drivers
- 4
- First registered
- 1974
- Filing last updated
- May 13, 2025
- Safety rating
- Satisfactory
- Annual miles reported
- 25,200
- Address
- 1110 Kennedy Blvd, Union City, NJ 07087
- Phone
- (201) 863-3560
Snapshot September 24, 2026; the FMCSA link above is the live record.
Roadside inspections, last 24 months
A Pensa Modern Movers had 2 roadside inspections in the last 24 months. 0 of its 1 vehicle inspections put a truck out of service (0.0%), below the 19.0% across all listed movers; 1 of 2 driver inspections took a driver off the road (50.0%, 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 | A Pensa Modern Movers | All 4,462 inspected movers |
|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspections | 1 | 22,187 |
| Vehicle out-of-service rate | 0.0% (0 of 1) | 19.0% |
| Driver inspections | 2 | 38,069 |
| Driver out-of-service rate | 50.0% (1 of 2) | 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 | 1 | No |
| Drugs and alcohol | 0 | No |
| Vehicle maintenance | 1 | No |
How A Pensa Modern Movers operates, from its filing
- Where its drivers work
- 1 interstate beyond 100 air miles; 3 intrastate within 100 air miles. Read plainly, it runs both: 1 on longer runs and 3 close to home.
- Commercial driver's licences
- 1 of the 4 drivers on its latest filing holds a CDL, which a truck rated over 26,000 lb requires.
- Trucks
- 4 power units on file (4 owned), all straight trucks.
- Miles driven
- 25,200 miles reported for 2024, about 6,300 per truck.
- Cargo declared
- Household goods, plus general freight, machinery and large objects and other cargo.
- Last FMCSA review
- September 4, 1959; the safety rating dates from September 10, 1980.
From the MCS-150 (October 7, 2026) · CDL rule: 49 CFR 383.5
A Pensa Modern Movers against the 933 movers within 30 miles
519 of the 933 hold interstate authority and 50 carry a Satisfactory safety rating.
| Measure | A Pensa Modern Movers | Median of the 933 | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size (trucks) | 4 trucks | 1 | 115 of 933 |
| Years registered | 52 | 10 | 1 of 933 |
| Roadside inspections, 24 months | 2 | 0 | 234 of 933 |
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 A Pensa Modern Movers should cost
Not A Pensa Modern Movers's rates: what the published model says a comparable move from Union City costs, to judge a written estimate against.
Local moves in Union City: billed by the hour
A two-bedroom move in Union City: 2 movers × 5–7 hours × $39–$49 an hour, plus $75 travel, is $465 – $761.
| Home | Crew | Hours | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | 2 | 2–3 | $231 – $369 |
| 1 bedroom | 2 | 3–5 | $309 – $565 |
| 2 bedrooms | 2 | 5–7 | $465 – $761 |
| 3 bedrooms | 3 | 6–9 | $777 – $1,398 |
| 4 bedrooms | 4 | 8–10 | $1,323 – $2,035 |
| 5+ bedrooms | 4 | 10–12 | $1,635 – $2,427 |
Hourly rates are scaled to New Jersey: hand movers there earn a median $19.01 an hour against $19.35 nationally (BLS, May 2025), so the model's national $40–$50 band becomes $39–$49 per mover per hour.
Long distance from Union City: priced by weight and miles
Full-service, transport only. From Union City, Washington, DC is the nearest priced metro (≈ 239 mi) and Los Angeles, CA the farthest (≈ 2,850 mi); ≈ marks estimated miles.
| To | Miles | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles, CA | ≈ 2,850 | $12,825 – $17,100 | $14,749 – $19,665 |
| Chicago, IL | ≈ 826 | $3,717 – $4,956 | $4,275 – $5,699 |
| Dallas, TX | ≈ 1,598 | $7,191 – $9,588 | $8,270 – $11,026 |
| Houston, TX | ≈ 1,653 | $7,439 – $9,918 | $8,554 – $11,406 |
| Washington, DC | ≈ 239 | $1,076 – $1,434 | $1,237 – $1,649 |
| Miami, FL | ≈ 1,276 | $5,742 – $7,656 | $6,603 – $8,804 |
Other licensed movers near Union City
Nearest first, by ZIP-code distance from Union City.
Before you book A Pensa Modern Movers
- 1
Ask whether it moves you under MC56378
A Pensa Modern Movers can haul an interstate move under its own authority, MC56378. 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
A Pensa Modern Movers had 2 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
Judge the estimate against $465 – $761
The published model puts a two-bedroom local move in Union City at $465 – $761 and a two-bedroom move to Los Angeles, CA at $12,825 – $17,100. A surveyed, written estimate from A Pensa Modern Movers far outside that is a reason to ask what it includes.
Verify the record yourself: USDOT 31457 on FMCSA SAFER ↗ · Licensing & Insurance ↗ · the six checks every mover should pass
A Pensa Modern Movers: questions people ask
Is A Pensa Modern Movers a licensed moving company?
A Pensa Modern Movers holds active interstate operating authority on the federal register (USDOT 31457, MC56378), so it may carry household goods across state lines under its own number.
How big is A Pensa Modern Movers?
The federal filing reports 4 trucks and 4 drivers. Among the 933 listed movers within 30 miles of Union City it ranks 115 by size, against a median of 1 trucks.
What is A Pensa Modern Movers' safety rating?
Its safety rating is Satisfactory, the outcome of a federal compliance review and the rating most large carriers carry.
Has A Pensa Modern Movers had roadside inspections?
It had 2 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, 0 of 1 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 A Pensa Modern Movers charge?
We do not publish any carrier's rates. Our model prices a two-bedroom local move in Union City at $465 – $761 (two movers, five to seven hours, plus travel) and a long-distance move to Los Angeles, CA at $12,825 – $17,100, transport only. Use those ranges to judge the written estimate A Pensa Modern Movers gives you after a survey.
Sources. FMCSA Motor Carrier Census entry for USDOT 31457 (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.