Great Eastern Movers
Legal name: Pay Less Moving LLC
A household-goods carrier based in Newark, NJ with interstate operating authority, read from its federal filing, with the cost of a comparable move from our model.
- Fleet
- 2 trucks
- self-reported on the MCS-150
- Drivers
- 3
- interstate authority
- Registered since
- 1999
- 27 years on the register
- Safety rating
- Not rated
- no compliance review on file
In short
Great Eastern Movers (USDOT 792922) is a household-goods carrier with active interstate authority, based in Newark, NJ and registered since 1999. Its filing lists 2 trucks and 3 drivers. It has no FMCSA safety rating. It had 6 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, 0 of 2 vehicle inspections ending with a truck put out of service.
Is Great Eastern Movers licensed?
Great Eastern Movers holds active interstate operating authority on the federal register (USDOT 792922, MC477496), so it may carry household goods across state lines under its own number.
It has no safety rating on record in 27 years of registration (since 1999): a rating comes only from an FMCSA compliance review, and none is on file. That is not a mark against Great Eastern Movers, and not a mark for it.
The filing reports 2 trucks and 3 drivers, and the registration dates from 1999.
The federal record
- USDOT number
- 792922
- MC number
- MC477496
- Operating authority
- Interstate
- Cargo declared
- Household goods
- Fleet
- 2 power units
- Drivers
- 3
- First registered
- 1999
- Filing last updated
- April 16, 2026
- Safety rating
- Not rated
- Annual miles reported
- 30,000
- Address
- 54 Freeman St, Newark, NJ 07105
- Phone
- (908) 621-0550
Snapshot September 24, 2026; the FMCSA link above is the live record.
Roadside inspections, last 24 months
Great Eastern Movers had 6 roadside inspections in the last 24 months. 0 of its 2 vehicle inspections put a truck out of service (0.0%), below the 19.0% across all listed movers; 0 of 6 driver inspections took a driver off the road (0.0%, against 13.0%).
| Last 24 months | Great Eastern Movers | All 4,462 inspected movers |
|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspections | 2 | 22,187 |
| Vehicle out-of-service rate | 0.0% (0 of 2) | 19.0% |
| Driver inspections | 6 | 38,069 |
| Driver out-of-service rate | 0.0% (0 of 6) | 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 | 0 | No |
How Great Eastern Movers operates, from its filing
- Where its drivers work
- 1 interstate within 100 air miles; 1 intrastate beyond 100 air miles; 1 intrastate within 100 air miles. Read plainly, it runs both: 1 on longer runs and 2 close to home.
- Commercial driver's licences
- 2 of the 3 drivers on its latest filing hold a CDL, which a truck rated over 26,000 lb requires.
- Trucks
- 2 power units on file (1 owned and 1 term-leased), all straight trucks.
- Miles driven
- 30,000 miles reported for 2025, about 15,000 per truck.
- Cargo declared
- Household goods only.
From the MCS-150 (October 7, 2026) · CDL rule: 49 CFR 383.5
Great Eastern Movers against the 925 movers within 30 miles
519 of the 925 hold interstate authority and 49 carry a Satisfactory safety rating.
| Measure | Great Eastern Movers | Median of the 925 | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size (trucks) | 2 trucks | 1 | 228 of 925 |
| Years registered | 27 | 10 | 78 of 925 |
| Roadside inspections, 24 months | 6 | 0 | 105 of 925 |
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 Great Eastern Movers should cost
Not Great Eastern Movers's rates: what the published model says a comparable move from Newark costs, to judge a written estimate against.
Local moves in Newark: billed by the hour
A two-bedroom move in Newark: 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 Newark: priced by weight and miles
Full-service, transport only. From Newark, Washington, DC is the nearest priced metro (≈ 232 mi) and Los Angeles, CA the farthest (≈ 2,843 mi); ≈ marks estimated miles.
| To | Miles | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles, CA | ≈ 2,843 | $12,794 – $17,058 | $14,713 – $19,617 |
| Chicago, IL | ≈ 821 | $3,695 – $4,926 | $4,249 – $5,665 |
| Dallas, TX | ≈ 1,591 | $7,160 – $9,546 | $8,233 – $10,978 |
| Houston, TX | ≈ 1,646 | $7,407 – $9,876 | $8,518 – $11,357 |
| Washington, DC | ≈ 232 | $1,044 – $1,392 | $1,201 – $1,601 |
| Miami, FL | ≈ 1,271 | $5,720 – $7,626 | $6,577 – $8,770 |
Other licensed movers near Newark
Nearest first, by ZIP-code distance from Newark.
Before you book Great Eastern Movers
- 1
Ask whether it moves you under MC477496
Great Eastern Movers can haul an interstate move under its own authority, MC477496. 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
Great Eastern Movers had 6 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
Ask whose truck arrives
1 of the 2 power units Great Eastern Movers files are leased. A leased truck still runs under USDOT 792922, and the paperwork on the day should carry that number.
- 4
Judge the estimate against $465 – $761
The published model puts a two-bedroom local move in Newark at $465 – $761 and a two-bedroom move to Los Angeles, CA at $12,794 – $17,058. A surveyed, written estimate from Great Eastern Movers far outside that is a reason to ask what it includes.
Verify the record yourself: USDOT 792922 on FMCSA SAFER ↗ · Licensing & Insurance ↗ · the six checks every mover should pass
Great Eastern Movers: questions people ask
Is Great Eastern Movers a licensed moving company?
Great Eastern Movers holds active interstate operating authority on the federal register (USDOT 792922, MC477496), so it may carry household goods across state lines under its own number.
How big is Great Eastern Movers?
The federal filing reports 2 trucks and 3 drivers. Among the 925 listed movers within 30 miles of Newark it ranks 228 by size, against a median of 1 trucks.
What is Great Eastern Movers' safety rating?
It has no safety rating on record in 27 years of registration (since 1999): a rating comes only from an FMCSA compliance review, and none is on file. That is not a mark against Great Eastern Movers, and not a mark for it.
Has Great Eastern Movers had roadside inspections?
It had 6 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, 0 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 Great Eastern Movers charge?
We do not publish any carrier's rates. Our model prices a two-bedroom local move in Newark at $465 – $761 (two movers, five to seven hours, plus travel) and a long-distance move to Los Angeles, CA at $12,794 – $17,058, transport only. Use those ranges to judge the written estimate Great Eastern Movers gives you after a survey.
Sources. FMCSA Motor Carrier Census entry for USDOT 792922 (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.