Octomovers
Legal name: Guy With A Van Corp
A household-goods carrier based in New York City, NY 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
- 2
- interstate authority
- Registered since
- 2016
- 10 years on the register
- Safety rating
- Not rated
- no compliance review on file
In short
Octomovers (USDOT 2947245) is a household-goods carrier with active interstate authority, based in New York City, NY and registered since 2016. Its filing lists 2 trucks and 2 drivers. It has no FMCSA safety rating. It had 3 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, 0 of 2 vehicle inspections ending with a truck put out of service.
Is Octomovers licensed?
Octomovers holds active interstate operating authority on the federal register (USDOT 2947245, MC997767), so it may carry household goods across state lines under its own number.
It has no safety rating on record in 10 years of registration (since 2016): a rating comes only from an FMCSA compliance review, and none is on file. That is not a mark against Octomovers, and not a mark for it.
The filing reports 2 trucks and 2 drivers, and the registration dates from 2016.
The federal record
- USDOT number
- 2947245
- MC number
- MC997767
- Operating authority
- Interstate
- Cargo declared
- Household goods, general freight
- Fleet
- 2 power units
- Drivers
- 2
- First registered
- 2016
- Filing last updated
- December 8, 2023
- Safety rating
- Not rated
- Annual miles reported
- 20,000
- Address
- 55 W 116Th St Ste 426, New York City, NY 10026
- Phone
- (212) 328-1176
Snapshot September 24, 2026; the FMCSA link above is the live record.
Roadside inspections, last 24 months
Octomovers had 3 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; 1 of 3 driver inspections took a driver off the road (33.3%, 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 | Octomovers | All 4,462 inspected movers |
|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspections | 2 | 22,187 |
| Vehicle out-of-service rate | 0.0% (0 of 2) | 19.0% |
| Driver inspections | 3 | 38,069 |
| Driver out-of-service rate | 33.3% (1 of 3) | 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 Octomovers operates, from its filing
- Where its drivers work
- 1 interstate within 100 air miles; 1 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 2 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 Octomovers runs only trucks rated 26,000 lb or less.
- Trucks
- 2 power units on file (2 owned), all straight trucks.
- Miles driven
- 20,000 miles reported for 2023, about 10,000 per truck.
- Cargo declared
- Household goods, plus general freight.
From the MCS-150 (October 7, 2026) · CDL rule: 49 CFR 383.5
Octomovers against the 938 movers within 30 miles
516 of the 938 hold interstate authority and 53 carry a Satisfactory safety rating.
| Measure | Octomovers | Median of the 938 | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size (trucks) | 2 trucks | 1 | 233 of 938 |
| Years registered | 10 | 10.5 | 470 of 938 |
| Roadside inspections, 24 months | 3 | 0 | 185 of 938 |
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 Octomovers should cost
Not Octomovers's rates: what the published model says a comparable move from New York City costs, to judge a written estimate against.
Local moves in New York City: billed by the hour
A two-bedroom move in New York City: 2 movers × 5–7 hours × $44–$55 an hour, plus $75 travel, is $515 – $845.
| Home | Crew | Hours | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | 2 | 2–3 | $251 – $405 |
| 1 bedroom | 2 | 3–5 | $339 – $625 |
| 2 bedrooms | 2 | 5–7 | $515 – $845 |
| 3 bedrooms | 3 | 6–9 | $867 – $1,560 |
| 4 bedrooms | 4 | 8–10 | $1,483 – $2,275 |
| 5+ bedrooms | 4 | 10–12 | $1,835 – $2,715 |
Hourly rates are scaled to New York: hand movers there earn a median $21.46 an hour against $19.35 nationally (BLS, May 2025), so the model's national $40–$50 band becomes $44–$55 per mover per hour.
Long distance from New York City: priced by weight and miles
Full-service, transport only. From New York City, Washington, DC is the nearest priced metro (≈ 245 mi) and Los Angeles, CA the farthest (≈ 2,854 mi); ≈ marks estimated miles.
| To | Miles | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles, CA | ≈ 2,854 | $12,843 – $17,124 | $14,769 – $19,693 |
| Chicago, IL | ≈ 831 | $3,740 – $4,986 | $4,300 – $5,734 |
| Dallas, TX | ≈ 1,603 | $7,214 – $9,618 | $8,296 – $11,061 |
| Houston, TX | ≈ 1,659 | $7,466 – $9,954 | $8,585 – $11,447 |
| Washington, DC | ≈ 245 | $1,103 – $1,470 | $1,268 – $1,691 |
| Miami, FL | ≈ 1,281 | $5,765 – $7,686 | $6,629 – $8,839 |
Other licensed movers near New York City
Nearest first, by ZIP-code distance from New York City.
Before you book Octomovers
- 1
Ask whether it moves you under MC997767
Octomovers can haul an interstate move under its own authority, MC997767. 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
Octomovers had 3 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
Check the truck fits your home
No Octomovers 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 $515 – $845
The published model puts a two-bedroom local move in New York City at $515 – $845 and a two-bedroom move to Los Angeles, CA at $12,843 – $17,124. A surveyed, written estimate from Octomovers far outside that is a reason to ask what it includes.
Verify the record yourself: USDOT 2947245 on FMCSA SAFER ↗ · Licensing & Insurance ↗ · the six checks every mover should pass
Octomovers: questions people ask
Is Octomovers a licensed moving company?
Octomovers holds active interstate operating authority on the federal register (USDOT 2947245, MC997767), so it may carry household goods across state lines under its own number.
How big is Octomovers?
The federal filing reports 2 trucks and 2 drivers. Among the 938 listed movers within 30 miles of New York City it ranks 233 by size, against a median of 1 trucks.
What is Octomovers' safety rating?
It has no safety rating on record in 10 years of registration (since 2016): a rating comes only from an FMCSA compliance review, and none is on file. That is not a mark against Octomovers, and not a mark for it.
Has Octomovers had roadside inspections?
It had 3 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 Octomovers charge?
We do not publish any carrier's rates. Our model prices a two-bedroom local move in New York City at $515 – $845 (two movers, five to seven hours, plus travel) and a long-distance move to Los Angeles, CA at $12,843 – $17,124, transport only. Use those ranges to judge the written estimate Octomovers gives you after a survey.
Sources. FMCSA Motor Carrier Census entry for USDOT 2947245 (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.