Taylor's Moving Company
A household-goods carrier based in Durham, NC with interstate operating authority, read from its federal filing, with the cost of a comparable move from our model.
- Fleet
- 3 trucks
- self-reported on the MCS-150
- Drivers
- 3
- interstate authority
- Registered since
- 1994
- 32 years on the register
- Safety rating
- Conditional
- federal compliance review
In short
Taylor's Moving Company (USDOT 574336) is a household-goods carrier with active interstate authority, based in Durham, NC and registered since 1994. Its filing lists 3 trucks and 3 drivers. It holds a Conditional safety rating. It had 1 roadside inspection in the last 24 months.
Is Taylor's Moving Company licensed?
Taylor's Moving Company holds active interstate operating authority on the federal register (USDOT 574336, MC279709), so it may carry household goods across state lines under its own number.
Its safety rating is Conditional, which means a compliance review found problems that were not yet resolved; read the record before booking.
The filing reports 3 trucks and 3 drivers, and the registration dates from 1994.
The federal record
- USDOT number
- 574336
- MC number
- MC279709
- Operating authority
- Interstate
- Cargo declared
- Household goods, general freight
- Fleet
- 3 power units
- Drivers
- 3
- First registered
- 1994
- Filing last updated
- September 3, 2025
- Safety rating
- Conditional
- Annual miles reported
- 25,000
- Address
- Durham, NC 27707
- Phone
- (919) 688-3838
Snapshot September 24, 2026; the FMCSA link above is the live record.
Roadside inspections, last 24 months
Taylor's Moving Company had 1 roadside inspection in the last 24 months. none of them was a vehicle inspection; 0 of 1 driver inspections took a driver off the road (0.0%, 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 | Taylor's Moving Company | All 4,462 inspected movers |
|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspections | 0 | 22,187 |
| Vehicle out-of-service rate | — | 19.0% |
| Driver inspections | 1 | 38,069 |
| Driver out-of-service rate | 0.0% (0 of 1) | 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 Taylor's Moving Company operates, from its filing
- Where its drivers work
- 3 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
- 1 of the 3 drivers on its latest filing holds a CDL, which a truck rated over 26,000 lb requires.
- Trucks
- 3 power units on file (3 owned), 3 of them tractors that can pull a trailer.
- Miles driven
- 25,000 miles reported for 2024, about 8,333 per truck.
- Cargo declared
- Household goods, plus general freight.
- Last FMCSA review
- August 1, 2012; the safety rating dates from September 28, 2012.
From the MCS-150 (October 7, 2026) · CDL rule: 49 CFR 383.5
Taylor's Moving Company against the 101 movers within 30 miles
52 of the 101 hold interstate authority and 4 carry a Satisfactory safety rating.
| Measure | Taylor's Moving Company | Median of the 101 | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size (trucks) | 3 trucks | 1 | 24 of 101 |
| Years registered | 32 | 6 | 2 of 101 |
| Roadside inspections, 24 months | 1 | 0 | 21 of 101 |
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 Taylor's Moving Company should cost
Not Taylor's Moving Company's rates: what the published model says a comparable move from Durham costs, to judge a written estimate against.
Local moves in Durham: billed by the hour
A two-bedroom move in Durham: 2 movers × 5–7 hours × $38–$47 an hour, plus $75 travel, is $455 – $733.
| Home | Crew | Hours | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | 2 | 2–3 | $227 – $357 |
| 1 bedroom | 2 | 3–5 | $303 – $545 |
| 2 bedrooms | 2 | 5–7 | $455 – $733 |
| 3 bedrooms | 3 | 6–9 | $759 – $1,344 |
| 4 bedrooms | 4 | 8–10 | $1,291 – $1,955 |
| 5+ bedrooms | 4 | 10–12 | $1,595 – $2,331 |
Hourly rates are scaled to North Carolina: hand movers there earn a median $18.38 an hour against $19.35 nationally (BLS, May 2025), so the model's national $40–$50 band becomes $38–$47 per mover per hour.
Long distance from Durham: priced by weight and miles
Full-service, transport only. From Durham, Washington, DC is the nearest priced metro (≈ 267 mi) and Los Angeles, CA the farthest (≈ 2,580 mi); ≈ marks estimated miles.
| To | Miles | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York City, NY | ≈ 494 | $2,223 – $2,964 | $2,556 – $3,409 |
| Los Angeles, CA | ≈ 2,580 | $11,610 – $15,480 | $13,351 – $17,802 |
| Chicago, IL | ≈ 722 | $3,249 – $4,332 | $3,736 – $4,982 |
| Dallas, TX | ≈ 1,212 | $5,454 – $7,272 | $6,272 – $8,363 |
| Houston, TX | ≈ 1,216 | $5,472 – $7,296 | $6,293 – $8,390 |
| Washington, DC | ≈ 267 | $1,202 – $1,602 | $1,382 – $1,842 |
Other licensed movers near Durham
Nearest first, by ZIP-code distance from Durham.
Before you book Taylor's Moving Company
- 1
Ask whether it moves you under MC279709
Taylor's Moving Company can haul an interstate move under its own authority, MC279709. 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
Taylor's Moving Company had 1 roadside inspection in 24 months. The record covers the company; the truck and crew on your day are what you are buying.
- 3
Ask about access for a tractor-trailer
Taylor's Moving Company files 3 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 $455 – $733
The published model puts a two-bedroom local move in Durham at $455 – $733 and a two-bedroom move to New York City, NY at $2,223 – $2,964. A surveyed, written estimate from Taylor's Moving Company far outside that is a reason to ask what it includes.
Verify the record yourself: USDOT 574336 on FMCSA SAFER ↗ · Licensing & Insurance ↗ · the six checks every mover should pass
Taylor's Moving Company: questions people ask
Is Taylor's Moving Company a licensed moving company?
Taylor's Moving Company holds active interstate operating authority on the federal register (USDOT 574336, MC279709), so it may carry household goods across state lines under its own number.
How big is Taylor's Moving Company?
The federal filing reports 3 trucks and 3 drivers. Among the 101 listed movers within 30 miles of Durham it ranks 24 by size, against a median of 1 trucks.
What is Taylor's Moving Company's safety rating?
Its safety rating is Conditional, which means a compliance review found problems that were not yet resolved; read the record before booking.
Has Taylor's Moving Company had roadside inspections?
It had 1 roadside inspection in the last 24 months. 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 Taylor's Moving Company charge?
We do not publish any carrier's rates. Our model prices a two-bedroom local move in Durham at $455 – $733 (two movers, five to seven hours, plus travel) and a long-distance move to New York City, NY at $2,223 – $2,964, transport only. Use those ranges to judge the written estimate Taylor's Moving Company gives you after a survey.
Sources. FMCSA Motor Carrier Census entry for USDOT 574336 (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.