Rose City Moving & Storage
Legal name: Rose City Moving & Storage Company
A household-goods carrier based in Portland, OR with interstate operating authority, read from its federal filing, with the cost of a comparable move from our model.
- Fleet
- 13 trucks
- self-reported on the MCS-150
- Drivers
- 15
- interstate authority
- Registered since
- 1987
- 39 years on the register
- Safety rating
- Satisfactory
- federal compliance review
In short
Rose City Moving & Storage (USDOT 295098) is a household-goods carrier with active interstate authority, based in Portland, OR and registered since 1987. Its filing lists 13 trucks and 15 drivers. It holds a Satisfactory safety rating. It had 1 roadside inspection in the last 24 months, 0 of 1 vehicle inspections ending with a truck put out of service.
Is Rose City Moving & Storage licensed?
Rose City Moving & Storage holds active interstate operating authority on the federal register (USDOT 295098, MC185266), 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 13 trucks and 15 drivers, and the registration dates from 1987.
The federal record
- USDOT number
- 295098
- MC number
- MC185266
- Operating authority
- Interstate
- Cargo declared
- Household goods
- Fleet
- 13 power units
- Drivers
- 15
- First registered
- 1987
- Filing last updated
- July 8, 2025
- Safety rating
- Satisfactory
- Annual miles reported
- 80,000
- Address
- 5130 N Basin Ave, Portland, OR 97217
- Phone
- (503) 285-8100
Snapshot September 24, 2026; the FMCSA link above is the live record.
Roadside inspections, last 24 months
Rose City Moving & Storage had 1 roadside inspection 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; 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 | Rose City Moving & Storage | All 4,462 inspected movers |
|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspections | 1 | 22,187 |
| Vehicle out-of-service rate | 0.0% (0 of 1) | 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 | 1 | No |
How Rose City Moving & Storage operates, from its filing
- Where its drivers work
- 15 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 15 drivers on its latest filing holds a CDL, which a truck rated over 26,000 lb requires.
- Trucks
- 13 power units on file (13 owned), 1 of them a tractor that can pull a trailer, plus 8 trailers.
- Miles driven
- 80,000 miles reported for 2022, about 6,154 per truck.
- Cargo declared
- Household goods, plus other cargo.
- Last FMCSA review
- October 29, 2009; the safety rating dates from November 12, 2009.
From the MCS-150 (October 7, 2026) · CDL rule: 49 CFR 383.5
Rose City Moving & Storage against the 111 movers within 30 miles
59 of the 111 hold interstate authority and 9 carry a Satisfactory safety rating.
| Measure | Rose City Moving & Storage | Median of the 111 | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size (trucks) | 13 trucks | 2 | 6 of 111 |
| Years registered | 39 | 13 | 6 of 111 |
| Roadside inspections, 24 months | 1 | 0 | 37 of 111 |
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 Rose City Moving & Storage should cost
Not Rose City Moving & Storage's rates: what the published model says a comparable move from Portland costs, to judge a written estimate against.
Local moves in Portland: billed by the hour
A two-bedroom move in Portland: 2 movers × 5–7 hours × $44–$56 an hour, plus $75 travel, is $515 – $859.
| Home | Crew | Hours | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | 2 | 2–3 | $251 – $411 |
| 1 bedroom | 2 | 3–5 | $339 – $635 |
| 2 bedrooms | 2 | 5–7 | $515 – $859 |
| 3 bedrooms | 3 | 6–9 | $867 – $1,587 |
| 4 bedrooms | 4 | 8–10 | $1,483 – $2,315 |
| 5+ bedrooms | 4 | 10–12 | $1,835 – $2,763 |
Hourly rates are scaled to Oregon: hand movers there earn a median $21.52 an hour against $19.35 nationally (BLS, May 2025), so the model's national $40–$50 band becomes $44–$56 per mover per hour.
Long distance from Portland: priced by weight and miles
Full-service, transport only. From Portland, Los Angeles, CA is the nearest priced metro (≈ 969 mi) and New York City, NY the farthest (≈ 2,844 mi); ≈ marks estimated miles.
| To | Miles | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York City, NY | ≈ 2,844 | $12,798 – $17,064 | $14,718 – $19,624 |
| Los Angeles, CA | ≈ 969 | $4,361 – $5,814 | $5,015 – $6,686 |
| Chicago, IL | ≈ 2,047 | $9,212 – $12,282 | $10,593 – $14,124 |
| Dallas, TX | ≈ 1,906 | $8,577 – $11,436 | $9,864 – $13,151 |
| Houston, TX | ≈ 2,142 | $9,639 – $12,852 | $11,085 – $14,780 |
| Washington, DC | ≈ 2,738 | $12,321 – $16,428 | $14,169 – $18,892 |
Other licensed movers near Portland
Nearest first, by ZIP-code distance from Portland.
Before you book Rose City Moving & Storage
- 1
Ask whether it moves you under MC185266
Rose City Moving & Storage can haul an interstate move under its own authority, MC185266. 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
Rose City Moving & Storage had 1 roadside inspection 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 about access for a tractor-trailer
Rose City Moving & Storage files 1 tractor. 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 – $859
The published model puts a two-bedroom local move in Portland at $515 – $859 and a two-bedroom move to New York City, NY at $12,798 – $17,064. A surveyed, written estimate from Rose City Moving & Storage far outside that is a reason to ask what it includes.
Verify the record yourself: USDOT 295098 on FMCSA SAFER ↗ · Licensing & Insurance ↗ · the six checks every mover should pass
Rose City Moving & Storage: questions people ask
Is Rose City Moving & Storage a licensed moving company?
Rose City Moving & Storage holds active interstate operating authority on the federal register (USDOT 295098, MC185266), so it may carry household goods across state lines under its own number.
How big is Rose City Moving & Storage?
The federal filing reports 13 trucks and 15 drivers. Among the 111 listed movers within 30 miles of Portland it ranks 6 by size, against a median of 2 trucks.
What is Rose City Moving & Storage's safety rating?
Its safety rating is Satisfactory, the outcome of a federal compliance review and the rating most large carriers carry.
Has Rose City Moving & Storage had roadside inspections?
It had 1 roadside inspection 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 Rose City Moving & Storage charge?
We do not publish any carrier's rates. Our model prices a two-bedroom local move in Portland at $515 – $859 (two movers, five to seven hours, plus travel) and a long-distance move to New York City, NY at $12,798 – $17,064, transport only. Use those ranges to judge the written estimate Rose City Moving & Storage gives you after a survey.
Sources. FMCSA Motor Carrier Census entry for USDOT 295098 (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.