Kennedy Transfer
Legal name: Kennedy Transfer Inc
A household-goods carrier based in Dubois, PA 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
- 4
- interstate authority
- Registered since
- 1974
- 52 years on the register
- Safety rating
- Satisfactory
- federal compliance review
In short
Kennedy Transfer (USDOT 120934) is a household-goods carrier with active interstate authority, based in Dubois, PA and registered since 1974. Its filing lists 2 trucks and 4 drivers. It holds a Satisfactory safety rating. It had 1 roadside inspection in the last 24 months.
Is Kennedy Transfer licensed?
Kennedy Transfer holds active interstate operating authority on the federal register (USDOT 120934, MC84663), 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 2 trucks and 4 drivers, and the registration dates from 1974.
The federal record
- USDOT number
- 120934
- MC number
- MC84663
- Operating authority
- Interstate
- Cargo declared
- Household goods, general freight
- Fleet
- 2 power units
- Drivers
- 4
- First registered
- 1974
- Filing last updated
- November 26, 2025
- Safety rating
- Satisfactory
- Annual miles reported
- 40,000
- Address
- 63 Kennedy Lane, Dubois, PA 15801
- Phone
- (814) 371-7430
Snapshot September 24, 2026; the FMCSA link above is the live record.
Roadside inspections, last 24 months
Kennedy Transfer 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 | Kennedy Transfer | 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 Kennedy Transfer operates, from its filing
- Where its drivers work
- 4 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
- 4 of the 4 drivers on its latest filing hold a CDL, which a truck rated over 26,000 lb requires.
- Trucks
- 2 power units on file (2 owned), all straight trucks, plus 4 trailers.
- Miles driven
- 40,000 miles reported for 2024, about 20,000 per truck.
- Cargo declared
- Household goods, plus general freight.
- Last FMCSA review
- May 6, 1987; the safety rating dates from May 6, 1987.
From the MCS-150 (October 7, 2026) · CDL rule: 49 CFR 383.5
Kennedy Transfer against the 3 movers within 30 miles
2 of the 3 hold interstate authority and 1 carries a Satisfactory safety rating.
| Measure | Kennedy Transfer | Median of the 3 | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size (trucks) | 2 trucks | 2 | 2 of 3 |
| Years registered | 52 | 20 | 1 of 3 |
| Roadside inspections, 24 months | 1 | 0 | 1 of 3 |
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 Kennedy Transfer should cost
Not Kennedy Transfer's rates: what the published model says a comparable move from Dubois costs, to judge a written estimate against.
Local moves in Dubois: billed by the hour
A two-bedroom move in Dubois: 2 movers × 5–7 hours × $42–$53 an hour, plus $75 travel, is $495 – $817.
| Home | Crew | Hours | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | 2 | 2–3 | $243 – $393 |
| 1 bedroom | 2 | 3–5 | $327 – $605 |
| 2 bedrooms | 2 | 5–7 | $495 – $817 |
| 3 bedrooms | 3 | 6–9 | $831 – $1,506 |
| 4 bedrooms | 4 | 8–10 | $1,419 – $2,195 |
| 5+ bedrooms | 4 | 10–12 | $1,755 – $2,619 |
Hourly rates are scaled to Pennsylvania: hand movers there earn a median $20.43 an hour against $19.35 nationally (BLS, May 2025), so the model's national $40–$50 band becomes $42–$53 per mover per hour.
Long distance from Dubois: priced by weight and miles
Full-service, transport only. From Dubois, Washington, DC is the nearest priced metro (≈ 208 mi) and Los Angeles, CA the farthest (≈ 2,563 mi); ≈ marks estimated miles.
| To | Miles | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York City, NY | ≈ 289 | $1,301 – $1,734 | $1,496 – $1,994 |
| Los Angeles, CA | ≈ 2,563 | $11,534 – $15,378 | $13,264 – $17,685 |
| Chicago, IL | ≈ 540 | $2,430 – $3,240 | $2,795 – $3,726 |
| Dallas, TX | ≈ 1,340 | $6,030 – $8,040 | $6,934 – $9,246 |
| Houston, TX | ≈ 1,421 | $6,395 – $8,526 | $7,354 – $9,805 |
| Washington, DC | ≈ 208 | $936 – $1,248 | $1,076 – $1,435 |
Before you book Kennedy Transfer
- 1
Ask whether it moves you under MC84663
Kennedy Transfer can haul an interstate move under its own authority, MC84663. 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
Kennedy Transfer 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
Judge the estimate against $495 – $817
The published model puts a two-bedroom local move in Dubois at $495 – $817 and a two-bedroom move to New York City, NY at $1,301 – $1,734. A surveyed, written estimate from Kennedy Transfer far outside that is a reason to ask what it includes.
Verify the record yourself: USDOT 120934 on FMCSA SAFER ↗ · Licensing & Insurance ↗ · the six checks every mover should pass
Kennedy Transfer: questions people ask
Is Kennedy Transfer a licensed moving company?
Kennedy Transfer holds active interstate operating authority on the federal register (USDOT 120934, MC84663), so it may carry household goods across state lines under its own number.
How big is Kennedy Transfer?
The federal filing reports 2 trucks and 4 drivers. Among the 3 listed movers within 30 miles of Dubois it ranks 2 by size, against a median of 2 trucks.
What is Kennedy Transfer's safety rating?
Its safety rating is Satisfactory, the outcome of a federal compliance review and the rating most large carriers carry.
Has Kennedy Transfer 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 Kennedy Transfer charge?
We do not publish any carrier's rates. Our model prices a two-bedroom local move in Dubois at $495 – $817 (two movers, five to seven hours, plus travel) and a long-distance move to New York City, NY at $1,301 – $1,734, transport only. Use those ranges to judge the written estimate Kennedy Transfer gives you after a survey.
Sources. FMCSA Motor Carrier Census entry for USDOT 120934 (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.