Two Men and A Truck Tri-Cities
Legal name: The Apodaca Group Moving & Storage
A household-goods carrier based in Kingsport, TN with interstate operating authority, read from its federal filing, with the cost of a comparable move from our model.
- Fleet
- 1 truck
- self-reported on the MCS-150
- Drivers
- 4
- interstate authority
- Registered since
- 2024
- 2 years on the register
- Safety rating
- Not rated
- no compliance review on file
In short
Two Men and A Truck Tri-Cities (USDOT 4231183) is a household-goods carrier with active interstate authority, based in Kingsport, TN and registered since 2024. Its filing lists 1 truck and 4 drivers. It has no FMCSA safety rating. It had 2 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, 0 of 1 vehicle inspections ending with a truck put out of service.
Is Two Men and A Truck Tri-Cities licensed?
Two Men and A Truck Tri-Cities holds active interstate operating authority on the federal register (USDOT 4231183, MC1636986), so it may carry household goods across state lines under its own number.
It has no safety rating on record in 2 years of registration (since 2024): a rating comes only from an FMCSA compliance review, and none is on file. That is not a mark against Two Men and A Truck Tri-Cities, and not a mark for it.
The filing reports 1 truck and 4 drivers, and the registration dates from 2024.
The federal record
- USDOT number
- 4231183
- MC number
- MC1636986
- Operating authority
- Interstate
- Cargo declared
- Household goods, general freight
- Fleet
- 1 power unit
- Drivers
- 4
- First registered
- 2024
- Filing last updated
- September 4, 2025
- Safety rating
- Not rated
- Annual miles reported
- 30,000
- Address
- 10368 Wallace Alley St Ste 3, Kingsport, TN 37663
- Phone
- (423) 212-6822
Snapshot September 24, 2026; the FMCSA link above is the live record.
Roadside inspections, last 24 months
Two Men and A Truck Tri-Cities had 2 roadside inspections 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 2 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 | Two Men and A Truck Tri-Cities | All 4,462 inspected movers |
|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspections | 1 | 22,187 |
| Vehicle out-of-service rate | 0.0% (0 of 1) | 19.0% |
| Driver inspections | 2 | 38,069 |
| Driver out-of-service rate | 0.0% (0 of 2) | 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 Two Men and A Truck Tri-Cities operates, from its filing
- Where its drivers work
- 2 interstate beyond 100 air miles; 2 interstate within 100 air miles. Read plainly, it runs both: 2 on longer runs and 2 close to home.
- Commercial driver's licences
- None of the 4 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 Two Men and A Truck Tri-Cities runs only trucks rated 26,000 lb or less.
- Trucks
- One power unit on file, owned, a straight truck.
- Miles driven
- 30,000 miles reported for 2025.
- Cargo declared
- Household goods, plus general freight.
From the MCS-150 (October 7, 2026) · CDL rule: 49 CFR 383.5
Two Men and A Truck Tri-Cities against the 17 movers within 30 miles
11 of the 17 hold interstate authority and 1 carries a Satisfactory safety rating.
| Measure | Two Men and A Truck Tri-Cities | Median of the 17 | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size (trucks) | 1 truck | 1 | 8 of 17 |
| Years registered | 2 | 3 | 10 of 17 |
| Roadside inspections, 24 months | 2 | 0 | 4 of 17 |
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 Two Men and A Truck Tri-Cities should cost
Not Two Men and A Truck Tri-Cities's rates: what the published model says a comparable move from Kingsport costs, to judge a written estimate against.
Local moves in Kingsport: billed by the hour
A two-bedroom move in Kingsport: 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 Tennessee: hand movers there earn a median $18.35 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 Kingsport: priced by weight and miles
Full-service, transport only. From Kingsport, Washington, DC is the nearest priced metro (≈ 399 mi) and Los Angeles, CA the farthest (≈ 2,347 mi); ≈ marks estimated miles.
| To | Miles | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York City, NY | ≈ 634 | $2,853 – $3,804 | $3,281 – $4,375 |
| Los Angeles, CA | ≈ 2,347 | $10,562 – $14,082 | $12,146 – $16,194 |
| Chicago, IL | ≈ 541 | $2,435 – $3,246 | $2,800 – $3,733 |
| Dallas, TX | ≈ 993 | $4,469 – $5,958 | $5,139 – $6,852 |
| Houston, TX | ≈ 1,022 | $4,599 – $6,132 | $5,289 – $7,052 |
| Washington, DC | ≈ 399 | $1,796 – $2,394 | $2,065 – $2,753 |
Other licensed movers near Kingsport
Nearest first, by ZIP-code distance from Kingsport.
Before you book Two Men and A Truck Tri-Cities
- 1
Ask whether it moves you under MC1636986
Two Men and A Truck Tri-Cities can haul an interstate move under its own authority, MC1636986. 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
Two Men and A Truck Tri-Cities had 2 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 Two Men and A Truck Tri-Cities 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 $455 – $733
The published model puts a two-bedroom local move in Kingsport at $455 – $733 and a two-bedroom move to New York City, NY at $2,853 – $3,804. A surveyed, written estimate from Two Men and A Truck Tri-Cities far outside that is a reason to ask what it includes.
Verify the record yourself: USDOT 4231183 on FMCSA SAFER ↗ · Licensing & Insurance ↗ · the six checks every mover should pass
Two Men and A Truck Tri-Cities: questions people ask
Is Two Men and A Truck Tri-Cities a licensed moving company?
Two Men and A Truck Tri-Cities holds active interstate operating authority on the federal register (USDOT 4231183, MC1636986), so it may carry household goods across state lines under its own number.
How big is Two Men and A Truck Tri-Cities?
The federal filing reports 1 truck and 4 drivers. Among the 17 listed movers within 30 miles of Kingsport it ranks 8 by size, against a median of 1 trucks.
What is Two Men and A Truck Tri-Cities' safety rating?
It has no safety rating on record in 2 years of registration (since 2024): a rating comes only from an FMCSA compliance review, and none is on file. That is not a mark against Two Men and A Truck Tri-Cities, and not a mark for it.
Has Two Men and A Truck Tri-Cities had roadside inspections?
It had 2 roadside inspections 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 Two Men and A Truck Tri-Cities charge?
We do not publish any carrier's rates. Our model prices a two-bedroom local move in Kingsport at $455 – $733 (two movers, five to seven hours, plus travel) and a long-distance move to New York City, NY at $2,853 – $3,804, transport only. Use those ranges to judge the written estimate Two Men and A Truck Tri-Cities gives you after a survey.
Sources. FMCSA Motor Carrier Census entry for USDOT 4231183 (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.