Browns Moving Service
A household-goods carrier based in Houston, TX 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
- 1
- interstate authority
- Registered since
- 1999
- 27 years on the register
- Safety rating
- Satisfactory
- federal compliance review
In short
Browns Moving Service (USDOT 838056) is a household-goods carrier with active interstate authority, based in Houston, TX and registered since 1999. Its filing lists 1 truck and 1 driver. It holds a Satisfactory safety rating. It had 1 roadside inspection in the last 24 months, 1 of 1 vehicle inspections ending with a truck put out of service.
Is Browns Moving Service licensed?
Browns Moving Service holds active interstate operating authority on the federal register (USDOT 838056, MC365218), 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 1 truck and 1 driver, and the registration dates from 1999.
The federal record
- USDOT number
- 838056
- MC number
- MC365218
- Operating authority
- Interstate
- Cargo declared
- Household goods, general freight
- Fleet
- 1 power unit
- Drivers
- 1
- First registered
- 1999
- Filing last updated
- February 16, 2026
- Safety rating
- Satisfactory
- Annual miles reported
- 1
- Address
- Houston, TX 77049
- Phone
- (832) 987-8546
Snapshot September 24, 2026; the FMCSA link above is the live record.
Roadside inspections, last 24 months
Browns Moving Service had 1 roadside inspection in the last 24 months. 1 of its 1 vehicle inspections put a truck out of service (100.0%), above the 19.0% across all listed movers; 1 of 1 driver inspections took a driver off the road (100.0%, 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 | Browns Moving Service | All 4,462 inspected movers |
|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspections | 1 | 22,187 |
| Vehicle out-of-service rate | 100.0% (1 of 1) | 19.0% |
| Driver inspections | 1 | 38,069 |
| Driver out-of-service rate | 100.0% (1 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 | 1 | No |
| Driver fitness | 0 | No |
| Drugs and alcohol | 0 | No |
| Vehicle maintenance | 1 | No |
How Browns Moving Service operates, from its filing
- Where its drivers work
- 1 interstate beyond 100 air miles. Read plainly, every driver it files works beyond 100 miles, the profile of a long-distance operation.
- Commercial driver's licences
- Its one driver does not hold a CDL. A CDL is required to drive a truck rated over 26,000 lb, so on its own filing Browns Moving Service runs only trucks rated 26,000 lb or less.
- Trucks
- One power unit on file, owned, a tractor that can pull a trailer.
- Miles driven
- 1 miles reported for 2025.
- Cargo declared
- Household goods, plus general freight, metal and coils, motor vehicles, drive-away / towaway, logs and lumber, building materials, grain and feed, meat, garbage and refuse, refrigerated food, paper products and construction.
- Last FMCSA review
- April 12, 2002; the safety rating dates from April 17, 2002.
From the MCS-150 (October 7, 2026) · CDL rule: 49 CFR 383.5
Browns Moving Service against the 447 movers within 30 miles
64 of the 447 hold interstate authority and 6 carry a Satisfactory safety rating.
| Measure | Browns Moving Service | Median of the 447 | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size (trucks) | 1 truck | 1 | 154 of 447 |
| Years registered | 27 | 12 | 6 of 447 |
| Roadside inspections, 24 months | 1 | 0 | 23 of 447 |
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 Browns Moving Service should cost
Not Browns Moving Service's rates: what the published model says a comparable move from Houston costs, to judge a written estimate against.
Local moves in Houston: billed by the hour
A two-bedroom move in Houston: 2 movers × 5–7 hours × $37–$47 an hour, plus $75 travel, is $445 – $733.
| Home | Crew | Hours | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | 2 | 2–3 | $223 – $357 |
| 1 bedroom | 2 | 3–5 | $297 – $545 |
| 2 bedrooms | 2 | 5–7 | $445 – $733 |
| 3 bedrooms | 3 | 6–9 | $741 – $1,344 |
| 4 bedrooms | 4 | 8–10 | $1,259 – $1,955 |
| 5+ bedrooms | 4 | 10–12 | $1,555 – $2,331 |
Hourly rates are scaled to Texas: hand movers there earn a median $18.05 an hour against $19.35 nationally (BLS, May 2025), so the model's national $40–$50 band becomes $37–$47 per mover per hour.
Long distance from Houston: priced by weight and miles
Full-service, transport only. From Houston, Dallas, TX is the nearest priced metro (≈ 263 mi) and New York City, NY the farthest (≈ 1,637 mi); ≈ marks estimated miles.
| To | Miles | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York City, NY | ≈ 1,637 | $7,367 – $9,822 | $8,471 – $11,295 |
| Los Angeles, CA | ≈ 1,611 | $7,250 – $9,666 | $8,337 – $11,116 |
| Chicago, IL | ≈ 1,086 | $4,887 – $6,516 | $5,620 – $7,493 |
| Dallas, TX | ≈ 263 | $1,184 – $1,578 | $1,361 – $1,815 |
| Washington, DC | ≈ 1,405 | $6,323 – $8,430 | $7,271 – $9,694 |
| Miami, FL | ≈ 1,114 | $5,013 – $6,684 | $5,765 – $7,687 |
Other licensed movers near Houston
Nearest first, by ZIP-code distance from Houston.
Before you book Browns Moving Service
- 1
Ask whether it moves you under MC365218
Browns Moving Service can haul an interstate move under its own authority, MC365218. 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 about the 1 out-of-service order
1 of Browns Moving Service's 1 vehicle inspections ended with a truck taken off the road (100.0%, against 19.0% for all listed movers). Ask what failed, whether it was fixed, and which truck would do your move.
- 3
Check the truck fits your home
No Browns Moving Service 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 $445 – $733
The published model puts a two-bedroom local move in Houston at $445 – $733 and a two-bedroom move to New York City, NY at $7,367 – $9,822. A surveyed, written estimate from Browns Moving Service far outside that is a reason to ask what it includes.
Verify the record yourself: USDOT 838056 on FMCSA SAFER ↗ · Licensing & Insurance ↗ · the six checks every mover should pass
Browns Moving Service: questions people ask
Is Browns Moving Service a licensed moving company?
Browns Moving Service holds active interstate operating authority on the federal register (USDOT 838056, MC365218), so it may carry household goods across state lines under its own number.
How big is Browns Moving Service?
The federal filing reports 1 truck and 1 driver. Among the 447 listed movers within 30 miles of Houston it ranks 154 by size, against a median of 1 trucks.
What is Browns Moving Service's safety rating?
Its safety rating is Satisfactory, the outcome of a federal compliance review and the rating most large carriers carry.
Has Browns Moving Service had roadside inspections?
It had 1 roadside inspection in the last 24 months, 1 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 Browns Moving Service charge?
We do not publish any carrier's rates. Our model prices a two-bedroom local move in Houston at $445 – $733 (two movers, five to seven hours, plus travel) and a long-distance move to New York City, NY at $7,367 – $9,822, transport only. Use those ranges to judge the written estimate Browns Moving Service gives you after a survey.
Sources. FMCSA Motor Carrier Census entry for USDOT 838056 (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.