Metro City Movers
Legal name: Metro Logistics Solutions LLC
A household-goods carrier based in Austin, TX with interstate operating authority, read from its federal filing, with the cost of a comparable move from our model.
- Fleet
- 4 trucks
- self-reported on the MCS-150
- Drivers
- 1
- interstate authority
- Registered since
- 2021
- 5 years on the register
- Safety rating
- Not rated
- no compliance review on file
In short
Metro City Movers (USDOT 3676297) is a household-goods carrier with active interstate authority, based in Austin, TX and registered since 2021. Its filing lists 4 trucks and 1 driver. It has no FMCSA safety rating. It had 16 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, 1 of 9 vehicle inspections ending with a truck put out of service.
Is Metro City Movers licensed?
Metro City Movers holds active interstate operating authority on the federal register (USDOT 3676297, MC1276821), so it may carry household goods across state lines under its own number.
It has no safety rating on record in 5 years of registration (since 2021): a rating comes only from an FMCSA compliance review, and none is on file. That is not a mark against Metro City Movers, and not a mark for it.
The filing reports 4 trucks and 1 driver, and the registration dates from 2021.
The federal record
- USDOT number
- 3676297
- MC number
- MC1276821
- Operating authority
- Interstate
- Cargo declared
- Household goods, general freight
- Fleet
- 4 power units
- Drivers
- 1
- First registered
- 2021
- Filing last updated
- November 8, 2024
- Safety rating
- Not rated
- Annual miles reported
- 10
- Address
- 5900 Balcones Drive Ste100, Austin, TX 78731
- Phone
- (254) 229-9275
Snapshot September 24, 2026; the FMCSA link above is the live record.
Roadside inspections, last 24 months
Metro City Movers had 16 roadside inspections in the last 24 months. 1 of its 9 vehicle inspections put a truck out of service (11.1%), below the 19.0% across all listed movers; 13 of 16 driver inspections took a driver off the road (81.3%, against 13.0%).
| Last 24 months | Metro City Movers | All 4,462 inspected movers |
|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspections | 9 | 22,187 |
| Vehicle out-of-service rate | 11.1% (1 of 9) | 19.0% |
| Driver inspections | 16 | 38,069 |
| Driver out-of-service rate | 81.3% (13 of 16) | 13.0% |
Inspections with a violation, by FMCSA category
| Category (BASIC) | Inspections with a violation | Acute/critical finding, 12 months |
|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving | 4 | No |
| Hours of service | 13 | No |
| Driver fitness | 9 | No |
| Drugs and alcohol | 0 | No |
| Vehicle maintenance | 7 | No |
How Metro City Movers 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 Metro City Movers runs only trucks rated 26,000 lb or less.
- Trucks
- 4 power units on file (4 owned), all straight trucks.
- Miles driven
- 10 miles reported for 2021, about 3 per truck.
- Cargo declared
- Household goods, plus general freight.
From the MCS-150 (October 7, 2026) · CDL rule: 49 CFR 383.5
Metro City Movers against the 326 movers within 30 miles
53 of the 326 hold interstate authority and 2 carry a Satisfactory safety rating.
| Measure | Metro City Movers | Median of the 326 | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size (trucks) | 4 trucks | 1 | 23 of 326 |
| Years registered | 5 | 10 | 228 of 326 |
| Roadside inspections, 24 months | 16 | 0 | 4 of 326 |
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 Metro City Movers should cost
Not Metro City Movers's rates: what the published model says a comparable move from Austin costs, to judge a written estimate against.
Local moves in Austin: billed by the hour
A two-bedroom move in Austin: 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 Austin: priced by weight and miles
Full-service, transport only. From Austin, Houston, TX is the nearest priced metro (≈ 174 mi) and New York City, NY the farthest (≈ 1,759 mi); ≈ marks estimated miles.
| To | Miles | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York City, NY | ≈ 1,759 | $7,916 – $10,554 | $9,103 – $12,137 |
| Los Angeles, CA | ≈ 1,425 | $6,413 – $8,550 | $7,374 – $9,832 |
| Chicago, IL | ≈ 1,138 | $5,121 – $6,828 | $5,889 – $7,852 |
| Dallas, TX | ≈ 207 | $932 – $1,242 | $1,071 – $1,428 |
| Houston, TX | ≈ 174 | $783 – $1,044 | $900 – $1,201 |
| Washington, DC | ≈ 1,532 | $6,894 – $9,192 | $7,928 – $10,571 |
Other licensed movers near Austin
Nearest first, by ZIP-code distance from Austin.
Before you book Metro City Movers
- 1
Ask whether it moves you under MC1276821
Metro City Movers can haul an interstate move under its own authority, MC1276821. 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
Metro City Movers had 16 roadside inspections in 24 months and 1 vehicle out-of-service order (11.1% 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 Metro City Movers 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 Austin at $445 – $733 and a two-bedroom move to New York City, NY at $7,916 – $10,554. A surveyed, written estimate from Metro City Movers far outside that is a reason to ask what it includes.
Verify the record yourself: USDOT 3676297 on FMCSA SAFER ↗ · Licensing & Insurance ↗ · the six checks every mover should pass
Metro City Movers: questions people ask
Is Metro City Movers a licensed moving company?
Metro City Movers holds active interstate operating authority on the federal register (USDOT 3676297, MC1276821), so it may carry household goods across state lines under its own number.
How big is Metro City Movers?
The federal filing reports 4 trucks and 1 driver. Among the 326 listed movers within 30 miles of Austin it ranks 23 by size, against a median of 1 trucks.
What is Metro City Movers' safety rating?
It has no safety rating on record in 5 years of registration (since 2021): a rating comes only from an FMCSA compliance review, and none is on file. That is not a mark against Metro City Movers, and not a mark for it.
Has Metro City Movers had roadside inspections?
It had 16 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, 1 of 9 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 Metro City Movers charge?
We do not publish any carrier's rates. Our model prices a two-bedroom local move in Austin at $445 – $733 (two movers, five to seven hours, plus travel) and a long-distance move to New York City, NY at $7,916 – $10,554, transport only. Use those ranges to judge the written estimate Metro City Movers gives you after a survey.
Sources. FMCSA Motor Carrier Census entry for USDOT 3676297 (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.