Moving Connections & Carnections Auto Transport
Legal name: Shipping Connection Inc
A household-goods carrier based in Salt Lake City, UT 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
- 9
- interstate authority
- Registered since
- 2010
- 16 years on the register
- Safety rating
- Not rated
- no compliance review on file
In short
Moving Connections & Carnections Auto Transport (USDOT 2028429) is a household-goods carrier with active interstate authority, based in Salt Lake City, UT and registered since 2010. Its filing lists 4 trucks and 9 drivers. It has no FMCSA 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 Moving Connections & Carnections Auto… licensed?
Moving Connections & Carnections Auto Transport holds active interstate operating authority on the federal register (USDOT 2028429, MC536196), so it may carry household goods across state lines under its own number.
It has no safety rating on record in 16 years of registration (since 2010): a rating comes only from an FMCSA compliance review, and none is on file. That is not a mark against Moving Connections & Carnections Auto…, and not a mark for it.
The filing reports 4 trucks and 9 drivers, and the registration dates from 2010.
The federal record
- USDOT number
- 2028429
- MC number
- MC536196
- Operating authority
- Interstate
- Cargo declared
- Household goods, general freight
- Fleet
- 4 power units
- Drivers
- 9
- First registered
- 2010
- Filing last updated
- October 9, 2024
- Safety rating
- Not rated
- Annual miles reported
- 115,000
- Address
- 406 East Broadway, Salt Lake City, UT 84111
- Phone
- (801) 532-6683
Snapshot September 24, 2026; the FMCSA link above is the live record.
Roadside inspections, last 24 months
Moving Connections & Carnections Auto… 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 | Moving Connections & Carnections Auto… | 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 | 1 | No |
| Driver fitness | 1 | No |
| Drugs and alcohol | 0 | No |
| Vehicle maintenance | 0 | No |
How Moving Connections & Carnections Auto… operates, from its filing
- Where its drivers work
- 2 interstate beyond 100 air miles; 2 intrastate beyond 100 air miles; 5 intrastate within 100 air miles. Read plainly, it runs both: 4 on longer runs and 5 close to home.
- Commercial driver's licences
- None of the 9 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 Moving Connections & Carnections Auto… runs only trucks rated 26,000 lb or less.
- Trucks
- 4 power units on file (3 owned and 1 term-leased), all straight trucks.
- Miles driven
- 115,000 miles reported for 2023, about 28,750 per truck.
- Cargo declared
- Household goods, plus general freight, motor vehicles and drive-away / towaway.
From the MCS-150 (October 7, 2026) · CDL rule: 49 CFR 383.5
Moving Connections & Carnections Auto… against the 82 movers within 30 miles
32 of the 82 hold interstate authority and 5 carry a Satisfactory safety rating.
| Measure | Moving Connections & Carnections Auto… | Median of the 82 | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size (trucks) | 4 trucks | 2 | 14 of 82 |
| Years registered | 16 | 7.5 | 23 of 82 |
| Roadside inspections, 24 months | 1 | 0 | 11 of 82 |
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 Moving Connections & Carnections Auto… should cost
Not Moving Connections & Carnections Auto…'s rates: what the published model says a comparable move from Salt Lake City costs, to judge a written estimate against.
Local moves in Salt Lake City: billed by the hour
A two-bedroom move in Salt Lake City: 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 Utah: hand movers there earn a median $20.37 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 Salt Lake City: priced by weight and miles
Full-service, transport only. From Salt Lake City, Los Angeles, CA is the nearest priced metro (≈ 676 mi) and New York City, NY the farthest (≈ 2,294 mi); ≈ marks estimated miles.
| To | Miles | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York City, NY | ≈ 2,294 | $10,323 – $13,764 | $11,871 – $15,829 |
| Los Angeles, CA | ≈ 676 | $3,042 – $4,056 | $3,498 – $4,664 |
| Chicago, IL | ≈ 1,466 | $6,597 – $8,796 | $7,587 – $10,115 |
| Dallas, TX | ≈ 1,164 | $5,238 – $6,984 | $6,024 – $8,032 |
| Houston, TX | ≈ 1,398 | $6,291 – $8,388 | $7,235 – $9,646 |
| Washington, DC | ≈ 2,147 | $9,662 – $12,882 | $11,111 – $14,814 |
Other licensed movers near Salt Lake City
Nearest first, by ZIP-code distance from Salt Lake City.
Before you book Moving Connections & Carnections Auto…
- 1
Ask whether it moves you under MC536196
Moving Connections & Carnections Auto… can haul an interstate move under its own authority, MC536196. 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
Moving Connections & Carnections Auto… 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
Check the truck fits your home
No Moving Connections & Carnections Auto… 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
Ask whose truck arrives
1 of the 4 power units Moving Connections & Carnections Auto… files are leased. A leased truck still runs under USDOT 2028429, and the paperwork on the day should carry that number.
- 5
Judge the estimate against $495 – $817
The published model puts a two-bedroom local move in Salt Lake City at $495 – $817 and a two-bedroom move to New York City, NY at $10,323 – $13,764. A surveyed, written estimate from Moving Connections & Carnections Auto… far outside that is a reason to ask what it includes.
Verify the record yourself: USDOT 2028429 on FMCSA SAFER ↗ · Licensing & Insurance ↗ · the six checks every mover should pass
Moving Connections & Carnections Auto…: questions people ask
Is Moving Connections & Carnections Auto… a licensed moving company?
Moving Connections & Carnections Auto Transport holds active interstate operating authority on the federal register (USDOT 2028429, MC536196), so it may carry household goods across state lines under its own number.
How big is Moving Connections & Carnections Auto…?
The federal filing reports 4 trucks and 9 drivers. Among the 82 listed movers within 30 miles of Salt Lake City it ranks 14 by size, against a median of 2 trucks.
What is Moving Connections & Carnections Auto…'s safety rating?
It has no safety rating on record in 16 years of registration (since 2010): a rating comes only from an FMCSA compliance review, and none is on file. That is not a mark against Moving Connections & Carnections Auto…, and not a mark for it.
Has Moving Connections & Carnections Auto… 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 Moving Connections & Carnections Auto… charge?
We do not publish any carrier's rates. Our model prices a two-bedroom local move in Salt Lake City at $495 – $817 (two movers, five to seven hours, plus travel) and a long-distance move to New York City, NY at $10,323 – $13,764, transport only. Use those ranges to judge the written estimate Moving Connections & Carnections Auto… gives you after a survey.
Sources. FMCSA Motor Carrier Census entry for USDOT 2028429 (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.