Puget Sound Moving
Legal name: Puget Sound Moving Inc
A household-goods carrier based in Kent, WA with interstate operating authority, read from its federal filing, with the cost of a comparable move from our model.
- Fleet
- 11 trucks
- self-reported on the MCS-150
- Drivers
- 9
- interstate authority
- Registered since
- 2009
- 17 years on the register
- Safety rating
- Not rated
- no compliance review on file
In short
Puget Sound Moving (USDOT 1885649) is a household-goods carrier with active interstate authority, based in Kent, WA and registered since 2009. Its filing lists 11 trucks and 9 drivers. It has no FMCSA safety rating. It had 2 roadside inspections in the last 24 months.
Is Puget Sound Moving licensed?
Puget Sound Moving holds active interstate operating authority on the federal register (USDOT 1885649, MC679558), so it may carry household goods across state lines under its own number.
It has no safety rating on record in 17 years of registration (since 2009): a rating comes only from an FMCSA compliance review, and none is on file. That is not a mark against Puget Sound Moving, and not a mark for it.
The filing reports 11 trucks and 9 drivers, and the registration dates from 2009.
The federal record
- USDOT number
- 1885649
- MC number
- MC679558
- Operating authority
- Interstate
- Cargo declared
- Household goods, general freight
- Fleet
- 11 power units
- Drivers
- 9
- First registered
- 2009
- Filing last updated
- December 27, 2024
- Safety rating
- Not rated
- Annual miles reported
- 480
- Address
- 1316 Central Avenue S #220, Kent, WA 98033
- Phone
- (206) 568-0600
Snapshot September 24, 2026; the FMCSA link above is the live record.
Roadside inspections, last 24 months
Puget Sound Moving had 2 roadside inspections in the last 24 months. none of them was a vehicle inspection; 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 | Puget Sound Moving | All 4,462 inspected movers |
|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspections | 0 | 22,187 |
| Vehicle out-of-service rate | — | 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 | 1 | No |
| Hours of service | 0 | No |
| Driver fitness | 1 | No |
| Drugs and alcohol | 0 | No |
| Vehicle maintenance | 0 | No |
How Puget Sound Moving operates, from its filing
- Where its drivers work
- 7 interstate within 100 air miles; 2 intrastate beyond 100 air miles. Read plainly, it runs both: 2 on longer runs and 7 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 Puget Sound Moving runs only trucks rated 26,000 lb or less.
- Trucks
- 11 power units on file (11 owned), all straight trucks.
- Miles driven
- 480 miles reported for 2023, about 44 per truck.
- Cargo declared
- Household goods, plus general freight.
From the MCS-150 (October 7, 2026) · CDL rule: 49 CFR 383.5
Puget Sound Moving against the 276 movers within 30 miles
71 of the 276 hold interstate authority and 20 carry a Satisfactory safety rating.
| Measure | Puget Sound Moving | Median of the 276 | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size (trucks) | 11 trucks | 1 | 23 of 276 |
| Years registered | 17 | 9 | 42 of 276 |
| Roadside inspections, 24 months | 2 | 0 | 49 of 276 |
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 Puget Sound Moving should cost
Not Puget Sound Moving's rates: what the published model says a comparable move from Kent costs, to judge a written estimate against.
Local moves in Kent: billed by the hour
A two-bedroom move in Kent: 2 movers × 5–7 hours × $46–$57 an hour, plus $75 travel, is $535 – $873.
| Home | Crew | Hours | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | 2 | 2–3 | $259 – $417 |
| 1 bedroom | 2 | 3–5 | $351 – $645 |
| 2 bedrooms | 2 | 5–7 | $535 – $873 |
| 3 bedrooms | 3 | 6–9 | $903 – $1,614 |
| 4 bedrooms | 4 | 8–10 | $1,547 – $2,355 |
| 5+ bedrooms | 4 | 10–12 | $1,915 – $2,811 |
Hourly rates are scaled to Washington: hand movers there earn a median $22.21 an hour against $19.35 nationally (BLS, May 2025), so the model's national $40–$50 band becomes $46–$57 per mover per hour.
Long distance from Kent: priced by weight and miles
Full-service, transport only. From Kent, Los Angeles, CA is the nearest priced metro (≈ 1,123 mi) and New York City, NY the farthest (≈ 2,793 mi); ≈ marks estimated miles.
| To | Miles | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York City, NY | ≈ 2,793 | $12,569 – $16,758 | $14,454 – $19,272 |
| Los Angeles, CA | ≈ 1,123 | $5,054 – $6,738 | $5,812 – $7,749 |
| Chicago, IL | ≈ 2,014 | $9,063 – $12,084 | $10,422 – $13,897 |
| Dallas, TX | ≈ 1,955 | $8,798 – $11,730 | $10,117 – $13,490 |
| Houston, TX | ≈ 2,200 | $9,900 – $13,200 | $11,385 – $15,180 |
| Washington, DC | ≈ 2,700 | $12,150 – $16,200 | $13,972 – $18,630 |
Other licensed movers near Kent
Nearest first, by ZIP-code distance from Kent.
Before you book Puget Sound Moving
- 1
Ask whether it moves you under MC679558
Puget Sound Moving can haul an interstate move under its own authority, MC679558. 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
Puget Sound Moving had 2 roadside inspections in 24 months. 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 Puget Sound Moving 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 $535 – $873
The published model puts a two-bedroom local move in Kent at $535 – $873 and a two-bedroom move to New York City, NY at $12,569 – $16,758. A surveyed, written estimate from Puget Sound Moving far outside that is a reason to ask what it includes.
Verify the record yourself: USDOT 1885649 on FMCSA SAFER ↗ · Licensing & Insurance ↗ · the six checks every mover should pass
Puget Sound Moving: questions people ask
Is Puget Sound Moving a licensed moving company?
Puget Sound Moving holds active interstate operating authority on the federal register (USDOT 1885649, MC679558), so it may carry household goods across state lines under its own number.
How big is Puget Sound Moving?
The federal filing reports 11 trucks and 9 drivers. Among the 276 listed movers within 30 miles of Kent it ranks 23 by size, against a median of 1 trucks.
What is Puget Sound Moving's safety rating?
It has no safety rating on record in 17 years of registration (since 2009): a rating comes only from an FMCSA compliance review, and none is on file. That is not a mark against Puget Sound Moving, and not a mark for it.
Has Puget Sound Moving had roadside inspections?
It had 2 roadside inspections 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 Puget Sound Moving charge?
We do not publish any carrier's rates. Our model prices a two-bedroom local move in Kent at $535 – $873 (two movers, five to seven hours, plus travel) and a long-distance move to New York City, NY at $12,569 – $16,758, transport only. Use those ranges to judge the written estimate Puget Sound Moving gives you after a survey.
Sources. FMCSA Motor Carrier Census entry for USDOT 1885649 (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.