Long Distance Movers in Canton, MI

Q: How many licensed long distance movers serve Canton?

298 active interstate household goods carriers are based within 50 miles of Canton — 179 of them within 25 miles — operating 2,796 trucks between them. 11 are headquartered in Canton itself. Carriers work far beyond their home city, so a mover based elsewhere in the metro can serve you perfectly well.

Q: How many movers near Canton have actually been inspected?

140 of the 298 carriers near Canton have at least one roadside inspection on record — which means 53% have never been pulled in at all. Roadside inspection is separate from a federal safety rating and far more common, so a mover with neither has essentially no public safety history. Every carrier in the table above shows its inspection count, out-of-service rate and crash record.

Every licensed carrier near Canton, largest fleet first

Ranked by number of trucks, because capacity is what decides whether your dates hold. Distance is from the Canton centre to the address on the carrier's federal filing — it is where the business is registered, not the limit of where it works.

Carrier	USDOT	MC	Based	Trucks	Roadside record	Federal rating
Day & Ross Usa Inc	163299	MC144305	Shelby Twp, MI34 mi	350	305 inspections19% out of service30 crashes · 2 fatal · 10 injured	Satisfactory
Usa Fulger Transport Inc	2467803	MC853124	Wayne, MI5 mi	310	42 inspections58% out of service1 crash	Not rated
Corrigan Moving Systems Premier Relocationstrading as part of Corrigan Moving & Storage Company	153343	MC41608	Dearborn, MI11 mi	245	70 inspections36% out of service5 crashes · 2 injured	Satisfactory
Lk Transporttrading as part of Lk Transport LLC	3349817	MC1070757	Garden City, MI6 mi	131	19 inspections46% out of service2 crashes · 1 injured	Not rated
American Motor Lines Inc	173929	MC98114	Detroit, MI16 mi	115	36 inspections38% out of service8 crashes · 3 injured	Satisfactory
New Malwa Express Inc	2256052	MC769831	Romulus, MI7 mi	86	130 inspections6% out of service9 crashes · 1 injured	Not rated
Bright Sky Transport LLC	2457984	MC848965	Romulus, MI7 mi	86	179 inspections35% out of service14 crashes · 5 injured	Not rated
Great Lakes Trucking Mi Inc	2386957	MC820269	Warren, MI23 mi	55	147 inspections16% out of service9 crashes · 1 fatal · 7 injured	Not rated
Issa Logistics LLC	2488145	MC862636	Romulus, MI7 mi	54	48 inspections40% out of service2 crashes · 1 injured	Not rated
Smith Trucking Inc	602541	MC288857	Blissfield, MI40 mi	51	30 inspections38% out of serviceno crashes on record	Satisfactory
Karcho Trucking LLC	3872301	MC1418110	Dearborn, MI15 mi	48	26 inspections14% out of service1 crash	Not rated
Ch Freight Line LLC	2831896	MC946350	Rochester Hills, MI28 mi	45	65 inspections7% out of service3 crashes · 1 injured	Not rated
Mvm Moving & Storage Reliable Moving And Storage, Changing Places Movingtrading as part of Maumee Valley Movers Inc	1444491	MC545936	Toledo, OH47 mi	36	27 inspections20% out of service1 crash	Not rated
Ray's Transport Inc	1638845	MC603945	Warren, MI23 mi	34	63 inspections31% out of service4 crashes · 1 fatal · 2 injured	Satisfactory
Atlantic Keys Logistics LLC	3331866	MC1061913	Southfield, MI16 mi	32	Never inspectedno crashes on record	Not rated
White Star Movers Inc	624288	FF43985	Sterling Heights, MI27 mi	32	4 inspectionstoo few to rate3 crashes · 1 injured	Not rated
Bright Pledge Carriers LLC	3454345	MC1125919	Ann Arbor, MI13 mi	30	Never inspectedno crashes on record	Not rated
Pink Logistics LLC	3093121	MC73065	Ann Arbor, MI14 mi	30	40 inspections37% out of serviceno crashes on record	Not rated
Blk Out Logisticstrading as part of Dnc Services LLC	1789571	MC759886	Romulus, MI7 mi	29	9 inspections40% out of serviceno crashes on record	Not rated
B.T.S.Logistics Inc	7429671	—	Wayne, MI5 mi	26	Never inspectedno crashes on record	Not rated
A-1 Singh Trucking Inc	3062840	MC56280	Romulus, MI7 mi	24	3 inspectionstoo few to rateno crashes on record	Not rated
David Express Inc	3516589	MC1165736	Sterling Hts, MI27 mi	21	9 inspections60% out of serviceno crashes on record	Not rated
Nationwide Roadside Assistancetrading as part of Michigan Roadside Assistance Group LLC	2974615	MC10764	Ypsilanti, MI8 mi	20	6 inspectionstoo few to rate3 crashes · 1 injured	Not rated
University Moving & Storage Company	438382	MC405456	Farmingtn Hls, MI11 mi	20	1 inspectionstoo few to rate1 crash	Satisfactory
Hello Express Inc	1195535	MC476684	Dearborn, MI15 mi	20	2 inspectionstoo few to rateno crashes on record	Not rated

Showing the 25 largest of 298 carriers within 50 miles. Source: FMCSA Company Census File, filtered to active interstate for-hire carriers authorised for household goods with at least one power unit. Roadside inspections, out-of-service rates and crash records from the FMCSA Safety Measurement System files, joined on USDOT number (98.8% of our carriers matched). Retrieved 14 August 2026. Verify any carrier at safer.fmcsa.dot.gov.

How to read the roadside record

Every truck on a US highway can be pulled in for inspection. If something is wrong enough, the vehicle is placed out of service on the spot and cannot move until it is fixed. The out-of-service rate is the share of a carrier's vehicle inspections that ended that way, and it is the closest thing to an objective measure of how well a mover maintains its fleet. The national average across all trucks runs about 20–22%.

Near Canton: 140 of 298 carriers have any inspection on record, 46 have a reportable crash, and 3 have been involved in a fatal one. Crash counts are not adjusted for fleet size or miles driven — a large carrier will record more crashes than a small one simply by operating more. Read them alongside the truck count.

The name on the truck is often not the name on the licence

5 of the 25 carriers listed above trade under a name different from the legal entity holding their federal operating authority. That legal entity is the one liable for your shipment and the one named on any claim. Both names are shown in the table. Almost no site publishes this, and it is the first thing to check before you sign anything.

Where people leaving Michigan actually go

Households that filed taxes from Michigan one year and from another state the next.

Destination	Households	People
Florida	10,659	17,716
Texas	6,285	11,035
Ohio	5,970	9,506

IRS Statistics of Income migration data, tax years 2022–2023. Households = returns filed; people = exemptions claimed. Suppressed cells excluded.

Also served from Canton

Carriers listed here routinely serve these nearby communities.

Northville, MI · Novi, MI · Farmington, MI · South Lyon, MI · Franklin, MI · Commerce Township, MI · Huntington Woods, MI · West Bloomfield, MI · Pleasant Ridge, MI · Grosse Ile, MI · Birmingham, MI · Bloomfield Hills, MI · Milford, MI · Dexter, MI · Brighton, MI · Troy, MI · Grosse Pointe, MI · Rochester, MI

Questions about moving from Canton

How many licensed long distance movers serve Canton?

298 active interstate household goods carriers are based within 50 miles of Canton — 179 of them within 25 miles — operating 2,796 trucks between them. 11 are headquartered in Canton itself. Carriers work far beyond their home city, so a mover based elsewhere in the metro can serve you perfectly well.

Are movers in Canton federally safety-rated?

Mostly not. Of the 298 carriers near Canton, only 16 hold a federal safety rating — 95% have none. FMCSA rates a carrier only after a compliance review, and reviews are triggered by complaints, crashes or roadside data. No rating means not examined; it does not mean unsafe.

Why does the company name on the truck differ from the licence?

Because many movers trade under a brand name while their federal authority sits with a different legal entity. The legal entity is the one liable for your shipment, and it is the name on any claim. We show both wherever they differ — the table above marks it.

Where do people moving out of Michigan usually go?

The table on this page lists the six largest destination states by household count, from IRS tax-return migration data. Michigan recorded a net migration balance of -8,770 filers in the most recent year published.

How many movers near Canton have actually been inspected?

140 of the 298 carriers near Canton have at least one roadside inspection on record — which means 53% have never been pulled in at all. Roadside inspection is separate from a federal safety rating and far more common, so a mover with neither has essentially no public safety history. Every carrier in the table above shows its inspection count, out-of-service rate and crash record.

What should I ask before I book?

Ask for the USDOT number and check it yourself at safer.fmcsa.dot.gov. Ask whether they are the carrier or a broker arranging it. Ask whether the estimate is binding, and what happens if the delivery window slips. Get all three answers in writing before you pay a deposit.