Long Distance Movers in Houston, TX

Q: How many licensed long distance movers serve Houston?

376 active interstate household goods carriers are based within 50 miles of Houston — 307 of them within 25 miles — operating 2,083 trucks between them. 182 are headquartered in Houston 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 Houston have actually been inspected?

151 of the 376 carriers near Houston have at least one roadside inspection on record — which means 60% 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 Houston, largest fleet first

Ranked by number of trucks, because capacity is what decides whether your dates hold. Distance is from the Houston 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
Palletized Trucking Inc	152429	MC148279	Houston, TX4 mi	243	141 inspections19% out of service8 crashes · 7 injured	Satisfactory
Tri Coast Carriers	5235245	—	Houston, TX9 mi	200	Never inspectedno crashes on record	Not rated
W W Rowland Trucking Company LLC	213641	MC161344	Houston, TX12 mi	170	399 inspections30% out of service12 crashes · 1 fatal · 6 injured	Satisfactory
Tri Star Freight System Inc	325836	MC203287	Houston, TX10 mi	141	263 inspections33% out of service4 crashes · 3 injured	Satisfactory
3 Men Moverstrading as part of 3 Men Movers Ltd	1914113	MC685878	Houston, TX7 mi	95	4 inspectionstoo few to rateno crashes on record	Satisfactory
Unitedws Inc	3431464	MC1111903	Spring, TX25 mi	93	218 inspections36% out of service7 crashes · 3 injured	Not rated
Jlm Logistics Inc	2410450	MC829490	Houston, TX10 mi	70	118 inspections23% out of service8 crashes · 2 injured	Satisfactory
J D Express Inc	2399905	MC822597	Fresno, TX15 mi	50	76 inspections45% out of service3 crashes · 2 injured	Satisfactory
Courtesy	9225210	—	Wallis, TX38 mi	40	Never inspectedno crashes on record	Not rated
Partner Fr8 Trucking LLC	3172380	MC104020	Danbury, TX36 mi	29	37 inspections27% out of service3 crashes · 2 injured	Not rated
Jaguar Fueling Services LLC	2728245	MC941655	Humble, TX17 mi	26	74 inspections7% out of serviceno crashes on record	Not rated
American Knights Movingtrading as part of Knights Usa Van Lines Inc	1977907	MC940017	Houston, TX8 mi	20	39 inspections27% out of service1 crash	Not rated
Prestige Expeditors LLC	2313709	MC848853	Houston, TX14 mi	20	7 inspections0% out of serviceno crashes on record	Not rated
All My Sons Moving & Storage Of Woodlands LLC	2491964	MC863077	Houston, TX19 mi	19	1 inspectionstoo few to rateno crashes on record	Not rated
B12 Logistics LLC	3562868	MC1197297	Houston, TX2 mi	18	49 inspections46% out of serviceno crashes on record	Not rated
S & S Logistics LLC	2461660	MC850611	Houston, TX10 mi	17	41 inspections18% out of service1 crash · 1 fatal	Not rated
Cajun Moverstrading as part of Navarre Moving Inc	752804	MC340636	Fresno, TX15 mi	16	4 inspectionstoo few to rateno crashes on record	Not rated
Wbs Transport LLC	7324480	—	Cypress, TX19 mi	16	Never inspectedno crashes on record	Not rated
All My Sons Moving & Storage Of Houston LLC	1296282	MC501473	Houston, TX12 mi	15	7 inspections0% out of service1 crash · 1 injured	Not rated
O K B Transport Inc	1852705	MC794836	Houston, TX16 mi	14	39 inspections40% out of serviceno crashes on record	Not rated
Two Men And A Truck Montgomery Countytrading as part of Bhag Houston LLC	1607637	MC594508	Spring, TX26 mi	12	2 inspectionstoo few to rateno crashes on record	Not rated
American Knights Moving & Storage Inc	1565984	MC580469	Houston, TX8 mi	11	9 inspections0% out of serviceno crashes on record	Conditional
Serviexpress Jc LLC	4130712	MC1581687	Katy, TX20 mi	11	31 inspections10% out of service2 crashes · 1 injured	Not rated
Unlimited Trucking Inc	312894	MC208987	Houston, TX12 mi	10	34 inspections56% out of service1 crash	Satisfactory
Citizen Global Logistics	3484545	MC1144768	Houston, TX16 mi	10	Never inspectedno crashes on record	Not rated

Showing the 25 largest of 376 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 Houston: 151 of 376 carriers have any inspection on record, 37 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

4 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 Texas actually go

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

Destination	Households	People
California	24,970	41,232
Florida	20,050	35,016
Colorado	14,923	25,282

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

Also served from Houston

Carriers listed here routinely serve these nearby communities.

Bellaire, TX · Missouri City, TX · Sugar Land, TX · Pearland, TX · Cypress, TX · Manvel, TX · Friendswood, TX · Kingwood, TX · Rosharon, TX · Humble, TX · Richmond, TX · Katy, TX · League City, TX · Tomball, TX · Spring, TX · Fulshear, TX · Baytown, TX · Montgomery, TX

Questions about moving from Houston

How many licensed long distance movers serve Houston?

376 active interstate household goods carriers are based within 50 miles of Houston — 307 of them within 25 miles — operating 2,083 trucks between them. 182 are headquartered in Houston itself. Carriers work far beyond their home city, so a mover based elsewhere in the metro can serve you perfectly well.

Are movers in Houston federally safety-rated?

Mostly not. Of the 376 carriers near Houston, only 26 hold a federal safety rating — 93% 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 Texas usually go?

The table on this page lists the six largest destination states by household count, from IRS tax-return migration data. Texas recorded a net migration balance of 56,473 filers in the most recent year published.

How many movers near Houston have actually been inspected?

151 of the 376 carriers near Houston have at least one roadside inspection on record — which means 60% 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.