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Long distance movers in Lake Forest, IL

Good news: you have options. 809 licensed interstate carriers operate within 50 miles of Lake Forest, running 20,265 trucks between them — and we've pulled the federal record for every single one, so you can compare them on facts rather than ads. When you're ready, call and we'll help you narrow it down.

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809licensed carriers within 50 miles
390within 25 miles
20,265trucks across those carriers
91%hold no federal safety rating
46%have never been inspected at the roadside
3.6%of residents moved from another state last year

Every licensed carrier near Lake Forest, largest fleet first

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

CarrierUSDOTMCBasedTrucks Roadside recordFederal rating
Boy O Boy High Gloss 4369508MC1711156 Elgin, IL25 mi 12037 Never inspectedno crashes on record Not rated
Avala Express LLC 2427589MC836574 Franksville, WI39 mi 536 527 inspections31% out of service27 crashes · 7 injured Not rated
Cdn Logistics Inc 781203MC332177 Northlake, IL22 mi 310 348 inspections23% out of service18 crashes · 7 injured Satisfactory
Ssm Uz Inc 4196514MC1618120 Naperville, IL35 mi 220 119 inspections22% out of service4 crashes Not rated
National Van Lines Inc 76628MC42866 Broadview, IL26 mi 212 143 inspections35% out of service5 crashes Satisfactory
New World Van Lines Inc 258748MC162485 Chicago, IL18 mi 204 201 inspections15% out of service1 crash Satisfactory
Liv Transportation Inc 2196716MC762386 Bridgeview, IL34 mi 201 384 inspections22% out of service17 crashes · 1 fatal · 13 injured Not rated
D&B Transporttrading as part of D&B Transportllc 2842919MC952494 Markham, IL45 mi 193 328 inspections20% out of service17 crashes · 1 fatal · 11 injured Not rated
Agi Trucking Inc 2019189MC890687 Schaumburg, IL16 mi 167 345 inspections31% out of service12 crashes · 4 injured Not rated
Bear Cartage & Intermodal Inc 569614MC278215 Mccook, IL31 mi 155 115 inspections23% out of service6 crashes · 5 injured Satisfactory
West Windtrading as part of West Wind Logistics Inc 1302563MC503969 Bedford Park, IL34 mi 148 397 inspections24% out of service14 crashes · 1 fatal · 6 injured Satisfactory
Arrow Trans Corp 1971627MC697747 Villa Park, IL26 mi 147 158 inspections18% out of service7 crashes · 2 injured Not rated
Mds Trucking Vtrading as part of Mds Trucking V Inc 1352981MC542999 Addison, IL22 mi 143 282 inspections28% out of service15 crashes · 2 fatal · 8 injured Not rated
Jim Daws Trucking Richard Daniels Transportationtrading as part of Rd Limited Partnership 550755MC272372 Chicago, IL35 mi 123 102 inspections44% out of service4 crashes · 2 injured Satisfactory
A&M Carriers Inc 2836509MC949137 Rolling Meadows, IL14 mi 100 308 inspections38% out of service13 crashes · 2 injured Not rated
Apex Prime Freightways Inc 2978909MC13209 Chicago Ridge, IL37 mi 94 344 inspections32% out of service11 crashes · 5 injured Not rated
Sungor Transportation Inc 2555084MC890671 Lake Zurich, IL12 mi 92 381 inspections12% out of service6 crashes · 1 fatal · 2 injured Not rated
Abz Global Corp 3492124MC1149689 Chicago, IL18 mi 89 240 inspections38% out of service10 crashes · 4 injured Not rated
Planet Group Inc 2400741MC825673 Melrose Park, IL23 mi 85 69 inspections19% out of service8 crashes · 4 injured Not rated
Msd Express Inc 1484596MC619946 Elgin, IL25 mi 85 179 inspections11% out of service4 crashes · 1 fatal Satisfactory
Mcmahon Carriers Incorporated 3035045MC41505 Oakbrook, IL28 mi 84 53 inspections20% out of service5 crashes Not rated
Eagle Intermodaltrading as part of Ohio Rail Connection Inc 1285063MC499725 Chicago, IL32 mi 83 55 inspections50% out of service2 crashes · 2 injured Not rated
New City Moving & Storage LLCtrading as part of New City Moving LLC 4020807MC1516527 Chicago, IL21 mi 82 22 inspections20% out of service2 crashes Not rated
J&J Trucking Enterprise Inc 1276545MC498167 Chicago, IL32 mi 80 70 inspections38% out of service6 crashes · 6 injured Not rated
Cornerstone Cargo LLC 1683159MC618456 Bensenville, IL20 mi 77 91 inspections20% out of service5 crashes · 4 injured Not rated

Showing the 25 largest of 809 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 Lake Forest: 438 of 809 carriers have any inspection on record, 132 have a reportable crash, and 11 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

6 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 Illinois actually go

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

DestinationHouseholdsPeople
Florida14,83424,958
Indiana12,57022,165
Texas12,07821,406

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

Also served from Lake Forest

Carriers listed here routinely serve these nearby communities.

Lake Bluff, IL · Highland Park, IL · Deerfield, IL · Lincolnshire, IL · Libertyville, IL · Vernon Hills, IL · Northbrook, IL · Buffalo Grove, IL · Arlington Heights, IL · Glenview, IL · Lake Zurich, IL · Lake Villa, IL · Golf, IL · Wilmette, IL · Palatine, IL · Evanston, IL · Wadsworth, IL · Park Ridge, IL

What a move out of Lake Forest costs

Placeholder — not for launch. Lane-level costs from Lake Forest ship only once the table is built from sourced, dated figures with a stated sample size. No price appears on this page without one.

Questions about moving from Lake Forest

How many licensed long distance movers serve Lake Forest?
809 active interstate household goods carriers are based within 50 miles of Lake Forest — 390 of them within 25 miles — operating 20,265 trucks between them. 1 are headquartered in Lake Forest itself. Carriers work far beyond their home city, so a mover based elsewhere in the metro can serve you perfectly well.
Are movers in Lake Forest federally safety-rated?
Mostly not. Of the 809 carriers near Lake Forest, only 72 hold a federal safety rating — 91% 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 Illinois usually go?
The table on this page lists the six largest destination states by household count, from IRS tax-return migration data. Illinois recorded a net migration balance of -28,609 filers in the most recent year published.
How many movers near Lake Forest have actually been inspected?
438 of the 809 carriers near Lake Forest have at least one roadside inspection on record — which means 46% 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.

What this site is, plainly

VettedMove is a free referral service. We do not own trucks and we do not move anything. When you call, we connect you with a moving company from the licensed carriers listed on this page. We are paid by the moving company when a move goes ahead — you are never charged. The federally required disclosure block under 49 CFR Part 371 sits here pending counsel; this page does not launch without it.

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