Long distance movers in Santa Barbara, CA

Good news: you have options. 19 licensed interstate carriers operate within 50 miles of Santa Barbara, running 78 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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19licensed carriers within 50 miles

5within 25 miles

78trucks across those carriers

95%hold no federal safety rating

37%have never been inspected at the roadside

2.1%of residents moved from another state last year

Every licensed carrier near Santa Barbara, largest fleet first

Ranked by number of trucks, because capacity is what decides whether your dates hold. Distance is from the Santa Barbara 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
Lagomarsino Transportationtrading as part of John Lagomarsino	1743990	MC678513	Ventura, CA33 mi	19	50 inspections14% out of serviceno crashes on record	Not rated
Protech Delivery And Installation	2719511	—	Moorpark, CA49 mi	17	33 inspections0% out of serviceno crashes on record	Not rated
Movegreentrading as part of Movegreen Inc	1778050	MC648608	Oxnard, CA34 mi	12	13 inspections0% out of serviceno crashes on record	Not rated
Lompoc Van & Storage Inc	517055	MC126931	Lompoc, CA44 mi	6	1 inspectionstoo few to rateno crashes on record	Not rated
Performance Trucking Solutions Inc.	7255107	—	Oxnard, CA34 mi	4	Never inspectedno crashes on record	Not rated
Cal Coast Ag Services LLC	4380715	—	Santa Maria, CA49 mi	3	Never inspectedno crashes on record	Not rated
Superior Moving & Packing LLC	4041544	MC1787728	Goleta, CA8 mi	2	1 inspectionstoo few to rateno crashes on record	Not rated
Twentyfour7 Msitrading as part of Twenty Four 7 Moving Specialists Inc	1821147	MC661157	Carpinteria, CA12 mi	2	Never inspectedno crashes on record	Not rated
A3M's Transport LLC	4059113	—	Oxnard, CA36 mi	2	Never inspectedno crashes on record	Not rated
Vandenberg Van & Storage Inc	58798	MC128070	Lompoc, CA44 mi	2	Never inspectedno crashes on record	Satisfactory
Bushnell Movingtrading as part of Kenneth Lee Bushnell	1355626	MC608117	Santa Barbara, CA1 mi	1	2 inspectionstoo few to rateno crashes on record	Not rated
Mammoth Van Linestrading as part of Mammoth Moving Holding Corporation	374567	MC225136	Santa Barbara, CA5 mi	1	6 inspections0% out of serviceno crashes on record	Not rated
All Things Home Services LLC	8395520	—	Santa Barbara, CA5 mi	1	1 inspectionstoo few to rateno crashes on record	Not rated
Ld Power Freight	4430443	MC1743148	Oxnard, CA34 mi	1	Never inspectedno crashes on record	Not rated
Melendez Trucking LLC	2012527	MC711157	Port Hueneme, CA35 mi	1	1 inspectionstoo few to rateno crashes on record	Not rated
Attention To Detail Moving Inc	2631957	MC916557	Camarillo, CA44 mi	1	7 inspections29% out of serviceno crashes on record	Not rated
R & F Express Inc	3849510	MC1402680	Lompoc, CA44 mi	1	8 inspections33% out of serviceno crashes on record	Not rated
Blue Kangaroo Packoutz Of Encino And Venturatrading as part of All Contents Restoration LLC	4177063	—	Newbury Park, CA48 mi	1	1 inspectionstoo few to rateno crashes on record	Not rated
I & S Express Transportations Inc	3438785	MC1116266	Moorpark, CA49 mi	1	Never inspectedno crashes on record	Not rated

Showing the 19 largest of 19 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 Santa Barbara: 12 of 19 carriers have any inspection on record, 0 have a reportable crash, and 0 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 19 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 California actually go

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

Destination	Households	People
Texas	44,417	82,481
Arizona	28,402	47,885
Nevada	26,210	43,801

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

Also served from Santa Barbara

Carriers listed here routinely serve these nearby communities.

Los Olivos, CA · Solvang, CA · Somis, CA · Camarillo, CA · Newbury Park, CA · Moorpark, CA · Thousand Oaks, CA · Westlake Village, CA · Oak Park, CA · Simi Valley, CA · Agoura Hills, CA · Malibu, CA · Castaic, CA · Stevenson Ranch, CA · Calabasas, CA · West Hills, CA · Chatsworth, CA · Woodland Hills, CA

Questions about moving from Santa Barbara

How many licensed long distance movers serve Santa Barbara?

19 active interstate household goods carriers are based within 50 miles of Santa Barbara — 5 of them within 25 miles — operating 78 trucks between them. 3 are headquartered in Santa Barbara itself. Carriers work far beyond their home city, so a mover based elsewhere in the metro can serve you perfectly well.

Are movers in Santa Barbara federally safety-rated?

Mostly not. Of the 19 carriers near Santa Barbara, only 1 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 California usually go?

The table on this page lists the six largest destination states by household count, from IRS tax-return migration data. California recorded a net migration balance of -100,397 filers in the most recent year published.

How many movers near Santa Barbara have actually been inspected?

12 of the 19 carriers near Santa Barbara have at least one roadside inspection on record — which means 37% 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.