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Moving guides: licenses, prices and your rights

How to check that a mover is registered in your state and with the federal government, what crews and whole moves cost according to what companies print, and what to do when goods are held or damaged.

A mover in a plain T-shirt holds a clipboard at a suburban front door and points to a white moving truck parked at the curb

Is This Mover Legal? Check the Federal Number and Your State's License

Which rules cover your move, what a mover on a state-line job must hand you, and a table of the 50 states and DC with the agency, the permit and a lookup where one exists. Read in federal rules and state pages on 13 November 2026.

Updated Two movers carry a gray sofa through a half-empty living room with sealed boxes stacked behind them

What Movers Charge: Hourly Crews and Whole Local Moves From 192 Companies

Hourly rates for two, three and four movers and flat prices by home size, taken from what 192 moving companies print on their own sites, with a quote checker and the extra fees to ask about. Prices read on 8 and 13 November 2026.

Updated A woman checks a paper list on a box on her porch while movers slide a sofa down the ramp of a truck in the street

When a Move Goes Wrong: Estimates, Held Goods and Damage Claims

What a mover can demand at delivery, binding against non-binding estimates, full value against 60 cents a pound, what to do when goods are held and how to file and escalate a damage claim. From the federal rules read on 13 November 2026.

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