A-1 Moving
FMCSA registrant: A-1 MOVING COMPANY LLC
USDOT 2597680 · FMCSA SAFER · observed
No federal operating authority
What we found
Report assembled Oct 9, 2026 · Source observations are dated below- CRITICALNo federal operating authority
SAFER operating-authority status: NOT AUTHORIZED. The website advertises interstate moves.
It cannot legally perform the interstate household moves it advertises.
Source: Captured FMCSA record · as of Oct 14, 2026
- SERIOUSRegistered as intrastate-only, advertises interstate moves
FMCSA carrier operation (MCS-150): Intrastate Only (Non-HM). The website says: “The Interstate Moving Specialists - We know it takes flexibility, organization, careful planning, trained and skilled movers, and years of…”.
It has told FMCSA it does not cross state lines. Any interstate move it sells is outside its registration.
Source: SAFER snapshot · company website · as of Oct 9, 2026
- COULD NOT VERIFYNo State household-goods mover registry record found for this business
We searched State household-goods mover registry on 09/02/2026 and found no certificate under this name or USDOT 2597680.
Ask for the current certificate number and exact licensed legal name, then verify them with the state. This search result does not establish that the company is unlicensed.
- NOTEAnother business, “A-One Moving Company”, shares this company’s website domain a1movers4u.com
A directory listing for “A-One Moving Company” shows this company’s website domain a1movers4u.com; the same business appears on 1 other page. Excerpt: “This review is for https://www.a1movers4u.com/ I found this business via the Better Business Bureau website. They were one of the few that had an A+ rating. The ...”
A shared identifier shows a connection; it does not establish common ownership, succession or responsibility. The corporate relationship is not verified.
The shared contact identifier is a connection worth understanding before you book.
Before booking: Ask the company what its relationship is to “A-One Moving Company” and make sure the name on your contract is the company you expect.
Source: directory listing — A-One Moving Company · also listed — A-One Moving Company · as of Oct 9, 2026
- NOTEFollow-up on a related business: partly established
The permitted MapQuest page identifies A-One Moving Company in Millersville at 303 Najoles Rd, Ste 103 and displays a website link to aonemoving.net, while a consumer review references a1movers4u.com, but the page does not establish a relationship to A-1 Moving in Gaithersburg.
No state-register, FMCSA, court, or other government filing was available under the mandatory single-source constraint, so shared ownership, people, official addresses, official website control, succession, and rebranding remain unverified; the page contains no consumer statement about succession or rebranding.
Ask the company what its relationship is to the other business before you book.
Source: A-One Moving Company | Millersville, MD · as of Oct 9, 2026
- ON RECORDNot in FMCSA's interstate mover registry — no complaint history is published
USDOT 2597680 does not appear in FMCSA's Protect Your Move household-goods mover registry, so the National Consumer Complaint Database history is not published for it. FMCSA keeps that history for registered interstate movers only.
Source: FMCSA Protect Your Move search · as of Oct 9, 2026
- ON RECORDMaryland Business Express Entity Search could not be checked in this report
The register could not be read. Business registration is not a mover licence. The official register page was reachable and its search form was read, but searches for the supplied legal names and the partial name could not be submitted successfully because CAPTCHA verification failed. No official register result list or entity record page could be opened, so entity names, IDs, types, statuses, dates, agents, officers, addresses, source URLs, and source dates could not be confirmed. The register search was blocked: Cloudflare Turnstile CAPTCHA verification blocked submission of the name searches on the official Maryland Business Express Entity Search page; the site displayed 'Unable to verify captcha. Please try again.' and no search results could be read.
- ON RECORDFollow-up: a page first read as another business lists this company itself
The permitted Trustpilot page identifies the reviewed business as empiremovinggroup.com and contains consumer allegations about brokering and subcontracting, but it does not establish any relationship to A-1 Moving (Gaithersburg, MD) or a1movers4u.com.
No state-register or FMCSA filing, shared person, address, A-1 website, succession statement, or rebranding statement can be verified from the permitted page; the consumer descriptions are allegations and are not official findings.
Source: empiremovinggroup.com Reviews · as of Oct 9, 2026
What kind of company is this?
The captured federal record lists a carrier role. This alone does not establish current interstate household-goods authority or guarantee who will perform your move.
The captured federal record reports in-state operation. This is a declared operating scope, not verification of a state license. See the separate licensing checks.
How long this company’s website has existed, from Internet Archive records. Very new websites are a common scam signal.
Fleet size reported in federal filings.
What we checked
- Federal operating authority (FMCSA)No active federal authority captured. Observed Oct 14, 2026. Carrier, broker and freight-forwarder authority are separate categories. This federal result does not determine its eligibility for in-state moves; see the separate state-registry check.
- Federal interstate household-goods carrier authorityThe captured FMCSA record does not show interstate household-goods carrier authority. Observed Oct 14, 2026. This does not rule out separate broker authority; see the category-specific federal dockets. It does not determine eligibility for in-state moves or another operating carrier.
- State household-goods licenceWe searched State household-goods mover registry (checked Sep 2, 2026) and found no record for this business. That may mean it is not licensed in this state, or that it operates under a different legal name — it is not itself proof of a violation.
- Federal insurance statusWe do not have a consistent, dated insurance amount observation matched to this company’s USDOT. This is a verification gap, not a finding that the company is uninsured.
- Review ratings compared across sourcesTrustpilot has only 1 review, too few to compare with Google's 342; star ratings differ by 1.6 stars.
- Address and operating-location evidenceProperty use and a customer-accessible operating facility have not been established. A registered address, mailing address and local office can serve different purposes.
Address use and operating locations
A registered office, mailing address and operating facility can be different places. Residential or mailbox use alone does not establish improper operation.
No current source-backed property-use determination is available. This is a verification gap, not proof of a false address or a verified operating facility.
Company connections
Other businesses that share an identifier with this company, searched Oct 9, 2026. A shared phone, email, address or registration number is a documented fact. On its own it does not establish common ownership or a corporate relationship; that is stated separately for each entry.
Shared identifier — relationship not verified
A-One Moving Company
Listed on a business directory · observed Oct 9, 2026
A-One Moving Company shares the website domain a1movers4u.com with this company.
Shared identifier confirmed; corporate relationship not verified.
View the a business directory listing
Follow-up on unresolved leads
Each question below was checked against further sources on Oct 9, 2026. The conclusion states only what those sources establish; what remains unverified is stated beside it.
- What is the relationship between this company and “A-One Moving Company”, which shares its website domain a1movers4u.com?Partially resolved
Prompted by: https://www.mapquest.com/us/maryland/a-one-moving-company-365189813 · checked Oct 9, 2026
The permitted MapQuest page identifies A-One Moving Company in Millersville at 303 Najoles Rd, Ste 103 and displays a website link to aonemoving.net, while a consumer review references a1movers4u.com, but the page does not establish a relationship to A-1 Moving in Gaithersburg.
No state-register, FMCSA, court, or other government filing was available under the mandatory single-source constraint, so shared ownership, people, official addresses, official website control, succession, and rebranding remain unverified; the page contains no consumer statement about succession or rebranding.
- Observed fact: A-One Moving Company | Millersville, MD · retrieved Oct 9, 2026“303 Najoles Rd, Ste 103, Millersville, MD, 21108 A-One Moving Company, located in Millersville, MD, provides residential and commercial moving services throughout Maryland and Washington, D.C.”
- What is the relationship between this company and “Read Customer Service”, which shares its website domain a1movers4u.com?Unresolved
Prompted by: https://www.trustpilot.com/review/empiremovinggroup.com · checked Oct 9, 2026
The permitted Trustpilot page identifies the reviewed business as empiremovinggroup.com and contains consumer allegations about brokering and subcontracting, but it does not establish any relationship to A-1 Moving (Gaithersburg, MD) or a1movers4u.com.
No state-register or FMCSA filing, shared person, address, A-1 website, succession statement, or rebranding statement can be verified from the permitted page; the consumer descriptions are allegations and are not official findings.
- Observed fact: empiremovinggroup.com Reviews · retrieved Oct 9, 2026“Contact info - [empiremovinggroup.com]”
FMCSA regulatory snapshot
- Authority status
What does this mean?
Federal operating authority is category-specific: carrier, broker and freight-forwarder roles are separate. An active registration or one active role does not establish household-goods carrier authority. Operating restrictions are checked separately. - No active federal authority capturedObserved Oct 14, 2026
- Carrier operation
What does this mean?
This carrier is registered to operate only within one state. Federal interstate authority does not apply to intrastate-only carriers, which is why federal insurance and authority status fields may show as "Not Specified" or "Not Authorized." - Intrastate Only (Non-hazardous materials)
- Interstate HHG carrier authority
What does this mean?
"HHG" means Household Goods. This field checks interstate carrier authority, not separate broker authority. A "No" here does not rule out broker authority; consult the category-specific federal dockets below. - No — not shown in the captured recordObserved Oct 14, 2026
- Operating status
What does this mean?
This means the company's USDOT registration is active in the FMCSA database. It does NOT mean the company is authorized to operate as a federal interstate mover. See "Authority status" above for that. A carrier can have an ACTIVE USDOT registration but still not be authorized to do interstate moves. - ACTIVE
- Trucks
What does this mean?
FMCSA calls these "power units", meaning trucks, tractors, and other registered moving vehicles the carrier owns or leases. - 2
- Drivers
What does this mean?
Drivers the carrier has registered with FMCSA. This is the official number; some carriers operate with more drivers than registered. - 1
- Insurance status
- —
- Safety rating
- —
- DOT complaints (FMCSA)
- We could not verify complaints for this companyNo complaint data visible for A-1 Moving on the FMCSA Complaint Center page. Specific complaints and related details are blocked or not listed. This is not a clean record — it is an unknown one. Check FMCSA's mover search yourself before you book.
- FMCSA enforcement & investigations
- No enforcement cases (six years) · SMS record
- Physical address
- 9055-E GAITHER RD GAITHERSBURG, MD 20877
State household-goods licence
In-state moves are governed by the state, not the FMCSA. This is what State household-goods mover registry shows as of Sep 2, 2026.
State business entity record
Maryland Business Express Entity Search · checked Oct 9, 2026. A business-entity registration is separate from federal moving authority and from a state mover licence.
- Limitation: Business registration is not a mover licence.
- Limitation: The official register page was reachable and its search form was read, but searches for the supplied legal names and the partial name could not be submitted successfully because CAPTCHA verification failed.
- Limitation: No official register result list or entity record page could be opened, so entity names, IDs, types, statuses, dates, agents, officers, addresses, source URLs, and source dates could not be confirmed.
- Limitation: The register search was blocked: Cloudflare Turnstile CAPTCHA verification blocked submission of the name searches on the official Maryland Business Express Entity Search page; the site displayed 'Unable to verify captcha. Please try again.' and no search results could be read.
Reviews and complaints — every platform we check
Listings are matched using company names, addresses, phone numbers and websites. Reviews belong to the business or location shown.
Listing matched to this business.
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Listing matched to this business.
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Detailed listing checks and review analysis are included in the full report.
Verified customer experience reports
Structured accounts from customers who proved their move with a bill of lading or final invoice, a verified email, and a verified phone. No star ratings, no anonymous reviews, and nothing a company can pay to change — how this works.
No verified customer reports yet. Only customers who can document their move may submit one — that keeps the count honest, and it means it grows slowly.
Moved with A-1 Moving? — you will need your bill of lading or final invoice, and a phone that can receive a code.
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The full verification report
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Research coverage
What this report checked, source by source. Coverage describes the scope of the report; it does not grade the company. A search with no match applies only to the named source, date and recorded scope; it does not establish that no cases exist.
Incomplete: State mover licence unresolved.
| Source | Status | Date | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Company identity | Checked — record readFederal registration USDOT 2597680 corroborated (displayed_dot_corroborated). | — | — |
| Company website | Checked — record read4 page(s) of the company website read. | Oct 9, 2026 | View source |
| FMCSA registration (SAFER and MOTUS) | Checked — record readSAFER and MOTUS records read for the verified USDOT. | Oct 9, 2026 | — |
| FMCSA complaint history | Checked — no match in the recorded scopeNot listed in the Protect Your Move registry; no complaint history is published. | Oct 9, 2026 | View source |
| FMCSA safety record (SMS) | Checked — record readSMS inspections, crashes and enforcement cases read. | Oct 9, 2026 | View source |
| FMCSA insurance filings | Not applicableNo operating-authority docket is registered on MOTUS for this USDOT; FMCSA Licensing & Insurance filings apply to authority holders. | Oct 9, 2026 | — |
| State business entity register | Not available when checkedMaryland Business Express Entity Search: blocked. | Oct 9, 2026 | — |
| State mover licence | Last checked more than 30 days agoState household-goods mover registry: last checked on 2026-09-02, more than 30 days ago; a fresh check is required before this lane counts as covered. | Sep 2, 2026 | — |
| Checked — record readgoogle: listing identity confirmed by phone, website. | Oct 9, 2026 | View source | |
| Yelp | Checked — no match in the recorded scopeyelp: bounded search found no matching listing; this is not proof none exists. | Oct 9, 2026 | — |
| BBB | Checked — no match in the recorded scopebbb: bounded search found no matching listing; this is not proof none exists. | Oct 9, 2026 | — |
| BBB complaints and reviews in full | Not applicableNo confirmed BBB listing to read a corpus from. | — | — |
| Trustpilot | Checked — record readtrustpilot: listing identity confirmed by website domain. | Oct 9, 2026 | View source |
| Phone, address and identifier search | Checked — record read4 identifier search(es) without the company name; 32 lead(s), 2 under another name. | Oct 9, 2026 | — |
| Related entities | Checked — record readOther-name leads evaluated by the linkage engine and the follow-up lane. | Oct 9, 2026 | — |
| Follow-up on unresolved leads | Checked — record read3 follow-up question(s) researched; 1 concerned a page that is not a separate business; 2 remain unresolved or only partly resolved. | Oct 9, 2026 | — |
Ledger evaluated Oct 9, 2026.
Report assembled Oct 9, 2026. First published Oct 12, 2026. This report pulls from 332 pieces of information across federal, state, review, and identity sources. Check each source's date for when its information was observed.
NMB does not invent facts. When a section reads "—" or "this check has not run yet," that means we have not been able to verify the information from a primary source. It does not mean the answer is good or bad.
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