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Carrier vs broker disclosure check: high risk
FMCSA registrant: BAY AREA MOVERS INC
USDOT 840663 · FMCSA SAFER · observed
Not verified: insurance coverage; Google review records; Yelp review records; BBB review and complaint records; Trustpilot review records. Verified findings: TxDMV: active certificate 006063161 · BBB rating A+ (accredited) · Texas Comptroller Franchise Tax Account Status: BAY AREA MOVERS, INC. — “ACTIVE”
SAFER operating-authority status: NOT AUTHORIZED. The registration declares Intrastate Only (Non-HM) to FMCSA. This does not establish the business's advertised service area.
For an interstate move, verify which carrier will perform the move and its operating authority. For an in-state move, check the applicable state licence.
Source: Captured FMCSA record · Captured FMCSA record · as of Oct 15, 2026
USDOT 840663 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 15, 2026
TxDMV lists an active household-goods certificate (checked 10/13/2026).
Source: TxDMV · as of Oct 13, 2026
BBB profile on file.
A BBB letter grade is BBB's own assessment; it is not an endorsement, a licence check or a clearance of the company.
Source: BBB profile · as of Oct 14, 2026
Texas Comptroller Franchise Tax Account Status lists BAY AREA MOVERS, INC. (0133958400) with status “ACTIVE”, formed 1995-01-03. Registered agent: [name withheld]. Officers/managers listed: [name withheld] (DIRECTOR); [name withheld] (PRESIDENT). A business registration is not a mover licence.
Tied to this business by exact name and a named officer or agent.
Source: Texas Comptroller Franchise Tax Account Status · as of Oct 14, 2026
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.
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.
Read these findings before booking or paying a deposit. Key evidence and the action to take are shown below.
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Carrier vs broker disclosure check: high risk
In-state moves are governed by the state, not the FMCSA. This is what Texas DMV (TxDMV) motor-carrier registry shows as of Oct 13, 2026.
Texas Comptroller Franchise Tax Account Status · checked Oct 14, 2026. A business-entity registration is separate from federal moving authority and from a state mover licence.
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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Listing matched to this business.
Source checked Oct 13, 2026 · stored evidence
Source checked Oct 14, 2026
Detailed listing checks and review analysis are included in the full report.
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 Bay Area Movers, Inc.? — you will need your bill of lading or final invoice, and a phone that can receive a code.
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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.
Checked 13 of 15 applicable sources. Not available when checked: BBB. Last checked more than 30 days ago: FMCSA insurance filings.
| Source | Status | Date | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Company identity | Checked — record readFederal registration USDOT 840663 corroborated (a USDOT number recorded for this business, re-matched by phone or email). | — | — |
| Company website | Checked — record read1 page(s) of the company website read. | Oct 14, 2026 | View source |
| FMCSA registration (SAFER and MOTUS) | Checked — record readSAFER and MOTUS records read for the verified USDOT. | Oct 15, 2026 | — |
| FMCSA complaint history | Checked — no match in the recorded scopeNot listed in the Protect Your Move registry; no complaint history is published. | Oct 15, 2026 | View source |
| FMCSA safety record (SMS) | Checked — record readSMS inspections, crashes and enforcement cases read. | Oct 15, 2026 | View source |
| FMCSA insurance filings | Last checked more than 30 days agoFMCSA Licensing & Insurance filing history: last read on 2026-08-12, more than 30 days ago; a fresh read is required before this lane counts as covered. | Aug 12, 2026 | — |
| State business entity register | Checked — record readTexas Comptroller Franchise Tax Account Status: BAY AREA MOVERS, INC. — ACTIVE. | Oct 14, 2026 | View source |
| State mover licence | Checked — record readTxDMV: record found. | Oct 13, 2026 | View source |
| Checked — record readgoogle: listing identity confirmed by website. | Oct 14, 2026 | View source | |
| Yelp | Checked — record readyelp: listing identity confirmed by phone. | Oct 14, 2026 | View source |
| BBB | Not available when checkedbbb: Saved capture of 2026-10-13; this is not a current rating. On 2026-10-14 a bounded BBB search did not return this listing; that is not evidence the listing is gone. No visible complaints found on the page. Limited review text and details available. | Oct 13, 2026 | View source |
| BBB complaints and reviews in full | Not applicableNo confirmed BBB listing to read a corpus from. | — | — |
| Trustpilot | Checked — no match in the recorded scopetrustpilot: bounded search found no matching listing; this is not proof none exists. | Oct 14, 2026 | View source |
| Phone, address and identifier search | Checked — record read3 identifier search(es) without the company name; 28 lead(s), 0 under another name. | Oct 14, 2026 | — |
| Related entities | Checked — record readNo other-name lead shared a strong identifier. | Oct 14, 2026 | — |
| Follow-up on unresolved leads | Checked — record read2 follow-up question(s) researched; 2 remain unresolved or only partly resolved. | Oct 14, 2026 | — |
Ledger evaluated Oct 15, 2026.
Report assembled Oct 15, 2026. First published Aug 29, 2026. This report pulls from 739 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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