Best California Movers
FMCSA registrant: AN MOVING FORWARD
USDOT 3489907 · FMCSA SAFER · observed
7 of the 15 dated Trustpilot reviews we read fall within 30 days (2026-07-30 to 2026-08-28); Trustpilot shows 15 reviews in total over at least 13 months, which spread evenly would be about 1.1 per 30 days
What we found
Report assembled Oct 9, 2026 · Source observations are dated below- PROBLEM7 of the 15 dated Trustpilot reviews we read fall within 30 days (2026-07-30 to 2026-08-28); Trustpilot shows 15 reviews in total over at least 13 months, which spread evenly would be about 1.1 per 30 days
We read 15 reviews across Trustpilot; one signal stands out — 7 of the 15 dated Trustpilot reviews we read fall within 30 days (2026-07-30 to 2026-08-28); Trustpilot shows 15 reviews in total over at least 13 months, which spread evenly would be about 1.1 per 30 days. Read the cited reviews yourself. Clustering in review dates is a timing observation. Timing alone does not establish whether reviews are authentic or fabricated, or whether the business engaged in fraud.
Source: Trustpilot review — Linda Carr · Trustpilot review — James Broquist · Trustpilot review — Faraien Bahri · Trustpilot listing · as of Oct 9, 2026
- ON RECORDMatched to USDOT 3489907 by email
found by name search (motus: "AN MOVING FORWARD"). the federal record's contact email alex@bestcaliforniamovers.com is on this business's own domain bestcaliforniamovers.com
Source: SAFER snapshot · company website · as of Oct 9, 2026
- CHECKS OUTActive federal household-goods authority (MC-1173381)
FMCSA: ACTIVE; authorized for Motor Carrier of Household Goods; insurance filings on file.
Source: Captured FMCSA record · as of Oct 14, 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 FMCSA record reports interstate household-goods authority. Confirm its current status and the operating carrier before booking.
Fleet size reported in federal filings.
What we checked
- Federal operating authority (FMCSA)Active federal authority: carrier. 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 reports interstate household-goods carrier authority. Observed Oct 14, 2026. Confirm the actual operating carrier and any separate operating restrictions for your move.
- State household-goods licenceCalifornia Bureau of Household Goods and Services (BHGS) lists an active certificate 192283 (checked Oct 14, 2026).
- Federal BIPD insurance filing (dated record)On-file BIPD amount ($750,000) met or exceeded the recorded requirement ($750,000). Cargo coverage is a separate question. As observed Oct 9, 2026; confirm current coverage before booking.
- Cancelled or revoked insurance filings on record3 cancelled or revoked insurance filings on record with FMCSA. Review the filing dates and reasons. This history does not by itself mean the company is currently uninsured. In each case FMCSA records a filing of the same coverage type in effect on the cancellation date. FMCSA’s authority history also records 2 involuntary revocation actions (served 2025-12-24, disposition DISCONTINUED REVOCATION decided 2026-01-20; served 2025-01-24, disposition DISCONTINUED REVOCATION decided 2025-02-25). FMCSA's open data shows this USDOT's filing history only up to 2026-05-14: the legacy L&I files stopped updating that day, and the MOTUS files, which hold later changes, list no record for this USDOT. A filing change after 2026-05-14 was not available when checked.
- 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.
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. - Active federal authority: carrierObserved Oct 14, 2026
- Carrier operation
- Interstate
- 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. - Yes — authority recordedObserved Oct 14, 2026
- Operating status
- ACTIVE
- Trucks
What does this mean?
FMCSA calls these "power units", meaning trucks, tractors, and other registered moving vehicles the carrier owns or leases. - 22
- 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. - 15
- Insurance status
- —
- Safety rating
What does this mean?
FMCSA only assigns a safety rating after conducting a Compliance Review (a formal on-site audit). Most carriers have never been audited. About 90% of registered carriers carry no rating. "Not rated" is normal; it does not mean the carrier failed an audit or is unsafe. It only means an audit has not happened. - Not rated
- DOT complaints (FMCSA)
- We could not verify complaints for this companyNo specific complaint references found for Best California Movers. 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
- 7241 LANKERSHIM BLVD N HOLLYWOOD, CA 91605
- Operating authority dockets
- ActiveMC1173381Motor Carrier of Household Goods
A company can hold several federal dockets over its lifetime. Only an Active docket grants operating authority. An inactive one is history, not a violation.
State household-goods licence
In-state moves are governed by the state, not the FMCSA. This is what California Bureau of Household Goods and Services (BHGS) shows as of Oct 14, 2026.
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.
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Listing matched to this business.
Profile identity checked Oct 14, 2026 · stored evidence
Rating and review count checked Oct 14, 2026 · stored evidence
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.
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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: Phone, address and identifier search, Follow-up on unresolved leads not yet checked; FMCSA complaint history unresolved.
| Source | Status | Date | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Company identity | Checked — record readFederal registration USDOT 3489907 corroborated (email). | — | — |
| Company website | Checked — record read5 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 | Check did not completeProtect Your Move returned an unreadable page. | 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 | Checked — record readFMCSA Licensing & Insurance filings: a dated record was read. | Aug 31, 2026 | View source |
| State business entity register | Not available when checkedSecretary of State entity record: the source was not available when checked when it was attempted. | Aug 31, 2026 | View source |
| State mover licence | Not available when checkedCalifornia Bureau of Household Goods and Services (BHGS): the source was unavailable. | Sep 2, 2026 | — |
| Not available when checkedgoogle: Google Maps answered with a list of businesses rather than this one. Google listing details have not been verified for this report.. | Oct 9, 2026 | — | |
| 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 | Not yet checkedPhones, addresses, domain and registration numbers were not searched independently of the company name. | — | — |
| Related entities | Checked — record readLinkage computed over the acquired listings. | — | — |
| Follow-up on unresolved leads | Not yet checkedUnresolved leads were not followed up. | — | — |
Ledger evaluated Oct 9, 2026.
Report assembled Oct 9, 2026. First published Sep 5, 2026. This report pulls from 417 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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