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BMS Moving & Storage

FMCSA registrant: BEKINS A-1 MOVERS INC

USDOT 716970 · FMCSA SAFER · observed

Santa Fe Springs, CAUSDOT 716970MC 224537(877) 311-5893
https://movebms.com/
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Serious problems on the record

Official record names this company: an adverse court or agency action against “Bekins A-1 Movers” and a person named SCOTT HARVEY

4 problems · 1 concern to verify · report assembled Oct 14, 2026

What we found

Report assembled Oct 14, 2026 · Source observations are dated below
  1. SERIOUS
    Official record names this company: an adverse court or agency action against “Bekins A-1 Movers” and a person named [name withheld]

    “On September 27, 2024, Plaintiffs filed the instant lawsuit in federal court against Defendants Bekins A-1 Movers, Inc., [name withheld], and Does 1-10, asserting claims for breach of contract (Count One), breach of implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing (Count Two), and fraud (Count Three).” The official record names “Bekins A-1 Movers”, which matches this company’s name, together with a person named [name withheld]. It is quoted as filed; this report has not otherwise established who that person is.

    The official record names “Bekins A-1 Movers”, which matches this company’s name, together with a person named [name withheld]. It is quoted as filed; this report has not otherwise established who that person is. The court order reports plaintiffs' allegations and the dismissal does not adjudicate the merits; the FMCSA record is only a name match and does not establish that its Utah carrier is the same person as the Bekins executive, and no plea, conviction, civil judgment on the merits, or additional qualifying official enforcement action was verified.

    An adverse action recorded under this company’s own name bears directly on the business you would be contracting with.

    Ask the company about this record and read the official docket or order yourself before booking.

    Source: ORDER DENYING MOTION TO REMAND; AND ORDER DISMISSING CASE FOR LACK OF JURISDICTION (2024-10-31) · as of Oct 31, 2024

  2. PROBLEM
    1 consumer complaint filed with FMCSA in the last four years

    FMCSA's National Consumer Complaint Database (via the Protect Your Move registry) — by year: 2026: 1 (registry data as of 09/25/2026). Categories: Pickup and Delivery 1, Loss and Damage 1, Deceptive Business Practices 1. Separately, the registry reports a fleet snapshot of 68 trucks, 16 tractors, 142 trailers; this does not measure moves completed during the complaint period.

    Some of these complaints were filed under "deceptive business practices".

    Source: FMCSA Protect Your Move — complaint history · as of Oct 14, 2026

  3. PROBLEM
    Review claim on the website could not be verified

    The website claims 6700 reviews, but we could not establish its corresponding platform listing; the most any of the four platforms we check shows is 275 reviews (Google) — more than twice as many claimed as any of them shows

    Source: company website · Google listing · Yelp listing · BBB listing · as of Oct 14, 2026

  4. PROBLEM
    Yelp: 2.5★ from 77 reviews

    Yelp rating 2.5/5.

    Source: Yelp listing · as of Oct 14, 2026

  5. COULD NOT VERIFY
    No California Bureau of Household Goods and Services (BHGS) record found for this business

    We searched California Bureau of Household Goods and Services (BHGS) on 10/13/2026 and found no certificate under this name or USDOT 716970.

    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.

  6. NOTE
    BBB: 1.13★ from only 8 reviews

    BBB rating 1.13/5. 8 reviews are too few to judge on their own; read them.

    Source: BBB listing · as of Oct 9, 2026

  7. ON RECORD
    FMCSA investigation on record: 1 — most recent 07/25/2011 (Non-Ratable Review)

    07/25/2011 Non-Ratable Review. No FMCSA enforcement cases in the last six years.

    Source: FMCSA SMS overview · as of Oct 14, 2026

  8. ON RECORD
    BBB has not rated this business — not accredited

    The BBB profile shows no letter grade (NR). Customer reviews on BBB: 1.13/5 from 8. Saved capture of 2026-10-09; 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 reviews or complaints found on the page. Only ratings and counts were available, which do not meet the criteria for inclusion.

    Source: BBB profile · as of Oct 9, 2026

  9. ON RECORD
    California Secretary of State bizfile Online could not be checked in this report

    The register could not be read. Business registration is not a mover licence. No search could be submitted for BEKINS A-1 MOVERS INC, BMS Moving & Storage, or BMS MOVING & STORAGE. No official register result pages could be opened, so entity names, IDs, types, statuses, dates, agents, officers, addresses, source dates, and record URLs could not be confirmed. The California Secretary of State's official bizfile information page identifies bizfile Online as the portal for searching business records, but it does not provide the requested entity-record results. The register search was blocked: The official California Secretary of State bizfile Online business search was blocked by an Incapsula security challenge before the search form and results could be read (https://bizfileonline.sos.ca.gov/search/business).

  10. ON RECORD
    1 other business listed at this street address

    “Bekins Van Lines” (directory). This is operating-location context: a multi-tenant building or suite shared with unrelated businesses.

    A shared street address alone does not indicate any corporate relationship; suite numbers and tenancy were not compared.

    Source: Bekins Van Lines · as of Oct 9, 2026

  11. CHECKS OUT
    Active federal household-goods authority (FF-6086, FF-6066, MC-224537)

    FMCSA: ACTIVE; authorized for household goods; insurance filings on file.

    Source: Captured FMCSA record · as of Oct 14, 2026

Changes on the public record

Changes observed in this company's federal and state records during the last 90 days. Each entry shows when the change was observed.

  • Sep 27, 2026MEDIUMOperating authority changed: AUTHORIZED FOR: (Freight Forwarder of Household Goods, Freight Forwarder of Household Goods, Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods); Motor Carrier of Household Goods). (AUTHORIZED FOR: Freight Forwarder of Household Goods, Freight Forwarder of Household Goods, Motor Carrier of Household Goods; Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) → AUTHORIZED FOR: Freight Forwarder of Household Goods, Freight Forwarder of Household Goods, Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods); Motor Carrier of Household Goods)
  • Sep 24, 2026MEDIUMOperating authority changed: AUTHORIZED FOR: (Freight Forwarder of Household Goods, Freight Forwarder of Household Goods, Motor Carrier of Household Goods; Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)). (AUTHORIZED FOR: Freight Forwarder of Household Goods, Freight Forwarder of Household Goods, Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods); Motor Carrier of Household Goods → AUTHORIZED FOR: Freight Forwarder of Household Goods, Freight Forwarder of Household Goods, Motor Carrier of Household Goods; Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods))
  • Sep 21, 2026MEDIUMOperating authority changed: AUTHORIZED FOR: (Freight Forwarder of Household Goods, Freight Forwarder of Household Goods, Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods); Motor Carrier of Household Goods). (AUTHORIZED FOR: Freight Forwarder of Household Goods, Freight Forwarder of Household Goods, Motor Carrier of Household Goods; Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) → AUTHORIZED FOR: Freight Forwarder of Household Goods, Freight Forwarder of Household Goods, Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods); Motor Carrier of Household Goods)
  • Sep 20, 2026MEDIUMOperating authority changed: AUTHORIZED FOR: (Freight Forwarder of Household Goods, Freight Forwarder of Household Goods, Motor Carrier of Household Goods; Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)). (AUTHORIZED FOR: Freight Forwarder of Household Goods, Freight Forwarder of Household Goods, Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods); Motor Carrier of Household Goods → AUTHORIZED FOR: Freight Forwarder of Household Goods, Freight Forwarder of Household Goods, Motor Carrier of Household Goods; Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods))
  • Sep 19, 2026INFONew Entrant Program status: CURRENTLY IN NEW ENTRANT PROGRAM. (NEVER IN NEW ENTRANT PROGRAM → CURRENTLY IN NEW ENTRANT PROGRAM)
  • Sep 19, 2026INFOFleet on record now 145 power unit(s), 125 driver(s). (84 units / 92 drivers → 145 units / 125 drivers)
  • Sep 8, 2026MEDIUMOperating authority changed: AUTHORIZED FOR: (Freight Forwarder of Household Goods, Freight Forwarder of Household Goods, Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods); Motor Carrier of Household Goods). (AUTHORIZED FOR: Freight Forwarder of Household Goods, Freight Forwarder of Household Goods, Motor Carrier of Household Goods; Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) → AUTHORIZED FOR: Freight Forwarder of Household Goods, Freight Forwarder of Household Goods, Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods); Motor Carrier of Household Goods)

What kind of company is this?

Carrier

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.

Interstate HHG carrier authority

The captured FMCSA record reports interstate household-goods authority. Confirm its current status and the operating carrier before booking.

3+ years online

How long this company’s website has existed, from Internet Archive records. Very new websites are a common scam signal.

145 trucks on file

Fleet size reported in federal filings.

What we checked

3 passed1 caution1 failed
  • Federal operating authority (FMCSA)
    Active federal authority: carrier and freight forwarder. 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 authority
    The 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 licence
    We searched California Bureau of Household Goods and Services (BHGS) (checked Oct 14, 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 BIPD insurance filing (dated record)
    On-file BIPD amount ($1,000,000) met or exceeded the recorded requirement ($750,000). Cargo coverage is a separate question. As observed Oct 14, 2026; confirm current coverage before booking.
  • Cancelled or revoked insurance filings on record
    10 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. 3 cancellations left no filing of the same coverage in effect on the same docket on the cancellation date (CARGO cancelled 2022-04-15 on docket MC224537, the last record of a filing first recorded cancelled 2020-07-21, next CARGO filing on that docket effective 2024-09-16, while a CARGO filing under FF6066 was in effect that day; CARGO cancelled 1995-08-24, next filing effective 2003-03-13; BIPD cancelled 1993-12-01, next filing effective 2003-03-13). For 5 of them FMCSA records a filing of the same coverage type in effect on the cancellation date. For 2 of them, whether coverage continued cannot be judged from the files: FMCSA’s own later record of the same filing is dated after the cancellation (CARGO cancelled 2020-07-21, later record dated 2022-04-15; CARGO cancelled 2020-07-21, later record dated 2022-04-15). FMCSA’s files hold 49 filing records for these 28 filings; 17 later records on filings that had already ended and 4 replacement records dated the filing’s own effective date are listed but not counted. FMCSA’s authority history also records 13 involuntary revocation actions (served 2026-03-09, disposition DISCONTINUED REVOCATION decided 2026-03-31; served 2026-03-09, disposition DISCONTINUED REVOCATION decided 2026-03-31; served 2026-03-09, disposition DISCONTINUED REVOCATION decided 2026-03-31; served 2024-09-09, disposition DISCONTINUED REVOCATION decided 2024-09-16; served 2021-04-29, disposition DISCONTINUED REVOCATION decided 2021-06-08; served 2020-06-24, disposition DISCONTINUED REVOCATION decided 2020-06-26; served 2020-06-24, disposition DISCONTINUED REVOCATION decided 2020-06-26; served 2020-03-05, disposition DISCONTINUED REVOCATION decided 2020-03-31; served 2020-03-05, disposition DISCONTINUED REVOCATION decided 2020-03-31; served 2013-11-01, disposition DISCONTINUED REVOCATION decided 2013-11-27; served 2013-11-01, disposition DISCONTINUED REVOCATION decided 2013-11-27; served 1991-04-01, disposition DISCONTINUED REVOCATION; served 1990-05-22, disposition DISCONTINUED REVOCATION), 4 revocation or suspension orders (INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION, served 2021-04-29, effective 2021-06-08; INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION, served 2021-04-29, effective 2021-06-08; INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION, served 2010-05-17, effective 2010-06-21; INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION, served 1991-06-28, effective on a date not listed), 4 authority actions with a revocation, suspension or out-of-service disposition (REINSTATED served 2011-04-27, disposition REVOKED decided 2021-06-08; GRANTED served 2006-02-10, disposition REVOKED decided 2010-06-21; GRANTED served 2006-02-09, disposition REVOKED decided 2021-06-08; GRANTED served 1990-02-20, disposition REVOKED decided 1991-08-28) and 5 reinstatements (served 2022-06-17, 2022-06-14, 2022-06-14, 2011-04-27, 2003-03-28).
  • Review ratings compared across sources
    BBB has only 8 reviews, too few to compare with Google's 275; star ratings differ by 3.3 stars.
  • Address and operating-location evidence
    Property 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.

Serious concerns and company connections

Read these findings before booking or paying a deposit. Key evidence and the action to take are shown below.

Serious concern — investigate before booking

Official record names this company: an adverse court or agency action against “Bekins A-1 Movers” and a person named [name withheld]

Confirmed on an official record

“On September 27, 2024, Plaintiffs filed the instant lawsuit in federal court against Defendants Bekins A-1 Movers, Inc., [name withheld], and Does 1-10, asserting claims for breach of contract (Count One), breach of implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing (Count Two), and fraud (Count Three).” The official record names “Bekins A-1 Movers”, which matches this company’s name, together with a person named [name withheld]. It is quoted as filed; this report has not otherwise established who that person is.

  • What this means: An adverse action recorded under this company’s own name bears directly on the business you would be contracting with.

The official record names “Bekins A-1 Movers”, which matches this company’s name, together with a person named [name withheld]. It is quoted as filed; this report has not otherwise established who that person is. The court order reports plaintiffs' allegations and the dismissal does not adjudicate the merits; the FMCSA record is only a name match and does not establish that its Utah carrier is the same person as the Bekins executive, and no plea, conviction, civil judgment on the merits, or additional qualifying official enforcement action was verified.

Before booking: Ask the company about this record and read the official docket or order yourself before booking.

ORDER DENYING MOTION TO REMAND; AND ORDER DISMISSING CASE FOR LACK OF JURISDICTION (2024-10-31)as of Oct 31, 2024

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: carrier and freight forwarderObserved 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.
145
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.
125
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 companyThe FMCSA Complaint Center page did not provide any specific complaint details for BMS Moving & Storage. Only general complaint filing information was visible. This is not a clean record — it is an unknown one. Check FMCSA's mover search yourself before you book.Pickup and Delivery (1)Loss and Damage (1)Deceptive Business Practices (1)
FMCSA enforcement & investigations
No enforcement cases (six years) · SMS recordInvestigations: 2011-07-25 Non-Ratable Review
Physical address
7357 MERCHANT COURT SARASOTA, FL 34240
Operating authority dockets
ActiveMC224537Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
ActiveFF6086Freight Forwarder of Household Goods
ActiveFF6066Freight Forwarder of Household Goods
ActiveMC224537Motor 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.

We searched California Bureau of Household Goods and Services (BHGS) on Oct 14, 2026 and found no record for this business. That may mean it is not licensed here, or that it is registered under a different legal name.

State business entity record

California Secretary of State bizfile Online · checked Oct 9, 2026. A business-entity registration is separate from federal moving authority and from a state mover licence.

California Secretary of State bizfile Online was not available when checked on Oct 9, 2026. Registration status is unverified.
  • Limitation: Business registration is not a mover licence.
  • Limitation: No search could be submitted for BEKINS A-1 MOVERS INC, BMS Moving & Storage, or BMS MOVING & STORAGE.
  • Limitation: No official register result pages could be opened, so entity names, IDs, types, statuses, dates, agents, officers, addresses, source dates, and record URLs could not be confirmed.
  • Limitation: The California Secretary of State's official bizfile information page identifies bizfile Online as the portal for searching business records, but it does not provide the requested entity-record results.
  • Limitation: The register search was blocked: The official California Secretary of State bizfile Online business search was blocked by an Incapsula security challenge before the search form and results could be read (https://bizfileonline.sos.ca.gov/search/business).

Reviews and complaints — every platform we check

Review report assembled Oct 14, 2026

Listings are matched using company names, addresses, phone numbers and websites. Reviews belong to the business or location shown.

Google
4.4/5
★★★★★
275 platform-reported reviews

Listing matched to this business.

View on Googlematched by website

Source checked Oct 14, 2026

Yelp
2.5/5
★★★★★
77 platform-reported reviews

Listing matched to this business.

View on Yelpmatched by phone

Source checked Oct 14, 2026

BBBNot accredited
1.13/5
★★★★★
8 platform-reported reviews

Listing matched to this business.

View on BBBmatched by website + name

Source checked Oct 9, 2026 · stored evidence

Trustpilot
No verified matching listing
No matching listing verified in the sources checked.

Source checked Oct 14, 2026

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 BMS Moving & Storage? — 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

Each section of the full report names its sources: official federal and state records, the company's own website, review platforms and other public pages. Access requires a one-time fee, shown at checkout.

Insurance & authority history
Federal insurance and authority filings that were read, with their dates
Names withheld on this page
The names withheld in the report, with their sources and attribution limits
Their claims vs. what we verified
1 website claim compared with the records we read
Owners, officers & related businesses
12 sourced name entries; names may refer to the same person (FMCSA MOTUS carrier record, Press / news coverage, Company website)
Every review profile we found
3 review profiles, including 2 under different contact details than the federal registration
Every contact channel on file
16 contact records across all sources
Supporting automated checks
Address, reviews, broker disclosure, website cloning and entity links, each with its date and result, including checks that could not assess
Full source ledger
60 source links across 1317 evidence records

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.

Checked 13 of 15 applicable sources. Not available when checked: State business entity register, BBB.

SourceStatusDateLink
Company identityChecked — record readFederal registration USDOT 716970 corroborated (the USDOT number its website prints, matched to this business).——
Company websiteChecked — record read6 page(s) of the company website read.Oct 14, 2026View source
FMCSA registration (SAFER and MOTUS)Checked — record readSAFER and MOTUS records read for the verified USDOT.Oct 14, 2026—
FMCSA complaint historyChecked — record readProtect Your Move complaint history read.Oct 14, 2026View source
FMCSA safety record (SMS)Checked — record readSMS inspections, crashes and enforcement cases read.Oct 14, 2026View source
FMCSA insurance filingsChecked — record readFMCSA Licensing & Insurance open data (data.transportation.gov), read 2026-10-14 for USDOT 716970 (FF6066, FF6086, MC224537); the legacy L&I files are frozen at 2026-05-14 and the MOTUS files are as of 2026-10-13: 28 insurance filings from 49 filing records (18 replaced, 10 cancelled); of the 10 cancelled filings, 5 had a filing of the same coverage in effect on the cancellation date, 3 had none and 2 cannot be judged from these files; 17 later termination records on filings that had already ended, not counted again; 4 replacement records dated the filing's own effective date, not counted as an end; 8 filings listed as active or pending in the MOTUS insurance file; 25 authority actions, including 13 involuntary revocation actions (13 discontinued); 4 actions with a revocation, suspension or out-of-service disposition; 4 revocation or suspension orders.Oct 14, 2026View source
State business entity registerNot available when checkedCalifornia Secretary of State bizfile Online: not available when checked.Oct 9, 2026—
State mover licenceChecked — no match in the recorded scopeCalifornia Bureau of Household Goods and Services (BHGS): searched, no record.Oct 13, 2026—
GoogleChecked — record readgoogle: listing identity confirmed by website.Oct 14, 2026View source
YelpChecked — record readyelp: listing identity confirmed by phone.Oct 14, 2026View source
BBBNot available when checkedbbb: Saved capture of 2026-10-09; 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 reviews or complaints found on the page. Only ratings and counts were available, which do not meet the criteria for inclusion.Oct 9, 2026View source
BBB complaints and reviews in fullNot applicableNo confirmed BBB listing to read a corpus from.——
TrustpilotChecked — no match in the recorded scopetrustpilot: bounded search found no matching listing; this is not proof none exists.Oct 14, 2026View source
Phone, address and identifier searchChecked — record read6 identifier search(es) without the company name; 51 lead(s), 1 under another name.Oct 9, 2026—
Related entitiesChecked — record readOther-name leads evaluated by the linkage engine and the follow-up lane.Oct 9, 2026—
Follow-up on unresolved leadsChecked — record read2 follow-up question(s) researched; 2 remain unresolved or only partly resolved.Oct 14, 2026—

Ledger evaluated Oct 14, 2026.

How current is this report?

Report assembled Oct 14, 2026. First published Sep 3, 2026. This report pulls from 1317 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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