Additional concern
Review the evidence
DOT/MC exists but current FMCSA evidence is missing
Full source note: Additional concern
DOT/MC exists but current FMCSA evidence is missing
Brave Moving and Storage
Essex Junction, VTUSDOT 1949025(802) 363-4183
NMB Verification
Problems found
Only free-mail business addresses captured on the examined pages
1 problem · report assembled Oct 9, 2026
What we found
Report assembled Oct 9, 2026 · Source observations are dated below- PROBLEMOnly free-mail business addresses captured on the examined pages
bravemovingandstorage@gmail.com, bravemovingvermont@gmail.com — the examined pages did not provide a mailbox on the company's own domain (bravemovingcompany.com). Other pages or mailboxes were not ruled out.
Source: company website · as of Oct 9, 2026
- ON RECORDIdentified by its own website — no USDOT number displayed
We read 4 pages of bravemovingcompany.com. The site prints phone (802) 363-4183 and address 3 Bushey Lane, Essex Junction, VT 05452 and describes its own moving services, advertises local moves, advertises long-distance moves. No USDOT or MC number appears on it. A name search of the free federal registries (SAFER, MOTUS) returned no registration for this business.
Local moves within VT do not need federal operating authority; the state licence line on this page says what the state register shows.
Source: company website · as of Oct 9, 2026
- ON RECORDVermont Secretary of State Business Search could not be checked in this report
The register could not be read. Business registration is not a mover licence. The official Vermont Business Search page was reached at https://bizfilings.vermont.gov/business/businesssearch, but its search required a reCAPTCHA validation and did not display results. The name search for "Brave Moving and Storage" was attempted using the Contains option; the results list and any record pages could not be opened or read. Because validation blocked the search, Starts With and Exact Match variants were not completed, and no entity status, filing number, type, dates, agent, officers, address, or record URL could be confirmed. The register search was blocked: Google reCAPTCHA user validation blocked the Vermont Business Search after the search form was submitted; no official-register results could be read.
What we checked
- Federal operating authority (FMCSA)Authority not determined. 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 authorityWe have not been able to confirm interstate household-goods carrier authority. 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 licenceVermont does not license household-goods movers. Vermont’s economic regulation of motor carriers reaches passenger carriers only, so household-goods movers hold no state licence. (Source last read Aug 20, 2026.)
- 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.
- 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.
Serious concerns and company connections
Read these findings before booking or paying a deposit. Key evidence and the action to take are shown below.
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. - Authority not determined
- Carrier operation
- —
- 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. - Not determined
- Operating status
- —
- Trucks
What does this mean?
FMCSA calls these "power units", meaning trucks, tractors, and other registered moving vehicles the carrier owns or leases. - —
- 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. - —
- Insurance status
- —
- Safety rating
- —
- DOT complaints (FMCSA)
- We could not verify complaints for this companySpecific complaint references and counts are not visible for Brave Moving and Storage in the National Consumer Complaint Database. This is not a clean record — it is an unknown one. Check FMCSA's mover search yourself before you book.
- Physical address
- —
State household-goods licence
In-state moves are governed by the state, not the FMCSA.
Vermont does not license household-goods movers, so there is no state mover licence for this company to hold.
Vermont’s economic regulation of motor carriers reaches passenger carriers only, so household-goods movers hold no state licence.
Source: 5 V.S.A. § 1802 limits Agency of Transportation and Transportation Board jurisdiction to companies operating motor vehicles as common carriers, ferries, or an express business; § 1821 defines the first narrowly by reference to a motor bus carrying passengers. Read the source (last read Aug 20, 2026).
State business entity record
Vermont Secretary of State Business Search · checked Oct 9, 2026. A business-entity registration is separate from federal moving authority and from a state mover licence.
Vermont Secretary of State Business Search was not available when checked on Oct 9, 2026. Registration status is unverified.
- Limitation: Business registration is not a mover licence.
- Limitation: The official Vermont Business Search page was reached at https://bizfilings.vermont.gov/business/businesssearch, but its search required a reCAPTCHA validation and did not display results.
- Limitation: The name search for "Brave Moving and Storage" was attempted using the Contains option; the results list and any record pages could not be opened or read.
- Limitation: Because validation blocked the search, Starts With and Exact Match variants were not completed, and no entity status, filing number, type, dates, agent, officers, address, or record URL could be confirmed.
- Limitation: The register search was blocked: Google reCAPTCHA user validation blocked the Vermont Business Search after the search form was submitted; no official-register 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.
4.9/5
★★★★★
review count not shown when checked
Listing matched to this business.
View on Googlematched by phone + website
Source checked Oct 9, 2026
No verified matching listing
No matching listing verified in the sources checked.
Source checked Oct 9, 2026
No verified matching listing
No matching listing verified in the sources checked.
Source checked Oct 9, 2026
No verified matching listing
No matching listing verified in the sources checked.
Source checked Oct 9, 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.
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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
What the federal filing systems showed, including what could not be read
Names withheld on this page
The names withheld in the report, with their sources and attribution limits
Owners, officers & related businesses
3 sourced name entries; names may refer to the same person (BBB business profile, Press / news coverage)
Every review profile we found
1 review profile
Every contact channel on file
6 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 245 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 10 of 11 applicable sources. Not available when checked: State business entity register.
| Source | Status | Date | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Company identity | Checked — record readIdentified by its own moving-company website; no federal registration resolved. | — | — |
| Company website | Checked — record read4 page(s) of the company website read. | Oct 9, 2026 | View source |
| FMCSA registration (SAFER and MOTUS) | Checked — no match in the recorded scopeFederal registries searched by name, phone and email; no registration matched. | — | — |
| FMCSA complaint history | Not applicableNo federal registration resolved for this business; FMCSA complaint, safety and insurance records apply to registered carriers. | — | — |
| FMCSA safety record (SMS) | Not applicableNo federal registration resolved for this business; FMCSA complaint, safety and insurance records apply to registered carriers. | — | — |
| FMCSA insurance filings | Not applicableNo federal registration resolved for this business; FMCSA complaint, safety and insurance records apply to registered carriers. | — | — |
| State business entity register | Not available when checkedVermont Secretary of State Business Search: blocked. | Oct 9, 2026 | — |
| State mover licence | Not applicableThis state issues no household-goods mover licence. | — | — |
| 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 — no match in the recorded scopetrustpilot: bounded search found no matching listing; this is not proof none exists. | Oct 9, 2026 | View source |
| Phone, address and identifier search | Checked — record read5 identifier search(es) without the company name; 33 lead(s), 5 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 read2 follow-up question(s) researched; 2 concerned a page that is not a separate business; 0 remain unresolved or only partly resolved. | Oct 9, 2026 | — |
Ledger evaluated Oct 9, 2026.
How current is this report?
Report assembled Oct 9, 2026. First published Oct 12, 2026. This report pulls from 245 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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