14 of the 20 dated Trustpilot reviews we read fall within 30 days (2024-09-28 to 2024-10-27); Trustpilot shows 20 reviews in total over at least 24 months, which spread evenly would be about 0.8 per 30 days
What we found
Report assembled Oct 9, 2026 · Source observations are dated below- PROBLEM14 of the 20 dated Trustpilot reviews we read fall within 30 days (2024-09-28 to 2024-10-27); Trustpilot shows 20 reviews in total over at least 24 months, which spread evenly would be about 0.8 per 30 days
We read 20 reviews across Trustpilot; one signal stands out — 14 of the 20 dated Trustpilot reviews we read fall within 30 days (2024-09-28 to 2024-10-27); Trustpilot shows 20 reviews in total over at least 24 months, which spread evenly would be about 0.8 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 — ADIL · Trustpilot review — Zhanbolat Aisenov · Trustpilot review — Andrew Komenotrus · Trustpilot listing · as of Oct 9, 2026
- NOTESelf-declared: “best moving company”
“The Best Moving Company”. This is the company's own marketing statement; this wording alone does not establish an independent ranking.
Source: company website · as of Oct 9, 2026
- ON RECORDIdentified by its own website — no USDOT number displayed
We read 1 page of californiamoving.net. The site prints phone (323) 482-4920 and describes its own moving services, advertises local moves, states it is licensed and insured, prints a state licence number. No USDOT or MC number appears on it. A name search of the free federal registries (SAFER, MOTUS) returned 9 registrations; the 4 closest by name were compared with this business's phone, email, and name and city, and none matched. The other 5 were not compared.
Local moves within CA 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 RECORDBBB rating NR — not accredited
BBB grades this business NR. No BBB complaints in the last 3 years. Source observations: accreditation 2026-10-09T06:23:37.509Z; complaint count 2026-10-09T06:23:37.509Z; rating and review count 2026-10-09T06:23:37.509Z.
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 · BBB complaints
- ON RECORDCalifornia 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 for California Moving could be submitted on the official register. Because the results page could not be reached, no matching entities, entity IDs, statuses, dates, agents, officers, addresses, record URLs, or source dates could be confirmed. The official search URL displayed an additional security check rather than the business-entity search interface. The register search was blocked: The official California Secretary of State bizfile Online business search was blocked by an Imperva security check requiring an hCaptcha ('I am human') challenge before the search could be submitted or results read.
- ON RECORDEvery exposed BBB review and complaint record was read: 0 reviews, 0 public complaints
BBB exposes no reviews. BBB reports 0 complaints; no public complaint narratives were available to read. Complete retrieval of the exposed record is not proof the reviews are authentic or that nothing was removed.
Source: BBB profile · BBB complaints · as of Oct 9, 2026
- CHECKS OUTCalifornia Bureau of Household Goods and Services (BHGS): active certificate CAL-T203852
California Bureau of Household Goods and Services (BHGS) lists an active household-goods certificate (checked 10/09/2026).
Source: California Bureau of Household Goods and Services (BHGS) · as of Oct 9, 2026
- CHECKS OUTBBB rating A+ (accredited)
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 9, 2026
What kind of company is this?
How long this company’s website has existed, from Internet Archive records. Very new websites are a common scam signal.
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 licenceCalifornia Bureau of Household Goods and Services (BHGS) lists an active certificate CAL-T203852 (checked Oct 9, 2026).
- Federal insurance statusNo federal registration was matched to this company, so no federal insurance filing could be read. This is a verification gap, not a finding that the company is uninsured.
- Review ratings compared across sourcesStar ratings are within 0.2 stars of each other across 2 review sources, each with at least 10 reviews.
- 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. - 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 companyNo specific complaint data or references provided for California Moving. This is not a clean record — it is an unknown one. Check FMCSA's mover search yourself before you book.
- Physical address
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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 9, 2026.
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.
- Limitation: Business registration is not a mover licence.
- Limitation: No search for California Moving could be submitted on the official register.
- Limitation: Because the results page could not be reached, no matching entities, entity IDs, statuses, dates, agents, officers, addresses, record URLs, or source dates could be confirmed.
- Limitation: The official search URL displayed an additional security check rather than the business-entity search interface.
- Limitation: The register search was blocked: The official California Secretary of State bizfile Online business search was blocked by an Imperva security check requiring an hCaptcha ('I am human') challenge before the search could be submitted or results 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.
Source checked Oct 9, 2026
Listing matched to this business.
Source checked Oct 9, 2026
Not accreditedListing matched to this business.
Profile identity checked Oct 9, 2026 · stored evidence
Accreditation checked Oct 9, 2026 · stored evidence
Complaints checked Oct 9, 2026 · stored evidence
Rating and review count checked Oct 9, 2026 · stored evidence
Listing matched to this business.
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.
Moved with California 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
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.
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 12 applicable sources. Not available when checked: State business entity register, Google.
| Source | Status | Date | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Company identity | Checked — record readIdentified by its own moving-company website; no federal registration resolved. | — | — |
| Company website | Checked — record read1 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 checkedCalifornia Secretary of State bizfile Online: blocked. | Oct 9, 2026 | — |
| State mover licence | Checked — record readCalifornia Bureau of Household Goods and Services (BHGS): record found. | Oct 9, 2026 | View source |
| 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 — record readyelp: listing identity confirmed by phone. | Oct 9, 2026 | View source |
| BBB | Checked — record readbbb: listing identity confirmed by phone. | Oct 9, 2026 | View source |
| BBB complaints and reviews in full | Checked — record readEvery exposed BBB page retained: 0/0 reviews, 0/0 public complaints. | Oct 9, 2026 | View source |
| Trustpilot | Checked — record readtrustpilot: listing identity confirmed by website domain. | Oct 9, 2026 | View source |
| Phone, address and identifier search | Checked — record read3 identifier search(es) without the company name; 20 lead(s), 0 under another name. | Oct 9, 2026 | — |
| Related entities | Checked — record readNo other-name lead shared a strong identifier. | Oct 9, 2026 | — |
| Follow-up on unresolved leads | Not applicableNo unresolved serious lead required follow-up. | Oct 9, 2026 | — |
Ledger evaluated Oct 9, 2026.
Report assembled Oct 9, 2026. First published Oct 12, 2026. This report pulls from 106 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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