Enforcement-record lead: a person named CARLOS RUIZ appears in 1 official enforcement record
3 problems · 1 concern to verify · 1 address caution · report assembled Oct 13, 2026
What we found
Report assembled Oct 13, 2026 · Source observations are dated below
SERIOUS
Enforcement-record lead: a person named [name withheld] appears in 1 official enforcement record
“On Monday, Judge Ezra sentenced [name withheld] to 15 years in federal prison for his role in the conspiracy.” A name match is a lead, not identification of the same person; this report has not established that the person in the record is connected with this company, or attributed that person’s case to this company.
A name match is a lead, not identification of the same person; this report has not established that the person in the record is connected with this company, or attributed that person’s case to this company. The records do not establish that these entries concern the same individual, do not establish a North Carolina connection, and do not show that the DOJ defendant owned or operated a moving or transportation business; the FMCSA withdrawal entry itself names no business.
If this is the same person, the record is directly relevant to who would handle your move.
Ask the company whether this is the same person and read the official notice yourself before booking.
Only free-mail business addresses captured on the examined pages
dogwoodmovingnc@gmail.com — the examined pages did not provide a mailbox on the company's own domain (dogwoodmoving.com). Other pages or mailboxes were not ruled out.
Different branches, a relocation, or different reporting dates may explain the difference. Confirm the current operating office and the location handling your move.
No State household-goods mover registry record found for this business
We searched State household-goods mover registry on 10/09/2026 and found no certificate under this name or USDOT 3376522.
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.
ON RECORD
USDOT 3376522: no federal operating authority recorded
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.
Not in FMCSA's interstate mover registry — no complaint history is published
USDOT 3376522 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.
North Carolina Secretary of State Business Registration Search could not be checked in this report
The register could not be read. Business registration is not a mover licence. No search was submitted for DOGWOOD MOVING LLC, Dogwood Moving Co., or suffix-less variants because the official register was blocked by its security-verification page. No official result list or record pages could be opened, so entity names, IDs, types, statuses, dates, agents, officers, addresses, source URLs, and source dates could not be confirmed. No DBA name was supplied beyond the listed legal-name candidates, so no separate assumed-name search was performed. The register search was blocked: Cloudflare security verification on the official North Carolina Secretary of State register blocked interactive access in the browser, so the search form could not be submitted and no results could be read.
ON RECORD
1 other business listed at this street address
“Square Cow Movers, 510 Pylon Dr, Raleigh, NC 27606, US” (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.
Every 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.
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.
Intrastate operation reported
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.
5+ years online
How long this company’s website has existed, from Internet Archive records. Very new websites are a common scam signal.
16 trucks on file
Fleet size reported in federal filings.
What we checked
1 passed2 caution
Federal operating authority (FMCSA)
No active federal authority captured. Observed Oct 13, 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
An own-carrier authority check is not applicable to the recorded broker/forwarder role, parent-authority relationship, or declared in-state operation. Observed Oct 13, 2026. This does not rule out separate broker authority. Eligibility for in-state moves is checked separately in the state registry.
State household-goods licence
We searched State household-goods mover registry (checked Oct 9, 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 insurance status
We 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.
Review ratings compared across sources
Star ratings are within 0.3 stars of each other across 2 review sources, each with at least 10 reviews.
Address and operating-location evidence
Website and federal records list different addresses. See the dated sources and address roles below; these signals alone do not establish improper operation.
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
Enforcement-record lead: a person named [name withheld] appears in 1 official enforcement record
Lead — identity not established
“On Monday, Judge Ezra sentenced [name withheld] to 15 years in federal prison for his role in the conspiracy.” A name match is a lead, not identification of the same person; this report has not established that the person in the record is connected with this company, or attributed that person’s case to this company.
What this means: If this is the same person, the record is directly relevant to who would handle your move.
A name match is a lead, not identification of the same person; this report has not established that the person in the record is connected with this company, or attributed that person’s case to this company. The records do not establish that these entries concern the same individual, do not establish a North Carolina connection, and do not show that the DOJ defendant owned or operated a moving or transportation business; the FMCSA withdrawal entry itself names no business.
Before booking: Ask the company whether this is the same person and read the official notice yourself before booking.
Authority statusWhat 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.
Carrier operationWhat does this mean?This carrier is registered to operate only within one state. Federal interstate authority does not apply to intrastate-only carriers, which is why federal insurance and authority status fields may show as "Not Specified" or "Not Authorized."
Intrastate Only (Non-hazardous materials)
Interstate HHG carrier authorityWhat 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.
TrucksWhat does this mean?FMCSA calls these "power units", meaning trucks, tractors, and other registered moving vehicles the carrier owns or leases.
16
DriversWhat does this mean?Drivers the carrier has registered with FMCSA. This is the official number; some carriers operate with more drivers than registered.
16
Insurance status
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Safety ratingWhat 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 companyNot listed in FMCSA's Protect Your Move mover registry, so no NCCDB complaint history is published for this USDOT number. FMCSA keeps that history for registered interstate household-goods movers only. This is not a clean record — it is an unknown one. Check FMCSA's mover search yourself before you book.
In-state moves are governed by the state, not the FMCSA. This is what State household-goods mover registry shows as of Oct 9, 2026.
We searched State household-goods mover registry on Oct 9, 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
North Carolina Secretary of State Business Registration Search · checked Oct 9, 2026. A business-entity registration is separate from federal moving authority and from a state mover licence.
North Carolina Secretary of State Business Registration Search was not available when checked on Oct 9, 2026. Registration status is unverified.
Limitation: Business registration is not a mover licence.
Limitation: No search was submitted for DOGWOOD MOVING LLC, Dogwood Moving Co., or suffix-less variants because the official register was blocked by its security-verification page.
Limitation: No official result list or record pages could be opened, so entity names, IDs, types, statuses, dates, agents, officers, addresses, source URLs, and source dates could not be confirmed.
Limitation: No DBA name was supplied beyond the listed legal-name candidates, so no separate assumed-name search was performed.
Limitation: The register search was blocked: Cloudflare security verification on the official North Carolina Secretary of State register blocked interactive access in the browser, so the search form could not be submitted and no results could be read.
Reviews and complaints — every platform we check
Review report assembled Oct 13, 2026
Listings are matched using company names, addresses, phone numbers and websites. Reviews belong to the business or location shown.
No matching listing verified in the sources checked.
Source checked Oct 13, 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
2 sourced name entries; names may refer to the same person (FMCSA MOTUS carrier record)
Every review profile we found
3 review profiles
Every contact channel on file
7 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 497 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 14 of 16 applicable sources. Not available when checked: FMCSA insurance filings, State business entity register.
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Company identity
Checked — record readFederal registration USDOT 3376522 corroborated (a USDOT number recorded for this business, re-matched by phone or email).
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Company website
Checked — record read4 page(s) of the company website read.
Checked — record read5 identifier search(es) without the company name; 41 lead(s), 1 under another name.
Oct 9, 2026
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Related entities
Checked — record readOther-name leads evaluated by the linkage engine and the follow-up lane.
Oct 9, 2026
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Follow-up on unresolved leads
Checked — record read3 follow-up question(s) researched; 1 concerned a page that is not a separate business; 2 remain unresolved or only partly resolved.
Oct 13, 2026
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Ledger evaluated Oct 13, 2026.
How current is this report?
Report assembled Oct 13, 2026. First published Oct 12, 2026. This report pulls from 497 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.
