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System Operational

FairPrice Movers

Legal name: FAIRPRICE MOVERS INC

San Jose, CAUSDOT 2192738MC 768242(877) 576-8882
NMB Verification
Problems found

Driver out-of-service rate 30.3% vs 6.67% national average

1 problem found · checked Sep 3, 2026

What we found

Checked Sep 3, 2026 · every line links to its source
  1. PROBLEM
    Driver out-of-service rate 30.3% vs 6.67% national average

    10 of 33 driver inspections in the last 24 months ended with the driver placed out of service (as of 09/01/2026).

    Source: SAFER snapshot · as of Sep 3, 2026

  2. NOTE
    Self-declared: “# 1”

    “://fairpricemovers.com/movers-near-me/) TRUSTINDEX REVIEW SUMMARY ### 1,098+ Google & Yelp Reviews Aggregated by Trustin”. No source is given for any of these claims.

    Source: company website · as of Sep 3, 2026

  3. ON RECORD
    No consumer complaints filed with FMCSA in the last four years

    FMCSA's National Consumer Complaint Database shows no complaints against USDOT 2192738 in the last four years (registry data as of 07/31/2026).

    Source: FMCSA Protect Your Move — complaint history · as of Sep 3, 2026

  4. ON RECORD
    FMCSA investigation on record: 1 — most recent 12/12/2025 (Non-Ratable Review)

    12/12/2025 Non-Ratable Review. No FMCSA enforcement cases in the last six years.

    Source: FMCSA SMS overview · as of Sep 3, 2026

  5. ON RECORD
    Owner of record: LEONID SCHWAB (OWNERPRESIDENT)

    Company official(s) on the FMCSA registration for USDOT 2192738, FAIRPRICE MOVERS INC.

    Source: MOTUS · as of Sep 3, 2026

  6. ON RECORD
    Other locations under this brand in Reading, PA: “Fairprice Movers Harrisburg”

    BBB: “Fairprice Movers York” — not accredited, This business is not currently rated, started 10/7/2014. BBB: “Fairprice Movers Harrisburg” — not accredited, This business is not currently rated. These share this company's website, so they are the same brand's other locations — a branch, agent or franchise — rather than one company trading under two names. Linked by: BBB: website fairpricemovers.com on both records; BBB↔BBB: address Fairprice Movers York, 108 S 5th St matches Fairprice Movers Harrisburg, 108 S 5th St; BBB↔BBB: Mx. Company Contact — the same name as Mx. Company Contact; BBB: brand “fairprice” in both names.

    Ask which company holds the operating authority and insurance for your move, and get it in writing.

    Source: BBB profile — Fairprice Movers York · BBB profile — Fairprice Movers Harrisburg · as of Sep 3, 2026

  7. CHECKS OUT
    Active federal household-goods authority (MC-768242)

    FMCSA: ACTIVE; authorized for Motor Carrier of Household Goods; insurance filings on file.

    Source: SAFER snapshot · MOTUS · as of Sep 3, 2026

  8. CHECKS OUT
    BBB rating A+ (accredited)

    BBB grades this business A+. Customer reviews on BBB: 4.99/5 from 77.

    Source: BBB profile · as of Sep 3, 2026

Other identities of this operator

Listings under another name, city or website that share this business's phone, address, website, people or an explicit cross-reference. A shared brand name alone is never enough to appear here.

  • Fairprice Movers York / Fairprice Movers HarrisburgReading, PAON RECORDlink strength: strong
    How we linked them: BBB: website fairpricemovers.com on both records · BBB↔BBB: address Fairprice Movers York, 108 S 5th St matches Fairprice Movers Harrisburg, 108 S 5th St · BBB↔BBB: Mx. Company Contact — the same name as Mx. Company Contact · BBB: brand “fairprice” in both names

What kind of company is this?

Carrier

Hauls goods under its own federal authority. The company you hire is the company that moves you.

Interstate household moves

Federally authorized to move household goods across state lines.

14+ years online

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

6 trucks on file

Fleet size reported in federal filings.

What we checked

4 passed2 failed
  • Federally licensed (FMCSA)
    Active federal authority on file with FMCSA (USDOT 2192738).
  • Authorized to move household goods
    FMCSA confirms household goods (HHG) carrier authority. This mover is allowed to move home contents.
  • State household-goods licence
    Not checked for this profile.
  • Insurance currently on file
    We have not been able to confirm this company’s insurance status.
  • Reviews are consistent across sources
    Star ratings are within 0.9 stars of each other across 4 review sources.
  • Listed city matches federal records
    This business advertises as based in San Jose, but federal and state regulatory records list its physical address in Santa Cruz.
  • Operates under a single brand name
    No alternate marketing brand names found on the company website.
  • Claimed fleet size matches verified records
    Website says 50+ Trucks Nationwide but FMCSA SAFER (power units) shows 6 power units (FMCSA), about 8.3× the verified value.

Other concerns we want to surface

  • 1 medium-confidence identity match awaiting review (advisory; does not block publishing)
  • State licensing still unverified

FMCSA regulatory snapshot

Authority status
What does this mean?"Authority" is the FMCSA permission to operate as a federal interstate carrier. NOT AUTHORIZED / INACTIVE means the carrier cannot legally accept interstate moves under federal rules. ACTIVE means they have permission to operate.
AUTHORIZED FOR: Motor Carrier of Household Goods
Carrier operation
Interstate
Authorized for HHG
What does this mean?"HHG" stands for Household Goods, the federal category covering home moves. A carrier without HHG authority is not allowed to move home contents across state lines under federal law.
Yes
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.
6
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.
11
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)
No consumer complaints filed with FMCSA in the last four yearsBy year: none in the last four years · registry data as of Jul 31, 2026 · FMCSA complaint history
FMCSA enforcement & investigations
No enforcement cases (six years) · SMS recordInvestigations: 2025-12-12 Non-Ratable Review
Physical address
245 MCEVOY ST, SAN JOSE, CA 95126
Operating authority dockets
ActiveMC768242Motor 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.

Reviews and complaints — every platform we check

Checked Sep 3, 2026

Each platform is shown whether or not this company has a listing. “No listing found” means we searched by name and city and nothing matched — it is a fact, not a rating.

Google
4.9/5
★★★★★
review count could not be read
View on Googlematched by phone + website
Yelp
4.6/5
★★★★★
691 reviews
View on Yelpmatched by phone
BBBAccredited
A+ BBB grade · 4.99/5
★★★★★
77 reviews
View on BBBmatched by phone + website
Trustpilot
4.1/5
★★★★
7 reviews · claimed
View on Trustpilotmatched by website domain

What the reviews show

17 reviews read across BBB, Trustpilot
We read 17 reviews across BBB and Trustpilot; nothing unusual in the pattern (2 weaker signals noted below).

The website says 4.9★ from 1,000 reviews. We could read 775 (Yelp 691, BBB 77, Trustpilot 7); Google could not be counted, so this is not the company’s total.

5★
15
4★
2
3★
0
2★
0
1★
0
Distribution of the 17 reviews we read. Most businesses show mostly 5★ with a tail of 1★ — that shape alone means nothing.
  • WEAK
    4 of the 10 dated BBB reviews we read were posted on the same day (2025-05-20) (BBB, n=10)
    • BBB · Robin A · 2025-05-20 · 5★: “The packing crew at Fairprice Movers was excellent! They used quality materials and packed my fragile items with great care. Everything arrived without a single scratch. If youre worried about… source
    • BBB · Wanda s · 2025-05-20 · 5★: “Fairprice Movers gave me a fair, transparent quote with no hidden fees. Their team was highly professional and efficient throughout the move. I really appreciated their honesty and the care they… source
    • BBB · Fran M · 2025-05-20 · 5★: “Fairprice Movers took all the stress out of my move from [REMOVED]to [REMOVED]. Their clear communication, expert packing, and efficient delivery were outstanding. I couldnt believe how easy they… source
    • BBB · Kori l · 2025-05-20 · 5★: “I needed long-term storage during a home renovation, and Fairprice Movers was the perfect solution. Their storage facilities were immaculate and secure, and they made it easy to access my items when… source
  • WEAK
    6 of the 7 Trustpilot reviewers whose review history is visible have written only this one review (Trustpilot, n=7)
    • Trustpilot · Matthew Perry · 2026-02-27 · 4★: “Not the cheapest quote I got, but definitely the most professional. You get what you pay for. source
    • Trustpilot · Liam Davies · 2026-02-21 · 5★: “They moved my heavy safe and a treadmill without scratching the hardwood floors. Clearly knew what they were doing. source
    • Trustpilot · Venceslau · 2026-02-03 · 5★: “Driver kept me updated via text on his ETA. Everything arrived on time and nothing was broken, not even the kitchen stuff I packed myself. source
    • Trustpilot · Marcolino · 2026-02-01 · 5★: “We live in a third-floor walkup and the crew handled it without complaining. They wrapped the couch tight so it wouldn't scuff the walls in the hallway. source
  • INFO
    The website claims 4.9★ from 1000 reviews without naming a platform; the most any platform we could read shows is 691 reviews (Yelp) — Google’s listing was found but showed no review count, so another platform may show more (all platforms, n=691)
  • INFO
    The 10 dated BBB reviews we read span 268 days (2025-05-19 to 2026-02-10); the 5 closest together fall within 2 days (BBB, n=10)
  • INFO
    The 7 dated Trustpilot reviews we read span 2700 days (2018-10-08 to 2026-02-27); the 5 closest together fall within 42 days (Trustpilot, n=7)

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 FairPrice Movers? — 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

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Insurance & authority history
Federal insurance, bond, and authority filings on record
Their claims vs. what we verified
4 marketing claims reconciled against official records
Owners, officers & related businesses
Ownership history from state filings, archives, and press
Every review profile we found
All listings located per review site, including ones under different contact details than the federal registration
Every contact channel on file
7 contact records across all sources
Fraud-pattern analysis
Address legitimacy, review authenticity, broker disclosure, cloning, entity links
Full source ledger
60 source links across 440 evidence records
How current is this report?

Last refreshed Sep 2, 2026. First published Sep 3, 2026. This report pulls from 440 pieces of information across federal, state, review, and identity sources, and is re-checked on a regular cadence. Every claim above links back to its original source.

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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