Herlihy Moving & Storage
Legal name: HERLIHY MOVING AND STORAGE INC
Active federal household-goods authority (MC-129321) · BBB rating A+ (not accredited) — Grove City profile · BBB rating A+ (not accredited) — Albany profile
What we found
Checked Sep 3, 2026 · every line links to its source- NOTEFMCSA's mover registry snapshot says "NOT authorized" while the live registration shows active household-goods authority
Protect Your Move (registry data as of 07/31/2026): "HERLIHY MOVING AND STORAGE, INC. (U.S. DOT# 183389) is NOT authorized by FMCSA to transport or arrange the transportation of Household Goods.". SAFER/MOTUS today: household-goods authority active (MC129321 Motor Carrier of Household Goods — Active; MC129321 Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) — Active).
The live registration is the fresher source; the registry is a periodic snapshot.
Source: FMCSA Protect Your Move · MOTUS · SAFER snapshot · as of Sep 3, 2026
- NOTESelf-declared: “#1”, “highest-rated”
“Herlihy Moving & Storage | Columbus,OH #1 Moving Company in 2024 --> Columbus 614-871-4040 Chillicothe 740-77”. No source is given for any of these claims.
Source: company website · as of Sep 3, 2026
- ON RECORDNo consumer complaints filed with FMCSA in the last four years
FMCSA's National Consumer Complaint Database shows no complaints against USDOT 183389 in the last four years (registry data as of 07/31/2026).
Source: FMCSA Protect Your Move — complaint history · as of Sep 3, 2026
- ON RECORDFMCSA investigations on record: 2 — most recent 07/02/2003 (Compliance Review)
07/02/2003 Compliance Review; 08/20/1987 Safety Review. No FMCSA enforcement cases in the last six years.
Source: FMCSA SMS overview · as of Sep 2, 2026
- ON RECORDOwner of record: JOSEPH D. HERLIHY, PRESIDENT (JAMES D. HERLIHY VP)
Company official(s) on the FMCSA registration for USDOT 183389, HERLIHY MOVING AND STORAGE INC.
Source: MOTUS · as of Sep 3, 2026
- ON RECORDOther locations under this brand in Grove City, OH and Albany, OH: “Herlihy-Mayflower Moving & Storage, Inc” / “Mayflower Containers” / “pods portable storageHerlihy Moving & Storage”
BBB: “Herlihy-Mayflower Moving & Storage, Inc” — BBB rating A+, not accredited, started 1/1/1920. BBB: “Herlihy-Mayflower Moving & Storage, Inc” — BBB rating A+, not accredited, started 1/1/1920. 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: phone (614) 871-4040 on both records; BBB: phone (740) 698-0033 on both records; BBB: phone (740) 775-6683 on both records; BBB: website herlihymoving.com on both records; BBB: address 3759 Jackson Pike, Grove City, OH 43123-9731 matches 3759 Jackson Pike, Grove City, OH, 43123; BBB: address 3759 Jackson Pike, Grove City, OH 43123-9731 matches 3759 Jackson Pike, Grove City, OH 43123; BBB: lists herlihymoving.com as its own page.
Ask which company holds the operating authority and insurance for your move, and get it in writing.
Source: BBB profile — Herlihy-Mayflower Moving & Storage, Inc · BBB profile — Herlihy-Mayflower Moving & Storage, Inc · as of Sep 3, 2026
- CHECKS OUTActive federal household-goods authority (MC-129321)
FMCSA: ACTIVE; authorized for Motor Carrier of Household Goods; Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods); insurance filings on file.
Source: SAFER snapshot · MOTUS · as of Sep 3, 2026
- CHECKS OUTBBB rating A+ (not accredited) — Grove City profile
BBB profile on file.
Source: BBB profile · as of Sep 3, 2026
- CHECKS OUTBBB rating A+ (not accredited) — Albany profile
BBB profile on file.
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.
- Herlihy-Mayflower Moving & Storage, Inc / Mayflower Containers / pods portable storageHerlihy Moving & StorageGrove City, OH · Albany, OHON RECORDlink strength: strong
- BBB — Herlihy-Mayflower Moving & Storage, Inc: BBB rating A+ · not accredited · started 1/1/1920
- BBB — Herlihy-Mayflower Moving & Storage, Inc: BBB rating A+ · not accredited · started 1/1/1920
How we linked them: BBB: phone (614) 871-4040 on both records · BBB: phone (740) 698-0033 on both records · BBB: phone (740) 775-6683 on both records · BBB: website herlihymoving.com on both records · BBB: address 3759 Jackson Pike, Grove City, OH 43123-9731 matches 3759 Jackson Pike, Grove City, OH, 43123 · BBB: address 3759 Jackson Pike, Grove City, OH 43123-9731 matches 3759 Jackson Pike, Grove City, OH 43123 · BBB: lists herlihymoving.com as its own page
What kind of company is this?
Hauls goods under its own federal authority. The company you hire is the company that moves you.
Federally authorized to move household goods across state lines.
How long this company’s website has existed, from Internet Archive records. Very new websites are a common scam signal.
Fleet size reported in federal filings.
What we checked
- Federally licensed (FMCSA)Active federal authority on file with FMCSA (USDOT 183389).
- Authorized to move household goodsFMCSA confirms household goods (HHG) carrier authority. This mover is allowed to move home contents.
- State household-goods licenceNot checked for this profile.
- Insurance currently on fileOn-file coverage ($750,000) meets or exceeds federal requirement ($750,000).
- Reviews are consistent across sourcesStar ratings vary by 3.7 stars across Google, Yelp, BBB. Read the actual reviews before deciding.
- Listed city matches federal recordsThis business advertises as based in Grove City, but federal and state regulatory records list its physical address in Chillicothe.
- Operates under a single brand nameNo alternate marketing brand names found on the company website.
Other concerns we want to surface
- •1 medium-confidence identity match awaiting review (advisory; does not block publishing)
- •Low BBB customer review rating (1/5)
- •State licensing still unverified
- •Address legitimacy check: serious concern
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; Motor Carrier of Property (Except 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. - 2
- 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. - 2
- Insurance status
- —
- Safety rating
- Satisfactory
- 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: 2003-07-02 Compliance Review; 1987-08-20 Safety Review
- Physical address
- 747 MARIETTA ROAD, CHILLICOTHE, OH 45601
- Operating authority dockets
- ActiveMC129321Motor Carrier of Household GoodsActiveMC129321Motor Carrier of Property (Except 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
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.
What the reviews show
2 reviews read across BBB- WEAKGoogle 4.7★ (review count not shown) vs BBB 1.0★ (2 reviews): a 3.7-star gap between platforms — Google and BBB rest on fewer than 10 reviews, so the gap is not a reliable signal (all platforms, n=2)
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
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Last refreshed Sep 2, 2026. First published Sep 3, 2026. This report pulls from 255 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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